Video: The Great Wall of Dallas: A Football Life

quickccc said:

i've seen thsi doc a many of times ... and love every minute of it.

it may sound bias to some but there just has not been a better more dominant OL in the history of the NFL.
If there is .. please inform me what other NFL team had one that was better.

Erki Williams would have been a hall of famer if no for the car wreck that damaged his knee ... Larry Allen is the dominant OG in NFL history
and other pro bowlers such as Newton, Tuniei, Stepnoski, Gogan eventually made the pro bowl with the Niners but that shows caliber he was here and another thing i like , we were take no prisoners Bullies - we actually intimidated the Defenses - Big E even bullied hall of famers Reggie White and Michael Strahan.

and this OL just bull dozed, overpowered and gaped opening and holes that sprung emmitt into the 2nd level of defenders and over the goal line than any OL
i have ever seen.

i think Tyron Smith and Zack Martin will be hall of famers in their own right, but these gusy were not bullies the way Big E, Gogan and Larry Allen were ..!

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quickccc said:

i've seen thsi doc a many of times ... and love every minute of it.

it may sound bias to some but there just has not been a better more dominant OL in the history of the NFL.
If there is .. please inform me what other NFL team had one that was better.

Erki Williams would have been a hall of famer if no for the car wreck that damaged his knee ... Larry Allen is the dominant OG in NFL history
and other pro bowlers such as Newton, Tuniei, Stepnoski, Gogan eventually made the pro bowl with the Niners but that shows caliber he was here and another thing i like , we were take no prisoners Bullies - we actually intimidated the Defenses - Big E even bullied hall of famers Reggie White and Michael Strahan.

and this OL just bull dozed, overpowered and gaped opening and holes that sprung emmitt into the 2nd level of defenders and over the goal line than any OL
i have ever seen.

i think Tyron Smith and Zack Martin will be hall of famers in their own right, but these gusy were not bullies the way Big E, Gogan and Larry Allen were ..!

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MikeB80 said:

The 1991 washington Commanders offensive line was better.

Their is no shame in giving credit to other teams, it doesn't take away one bit from how good this group was.

The bronco's in the late 90's had great offensive lines. The 1980's 49ers had fantastic offensive lines.

and the 1990 bills line was fantastic also as was the giants line in 90.

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America's Cowboy said:

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Hardline said:

And not a single one of them are in the Hall of Fame.
That will have to change.

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MikeB80 said:

try watching them sometime they were fantastic.

they went 17-2 with their two losses by a combined 5 points.

one of the greatest teams in the history of the league and the line was fantastic.

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America's Cowboy said:

I remember them very well...with Riggins running behind them. Very good Oline, but how many Super Bowls did the Commanders win behind the Hogs? I don't believe it was 3 Super Bowl wins the way the Cowboys won behind The Great Wall of Dallas.

Am I right or wrong?

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Plankton said:

Riggins was retired by 1986. In 1991, the Commanders had Earnest Byner as their lead back.

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Bobhaze said:

It’s a great one. Loved it.

Just a side note...I’ve been a diehard fan since 1964...I honestly do not remember that great line ever being called “The Great Wall of Dallas”. It’s an appropriate name and I like it. But for the life of me I never heard that term until this doc came out. Am I crazy of did anyone else experience that?

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Hardline said:

And not a single one of them are in the Hall of Fame.
That will have to change.

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Plankton said:

Larry Allen was enshrined in 2013.

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quickccc said:

Great Wall of fame were so dominant collectively, and Big E eventually developed into hall of fame dominant and before the car accident
he was only one HOF deserving- no OL guy frustrated and dominant HOFers Reggie white and Strahan like he did.

as a cowboys fan i loved Nate Newton and he was a pro bowler for sure but as a hall of famer, i'm not in his corner as a shoe in for that category honorary,
Aside from Big E, the rest were not on that HOF level. .
i've always thought hall of famer award achievements should be for the " creme of the crop" players. There are tons of tons of pro bowl players,
i.e. even Pat Donovan and herb Scott were pro bowlers -but they were not Hall of Famers..imo .

Ditto with Tuneiu, Stepnoski and Gogan... of course Gesek was never a pro bowler but fill in marvelously as a Step sub.
and that documentary was made out to the Cowboys OL before the arrival of Larry Allen who saw time at OT before he was permanently moved
inside to OG - where again he became the best, most dominating OG in NFL history.

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MikeB80 said:

try watching them sometime they were fantastic.

they went 17-2 with their two losses by a combined 5 points.

one of the greatest teams in the history of the league and the line was fantastic.

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Hardline said:

And not a single one of them are in the Hall of Fame.
That will have to change.

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