When Konrad was drafted by the Dolphins, then head coach Jimmy Johnson gushed about how much Konrad reminded him of "Moose" Johnston, his fullback with the Cowboys. The only two things Konrad and Johnston had in common were that both were white and both played at Syracuse. Their running styles had nothing in common as Konrad was a great runner while Johnston just plowed ahead; and Konrad was a poor blocker while Johnston was a ferocious one. Johnston and Tom Rathman had become the prototypes of the "new" elite white fullback, players who blocked and caught passes but rarely ran the ball. Lesser fullbacks weren't even allowed to catch passes.
Jimmy Johnson looked at Konrad and all he could see was Moose Johnston, reminiscient of the old black complaint that whites think all blacks look alike. White coaches look at a white receiver and all they can see is Ricky Proehl no matter how different they are in everything but racial background. Same with white "fullbacks," all they see is someone to block for their black runner and catch an occasional swing pass. Edited by: Don Wassall