Zach Martin vs Larry Allen, who you got!

[Cowboys5217]

Zero disrespect to Zach Martin but Larry Allen was a real life cheat code. Zach Martin is likely a HOF player and there is still a bigger gap from Allen to Martin than Martin to Connor Williams. Peak years of Larry Allen you could have told the defense you were running the ball behind allen and it still goes for a 5 yard gain.

The better discussion is Larry Allen or cooper Beebe.

That's not fair to Larry. Even Superman cannot compare to Coop.

 

[Acheman08]

Love Zach and he is awesome but LA was IMO the best OL to ever play.

 

[Redsfan_83]

This vs battle is going to heat up in here!! Both great players for this team for years. Larry Allen a very powerful man, Martin a powerful man but I think in this age he's more technical in his play. You need a yard on 4th and 1 who are you running behind???

 

[MountaineerCowboy]

Give me Larry, but its not because he’s head and shoulders better (he’s not), but because he might be my favorite Cowboy ever.

But you put Martin on the 90s teams and nothing changes. We still have the same success.

On the flip side nothing would change if you put Larry on the current teams. We still don’t win anything.

 

[acr731]

This vs battle is going to heat up in here!! Both great players for this team for years. Larry Allen a very powerful man, Martin a powerful man but I think in this age he's more technical in his play. You need a yard on 4th and 1 who are you running behind???

Is this a joke? It's about as bad as comparing Dak with Staubach or Aikman. Maybe even worse.

 

[Tussinman]

Zach Martin is likely a HOF player

He's easily a lock at this point. All decade team and 9x first team all pro

 

[MyFairLady]

Martin is not qualified to Larry's jock strap. One is an absolute legend. A god among men who will never be forgotten. The other makes a lot of money for a guy who can't even open up a decent hole in the run game.

 

[JoeKing]

Chooo chooo... Larry Allen.

 

[Streifenkarl]

We gotta talk about Beebe now.

 

[StarOfGlory]

Larry Allen is the best guard to ever play in the NFL. The only defensive tackle I can recall sort of holding his own against him on some plays was Jerome Brown.

 

[ZekeTrain]

Larry Allen and it is not even close. He is not only one of the best lineman in history, he is one of the best football players in history.

 

[Howboutdemcowboys31]

Larry

My friend always knew I was running left in madden. I’d even let him stack the entire left side. Still averaged like 5 carry behind that man

 

[gtb1943]

Give me Larry, but its not because he’s head and shoulders better (he’s not), but because he might be my favorite Cowboy ever.

But you put Martin on the 90s teams and nothing changes. We still have the same success.

On the flip side nothing would change if you put Larry on the current teams. We still don’t win anything.

dude, this is about an one individual player vs another
so you are wrong TWICE
LA was above Zach as Zach is above a regular Guard.

 

[Rockport]

This vs battle is going to heat up in here!! Both great players for this team for years. Larry Allen a very powerful man, Martin a powerful man but I think in this age he's more technical in his play. You need a yard on 4th and 1 who are you running behind???

There’s no debate. Larry Allen and it’s not even close. Dude was a walking bull dozer.

 

[Bagman]

Larry Allen. All day, every day. If both players were measured by their absolute prime, it's not close. Even on his best days, I've seen Martin get pushed back off his mark. Allen got pushed at Tackle one time by Reggie White his rookie year and NEVER happened again for his career. Again, Larry Allen.

 

[MountaineerCowboy]

dude, this is about an one individual player vs another
so you are wrong TWICE
LA was above Zach as Zach is above a regular Guard.

You’re underrating the 7x All Pro Zach Martin.

 

[jazzcat22]

Is this a joke? It's about as bad as comparing Dak with Staubach or Aikman. Maybe even worse.

I am waiting on the Quincy or Troy thread.

Better yet, Quincy or Dak.

But to answer the OP question. Larry Allen.

 

[Havic]

There is only one LA

 

[MetalMike]

Silly debate ........ Martin is great ........ Larry Allen was once in a century.

Still one of the greatest individual efforts in Cowboys history!

 

[beware_d-ware]

I'd take Martin over any guard of the past decade, but I'd take LA over any guard ever.