Erik Williams vs Michael Strahan (1997 wk 17) | OL vs DL Matchup

is with Dion Sanders on the sideline LaFleur goes in motion and Aikman's back to throw it and nowhere and then the second thing they are very tough in there against the Run they they hold that point they get their secondary up they gang tackle they strip they go for the ball we're just met the block by Larry Allen and knocked him backwards and that doesn't happen very often flag on the play the Giants are going after the Cowboys I mean Sac Troy Aikman on the first play then that previous play watch the center here Patton clay shiver he just gets knocked right into Emmett Smith and his big old leflore and yesterday we spoke to defensive end Michael Strahan about the way the New York Giants defense sets the tone of the game whenever you go into a game you can't sit back and wait for a team to do something and react with it they're going to do just can't sit back and let them get the first shot on you I think we have to go out we have to establish ourselves we have to run our defense and let them worry about what we can do not let them run their offense and let the defense worry about what they're doing to us and uh anytime we establish that we establish it earlier seem to carry over to the entire game [Music] [Applause] been pretty good Harrison Hamilton in the middle and they get a push up the middle you see and that and that flushes right there that flushes Aikman battle every time they play [Applause] it was funny talking about uh you're talking about Strahan and Eric way of talking about the the Cobra move yeah he says he has a cobra move where he just backs up and then he puts his hands straight up above his head and brings his whole 330 pounds down on you and he says if he ever gets you with that he said you need a chiropractor the next day but if he ever misses that then you get a shot at a quarterback and that's what he's over for the miss the floor is a man in motion Williams the man on the move and here's Aikman back to throw it crayon went right to the official here's Michael Strahan here's Eric Williams and you watch he's going to get Eric Williams is going to get Strahan right up under the neck you see him right there and he's going to lift him up and then he's going to take him and just pound him to the ground and then he's going to try and take that shot and put him on him but that's a cobra right there the Giants of course the NFC East champions but you should check your local listings for the game and time in your area because we don't know where we go we just know we'll be doing a game somewhere next weekend he's he's showing him he's telling Nate Newton he said I got him right up under the throat and he said I put him right on the ground the Giants are doing all those things in this first quarter here's Aikman he has really been something special excuse me he comes over again with Michael Irvin there's a little uh Mickey yeah [Music] that's some accomplishment and when you reflect on it [Applause] all over the field in the pursuit and gang tackling hey my back to throw yes [Music] [Applause] Aikman back to throw just trying to step up to and the thing you can't have any penetration coming right at your quarterback you see it there so Trump's not going to get you anything except being home for Christmas right there one battle that's been going on the whole time though as is Eric Williams and Michael Strahan just let's look at some of them here that's the one that we remember I mean he tried to put Michael Strahan away on that flight and again I mean they're just mauling each other it's a major Collision on every play and I remember a couple weeks ago Eric Williams was talking about the toughest guys that he plays against and of course he mentions Reggie White and you know Eric Williams is from Philadelphia and he grew up you know admiring Reggie White but he also mentions Michael Strahan yep the Michael Strahan is one of the toughest guys that he plays against third and nine Stepford Williams goes in motion they've been back to throw the blitzki Anthony Miller ball on that time because they have to come down to get the blitz spray hand gets free but Aikman gets rid of the ball what Strahan has a free shot at him but Aikman because of the blitz was able to get rid of the ball and get it to Anthony Miller that's why Troy Aikman is Troy Aikman I mean he knows that he has that pressure and he and he knows that there's a free man coming on him for a second but you can only have one guy in motion when the ball snaps first and 15 Eggman back again intercepted by Seahawk it is intercepted number 79 on the offense stands for the future yeah this is a matchup that we've been watching right here and they finally got him the hands to the face you see right there he's okay I don't know there it is right there it's that right hand to spray hand's face although Strahan is pushing Eric Williams or they weren't moving the ball a little eggplant back to throw it yeah they just all get to the ball on the play and it's complete are you Emmett Smith I think that's going to be the battle we've been watching Pat I think that's going to be against Eric Williams again that hands to the face that'll be the second time that they got him on Michael Strahan I think Strahan was smart enough after he got it the first couple times to tell the referee about it illegal use of hands number 79 on the offense hands to the face 10-yard penalty that's the second of those Tony Hudson by the way is playing left guard and I watch you see you see the first Contact is pretty good and then he gets that right hand up there he finished him off the finish off they they get up there on the shoulder path it's all right [Music] [Applause] Samantha slipped down at the line of scrimmage or maybe a little short of it [Music] I'll tell you every every every time there's a play over there's a extracurricular Skirmish between Strahan and Eric Williams you know we knew that they were going to go after each other and they went after each other this whole day Eric Williams got his guy and he's going to take them wherever he goes Eric Williams and Michael Strahan are making they're making a a street fight out of this thing they put on Michael Irvin's doing a good job these are the NFC Pro ball selections from the Cowboys Eric Williams a tackle we've been watching today Deion Sanders is in there is a Giants Michael Strahan and Jesse Armstead so happy well on this side it's wonderful yeah and that's what it's all about I mean yo yo that's why you play what a job this man's done Jim fossil winning 10 games with this team is amazing Michael Strahan what does it mean to New York Giants to get this Victory to cap this kind of a season uh big I mean especially going into the playoff we need the momentum but not only that we haven't beaten these guys since 89 in Dallas and um this is who everybody has always measured themselves against than to come here and win in Dallas I mean we can't ask any more than that lots of emotion on that field today a lot of emotion you know um guys we fought hard all year these guys have played hard all year and um it boiled down we've been looking forward to this game at the beginning and to come in and win this at the end of the season no matter if it doesn't matter if it counted or not we're extremely happy what do the Giants have to do to make a real run in the postseason continue to play well I think the first units went out today and played extremely well and longer we can keep that going I think we got as good a chance as anybody else Michael Strahan thank you very much your support of the

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Published: Sun Sep 04 2022

Reddit Comments

[u/KyussSun]

Erik Williams was one of the dirtiest players I've ever seen. Maybe the dirtiest lineman outside of Kevin Gogan.

[u/rob132]

Is it true that they named the illegal hands to the face rule after Eric Williams?

[u/Capt91]

Strahan was such a beast, probably weighed 60 lbs less and just keeps attacking and backing up Williams