Now that that's done, I was in a conversation last week with a somewhat younger guy who knew about football.
Said Lawrence Taylor was the best defender he'd ever seen.
I said Butkus, and he smiled and said he wasn't old enough.
But also that Taylor changed the game. Truth.
Later, I was wondering about other guys that "changed the game". Gotta put Tillman way up there. The "Peanut Punch" is still, and will remain, an important influence on the NFL.