Its amazing to me how many people give so much credit to Aikman for the 90's team. You would think that he was Tom Brady leading his team and willing them to SB's throwing for 400 yards and 4 TD's.
When the Cowboys were down going into the 2nd half, they came out running the ball. I remember they would run it like 6 out of 7 times. They won many of those games in the 4th when the defense was just too tired from battle in the oline and Emmitt.
And its not like the Cowboys were scoring big points every week. Lots of 27-17 type wins.
Edit: lol... I responded to the wrong post. But the arguments still hold.
You're taking the story from Super Bowl 28 and extrapolating out to be representative of their entire modus operandi. Like I said, rewatch those old games. 1992 is a fun season if you have the time. I know going into the
NFC Championship that year they explicitly stated they were, "going to pass to set up the run." Check the beginning of the second half. At 1:44:58 of that video Summerall mentions both teams coming in with that philosophy and Madden says, "especially the Cowboys." But that philosophy was remarked upon multiple times throughout the season, too (like I said, I've had the time recently).
"So much credit to Aikman," is what? His deserved credit? You realize he threw 10 TDs and no picks in 3 playoff games in 1992? They struggled quite a bit to run early in those games. You seem to have a rosy opinion of the o-line. Not saying they weren't great but it's not like Troy was never sacked or hit as he threw (especially since he threw a lot from under center).
I know it was said on something I watched recently (maybe his top 100 vid?) that he has the highest playoff completion % of any QB, including Brady. Just because he didn't put up gawdy numbers doesn't diminish him or his contribution to one of the greatest teams in NFL history.
