Troy Aikman: Yards are not what we should be looking at

erod · Sep 29, 2020

Today on The Ticket.

"NFL is now like the NBA. It doesn't matter what you do all game, it comes down to the last 5 minutes."

"400 yards is offense is not a a big deal anymore. Throwing for 400 yards isn't that hard to do."

True.

Mos every team comes back from big deficits. Used to be rare in Troy's day.

He added that CBA negotiations these days bring the owners more money and players less practice time, and it shows.

Wasn't criticizing Dak or quarterbacks in general, but was inferring that the league as a whole had changedichanged and is less disciplined.

jrumann59 · Sep 29, 2020

The age of 6-8 great QBs in the league are gone. Once Brees, Brady, Rothlisberger, and Rodgers retires there is one truly Great in Wilson, and one almost there and then there is the rest.

INCowboysFan · Sep 29, 2020

jrumann59 said:
The age of 6-8 great QBs in the league are gone. Once Brees, Brady, Rothlisberger, and Rodgers retires there is one truly Great in Wilson, and one almost there and then there is the rest.

Mahomes isn't great?

jrumann59 · Sep 29, 2020

INCowboysFan said:
Mahomes isn't great?

He is almost there. His body of work is impressive but to call him great, maybe if he repeats last year. He and Wilson are Head shoulders above the rest of the younger QBs in the league

starfan1 · Sep 29, 2020

listening to the fan this morning and them idiots are already crowning Mahomes the GOAT

Swagger · Sep 29, 2020

Wilson, Rodgers and Mahomes. Best three by a long way.

acr731 · Sep 29, 2020

erod said:
Today on The Ticket.

"NFL is now like the NBA. It doesn't matter what you do all game, it comes down to the last 5 minutes."

"400 yards of offense is not a a big deal anymore. Throwing for 400 yards isn't that hard to do."

True.

Mos every team comes back from big deficits. Used to be rare in Troy's day.

He added that CBA negotiations these days bring the owners more money and players less practice time, and it shows.

Wasn't criticizing Dak or quarterbacks in general, but was inferring that the league as a whole had changedichanged and is less disciplined.

Tell that to the Dak slobberers who think he should be paid 800 million a year based solely on stats.

RustyBourneHorse · Sep 29, 2020

jrumann59 said:
The age of 6-8 great QBs in the league are gone. Once Brees, Brady, Rothlisberger, and Rodgers retires there is one truly Great in Wilson, and one almost there and then there is the rest.

And Mahomes. I think Mahomes is the best QB in the NFL atm.

America's Cowboy · Sep 29, 2020

acr731 said:
Tell that to the Dak slobberers who think he should be paid 800 million a year based solely on stats.

Why not, ACR? All the rest of them QBs are.

Let me guess? You'd rather have Andy Dalton? :lmao:

DanTanna · Sep 29, 2020

I agree with Aikman. 400 yards in a game or "setting records" for total yards in a season is waaaay overrated.

It's what you do when it matters. At the end of every close game, when we need 80 yards in 90 seconds, Dak goes into his 3 yard pass to Schultz routine. Or three yard dump to whomever. I'd like to see that stat of last play drives and the average distance the ball is in the air for Dak. Kellen isn't calling a 3 yard out to Schultz. A huge indicator of a GREAT QB is his red zone ability, and end of game ability.

erod · Sep 29, 2020

Swagger said:
Wilson, Rodgers and Mahomes. Best three by a long way.

Yep, because Brady, Brees, Roethlisberger, and Rivers are in a steep downturn. I still think Stafford has been a victim of circumstance, as is Ryan to a degree.

Burrow looks very promising if he can survive his offensive line, and Lamar Jackson is uniquely talented and might get there. We'll see if Murray, Tua, Mayfield, Locke, Watson, or Herbert can get there. Darnold may be too mentally damaged from playing in that disaster, and I think Dak, Watson, Tannehill, Allen, Carr, Garapollo, and Cousins, are what they are. Good, but flawed quarterbacks.

Jake · Sep 29, 2020

DanTanna said:
I agree with Aikman. 400 yards in a game or "setting records" for total yards in a season is waaaay overrated.

It's what you do when it matters. At the end of every close game, when we need 80 yards in 90 seconds, Dak goes into his 3 yard pass to Schultz routine. Or three yard dump to whomever. I'd like to see that stat of last play drives and the average distance the ball is in the air for Dak. Kellen isn't calling a 3 yard out to Schultz. A huge indicator of a GREAT QB is his red zone ability, and end of game ability.

71 points should be more than enough to win two games. The reason it's not had little to do with one end of the game drive a lot to do with sloppy turnovers and bad defense.

Rack · Sep 29, 2020

jrumann59 said:
The age of 6-8 great QBs in the league are gone. Once Brees, Brady, Rothlisberger, and Rodgers retires there is one truly Great in Wilson, and one almost there and then there is the rest.

Mahomes too.

baltcowboy · Sep 29, 2020

jrumann59 said:
The age of 6-8 great QBs in the league are gone. Once Brees, Brady, Rothlisberger, and Rodgers retires there is one truly Great in Wilson, and one almost there and then there is the rest.

Mahomes and Wince says hi.

rnr_honeybadger · Sep 29, 2020

INCowboysFan said:
Mahomes isn't great?

I'm curious to see how he holds up once the pieces start leaving because of his salary. Tom Brady's single best decision was to sign for a lower salary to keep a competitive team around him. That's what got him those titles. Had he not done that he would have won a single titles and been like Rodgers.

CATCH17 · Sep 29, 2020

Furboy said:
And Mahomes. I think Mahomes is the best QB in the NFL atm.

He’s probably the best talent this league has seen.

What can’t he do?

MaineBoy · Sep 29, 2020

jrumann59 said:
He is almost there. His body of work is impressive but to call him great, maybe if he repeats last year. He and Wilson are Head shoulders above the rest of the younger QBs in the league

Mahones is great...and unreal...

Future · Sep 29, 2020

acr731 said:
Tell that to the Dak slobberers who think he should be paid 800 million a year based solely on stats.

Nobody thinks this. The only people who bring up yards are the ones, like you, who like to whine about him at every opportunity and then use yards against him.

DallasDW00ds0n · Sep 29, 2020

Mahomes is easily the best QB right now. Can’t imagine any GM picking any other QB to start franchise with

OmerV · Sep 29, 2020

jrumann59 said:
The age of 6-8 great QBs in the league are gone. Once Brees, Brady, Rothlisberger, and Rodgers retires there is one truly Great in Wilson, and one almost there and then there is the rest.

I'm not sure 6-8 was ever really normal. There weren't that many QBs in the same league as Montana, for example, in his time. Or Unitas in his time. There could be 5-6 now, which may be closer to a normal number, but even then its because of the rare longevity of some of the ones on that list. The 4 QB's you named above are all 37 or older (Brady is 43, Brees is 41, Ben is 38 and Rodgers is 37). That kind of longevity at an elite level is not normal, and is the only reason we have so many considered elite at this time.

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