re: Regarding arguing about which RB is better...

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...between Henry, Chubb, Fournette, or whomever else.

If the offensive line is opening holes, even a pedestrian back can pick up nice yardage. And if the Oline isn't opening holes, the RB isn't going anywhere, and it doesn't matter if Bo Jackson, Hershel Walker, or Jim Brown is lined up deep - the offensive line is who creates the space to run.

Sure, once space is created, the excellent RBs rise to the top and show what they can do with space. But it's simply asinine for posters on here to argue about "so-and-so RB is gonna dominate against so-and-so team" simply because he's an awesome RB.

If you wanna argue which team will or will not have success running the ball, then have a discussion about the Oline/Dline matchup. I'm a Bama fan, and I'll be the first to say that if our Oline doesn't create space, Henry isn't going anywhere. And the same goes for Fournette or anyone else. Similarly, if Bama's Dline is winning the line of scrimmage, then the best of opposing RBs will have a sh1t day.

Simply put, many of the arguments on this board are obviously taking place between folks who never played the game past peewee. Flame away.

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