re: If Archie ever had an offensive line to speak of,

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Arguments that he was less than excellent have some basis in fact, but, are probably outweighed by contrary evidence.

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Arguments that he could have been as great as any other QB from his era is speculation, which means, perhaps it is so.

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speaking of contradictory... the only people emotional about this are people who think he was some kind of special talent. Some basis in fact? More like entirely based in fact. If we stick by facts alone, then this is a slam dunk.

You don't go from great/special/HOFer (whatever you want to call it) to mediocre NFL career because you played on a bad team...especially when your position is the most important one on the team (admittedly to a lesser extent in the 70s)

If Archie hadn't blown a special wad of spunk, then he would only be remembered by saints fans, and LSU/Ole Miss/MS State fans. Only did this distorted version of his career start being promulgated when his son was lighting up the league. I would specifically reference a pre game (maybe halftime) piece that Sunday/Monday (?) night football aired during a 2002 game between the saints and rams.