Aikman On Rome today - 09/10/09

[TellerMorrow34]

Troy Aikman will be on Jim Rome's radio show today during the shows third hour. It just started here about 17 minutes ago so that way anyone interested in listening to the interview.

http://www.1430thebuzz.com/main.html

That's the place I go to and hit the listen to it live link so that I can hear the radio show. I figured anyone itnerested could just go there and listen to Troy today. He'll be on sometime after 1pm central time.

 

[YosemiteSam]

He is going on there to talk about Emmitt bashing the Cowboys and then bash the Cowboys with the "correct tone" afterwards. :laugh2:

 

[Hypnotoad]

I am not sure this deserves its own thread, but here's what Aikman had to say on Mike and Mike this morning...

Audio/video: http://www.clipser.com/watch_video/1357167

Text Transcript:

Skinny Mike: We predicted cowboys to miss playoffs, and this will trigger a lot of changes in Dallas. What do you expect?

Troy: I expect them to have a good year. I would be surprised if they did not make the playoffs this year. I know expectations are high, but I don't know they are higher than what they were a year ago. Without some of the drama, it seems to be an organization to be getting ready to play for a football season. Which doesn't seem to be the case previous seasons. That being said, I don't see them winning the NFC East. You can make a case for Philly, New York, or Dallas. Only team I dont see winning East is Washington. I can see any one of the three coming out of it. Having said all that I think philly wins it.

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[TellerMorrow34]

He's on right now.

 

[Hostile]

I think he is hands down the best color analyst in the NFL right now. I know that is not a popular opinion because he does not gush over the Cowboys, but I stand by it.

 

[WoodysGirl]

He's on right now.

Recap, Brave?

 

[Chief]

Great, great interview.

They covered a lot of areas. Rome did a good job and Troy is gold.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

they need to put Michael and Troy in the same booth

the chemistry would be dynamic

 

[Plumfool]

they need to put Michael and Troy in the same booth

the chemistry would be dynamic

Worked before

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

He was on Fox and Friends this morning as well.

 

[NextGenBoys]

I think he is hands down the best color analyst in the NFL right now. I know that is not a popular opinion because he does not gush over the Cowboys, but I stand by it.

I dont understand the Aikman hate at all.

Some fans just want him to spew Pro Cowboys garbage at all times, but that's not going to happen.

I agree, he is the best color analyst out there. Him and Buck call the best games hands down.

 

[Hostile]

I dont understand the Aikman hate at all.

Some fans just want him to spew Pro Cowboys garbage at all times, but that's not going to happen.

I agree, he is the best color analyst out there. Him and Buck call the best games hands down.

I don't want that of any announcer. I listened to the Minnesota Vikings broadcast for that last PS game. It was all Vikings. It was also annoying as hell. It would be annoying for any team to be gushed over like that.

 

[superpunk]

they need to put Michael and Troy in the same booth

the chemistry would be dynamic

I hate three person booths, and Michael and Troy would both be doing color.

Plus I think Michael would just end up shouting everybody down.

 

[TellerMorrow34]

Recap I'll do my best. I don't remember it all completely here so bare with me.

1. They immediately talked about what Emmitt said and Rome asked if Troy agreed. Troy said he did not agree and that he felt that Dallas would have a very good year. So he didn't agree with the 7-9 sentiment at all.

2. Rome asked him about Romo being a leader and if Romo now, in Troy's opinion, fully understood what it meant to be a Cowboys QB and as I recall Troy didn't exactly answer one way or another and it was basically one of those we'll have to wait and see kind of things.

3. Troy felt Dallas could have that good year cause they've had an offseason without a bunch of distractions and things taking away from what they're doing. He liked that and thinks it will help. This sort of went into Troy talking about Irvin and how despite Irvin liking to run hard, on the field and off the field, that Michael, while drawing attention to himself, never did so in a way that it took away from the team. He talked about how you could ask every single person that ever played with Michael and they'd say he was their hardest worker and they loved playing with him.

4. The only other thing I remember, right now, is that he plugged the Campells Chunky Soup thing.


I'm sure I missed some good stuff in there, and such, as I was listening to it at work and thus my full attention wasn't able to be on it.

 

[CoCo]

I think he is hands down the best color analyst in the NFL right now. I know that is not a popular opinion because he does not gush over the Cowboys, but I stand by it.

I don't know whether he's the best analyst or not but Cowboys aside (just to take that factor out of the equation) I just really like the guy's style. He is extremely professional.

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

1. They immediately talked about what Emmitt said and Rome asked if Troy agreed. Troy said he did not agree and that he felt that Dallas would have a very good year. So he didn't agree with the 7-9 sentiment at all.

:laugh1:

Yesterday Jim Rome mentioned what Emmitt said and agreed with Emmitt, and went so far as to say there was "no way" you could disagree with Emmitt.

 

[Chief]

I was driving while listening, so this is going off memory.

The first question out of the gate was, of course, Emmitt's comments a few days ago about Dallas being a 7-9 team. Troy said he strongly disagreed with that prediction. He said he believes Dallas will be "very good" this year.

Troy liked that they are flying under the radar this off-season and training camp with little or no distractions. He said the players and the franchise needed that. He said they're focused on football only, for a change.

On the topic of Owens being gone, Troy said the offense shouldn't miss him because they still have so many weapons (mentioned Roy, Hurd, Austin, Witten, Martellus and the running backs).

He spoke very highly of Tony, saying that he "emphatically" believes Tony is a "franchise quarterback." He said, "as a former NFL player, I see ability he has that is outstanding," something like that (I'm sure he's talking about the quick release and the ability to watch downfield as he moves laterally, etc.). He said Tony will win "multiple playoff games" in his career, but not sure about a Super Bowl, because it will be difficult to keep his supporting cast together.

On Tony's comment after the season about "if this is the worst thing that happens to me, then ..." .. Troy said that Tony has to remember that fans of teams (not just the Cowboys), live and die each Sunday with their team and Tony's comment caused a "disconnect" with the fans.

They talked a lot about Michael Irvin, and Troy (as always) talked highly of Mike's work ethic and how he was the leader of the team and how close he is to him.

Those were just some of the high points.

Troy never says anything real controversial or anything, but he is a great interview in that his answers are very thoughtful and intelligent.

 

[CrazyCowboy]

Troy is my favorite.....even if he picked the beagles.....I disagree with Troy.....it will be Cowboys!

 

[CoCo]

Recap I'll do my best. I don't remember it all completely here so bare with me.

1. They immediately talked about what Emmitt said and Rome asked if Troy agreed. Troy said he did not agree and that he felt that Dallas would have a very good year. So he didn't agree with the 7-9 sentiment at all.

2. Rome asked him about Romo being a leader and if Romo now, in Troy's opinion, fully understood what it meant to be a Cowboys QB and as I recall Troy didn't exactly answer one way or another and it was basically one of those we'll have to wait and see kind of things.

3. Troy felt Dallas could have that good year cause they've had an offseason without a bunch of distractions and things taking away from what they're doing. He liked that and thinks it will help. This sort of went into Troy talking about Irvin and how despite Irvin liking to run hard, on the field and off the field, that Michael, while drawing attention to himself, never did so in a way that it took away from the team. He talked about how you could ask every single person that ever played with Michael and they'd say he was their hardest worker and they loved playing with him.

4. The only other thing I remember, right now, is that he plugged the Campells Chunky Soup thing.


I'm sure I missed some good stuff in there, and such, as I was listening to it at work and thus my full attention wasn't able to be on it.

Point #1 - I'll skip this for now.

Point #2 - Here's the difference between Emmitt & Troy. Troy gently pointed out this shortcoming at season's end, even a year ago during the Cabo thing if I recall. Now, he simply says "wait and see." Its neither pro nor con. It doesn't skirt the issue either. It also allows him to maintain a relationship with Tony in a way that he could help him.

Emmitt's approach, to me, had more of a "write him off" flavor.

Point #3 - This is classic Troy in how he approaced the game. I also think he's probably a bit more forgiving of Michael not being a distraction than is appropriate. We all know that no one outworked Michael on the field. But suggesting that negated any of the White House distraction stuff probably isn't 100% accurate.

Mike is probably the poster boy for claims that "off the field doesn't matter if you work hard while clocked in" but not every athlete can pull that off.

 

[CoCo]

I was driving while listening, so this is going off memory.

The first question out of the gate was, of course, Emmitt's comments a few days ago about Dallas being a 7-9 team. Troy said he strongly disagreed with that prediction. He said he believes Dallas will be "very good" this year.

Troy liked that they are flying under the radar this off-season and training camp with little or no distractions. He said the players and the franchise needed that. He said they're focused on football only, for a change.

On the topic of Owens being gone, Troy said the offense shouldn't miss him because they still have so many weapons (mentioned Roy, Hurd, Austin, Witten, Martellus and the running backs).

He spoke very highly of Tony, saying that he "emphatically" believes Tony is a "franchise quarterback." He said, "as a former NFL player, I see ability he has that is outstanding," something like that (I'm sure he's talking about the quick release and the ability to watch downfield as he moves laterally, etc.). He said Tony will win "multiple playoff games" in his career, but not sure about a Super Bowl, because it will be difficult to keep his supporting cast together.

They talked a lot about Michael Irvin, and Troy (as always) talked highly of Mike's work ethic and how he was the leader of the team and how close he is to him.

Those were just some of the high points.

Troy never says anything real controversial or anything, but he is a great interview in that his answers are very thoughtful and intelligent.

He always has spoken highly of Romo. He sees the talent of the guy and even when he points out his flaws you're left with a sense that Troy believes in the guy and even pulls for him as a former Cowboy.

Troy doesn't hand out false praise from what I've seen. He actually gets enthusiastic about Romo when he talks about him.