thank you. i loved the guy too, of course.

I'd never had that thought or heard that take on the Fridge TD. I'd just thought it was Ditka's arrogance, or signature on the game, that he had to do that.

Running backs .. just some others that (in their prime) made men look like boys: Juice (of course); Dickerson; Earl Campbell (such a short career). I wouldn't put Franco Harris or Tony Dorsett in that group, though they had their moments, nor LaDanian even in that great season of his. I guess here I'm defining my tier two after the three you mentioned. Jimmy Brown before my time. Oh, and Adrian Peterson .. can you imagine him against the 220 pound linebackers of two decades ago?