Hearst was awesome for the time. Comeback player of the year, and I fully expected for us to have won the superbowl had he not broken his ankle against the falcons.
But Gore has been the heart and soul of this team to a point no other RB has reached, Craig had Montana, Hearst had Young, Gore had a rookie and a different coordinator for 7 years straight with minimal WRs to speak of or O-line for that matter for a few of those years.
The only downside with Gore is that the team finally can support him but he is on the downhill part of his career. Still great, but a younger Gore would have been the sparkplug needed to finish the season with a big win....