Michael Strahan on (Larry) "Allenitis"....

[texbumthelife]

yea that was nice and all in the earlier years but later on he was a liability in the running game and was getting pro bowl selections off pure reputation.

 

[remdak]

yea that was nice and all in the earlier years but later on he was a liability in the running game and was getting pro bowl selections off pure reputation.

Yeah, and Aikman, Smith, and Irvin all tailed off in production the last years of their careers as well. I wish we never had any of those guys.

 

[Yakuza Rich]

Strahan was on the Dan Patrick show this morning and talked about guys that played against Allen and got "Allenitis" meaning, they'd come out of the game after getting the SNOT kicked out of them with a 'hip injury' or a 'back injury' or ANY injury rather than getting abused more from Larry. God I miss him.....I sometimes still dream of him and Erik Williams annihilating people.

BTW: any young Cowboys fans that never saw that line play NEED to order the old DVD's from that time: it was poetry in motion. Tui, Nate, E', Larry and Step.....just poetry I tell you.

I wouldn't say poetry, more like annihilation.

Poetry in motion I think more of the KC Chiefs during the Vermeil days. Watching their O-Line do things with such technical precision and timing and moving in a synchronized fashion was poetry. Plus, I believe the Cowboys O-Line of back then were better pass blockers than run blockers (we couldn't win without Emmitt, we could win without Troy).

The 90's Cowboys were just butt kickers that mauled opponents early on and by the second half they were waving the white flags.






YR

 

[newlander]

I wouldn't say poetry, more like annihilation.

Poetry in motion I think more of the KC Chiefs during the Vermeil days. Watching their O-Line do things with such technical precision and timing and moving in a synchronized fashion was poetry. Plus, I believe the Cowboys O-Line of back then were better pass blockers than run blockers (we couldn't win without Emmitt, we could win without Troy).

The 90's Cowboys were just butt kickers that mauled opponents early on and by the second half they were waving the white flags.






YR

........but it was poetry to me. Smashing a defense in the MOUTH and systematically moving downfield was poetry IMHO. I see your point with Olines like the Chiefs, Rams and Pats: all were technically sound and very precise.

 

[JohnsKey19]

I could be biased but Erik Williams(pre-accident) was the very best and nastiest OT I've seen in my 25 years of closely watching the NFL. Obviously the rules were different in his era so offensive lineman could get away with a lot more. But Big E not only outclassed his opponent he also physically beat them up. It was fun to watch as a Cowboys fan.

Larry Allen as an OG was simply too powerful and athletic for 99% of the guys he faced in his prime.

 

[remdak]

I could be biased but Erik Williams(pre-accident) was the very best and nastiest OT I've seen in my 25 years of closely watching the NFL. Obviously the rules were different in his era so offensive lineman could get away with a lot more. But Big E not only outclassed his opponent he also physically beat them up. It was fun to watch as a Cowboys fan.

Larry Allen as an OG was simply too powerful and athletic for 99% of the guys he faced in his prime.

I remember that John Madden had almost as much love for Erik Williams as he did for Favre. I recall one game where Williams got beat by a defensive player on a play and Madden commented that Williams was angry and would get even on the next play. The next play, Williams destroyed the guy, pancaking him to the ground. It was epic.

 

[Yakuza Rich]

........but it was poetry to me. Smashing a defense in the MOUTH and systematically moving downfield was poetry IMHO. I see your point with Olines like the Chiefs, Rams and Pats: all were technically sound and very precise.

To me, that's not poety...that's 'controlled violence.' Just the way Lombardi believed the game should be. Unfortunately, Goodell the Goof wants to take the violence out of the game.

Controlled violence is what Lombardi called football, and he did not consider the phrase an oxymoron. The violence was as important to him as the control. He distinguished from brutality, which he said 'ultimately defeats itself,' but he did not try to minimize the role of violence. To approach football any other way, he said, 'would be idiotic.' - When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Lombardi

3JACK

 

[FLcowboy]

I agree, and if Erik had not been in the car accident they would have been even better. I loved watching him manhandle Reggie White every time they played.

Yeah, remember how mad Reggie would get? He'd cry to the ref, but to no avail.

 

[Avery]

Can't remember who we were playing at the time, but I remember a play where Allen picked up a blitzing LB and sent them head over heels. I distinctly remember John Madden saying 'Larry Allen took XXX and just flipped him'. He said it in a 'Wow, did that just happen fashion?'.

He'll be in Canton and likely first-ballot.

 

[juck]

U would think BIGG would be better. I wish we could be a line like this again.

 

[DallasDomination]

....you sound ignorant with a comment like this. Dude is a hall of famer. Munoz, Hannah, and a plethora of other great olinemen in the league's history made pro bowls they shouldn't have later in their careers. Thanks for the feedback captain obvious.

No problem

 

[ThreeSportStar80]

I agree, and if Erik had not been in the car accident they would have been even better. I loved watching him manhandle Reggie White every time they played.

The only guy I saw who actually didn't need any help against Reggie White!

 

[CrazyCowboy]

I am surprised be would admit it

 

[LeonDixson]

I am surprised be would admit it

I'm not really surprised. He's definitely a Giants fan, but he's pretty objective in his analysis of players and teams.

 

[WoodysGirl]

Larry Allen takes his game from NFL to felt
By Arnold Warner

Larry Allen has always been a man of few words, but for 14 seasons he terrorized the NFL with his actions on the offensive line for the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers. Considered a sure-fire first ballot Hall of Famer, the recently retired Allen now brings his competitive spirit to the poker tables of the Lucky Buck Card Club in Livermore.​

“I’m real quiet at the table,” he recently told us, but his size alone makes him difficult to ignore if he’s sitting in your game. The 6’3” 325 pounder has maintained his physique despite his retirement. He still looks like the man who put fear in the hearts of defensive players throughout the league while playing a huge part in making big names for teammates like Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, and Michael Irvin.​

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One former teammate, Deion Sanders, has been quoted as saying, “No doubt, Larry is the most dominating guy in the league. It may not even be close.”​

He’s enjoying retirement he says, even if he does sometimes find it “boring” in comparison to life in the NFL. “Playing football, you’ve got everything structured. You’ve got to be there at a certain time. So I’ve got a lot of free time now,” he said. In addition to working out and playing poker, Allen is also helping coach his 13-year-old son’s Pop Warner football team in Danville.​

Catch up with what's going on with Larry Allen: http://www.thecardroom-norcal.com/articles/sept-oct09/larryallen.htm​

 

[JPM]

Larry Allen takes his game from NFL to felt
By Arnold Warner

Larry Allen has always been a man of few words, but for 14 seasons he terrorized the NFL with his actions on the offensive line for the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers. Considered a sure-fire first ballot Hall of Famer, the recently retired Allen now brings his competitive spirit to the poker tables of the Lucky Buck Card Club in Livermore.​

“I’m real quiet at the table,” he recently told us, but his size alone makes him difficult to ignore if he’s sitting in your game. The 6’3” 325 pounder has maintained his physique despite his retirement. He still looks like the man who put fear in the hearts of defensive players throughout the league while playing a huge part in making big names for teammates like Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, and Michael Irvin.​

http://www.thecardroom-norcal.com/images/4-5allen.gifhttp://www.thecardroom-norcal.com/images/4-5allen.gifhttp://www.thecardroom-norcal.com/images/4-5allen.gif​

One former teammate, Deion Sanders, has been quoted as saying, “No doubt, Larry is the most dominating guy in the league. It may not even be close.”​

He’s enjoying retirement he says, even if he does sometimes find it “boring” in comparison to life in the NFL. “Playing football, you’ve got everything structured. You’ve got to be there at a certain time. So I’ve got a lot of free time now,” he said. In addition to working out and playing poker, Allen is also helping coach his 13-year-old son’s Pop Warner football team in Danville.​

Catch up with what's going on with Larry Allen: http://www.thecardroom-norcal.com/articles/sept-oct09/larryallen.htm​

Let the wookie win comes to my mind.
Thanks for posting WG.

 

[jobberone]

Larry was dominating 100% of the time in his prime.

Williams was dominating and abusive before the accident.

 

[burmafrd]

I still laugh at what he did to that little kicker.

 

[Hostile]

He is the best OG I have ever seen. The gap to John Hannah is a wide gap. Only Anthony Munoz may be better as an all around O-Lineman.

 

[BruceWayne]

I remember L.A. pile driving Greg Loyd in the Super Bowl.