Top Ten Team Nicknames:

[Walker]

Sorry if this has been posted before, but I enjoyed the cowboys video posted at the bottom of this page.

http://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork/story...0d5d8087044e&template=with-video&confirm=true

10.Monsters of the Midway
From Bronko Nagurski to Brian Urlacher, the Bears have been led by some of the most familiar characters in the game's history.

http://www.nfl.com/videos?videoId=09000d5d8074c8cf


9.Over the Hill Gang
Commanders coach George Allen preferred seasoned veterans over youngsters, which resulted in one of the most unique teams in NFL history.

http://www.nfl.com/videos?videoId=09000d5d8074c980


8.No Name Defense
Only one member of the "No Name Defense" wound up in Canton, but this unit helped lead the Dolphins to two Super Bowl titles.

http://www.nfl.com/videos?videoId=09000d5d8074c9f0


7.Air Coryell
Don Coryell's score-a-minute offense with the Chargers was led by future Hall of Famers Dan Fouts, Charlie Joiner and Kellen Winslow.

http://www.nfl.com/videos?videoId=09000d5d8074cb4e


6.Greatest Show on Turf
Kurt Warner went from bagging groceries to league and Super Bowl MVP as the Rams emerged as an offensive juggernaut in 1999.

http://www.nfl.com/videos?videoId=09000d5d8074cbc0

5.Purple People Eaters
The Vikings vaunted defense of the late '60s and 70s helped lead Minnesota to four Super Bowl appearances.

http://www.nfl.com/videos?videoId=09000d5d8074cb5e


4.Fearsome Foursome
The L.A. Rams' famed "Fearsome Foursome" featured two future Hall of Famers, Deacon Jones and Merlin Olsen.

http://www.nfl.com/videos?videoId=09000d5d8074cd10

3.Hogs
The Commanders' powerful offensive line helped pave the way for the team to win three Super Bowls from 1982 through 1991.

http://www.nfl.com/videos?videoId=09000d5d8074cdd4


2.The Steel Curtain
A defense led by future Hall of Famers Mel Blount, Joe Greene, Jack Ham and Jack Lambert helped the Steelers win four Super Bowls in the '70s.

http://www.nfl.com/videos?videoId=09000d5d8074ce53

1.America's Team
Image-enhancing promotions helped the Cowboys earn the "America's Team" moniker in the 1970s.

The No. 1 nickname of all-time is the Dallas Cowboys' America's Team.

http://www.nfl.com/videos?videoId=09000d5d8074cf30

 

[Sarge]

I can live with that.

 

[Hostile]

Oh hell yes!

Bite me Bert Sugar.

 

[DallasFanSince86]

I agree with that list.

Especially #1....

 

[TheCount]

I never liked the "America's Team" nickname, sounds like something a bunch of suits would come up with in a board meeting.

"The Steel Curtain" sounds much more my speed, too bad I dislike the Steelers.

 

[dargonking999]

So did doomsday not get listed because it wasn't good enough, or because we already had one?

 

[austintodallas]

Nice.

 

[bbgun]

No objections.

 

[Biggems]

I dont like a lot of those top 10 lists.....i am curious who votes on them.

 

[SuspectCorner]

Oh hell yes!

Bite me Bert Sugar.

Yeah Burt - stick to boxing ya Leon Redbone wannabe.

 

[sago1]

All of those other nicknames are very well known to most NFL fans & I got no problem with them as nicknames for other teams. But our nickname is the most enduring (much to the annoyance of other NFL teams & their fans) who continue to repeatedly try to claim "America's team" as their own. All we need do to continue to claim the right to the title is to finally win another SB--our 6th.

 

[big dog cowboy]

1.America's Team
Image-enhancing promotions helped the Cowboys earn the "America's Team" moniker in the 1970s.

The No. 1 nickname of all-time is the Dallas Cowboys' America's Team.

That is a great idea for a sig pic.

 

[THUMPER]

"Doomsday Defense" is better than "No Name Defense". It was around a lot longer and was more appropriate IMO. The Dolphins were only referred to that way for a short time before it changed to the "Killer Bees" (or B's) while Doomsday stuck for a very long time and even had revisions over the years like "Doomsday II".

 

[Hostile]

I never liked the "America's Team" nickname, sounds like something a bunch of suits would come up with in a board meeting.

"The Steel Curtain" sounds much more my speed, too bad I dislike the Steelers.

There's a very good reason why it is #1 and always will be. Other teams try and borrow it. No one tries to borrow Steel Curtain or Purple People Eaters.

I have seen the Steelers, Packers, Saints, Giants, Patriots, and Commanders in the NFL all try and take that nickname. In baseball I've seen the Braves and Yankees try it. In basketball the Celtics and Lakers. None of them can make it stick. Know why? They can't earn it.

Then they get a bunch of fans all up in arms about a nickname and they tell us it is offensive. More offensive than Monsters and cannibals? Please. That's a sorry excuse at best. It's called jealousy. Plain old green eyed, slack jawed, no imagination jealousy. Don't let a bunch of pissed off mouth breathers make you think it isn't a great nickname. If it wasn't great, no one else would want it.

 

[bbgun]

There's a very good reason why it is #1 and always will be. Other teams try and borrow it.

Really? I hadn't noticed. Somebody call the police and file a theft report.

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[DallasEast]

Pittsburgh, Minnesota, San Diego, Miami and Chicago may all gripe about not being #1 on a top 10 nickname list, but Washington and the Rams should keep quiet. They received two spots each. Is there a top 15 list? Surely, The Doomsday Defense didn't drop too far down.

 

[TheCount]

There's a very good reason why it is #1 and always will be. Other teams try and borrow it. No one tries to borrow Steel Curtain or Purple People Eaters.

I have seen the Steelers, Packers, Saints, Giants, Patriots, and Commanders in the NFL all try and take that nickname. In baseball I've seen the Braves and Yankees try it. In basketball the Celtics and Lakers. None of them can make it stick. Know why? They can't earn it.

Then they get a bunch of fans all up in arms about a nickname and they tell us it is offensive. More offensive than Monsters and cannibals? Please. That's a sorry excuse at best. It's called jealousy. Plain old green eyed, slack jawed, no imagination jealousy. Don't let a bunch of pissed off mouth breathers make you think it isn't a great nickname. If it wasn't great, no one else would want it.

Yeah, the media tries to steal it and give it away because it isn't specific and looks good in print. Has nothing to do with jealousy if you ask me, it's very commercial sounding is my point.

I don't see how it's offensive though, it's pretty ridiculous if people claim that. No one is making me think it isn't a great nick name, obviously it's great, I just have a different opinion why. The media loves crap like that. "America's Game", "America's Addiction", etc. You can put "America's" in front of anything and you've got an instant headline.