DTs would ask the team to put them on the injury list so they had an excuse for being destroyedMichael Strahan admitted this. Defensive linemen would watch film of Larry Allen and some would find a way to get hurt so they wouldn't have to play.
Maybe some were scared of being physically hurt by him, maybe some were afraid of how bad they would look on film in front of their teammates the following week.
I loved his nastiness
HE still had his strength and nastiness but his quickness and movement was all but gone
True , also he was playing tackle ?
I think he was; rookie and all that. Reggie Schooled him but that just made him meaner and nastier and NFL DTs suffered from that point on
Larry was drafted in 1994, Erik Williams accident was on 10/25/94. Allen had started all of 1 game before that. I hope he wasn't the best lineman on the team. In fact Larry took over RT after Williams went down.
I wonder how much of a difference it would have made if Eric had not had that accident?
Completely agree. Plus Williams was well on his way to a Hall of Fame jacket as well before that accident.
Randy White was impressive on the bench, but not in Larry Allen's zip code!
I am surprised that Conner's legs worked after LA's tackle.
Not for long!
What does that matter? There were several RoH members at the ceremony who never had Jimmy as a coach. The point is, as a RoH member, Larry Allen should have been there.
Before his injury, Erik Williams was the best I've ever seen, even better than Larry,imo.
I think it’s interesting how people forget things or don’t put them in perspective with other players. Larry Allen is a great example. He looked like $#!% a few games when he had to replace Erik Williams his rookie year. But Larry Allen might be one of the most pimped ring of honor players, and he has a lot of impressive highlights, but even the great Larry Allen could look bad. The more games you watch, the more you realize you should never jump to conclusions. It was much more enjoyable watching football back then when we didn’t have 5,000 social media, national sport shows, or other Internet stuff jamming down our throats an instant sports opinion every week.
LA was better but then its easier at guard then tackle; but LA made the Pro Bowl as a Tackle back when that meant something
Id still take Williams in his prime,but that's just me..there's not a wrong answer.
Just imagine if he had not gotten in that crash; two HOF lined up next to each other for years. Not sure the last time that has happened in the NFL
He was. Really a matched pair.
