Agreed. I never got what all the hoopla was. I think Knopfler is much better, as is Jimmy Page, or David Gilmour.
And "Wrecking Crew" guitarist Tommy Tedesco could run rings around any of them.
There's an Australian guitarist named Tommy Emmanuel who's also far better.
Admittedly, for pure soul and expression, Jimmy Page was hard to beat, although Jimi Hendrix was up there too. Unfortunately Jimi beat himself.
Give this kid a listen.
I say kid because he’s only 17.
You can FF to about the 1:90 mark and then hold on...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBFwag8BQSU