half or more the plays in the 90s had things illegal now...blocking, tackling etc...its basketball with pads and 5 fat men playing jazzhands against 4 or 5 smaller fat men
Would have been a first ballot HOF’er without his accident. Still belongs in the Hall of Fame, but the bias against former Cowboys takes many years to overcome. In his prime, your dad was simply the best I ever saw.
@@deadlyoneableI had a custom Jersey made few years ago and it’s really only one I wear repeatedly for Thanksgiving and on is birthday which is Sept 7 . I’m a fan because my father along with football coaches always showing how would was the reason why the cowboys went from Soft to Bullies and enforcers .
Oh Logical, thank you brother! These were magical days for so many of us and you bring them back front and center and put a smile on our face, remembering them. Bless you!!!
Even with getting hurt in that car accident in 94, Big E still went to the Pro Bowl FOUR times as a RIGHT Tackle. I stress the word 'Right" because it is difficult to make the Pro Bowl and be noticed for your talents as a Right Tackle. Typically all the Offensive Tackles that go to the Pro Bowl in a given year are all Left Tackles and a few of them just end up having to fill the Right OT slot during the game. But Big E was so dominant at what he did that he went as a Pure Right OT. Like Michael Irvin, and many others, have said, Williams does not get hurt in that car accident he is in the Hall of Fame.
Not only was Erik Williams the only O-Lineman I saw that could dominate Reggie White in the fashion he did but I don't know too many players who threw Michael Strahan around like that either. Erik Williams was vicious and I can't name another one in the 90s who come close to him. Crazy thing is me and my dad who is also a Cowboys fan were talking about Williams just yesterday. Love this in-depth video.
@bflo1000 He was an Offensive tackle. Defensive ends never weigh 330 pounds. Not then and not now. Typically in the 90s, there were bigger defensive ends than there are in the present. But it didn't matter. Williams shut down a big defensive end Reggie White and he shut down a small pass rusher in Derrick Thomas. He was that good.
Larry Allen. Reggie got the best of him the first time as a rookie. After that, he never got another sack on Larry and was dominated. Larry Allen also dominated Strahan so badly, Strahan went to the other side of the line.
I believe that Erik was one of those types who sought to make it personal. That way defensive linemen are thinking about beating him on a play rather than their actual job of getting to any ball carrier. Effectively creating a personal fued that, regardless who came out on top, removed his opponent from the game. I cant know, but it seems utterly intentional and absolutely superb. What a line we had in those days.
Man, LC. You really captured some of the magic during that span of time from that 11 sack Eagles game to 1992's first of three Super Bowls. It was so cool. Everyone, and I mean EveryONE, saw it coming from two years out. Knew the Cowboys were headed for greatness. And boy were we all right. If Nasty was a Madden stat, Erik Williams would've scored a perfect 100. He was so fun to cheer for. And I imagine he was fun to cheer against, too. Tragic regarding the auto accident. Was on a Hall of Fame projectory prior to that. ( 11:46 in, hairs standing on end reliving this memory. Listening to Madden is so nostalgic for those of us to be counted among lucky Cowboys fans in that era) I've loved so many of your videos, but this might be my favorite ever. Perhaps more than any other player, Erik Williams' career trajectory best represents that era of Dallas Cowboys football.
DUDE ... when I saw the Dobler-stomp I knew this was going to be good. My dad and I used to love those Cards/Cowboys games. After he (Conrad) retired TV did a bit one week when he came to the Cowboys facility to do interviews for the upcoming game. It was like an SNL skit with Too Tall and the Beautiful Harvey Martin finding out he was there and running down the halls looking for him while he hid in closets and made his escape. MAN I wish I could find that for ya. Will keep my eyes open. Awesome start to the video! Cracked up when you showed Zendehaus (spelling?) ... the Bounty Bowl! man .. that is an entire video all by itself. Madden Moment "You don't have to be passive to be an offensive lineman" ... quick backstory: Madden of course was an offensive lineman and understood a big issue. Big guys are generally not aggressive. Nobody messes with a big guy. He wanted his offensive linemen to have that nasty streak which was hard to find. When he coached he would take his rookie OLine and put them in a room facing off vs each other in a giant pillow fight. According to Madden (best I recall) "It all starts off very silly with lots of laughter as they are just not aggressive. But eventually, someone gets in a good lick and the whole thing changes quickly becoming a brawl and you find out which of the big guys has the switch that can be flipped." Eric Williams was the switch. Another great video mate. As always .. many thanks!! #GoCowboys
@StevenVanOver First of all, your comments are becoming a must read for me bro. I mean I read all the comments on my channel. But some of yall be dropping jewels! Please find that video if you can. Appreciate you bro.
@@asmodeus1274 I remember watching on the news. Pearson's liver was almost severed, his clavicle was snapped, and his thigh was punctured by the truck's stick shift. His brother, Carey, 27, was killed at the scene. The police were astonished that Pearson had been able to crawl out of the twisted wreckage.
Other than Roger Staubach for obvious reasons and Mark Stepnoski for being an All Pro Center, undersized but a master technician, Erik was my favorite player in the NFL. I loved tough Offensive Linemen that played with a defensive mentality. Mike Webster, Shell & Upshaw, Langer, Little, Slater, Munoz and on and on. Really miss old school NFL.
That's why I like Lane Johnson and Jason Kelce, even though they play (played) for the Eagles. Just straight up aggressive players that had that IDGAF attitude. Today's Boys don't have that.
The crazy thing is once he retired, he disappeared off the map. You don't hear him in interviews, you don't see him any reunions, he just has laid low after his playing days.
Great video. Thanks for making this. I want to point out, Erik Williams went to Central State (OH) an NAIA school. For EW to go from there to become one of the best NFL players of the 90s is an amazing story.
Those Philly defenses were gritty and hard. Theres footage of J. Brown walking off into the fog in his last game before he died in a car wreck 2 years before E. Williams had his car wreck. The NFL made a whole new rule to contain Williams. The hands to the face rule if I remember correctly but I still have allot of respect for the Philly defenses during those few years. But yeah knowing you had to get past Erik must have made your life miserable for the whole week of practice before the actual game. Good stuff LC, thanks for putting it together.
@@nagone11 Eric Allen Seth Joyner and a few others made the Cowboys have to play better but you have to recognize game. Those dudes would lay the wood on you.
Big E!!!! Yes I played with Erik in college, Central State University. The Strahan rivalry started in college. Erik was a beast and helped create Larry Allen.
Well... that and 700 lb bench press and 900 lb squats. Let's just say that having Erik and Larry on the same team was just about unfair to all the other teams. Those two helped create Troy Aikman and Emmitt Smith. But, if I had to pick a guy I wanted to have my back, Erik WIlliams would be my first pick.
i love this video. If Terrell Davis is in the Hall Of Fame, then Erik Williams should be as well. Erik was just as dominate as Davis and really was dominate longer.
Awesome video you did such a great job of documenting a time in NFL history beautifully done. Thank you so much I’ve been watching football for 60 of my 74 years and I can’t thank you enough well done..!!
Excellent video...hopefully viewers realize that this type of football is not tolerated in today's game (fans as well), definitely not players fault. It was vicious, especially on turf, but it was real. Enjoyed watching this HBCU/Cowboy beast Erik Williams do his thang!
I am a Broncos fan, but this particular era of football I was just in awe of the Cowboys and their offensive line. Those guys put the O in offensive. The only thing I like more than watching them is hearing John Madden talk about them. This is a great video and I really loved watching it.
You're the Dallas Cowboys content Goat! Dallas Cowboys somebody give this guy a reach out or something! What you're doing is different from anything any Cowboys media has ever done outside of the Deep Blue series. But your content is way better! If you had the footage that they have in their vault. This would be insane.
He set the tone for the Great Wall of Dallas of the 90s. Cowboy's version of Conrad Dobler who was the meanest son of a gun OL of the 60s and 70s, and Erik Williams, I think he was meaner. Any guy who he faced he took no crap from nobody and it showed in his play.
The Cowboys were my favorite team and during those prime years Williams was a complete and dominant offensive line mauler of men. The fear he put in guys was legendary and I enjoyed watching every minute of it. Too bad we don't have an Erik Williams on the team today. An awesome drop bruh!!
Thank you for finally doing this video Logical. I remember we talked about Eric Williams being reincarnated as Tyler Smith some what and you said you would look into doing a video on Eric Williams. Many thanks and great work. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Man, Logical, I try to explain to my son's just his great Big Cat was, and I always sum it up with the truth that Ray Rhodes ordered the film of that game destroyed because he should not be subjected to seeing his he was Brutalized, Bullied, and Beaten by Erik Williams! I mean think about that, the coach said this man and none of his teammates need to see that ever again! Thanks for this video!
Ndamukong Suh got a lot of attention for being a vicious and nasty player but I think Erik Williams could have matched him and even overpowered him. Williams would have been the one guy Suh couldn't have pushed around in a hypothetical matchup. Williams is the kind of guy that the Cowboys offense needs in the worst way right now.
@komradkolonel All facts! Suh was cut from Williams's cloth. But Williams wasn't just a nasty player he also had amazing talent and strength. White used that arm thrrow on every major lineman of his time. Including the Goat Larry Allen. But he never did it to Williams. That has to be a testament to both Williams's technique and strength.
I went to the same high school as Suh. Luckily 10 years earlier. I would have hated to face him in practice. I was a running back. He was a beast but I think his “dirty player” moniker is a joke. Mean Joe Greene wasfar dirtier than him. He’s only dirty in today’s NFL.
Nah, Suh was a beast. He’s a legit HOF candidate. He was double and triple teamed on every play. He’s only dirty in today’s crybaby two touch NFL where defense is outlawed. Mean Joe Greene was far dirtier. Erik Williams was nastier though. Especially after his injuries he relied more on brutality than his technique after that.
Nice vid from a Giants fan here. Later in life, i always would hear the talk of Larry Allan (deservedly); I however, would think and wonder "what about Erik Williams? He's the best tackle i've ever seen..."
Fuller did not want any part of E neither did Reggie after that first matchup RIP to Reggie who was a beast without a doubt, but Big E had something for anyone lining up against him...a beatdown and humiliation!!!
People forget just how great he was . He played o line like a d linemen, he was just Nasty ! Loved him . He’d be the guy I’d wanna be in a foxhole with or the guy who had my back in a street fight
brother I'm glad I found your channel. As a new Football fan and Dallas being one of the teams I grew watching with my Uncle. I admire a few teams though. I enjoy talent on every side. I try to be an unbiased observer and see what we need and what issues we have. Watching this and Emmet Smiths video these analysis show me that I'm not wrong with a few of my observations. You need dawgs and men who study the game and their opposition. I see a few in the league and they are doing more than others who may be more genetically blessed but don't work, study, focus, prepare, take every game every down serious. Unfortunately for most , money, and undue acclaim makes them settle into just relying on talent and never improve because the love of fans were their Superbowl wins and the buy jewels annointing themselves as fake kings. Its one king at the moment. He is in KC. These dudes don't put in as much effort and focus and study as he does and it shows. Keep up the great work.
What a great read! I could have read more! First of all welcome to the channel. Secondly, everything you said is correct. Irvin said that he was afraid of dropping a pass because it could send him back to the hood. Players today are set up financially and academically so that if football doesn't work out they are oftentimes financially stable more than your normal citizen. I'm not saying that's bad. Because by all means get your money and be successful. But it does take away from the hunger and passion of the game that the greats had years ago. Again great observation!
Again this is where Jimmy and the scouting staff was able to pick the right players in the draft. Erik Williams coming from a no name school and ending up as a starter his rookie year. He did struggle his first game, but he showed up when it counted. There's even an NFL Primetime segment on UA-cam where Alvin Harper, Larry Brown, Erik Williams, and Dixon Edwards made their first start as rookies in week 10 in 1991. Still Erik Williams was the teammate you wanted in your corner. A vicious junkyard dog you let loose on game day. The problem was he would attack his own teammates during practice, even stories of Charles Haley and Erik Williams going at it during drills would have been something to watch. He got caught up with the partying, drugs, etc which sadly led up to the car accident. Yes, we all know he would have probably been a hall of famer, but that injury led to then Larry Allen playing and being able to play well enough to be a starter at guard the next season
My question is some say E. Williams wasnt the same after his accident but he played at 7 more seasons after the accident. What happened he couldn't play dirty/dirty anymore that's why he was ineffective? Asking for a friend
@@terrenceliburd8655 When we say he wasn't the same we're not talking about he was a bum. Before his injury he could have been the goat lineman ever. After the injury he still was considered a top 5 lineman in football. He was still an alpro and a pro bowler. Those battles vs Fuller, Strahan and White (packers) was after Williams injury (1995-97). He was still nasty. Again when we say he was different after the car wreck we're mainly talking about the difference of being the goat (pre-car wreck) or a legend (after car wreck).
Great video!!! There was just a whole different mentality on that line once Williams became the starter at RT!! There were some lean years before but it’s what made the Cowboys the Bulls of the NFL Dallas lost 8 straight to Philly 6 straight to the Giants. It was a shame Jerome Brown died. That D was AWESOME!! Reggie NEVER should have left Philly. Fuller never should have left Houston. Williams was the Kryptonite for Reggie. Newton would have been the same for Jerome. I had the Eagles picking up Sean Gilbert at that spot in 95. Backed up by Darius Holland. The Eagles had to trade Leonard Renfro and their number one in 95. for him. He and BETTIS held out in 95. Newton would have handled him. Like I said, I created every teams dream team in 95. The best era in NFL history was weakened severely by the end of the decade.
Imagine being a defensive end lined up over Williams and the call is a stunt where you have to cross away from Williams and face Larry Allen. That 90s Dallas Right side was NASTY!!!! LOVED watching them bully people. Erik was a OT that played like a DT.
In college, he was the wedge buster on the kick-off team for Central State. Very athletic for his size, a hard hitter probably the hardest I've been hit.
Those Niners, Packers, Eagles, Giants and Redskin teams had NASTY Defensive lines and Williams owned them. Williams could have been the best right tackle ever. He was definitely the nastiest.
LC, I am old enough to have watched Dobbler play in Texas stadium. My Dad commenting on how mean he was to be a guard . I also got to see Randy White and Harvey Martin beat up on people. But my Lord I enjoyed watching Eric Williams just brutalize players! Those were the good old days of football. I’m afraid moneyball and brands have replaced the football we played and loved. Hats off to you and the great ones of whom you remind us
The Cowboys had won Super Bowls 27 and 28 and were going for three in a row. During the offseason Williams was involved in that tragic accident that almost cost him his life. The Cowboys made it all the way to the NFC Championship Game where they lost to the hated 49ers. Larry Allen was a rookie with a bad toe who filled in for Williams at tackle and was overwhelmed (yes Allen filled in at tackle for Williams as I saw and remember the game). If Williams has not been in that accident I can almost guarantee we would have beaten the 49ers in the NFC Championship Game and then the San Diego Chargers in Super Bowl 29 for a record setting THREE Super Bowls in a row. Williams came back after that season and the Cowboys did win Super Bowl 30. However, Williams was NEVER the same player. Guaranteed that we would have won 3 in a row and that Williams would be in the NFL Hall of Fame if not for the accident. P.S. I remember a game where the Minister of Defense Reggie White was CRYING to the refs about Williams. Yes, Reggie White bitching and moaning about Williams. In addition I remember Michael Strahan saying either in a book or on Good Morning America that Williams was the BEST offensive lineman had had ever faced. A combination of talent, nastiness and meanness as there ever was. I will go out on a limb and say that if not for the accident he could have been the greatest offensive lineman in NFL History!
I'm a 40yr old Green Bay Packer fan, so obviously hate the Cowboys almost as much as the Bears..... But I most definitely have respect for those 90's Boys.... They caused us a lot of heartache. ESPECIALLY, that O line. Certified BEASTS. I don't remember that many O linemans names over years, but there's no doubt that I remember Nate Newton, Larry Allen(NFL strongest man), and of course the meanest MF on the team, Erik Williams!
Larry Allen is the greatest Offensive Lineman in NFL history and before Erik Williams had the car wreck in 94, he was better than Larry Allen ever was.
Better than Larry Allen ever was? Yet Williams feet weren't good enough to be a Left Tackle. Rose tinted goggles working overtime. Erik Williams had major issues in his game. Especially after the car wreck. Good for 15 penalties a season. Struggled against speed. He was at his best being a physical run blocker. He was a vital piece to our offensive line because he was more than willing to do the dirty work and set the tone.
People like E. Will and Grogan were the guys in the middle of the fray standing up for their teammates. Thank you, E, you are what is missed in today's Cowboys. A give no quarter, give no fucks masculine brand of competitiveness. God bless you, you magnificent bastard!
Im not a Dallas fan, but Erik Williams is the best right tackle Ive ever seen. Ive been watching the NFL since 1986. He was an impact player.
@@paymonm9065
Facts!
I go with Anthony Munoz
@@Fremen2 anthony munoz was incredible. He played left tackle. Id choose him as the best left tackle, and Erik Williams as the best right tackle.
He was the counter to Reggie White.
@@paymonm9065 I stand corrected and totally agree with your assessment..
Somebody needs to show this to the present Dallas Cowboys team right now
absolutely
They don't care. They're paid. Today's team has no heart. They will never be as good as the 90s teams ever again.
Yeah, well, they don't have any Nate Newtons or Erik Williams hagi g around. He'll, nobody does...
Nah. Jerry Jones drafts yes men with no heart. The old NFC east was Thunderdome. It's lingerie football league now
half or more the plays in the 90s had things illegal now...blocking, tackling etc...its basketball with pads and 5 fat men playing jazzhands against 4 or 5 smaller fat men
Love the video, I will make sure he sees it. Dad should be a hall of famer!!!
Wow! Appreciate that!
Would have been a first ballot HOF’er without his accident. Still belongs in the Hall of Fame, but the bias against former Cowboys takes many years to overcome. In his prime, your dad was simply the best I ever saw.
Abolutely Hall Of Famer ! He is the best ever at that position.
HOF
Absolutely 💯
Thank you making this Documentary. Big E is my favorite player and I sport his jersey with pride . He is the reason why i became a cowboy fan .
Appreciate you! He was a scary dude!
I think this is the first time I’ve ever heard Erik as the person who made someone a Dallas fan. Or just a lineman in general.
@@deadlyoneableI had a custom Jersey made few years ago and it’s really only one I wear repeatedly for Thanksgiving and on is birthday which is Sept 7 . I’m a fan because my father along with football coaches always showing how would was the reason why the cowboys went from Soft to Bullies and enforcers .
Oh Logical, thank you brother! These were magical days for so many of us and you bring them back front and center and put a smile on our face, remembering them. Bless you!!!
@@jackakhan
Bless you too brother.
Been waiting for a video of Erik Williams. I wish we got to see him before his injury with the great Larry Allen.
It would have been legendary! Williams was still a beast post-car wreck. But yeah I agree.
Even with getting hurt in that car accident in 94, Big E still went to the Pro Bowl FOUR times as a RIGHT Tackle. I stress the word 'Right" because it is difficult to make the Pro Bowl and be noticed for your talents as a Right Tackle. Typically all the Offensive Tackles that go to the Pro Bowl in a given year are all Left Tackles and a few of them just end up having to fill the Right OT slot during the game.
But Big E was so dominant at what he did that he went as a Pure Right OT. Like Michael Irvin, and many others, have said, Williams does not get hurt in that car accident he is in the Hall of Fame.
He would have been the best ever if he didn't get in the accident, fact
Not only was Erik Williams the only O-Lineman I saw that could dominate Reggie White in the fashion he did but I don't know too many players who threw Michael Strahan around like that either. Erik Williams was vicious and I can't name another one in the 90s who come close to him. Crazy thing is me and my dad who is also a Cowboys fan were talking about Williams just yesterday. Love this in-depth video.
@nickruszala2909
I haven't seen anyone do that to Strahan! Legendary stuff! Appreciate you bro!
Williams' played dirty and everybody knew it. Was he a top tier lineman, yes but did he dominate with clean blocks and overwhelming force....hardly.
@bflo1000
He was an Offensive tackle. Defensive ends never weigh 330 pounds. Not then and not now. Typically in the 90s, there were bigger defensive ends than there are in the present. But it didn't matter. Williams shut down a big defensive end Reggie White and he shut down a small pass rusher in Derrick Thomas. He was that good.
@@Mad-genius If you were a RB or QB behind him, would you care?
Larry Allen. Reggie got the best of him the first time as a rookie. After that, he never got another sack on Larry and was dominated.
Larry Allen also dominated Strahan so badly, Strahan went to the other side of the line.
Troy Aikman was one tough ass QB.
😮😂😂😂😂
Troy was tough, sure, but what's an, "ass QB?"
At least half of the sacks back in the 80's and 90's would be personal fouls today. Different kind of quarterback in those days.
Big E is my all time starting R.T. no matter what decade. A car wreck was the only thing that slowed him down. Tuinei at L.T. and Big E at R.T.
That was legendary!
Two mean muthas and I say that affectionately! Gogan another one! The Great Wall of Dallas was a mean and menacing one!
Thank you so much for this video! Big E doesn't get the credit he deserves! That man was the tone setter for real!
Facts!! Thanks for watching!
I believe that Erik was one of those types who sought to make it personal. That way defensive linemen are thinking about beating him on a play rather than their actual job of getting to any ball carrier. Effectively creating a personal fued that, regardless who came out on top, removed his opponent from the game. I cant know, but it seems utterly intentional and absolutely superb. What a line we had in those days.
@@aaropajari7058
Good point! As the kids say... he was looking for that smoke lol. But yeah those lines was legendary.
Man, LC. You really captured some of the magic during that span of time from that 11 sack Eagles game to 1992's first of three Super Bowls. It was so cool. Everyone, and I mean EveryONE, saw it coming from two years out. Knew the Cowboys were headed for greatness. And boy were we all right.
If Nasty was a Madden stat, Erik Williams would've scored a perfect 100. He was so fun to cheer for. And I imagine he was fun to cheer against, too. Tragic regarding the auto accident. Was on a Hall of Fame projectory prior to that.
( 11:46 in, hairs standing on end reliving this memory. Listening to Madden is so nostalgic for those of us to be counted among lucky Cowboys fans in that era)
I've loved so many of your videos, but this might be my favorite ever. Perhaps more than any other player, Erik Williams' career trajectory best represents that era of Dallas Cowboys football.
Facts!!!
@@mojoschmee9320
Great edit brother!
DUDE ... when I saw the Dobler-stomp I knew this was going to be good. My dad and I used to love those Cards/Cowboys games. After he (Conrad) retired TV did a bit one week when he came to the Cowboys facility to do interviews for the upcoming game. It was like an SNL skit with Too Tall and the Beautiful Harvey Martin finding out he was there and running down the halls looking for him while he hid in closets and made his escape. MAN I wish I could find that for ya. Will keep my eyes open. Awesome start to the video!
Cracked up when you showed Zendehaus (spelling?) ... the Bounty Bowl! man .. that is an entire video all by itself.
Madden Moment "You don't have to be passive to be an offensive lineman" ... quick backstory: Madden of course was an offensive lineman and understood a big issue. Big guys are generally not aggressive. Nobody messes with a big guy. He wanted his offensive linemen to have that nasty streak which was hard to find. When he coached he would take his rookie OLine and put them in a room facing off vs each other in a giant pillow fight. According to Madden (best I recall) "It all starts off very silly with lots of laughter as they are just not aggressive. But eventually, someone gets in a good lick and the whole thing changes quickly becoming a brawl and you find out which of the big guys has the switch that can be flipped." Eric Williams was the switch.
Another great video mate. As always .. many thanks!! #GoCowboys
@StevenVanOver
First of all, your comments are becoming a must read for me bro. I mean I read all the comments on my channel. But some of yall be dropping jewels! Please find that video if you can. Appreciate you bro.
Agree Erik Williams. His car accident and injuries affected everything on our line.
It's unfortunate!
Yeah and a car accident also cut Drew Pearson's career short
@@ChuckHuffmaster
That is true! Wow!
@@ChuckHuffmaster That car accident that Drew was in, killed his brother. Ran into the back of a stopped 18 wheeler on LBJ Freeway.
@@asmodeus1274 I remember watching on the news. Pearson's liver was almost severed, his clavicle was snapped, and his thigh was punctured by the truck's stick shift. His brother, Carey, 27, was killed at the scene. The police were astonished that Pearson had been able to crawl out of the twisted wreckage.
Other than Roger Staubach for obvious reasons and Mark Stepnoski for being an All Pro Center, undersized but a master technician, Erik was my favorite player in the NFL. I loved tough Offensive Linemen that played with a defensive mentality. Mike Webster, Shell & Upshaw, Langer, Little, Slater, Munoz and on and on. Really miss old school NFL.
That's why I like Lane Johnson and Jason Kelce, even though they play (played) for the Eagles. Just straight up aggressive players that had that IDGAF attitude. Today's Boys don't have that.
The crazy thing is once he retired, he disappeared off the map. You don't hear him in interviews, you don't see him any reunions, he just has laid low after his playing days.
@redmustangredmustang
That's a fact. I looked all over for an interview with Williams. I couldn't find anything present.
Yeah exactly
CTE
@@smoothoperator7023 how you know?
When warriors retire, they disappear. He might that old guy living next to your mom who mows her grass for free.
Great video. Thanks for making this. I want to point out, Erik Williams went to Central State (OH) an NAIA school. For EW to go from there to become one of the best NFL players of the 90s is an amazing story.
Those Philly defenses were gritty and hard. Theres footage of J. Brown walking off into the fog in his last game before he died in a car wreck 2 years before E. Williams had his car wreck. The NFL made a whole new rule to contain Williams. The hands to the face rule if I remember correctly but I still have allot of respect for the Philly defenses during those few years. But yeah knowing you had to get past Erik must have made your life miserable for the whole week of practice before the actual game. Good stuff LC, thanks for putting it together.
@@TypicalAisian1968
Well said. The 90s era of football will never be duplicated. Appreciate you bro.
I hated those Philly defenses..those cats were savages and hard to contain but....Erik had a plan..and it worked!!
Oh that's gimmick ass playing.weak .he had to act like that to mask his lack of talent.
@@Davidj-r8l ??? 😆😆dude on that pipe
@@nagone11 Eric Allen Seth Joyner and a few others made the Cowboys have to play better but you have to recognize game. Those dudes would lay the wood on you.
Big E!!!! Yes I played with Erik in college, Central State University. The Strahan rivalry started in college. Erik was a beast and helped create Larry Allen.
Wow!
Well... that and 700 lb bench press and 900 lb squats. Let's just say that having Erik and Larry on the same team was just about unfair to all the other teams. Those two helped create Troy Aikman and Emmitt Smith. But, if I had to pick a guy I wanted to have my back, Erik WIlliams would be my first pick.
@@scotthime6928 and they both went to tiny schools. I don’t think Sonoma State University has a football team anymore.
I sure wouldnt want to make Erik mad. That guy is a steam roller on two legs. Wow ! I love him already.
@@frankiewillis1772
😂 😂
Loved watching him play, he dominated.
He sure did! Thanks for watching!
Erik was the man. Loved watching him, especially against the eagles.
@@lda1970
Legendary! Thanks for watching!
i love this video. If Terrell Davis is in the Hall Of Fame, then Erik Williams should be as well. Erik was just as dominate as Davis and really was dominate longer.
That's a good point!
If Erik Williams isn't in the Pro Football HOF they should tear it down.
@@thelogicalcowboy That really is a good point.
Awesome video you did such a great job of documenting a time in NFL history beautifully done. Thank you so much I’ve been watching football for 60 of my 74 years and I can’t thank you enough well done..!!
Excellent video...hopefully viewers realize that this type of football is not tolerated in today's game (fans as well), definitely not players fault. It was vicious, especially on turf, but it was real. Enjoyed watching this HBCU/Cowboy beast Erik Williams do his thang!
I am a Broncos fan, but this particular era of football I was just in awe of the Cowboys and their offensive line. Those guys put the O in offensive. The only thing I like more than watching them is hearing John Madden talk about them. This is a great video and I really loved watching it.
Thanks Logical, as usual the best COWBOY content on the internet.
We need an “Erik Williams” today!
@_DB.COOPER
Appreciate you bro! That's definitely true!
You're the Dallas Cowboys content Goat! Dallas Cowboys somebody give this guy a reach out or something! What you're doing is different from anything any Cowboys media has ever done outside of the Deep Blue series. But your content is way better! If you had the footage that they have in their vault. This would be insane.
@Jackson-kq4ro
Man! What a compliment! I'm honored!
I will second that compliment. The Dallas Cowboys content GOAT, indeed.
Big E was the man!! The meanest Cowboys player ever!!! The best video yet!!! E was one of my favorites..
Appreciate you bro!
I can only think of some of the old school raiders guys that could even approach Erik Williams level of bad assness. Thanks for remembering him LC.
@KrisV385
I agree! Appreciate you bro 🙏
Give me Jack Lambert any day of the week
He set the tone for the Great Wall of Dallas of the 90s. Cowboy's version of Conrad Dobler who was the meanest son of a gun OL of the 60s and 70s, and Erik Williams, I think he was meaner. Any guy who he faced he took no crap from nobody and it showed in his play.
@richardcoronado4081
Facts!!!! Great post!
This is the best. Thanks so much for making this. One of my favorite players growing up.
If Big E and Kevin Smith had played in the 94 NFC game Dallas would've been the 1st three peat team
Or if Jerry's ego would not force Jimmy to leave.
The Cowboys were my favorite team and during those prime years Williams was a complete and dominant offensive line mauler of men. The fear he put in guys was legendary and I enjoyed watching every minute of it. Too bad we don't have an Erik Williams on the team today. An awesome drop bruh!!
@nagone11
Appreciate you bro! Yeah it's too bad!
Thank you for finally doing this video Logical. I remember we talked about Eric Williams being reincarnated as Tyler Smith some what and you said you would look into doing a video on Eric Williams. Many thanks and great work. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@@glendamico9004
I remember!! Appreciate you bro!
Love it. Williams was a menace.
@@b17bomber
He sure was!
I love this video and love your UA-cam channel!! More videos on the Great Wall of Dallas!! Loved the o line of the 90’s Cowboys
Man, Logical, I try to explain to my son's just his great Big Cat was, and I always sum it up with the truth that Ray Rhodes ordered the film of that game destroyed because he should not be subjected to seeing his he was Brutalized, Bullied, and Beaten by Erik Williams! I mean think about that, the coach said this man and none of his teammates need to see that ever again! Thanks for this video!
Thanks for watching bro! An absolute legend!
Ndamukong Suh got a lot of attention for being a vicious and nasty player but I think Erik Williams could have matched him and even overpowered him. Williams would have been the one guy Suh couldn't have pushed around in a hypothetical matchup. Williams is the kind of guy that the Cowboys offense needs in the worst way right now.
@komradkolonel
All facts! Suh was cut from Williams's cloth. But Williams wasn't just a nasty player he also had amazing talent and strength. White used that arm thrrow on every major lineman of his time. Including the Goat Larry Allen. But he never did it to Williams. That has to be a testament to both Williams's technique and strength.
I went to the same high school as Suh. Luckily 10 years earlier. I would have hated to face him in practice. I was a running back. He was a beast but I think his “dirty player” moniker is a joke. Mean Joe Greene wasfar dirtier than him. He’s only dirty in today’s NFL.
Suh was more of a dirty player than a dominant player, Erik Williams was dominant.. Thats kinda the difference
Larry Allen was even tougher
Nah, Suh was a beast. He’s a legit HOF candidate. He was double and triple teamed on every play. He’s only dirty in today’s crybaby two touch NFL where defense is outlawed. Mean Joe Greene was far dirtier. Erik Williams was nastier though. Especially after his injuries he relied more on brutality than his technique after that.
Nice vid from a Giants fan here. Later in life, i always would hear the talk of Larry Allan (deservedly); I however, would think and wonder "what about Erik Williams? He's the best tackle i've ever seen..."
Fuller did not want any part of E neither did Reggie after that first matchup RIP to Reggie who was a beast without a doubt, but Big E had something for anyone lining up against him...a beatdown and humiliation!!!
@@Methadone4Life
Facts!
Man…Big E. Young, smart, talented and ruthless.
Really enjoyed this piece. Williams and that 90s era Cowboy line don't get the hype they deserve. Thanks Logical Cowboy.
@robertwildes7550
Appreciate you sir! Yeah i agree. They don't talk about those legends like they should.
Great video, love the detail, love game footage, great stuff, make more!
Williams was an animal & a great offensive lineman.
You have to have manimals on your line o and d. Williams was one. Randy White was like on the other side before. They don't raise these days any more.
All i have to say is Williams was one of the best, but Larry Allen was just a freak of nature.
First class video. I am definitely going to subscribe.
John Madden absolutely loved Eric Williams, and so did Dallas Cowboys fans. Damn we need another one just like him.
Sad that he had that car accident and how it affected his career. He was the most dominant and nasty lineman I’ve ever seen.
@@dogger37JC
I agree! Appreciate you brother!
@@thelogicalcowboy It’s nice reminiscing about the days when the Cowboys weren’t a joke. Love these videos.
People forget just how great he was . He played o line like a d linemen, he was just Nasty ! Loved him . He’d be the guy I’d wanna be in a foxhole with or the guy who had my back in a street fight
@@jarrodgoldberg4904
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If you're aggressive as a defensive lineman you're applauded. If you're aggressive as an offensive lineman then you're labeled as dirty.
Great Video, LC!!!! what I would give for some of that attitude today!
Big E needs to be in the Hall of Fame!!!! Give me 22 players like Eric Williams any day!
brother I'm glad I found your channel. As a new Football fan and Dallas being one of the teams I grew watching with my Uncle. I admire a few teams though. I enjoy talent on every side. I try to be an unbiased observer and see what we need and what issues we have. Watching this and Emmet Smiths video these analysis show me that I'm not wrong with a few of my observations. You need dawgs and men who study the game and their opposition. I see a few in the league and they are doing more than others who may be more genetically blessed but don't work, study, focus, prepare, take every game every down serious. Unfortunately for most , money, and undue acclaim makes them settle into just relying on talent and never improve because the love of fans were their Superbowl wins and the buy jewels annointing themselves as fake kings. Its one king at the moment. He is in KC. These dudes don't put in as much effort and focus and study as he does and it shows. Keep up the great work.
What a great read! I could have read more! First of all welcome to the channel. Secondly, everything you said is correct. Irvin said that he was afraid of dropping a pass because it could send him back to the hood. Players today are set up financially and academically so that if football doesn't work out they are oftentimes financially stable more than your normal citizen. I'm not saying that's bad. Because by all means get your money and be successful. But it does take away from the hunger and passion of the game that the greats had years ago. Again great observation!
This is what the Cowboys need NOW! A tone setter on the offensive and defensive line! Erik Williams was a beast!
I remember watching his game. Simply the best!
Again this is where Jimmy and the scouting staff was able to pick the right players in the draft. Erik Williams coming from a no name school and ending up as a starter his rookie year. He did struggle his first game, but he showed up when it counted. There's even an NFL Primetime segment on UA-cam where Alvin Harper, Larry Brown, Erik Williams, and Dixon Edwards made their first start as rookies in week 10 in 1991. Still Erik Williams was the teammate you wanted in your corner. A vicious junkyard dog you let loose on game day. The problem was he would attack his own teammates during practice, even stories of Charles Haley and Erik Williams going at it during drills would have been something to watch. He got caught up with the partying, drugs, etc which sadly led up to the car accident. Yes, we all know he would have probably been a hall of famer, but that injury led to then Larry Allen playing and being able to play well enough to be a starter at guard the next season
@redmustangredmustang
Wow! Some of what you wrote I didn't know. I'm definitely going to look into those practice battles. Always Appreciate you bro
@@thelogicalcowboy He was a tackle and going up against an end like Haley legendary during practice.
@@redmustangredmustang
Crazy legendary moments!
My question is some say E. Williams wasnt the same after his accident but he played at 7 more seasons after the accident. What happened he couldn't play dirty/dirty anymore that's why he was ineffective? Asking for a friend
@@terrenceliburd8655
When we say he wasn't the same we're not talking about he was a bum. Before his injury he could have been the goat lineman ever. After the injury he still was considered a top 5 lineman in football. He was still an alpro and a pro bowler. Those battles vs Fuller, Strahan and White (packers) was after Williams injury (1995-97). He was still nasty. Again when we say he was different after the car wreck we're mainly talking about the difference of being the goat (pre-car wreck) or a legend (after car wreck).
Great video!!! There was just a whole different mentality on that line once Williams became the starter at RT!! There were some lean years before but it’s what made the Cowboys the Bulls of the NFL Dallas lost 8 straight to Philly 6 straight to the Giants. It was a shame Jerome Brown died. That D was AWESOME!! Reggie NEVER should have left Philly. Fuller never should have left Houston. Williams was the Kryptonite for Reggie. Newton would have been the same for Jerome. I had the Eagles picking up Sean Gilbert at that spot in 95. Backed up by Darius Holland. The Eagles had to trade Leonard Renfro and their number one in 95. for him. He and BETTIS held out in 95. Newton would have handled him. Like I said, I created every teams dream team in 95. The best era in NFL history was weakened severely by the end of the decade.
I remember watching Eric Williams destroy players. I would just watch him, he was amazing.
Tell me how this man is not in the Hall of Fame or the ring of honor blows my mind to this day
Imagine being a defensive end lined up over Williams and the call is a stunt where you have to cross away from Williams and face Larry Allen. That 90s Dallas Right side was NASTY!!!! LOVED watching them bully people. Erik was a OT that played like a DT.
The hammer fist he delivered to the top of Fuller's helmet, frickin classic!!
Mr Williams is from SW Philly and bis favorite player growing up was the late great Reggie White.
@@papadre70
Yep.
In college, he was the wedge buster on the kick-off team for Central State. Very athletic for his size, a hard hitter probably the hardest I've been hit.
Steelers fan here...
I won't beat about the bush- Erik Williams should be in Canton point blank period!
Even as a Giants fan, i had so much respect for these guys. We'll never see football like this again fellas
That's what they need today,a leader
Love,love love this video. And I haven’t even finished it. That’s how awesome the video is. Thank you sir.
@@jorgemartinez637
Appreciate the compliments brother!
I could watch this video all day. Thanks
Thanks for watching
Really enjoyed your video brother
@@ClipsMcGee
Appreciate you bro! Thanks for watching!
Like Darth Vader lost 50% of his power after getting burned
Williams lost 50% of his power after his car accident
He was still pro bowler
Lol good one! 😂😂
Those Niners, Packers, Eagles, Giants and Redskin teams had NASTY Defensive lines and Williams owned them. Williams could have been the best right tackle ever. He was definitely the nastiest.
@@blueeyedcowboy8291
I agree! Thanks for watching!
LC, I am old enough to have watched Dobbler play in Texas stadium. My Dad commenting on how mean he was to be a guard . I also got to see Randy White and Harvey Martin beat up on people. But my Lord I enjoyed watching Eric Williams just brutalize players! Those were the good old days of football. I’m afraid moneyball and brands have replaced the football we played and loved. Hats off to you and the great ones of whom you remind us
Appreciate you brother! Thanks for watching!
The Cowboys had won Super Bowls 27 and 28 and were going for three in a row. During the offseason Williams was involved in that tragic accident that almost cost him his life. The Cowboys made it all the way to the NFC Championship Game where they lost to the hated 49ers. Larry Allen was a rookie with a bad toe who filled in for Williams at tackle and was overwhelmed (yes Allen filled in at tackle for Williams as I saw and remember the game). If Williams has not been in that accident I can almost guarantee we would have beaten the 49ers in the NFC Championship Game and then the San Diego Chargers in Super Bowl 29 for a record setting THREE Super Bowls in a row. Williams came back after that season and the Cowboys did win Super Bowl 30. However, Williams was NEVER the same player. Guaranteed that we would have won 3 in a row and that Williams would be in the NFL Hall of Fame if not for the accident.
P.S.
I remember a game where the Minister of Defense Reggie White was CRYING to the refs about Williams. Yes, Reggie White bitching and moaning about Williams.
In addition I remember Michael Strahan saying either in a book or on Good Morning America that Williams was the BEST offensive lineman had had ever faced.
A combination of talent, nastiness and meanness as there ever was.
I will go out on a limb and say that if not for the accident he could have been the greatest offensive lineman in NFL History!
@@juancervantes4085
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I'm a 40yr old Green Bay Packer fan, so obviously hate the Cowboys almost as much as the Bears..... But I most definitely have respect for those 90's Boys.... They caused us a lot of heartache. ESPECIALLY, that O line. Certified BEASTS. I don't remember that many O linemans names over years, but there's no doubt that I remember Nate Newton, Larry Allen(NFL strongest man), and of course the meanest MF on the team, Erik Williams!
Yeah!!! Thanks for that!!! I used to love watching him play!!! Good stuff!!!
Another gem from TLC thank u sir
He was one of the few players that had Reggie White under control when he played.
Larry Allen is the greatest Offensive Lineman in NFL history and before Erik Williams had the car wreck in 94, he was better than Larry Allen ever was.
Anthony Munoz and John Hannah are ranked higher than Allen on NFL top 100 all time lists. Possibly also Ogden and Pace
No Erik williams was not better than Larry Allen lol
Better than Larry Allen ever was? Yet Williams feet weren't good enough to be a Left Tackle. Rose tinted goggles working overtime.
Erik Williams had major issues in his game. Especially after the car wreck. Good for 15 penalties a season. Struggled against speed. He was at his best being a physical run blocker.
He was a vital piece to our offensive line because he was more than willing to do the dirty work and set the tone.
Could watch his films all day
Vonteze burfict tried to play that way but the league wasn't having it
Erik Williams literally changed the game. He made the write new rules.
@@RickGuinan
Legendary!
Dude great video and commentary. I watched those beat downs you are correct.
Legendary moments!
One of the best videos I’ve ever seen. Boom!
Thanks!
Erik Willams and Bob Brown probably were the nastiest tackles in NFL history
@@elbowgang9715
I agree!
About time E Williams got his own video 💪
That damn car wreck really diminished Big E later in his career. Would've already been in the HOF if not for that.
Erik Williams should be in the Hall of Fame! He was still dominating and making Pro Bowls after his accident.
that was one of the best O-lines Ive ever seen.........from a 49ers fan
This is awesome! Thanks for making this video 👍
As a lifelong Cowboy’s hater, that was a great video thank you. Guess I just gotta sub now
Thanks bro!
Awesome video. Thank you sir.
Thanks bro!
Erik Da BEAST Williams! One of the GOATS
I think it was Michael Irvin who said that if Erik Williams wasn't in that car accident, he's in Canton now.
@@papabare1977
He sure did!
Erik Williams should be in the NFL HOF
Don’t ask Micheal Irving he don’t shout our big E who protected Troy and the triplets
I called him Big Nasty back then! I loved watching him.
@@1960317
Facts!
People like E. Will and Grogan were the guys in the middle of the fray standing up for their teammates. Thank you, E, you are what is missed in today's Cowboys. A give no quarter, give no fucks masculine brand of competitiveness. God bless you, you magnificent bastard!
Awesome video! Subscribed
Appreciate you!
We need linemen like this now. Guys who are intimidating, and who dominate.
@@bjbou5217
Facts! Thanks for watching bro!