[donkey687]

I don't mean to attack you, man, but Love is far less instrumental than Phillips to Stanford winning football games in 2017.  Stanford loses Phillips and there is no way they can contend for a championship, unless someone behind him comes in and plays at his level.

Lose Love and there are lots of other ways to score points, provided the OL and QB play is good.  See, here's the thing, RBs just aren't the most valuable positions on a football team.  You can win without elite talent at the RB position. You can't win without top talent on the DL and OL.

What percent of an offense's yardage comes from the hands of the RB?  What percent of defensive yards given up or not given up are due to a single DL? Impossible to tell but I think you get where I am headed. It is harder for a single DL or single OL to influence the game as much as an elite RB in my opinion.

[donkey687]

I don't mean to attack you, man, but Love is far less instrumental than Phillips to Stanford winning football games in 2017.  Stanford loses Phillips and there is no way they can contend for a championship, unless someone behind him comes in and plays at his level.

Lose Love and there are lots of other ways to score points, provided the OL and QB play is good.  See, here's the thing, RBs just aren't the most valuable positions on a football team.  You can win without elite talent at the RB position. You can't win without top talent on the DL and OL.

What percent of an offense's yardage comes from the hands of the RB?  What percent of defensive yards given up or not given up are due to a single DL? Impossible to tell but I think you get where I am headed. It is harder for a single DL or single OL to influence the game as much as an elite RB in my opinion.