Yahoo Troy Aikman Article

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Disagree. You can’t take numbers from two completely different eras and say “this is the answer” I’ll take Woodson’s take. Troy played in an era with press coverage where guys mauled WRs and was one of the most accurate passers in playoff history. Romo played in a playground era. If you told me both QBs would switch eras would you trust Aikman in a wide open league or Romo...who already had interception issues..in a game where there was only so much space to throw? It’s easy
I would take Romo regardless, because he was better. By the way you might want to check out who had more “interception issues” because things didn’t happen the way you remember.
 

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I would take Romo regardless, because he was better. By the way you might want to check out who had more “interception issues” because things didn’t happen the way you remember.

You’d take zero SBs and the ability to wilt in the playoffs vs 3 SBs and a leader who players, including those in the article, said personally was the best snd was accurate under pressure? Ok. Guess your just being stubborn and can’t think outside your set number parameters. Enoy that world

Again I trust guys who played with and saw these guys up close than both of us armchair message boarders
 

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Wow. People who don't understand how much harder it was to play quarterback back then... I guess there's no helping them.

Just to mention one factor: I like Tony, but I'm not sure he could have survived the physical beating Troy took his rookie year.
 

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You’d take zero SBs and the ability to wilt in the playoffs vs 3 SBs and a leader who players, including those in the article, said personally was the best snd was accurate under pressure? Ok. Guess your just being stubborn and can’t think outside your set number parameters. Enoy that world

Again I trust guys who played with and saw these guys up close than both of us armchair message boarders
Troy Aikman in the playoffs, post 1995: 4 games, 1 W 3 L, 53% completions, 2 TD, 8 INT, 5.4 Y/A, 51 QB rating.
Now that’s what I call “wilting”.
 

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Wow. People who don't understand how much harder it was to play quarterback back then... I guess there's no helping them.

Just to mention one factor: I like Tony, but I'm not sure he could have survived the physical beating Troy took his rookie year.

Right! I’m was a Romo supporter but I don’t get how you don’t look at defenses and the way the game was played in the 90s and not see the chasm between the two eras and how hard it was to QB into tight windows
 

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Troy Aikman in the playoffs, post 1995: 4 games, 1 W 3 L, 53% completions, 2 TD, 8 INT, 5.4 Y/A, 51 QB rating.
Now that’s what I call “wilting”.

Dude that is pathetic. Where are the numbers pre 95 where he was setting accuracy records...also what were Romos in his limited experience ??

Troys playoff record 11-5. . He posted a triple-digit passer rating in nine of his 16 postseason games, all victories. He lost his first and final 3 being 10 of 11 in between. All 11 games won by 10 or more points. Had a better passer rating and stats in the playoffs than guys like Elway
 

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Dude you are pathetic. Where are the numbers pre 95 where he was setting accuracy records...also what were Romos in his limited experience ??

Troys playoff record 11-5. . He posted a triple-digit passer rating in nine of his 16 postseason games, all victories. He lost his first and final 3 being 10 of 11 in between. All 11 games by 10 or more points. Had a better passer rating and stats in the playoffs than guys like Elway
You mean what are the numbers when he had a HOF running back, HOF WR, one of the best OLs ever and a top 5 defense every year from 1992-1996? They are better. Imagine that.
 

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Don’t compare Romo to Troy, that’s ridiculous. 3 time Super Bowl winner?
 

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Troy could do things that Tony couldn't, at least early in his career.

Tony could do things Troy couldn't.

Two completely different styles though they were both tough as nails.

Troy's style of standing in the pocket and delivering the ball just before he got killed by the rush almost got him killed on those early teams. That style most certainly lead to the back problems that influenced his play the second half of his career.

Although Tony played in a more QB friendly era he never seemed to benefit from that as much as some of his peers did. Never got the calls that a Brady, a Manning or a Rodgers got.

Troy definitely was far more than a bus driver.

Regardless of what Tony presented to the media I don't know how anyone can question his desire and commitment after having watched his career unfold. He wanted it bad.
 

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Yet Aikman himself says Romo was better than he was.

Sure, but career to career comparison Troy did more with what was given to him. Romo basically managed to carry the team to 8-8 finishes and 2 post season wins. In fact his fumble in Seattle is the perfect analogy of his career, always close, but never quite there.
 

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Sure, but career to career comparison Troy did more with what was given to him. Romo basically managed to carry the team to 8-8 finishes and 2 post season wins. In fact his fumble in Seattle is the perfect analogy of his career, always close, but never quite there.
“More with what was given to him”? lol... you just have to laugh at the utter absurdity of the trolls on here.
 

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Dude that is pathetic. Where are the numbers pre 95 where he was setting accuracy records...also what were Romos in his limited experience ??

Troys playoff record 11-5. . He posted a triple-digit passer rating in nine of his 16 postseason games, all victories. He lost his first and final 3 being 10 of 11 in between. All 11 games won by 10 or more points. Had a better passer rating and stats in the playoffs than guys like Elway

What accuracy records did Aikman break?
 

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https://www.yahoo.com/sports/heres-...sity-joke-country-music-career-035843961.html

My favorite quote and why I’ve always said Troy is better than Romo and underrated

“Players, like Woodson, saw their quarterback arrive every day at 6:30 a.m. and adjusted their routines accordingly. They also respected his ability.

“We wanted Troy’s stamp of approval,” Johnston said.

“I used to call him ‘Cool Whip’ back in the day, cause he could whip the ball,” Woodson said of the former Super Bowl MVP and six-time Pro Bowl selection, who finished his career with 32,942 career passing yards and 165 career touchdowns. “We used to call him all kinds of names. ‘Cool Whip.’ ‘Eight Ball.’ You name it. He threw the perfect pass. He’s the best quarterback I’ve been around.

“You can’t tell me Tony Romo was a better quarterback than Troy. I don’t even think that’s a close comparison. Troy, with a wide-open offense, with his ability to deliver the football, at a young age, and be able to lead the way he did, he would put up astronomical numbers.”

Better than Romo?
LOL
Troy was way way better because a QBs job is to LEAD the team to the SB and Troy did it multiple times
Romo was a good QB just not a great one
Troy was a great QB
Huge difference
 

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Sure, but career to career comparison Troy did more with what was given to him. Romo basically managed to carry the team to 8-8 finishes and 2 post season wins. In fact his fumble in Seattle is the perfect analogy of his career, always close, but never quite there.

If you think the teams Romo was saddled with were comparable to the Super Bowl winning teams Aikman had during the pre-salary cap era, there’s a fundamental disconnect.
 

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Sure, but career to career comparison Troy did more with what was given to him. Romo basically managed to carry the team to 8-8 finishes and 2 post season wins. In fact his fumble in Seattle is the perfect analogy of his career, always close, but never quite there.
It is the perfect analogy to his career. Given poor options (holding as a starting QB and given a slicked ball), he would have still done something with it, but his teammates let him down when it matters (in this case the kicker not slowing down the one guy that could make the play).
 

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It is such a hard comparison....I don't think Troy would have been that good with the crappy O lines that Romo had the great part of his career. I don't know that Troy would have worked well with Dez....but maybe Troy would have snapped him into shape. I think there is no doubt that Troy had more athletic ability, especially as a young QB....but Tony could do much more with a less structured offense. Troy's resume says he is better, but I really think it isn't as far apart as a lot apparently do.

Troy would have made sure Garrett was fired for incompetence and that Jerry had an adequate supporting cast for him because Troy EXPECTED to be a winner and EXPECTED to win SBs. Tony was happy to be the QB of the Dallas Cowboys. He wanted to win SBs but didn't EXPECT it of himself and didn't know how to lead the team to get it done. Tony is a 'settler' and Troy is a winner. Tony and Garrett and Jerry were made for each other. All 3 happy to be mediocre and 'relevant'

It's not an accident that Troy won 3 SBs and Tony never even sniffed one. They're not in the same conversation.
 
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