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Originally Posted by RealSNR

My memory is fuzzy, but I remember Vermeil saying that we were bringing in Holmes to be very Marshall Faulk-like in our version of the Coryell. Richardson had a few breakout games the prior season in that weird season when Grbac threw for 4000 yards, made the pro bowl, and made Derrick Alexander look like a real #1 WR. So a lot of fans didn't really see the need for bringing in Priest, and in the initial games of 2001, it really showed. I think maybe Priest was dealing with a nagging hamstring or something?

I remember actually going to Week 3 against the Redskins at Washington, not expecting much after bad losses where the offense looked pitiful. In weeks 1 and 2, Green looked bad and Richardson looked like the better back even though he split carries with Priest. However, in that game, Green put up 300 yards and a couple TDs, and Priest was the primary back that did all the work. The rest is basically history.

I'm pretty sure that was the intent all along, but it was off to a slow start because it was such a new offense, Priest was a tiny bit gimpy, and we actually faced some pretty good teams. This was back in that little 2-3 year blip when the Raiders actually had our number and we couldn't beat them. Seems like forever ago, doesn't it?

Back in the bad old days when people thought T-Rich and Donnell Bennett and Mike ****ing Cloud could be featured back, or that a committee of mediocre backs was somehow actually a good thing.