Those too young to remember watching him play may never grasp what it was like to watch Corey Dillon run.
The offensive lines he ran behind were inconsistent at best. The quarterback play for those offenses was mostly subpar. And the defenses were pretty forgettable.
And yet, he ran for at least 1,100 yards in each of his first six years in Cincinnati. That includes 1997, his rookie year, when he 1,129 yards in just six starts. In Week 8, against the Tennessee Oilers, he set a then rookie record with 246 yards rushing.
Dillon’s talent was so undeniable that it’s hard to understand why he didn’t get a chance earlier.