Aikman was average: regular season - 141 int's to 165 td's

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[noshame]

Dak didn't have to play Troy's first season with a high school surrounding cast lol

 

[Cowboyz88]

Anyone questioning Aikman is younger than 35 and still needs to learn that stats don't tell the entire story.

They can now resume their Romo worshipping.

 

[thunderpimp91]

This is a terrible argument...really comparing apples to oranges here.

1) Completely different Era...give Montana/Aikman/Young etc. the rules of today and you wouldnt be looking up to see records being broken year after year. in the 80s/90s 300+ yard games and 40+ attempts were rare.
2) The majority of Aikmans glory days, and the 90s dynasty were pre NFL salary cap. Jerry could dish out all the cash he wanted for a QB, and still have plenty to go shopping/keep guys around.

 

[Ozone22]

When Aikman played it was more run the ball, smash-mouth football with different rules. Dak plays in a pass-happy league where you can barely touch the QB in the pocket. Aikman was one of the most accurate QBs ever. Can you imagine him playing in today's NFL with these rules with the accuracy he had?
I have a question, who would you rather have at QB right now Aikman or Dak throwing a deep route for the win?

 

[pitt33]

Dumbest Fanbase Ever

It really can be.

 

[75boyz]

Based off strictly raw numbers this could be applied to a good portion of 70s HOF QBs like Staubach and Bradshaw and Stabler. Some well before them in earlier eras as well.

I guess the HOF committee must take more than statistical numbers into account when voting a prospective player in.

Plunkett won 2 championships and he's not in.
Other retired guys like Krieg and Testaverde played forever and have good longevity based stats but must not meet the specific HOF criteria they are looking for in order to vote them in I assume.

So I guess it may not be an exact science on how one's career performance is selected to the HOF.

My .02

 

[Gangsta Spanksta]

Using the SAME standards Dak haters use.

Too bad unlike Dak he was clutch in the playoffs

 

[Gangsta Spanksta]

I must have missed something. Did Aikman say something derogatory about Dak that offended someone?

It's just some people on here are Dak fans and not Cowboys fans.

 

[Gangsta Spanksta]

What did Aikman do after 1995?

Win the 1996 Super Bowl?

 

[MoistMayonnaise]

I'll take Troy's three rings v. Dak's .... wait, Dak doesn't have anything.

 

[CanadianCowboysFan]

Using the SAME standards Dak haters use.

oh God

 

[SultanOfSix]

Ah, the good old days when the Cowboys actually won something that mattered.

Aikman was as close to perfect a QB in terms of accuracy and efficiency in the playoffs that any team could ask for.

Had it not been for Jerry’s ego and Jimmy’s to a slightly lesser level, those Triplet teams likely would be the only team to win four SBs or more in a row and compete for more.

 

[bigE79]

Using the SAME standards Dak haters use.

Just like the song says"people are strange"..just like this thread...did Dak ever have to play with the team Aikmen had to play with in 89 or 90..your Dak love is starting to get a little freaky.

 

[DFWJC]

League was different then.

Aikman was also clutch in the playoffs. Like money clutch. Like most accurate playoff passer ever clutch.

This

It was ENTIRELY different 25-30 years ago. Heck, it was very different (and harder for QBs) even 10 years ago, let alone 30.

There is some truth that even compared to his era, Aikman was not elite during the regular season. He did have a few real nice playoff runs though....though he was surrounded by many HOFers.

But you can't compare stats across eras like that. Compare ONLY to others in the same era.

 

[CowboysFanSince88]

And always scared to play at the VET

 

[JBond]

Using the SAME standards Dak haters use.

How many times are you going to post the same stupid thought in one day? This is at least the second time. Guess you didn't get enough "likes" the first time.

Kids...

 

[JBond]

Learn your Dallas Cowboys history. Happy to send you the book, at my cost.

 

[Cowboysheelsreds053]

Troy made his money from the PO to SB, where he was ice cold money. First couple of years was not good with that OL. Heck one game against Reggie White he was sacked about 10 or 11 times that one game.

 

[Bizwah]

As many have said....the league was different. QBs could get clobbered, WRs could get blasted, teams ran the ball more. Many times Aikman and the run game would get us out to a pretty sizable halftime lead. Emmitt and Co would then run the game out the last quarter.

Everyone that played with Aikman lauded his team-mentality. He easily could've had more yards and TDs, but there was only one stat Aikman cared about...wins.