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Brian Robison on Vikings' D-line: 'We feel like we can be one of the best ever to wear purple'

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Minnesota Vikings defensive end Brian Robison was a young rotational pass-rusher in 2009, when the "Williams Wall" made the middle of the Vikings' line virtually impenetrable against the run and Jared Allen was at the height of his career harassing quarterbacks. Robison has been around long enough to have attained a healthy perspective on the Vikings' history, and he isn't given to hyperbole, anyway.

That makes what the 33-year-old said after the Vikings' 22-10 win against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday all the more striking.

"We have such confidence in this D-line.