Every coach says that.... Every position is a priority when you don't have talent at said position... And Barkley was always Barkley... The Eagles OL wasn't winning anything without Barkley...
Every coach says that because it's true and they mean it. And the point about Barkley is that as good as he is, he couldn't produce up to his talent until he got to run behind the Eagles' OL with the threat of Hurts keeping the ball on the Zone Read.
And, Barkley wasn't winning anything without the Eagles' OL.