Aikman on why he retired

Aikman is on record saying his back issues forced him to retire, not the concussions. Either way, watching him in the 2000 season was sad. You could tell his skills eroded beyond salvaging.
 
The Aikman love is ridiculous. He was a great qb here until he wasn’t. He’s been a solid broadcaster after that. The people that think he’s the second coming to football and some kind of football savant are delusional.
We just appreciate the memories he helped build. Same as Jimmy, Emmitt etc, etc. No one said he's a know it all that can levitate a helmet.
 
The Aikman love is ridiculous. He was a great qb here until he wasn’t. He’s been a solid broadcaster after that. The people that think he’s the second coming to football and some kind of football savant are delusional.
No the only delusional people around here are the ones that believe Jerry's lies and think anything he does will lead to a SB. For those of us who watched the Dynasty in action, we hold those players and coaches in high esteem. Maybe if we actually had something to cheer about the last 30 years but one failure after another.
 
Aikman stopped playing because he was cooked. If any team actually wanted him to play they would have offered him legit money and he would have played.

Aikman sought out a starting QB gig. He did not get one. That really tells you everything you really need to know.
He could have accepted the Eagles deal. That team was in a pickle having lost their starting QB, and Aikman was available. Andy Reid offered it to him.
 
The Aikman love is ridiculous. He was a great qb here until he wasn’t. He’s been a solid broadcaster after that. The people that think he’s the second coming to football and some kind of football savant are delusional.
Some people are both talented and driven and Troy had both in spades. That does not however mean that their judgement or football creativity are sufficient to run a team. I believe that he falls in that category as well. He was physically gifted. There is no doubt about that, but people shouldn't fool themselves into thinking he could be a GM and excel.
 

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