Well, that's a stupid point. DL is not one position. You can play with 0 linemen, you can play with 11 linemen. Most people play with 4 - some 3, some 5. Some coaches play DL to take up space, others to pressure the QB. The better you do both, the more important you are.
Some coaches play 0 TE, some play 3. Some TE's block, some TE's catch. The better a TE can block and catch, the more important he is.
I don't understand why you can't figure out that Samuel was important to what we want to do. He's not the most important player but he's pretty damn important the closer the offense gets to the goal-line against SEC caliber defenses. 17 Quay Evans and his lazy *** self. Anybody with his attitude regardless of the position is worthless.
