Video: Dak asked about following Aikman/Staubach's legacy

[GMO415]

Daks legacy is as bad as Romo's.

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

Daks legacy is as bad as Romo's.

Dak's the only one that can improve it.

 

[khiladi]

People think that Dak being great back then are those who think throwing rockets is about muscles. Throwing a ball consistently and accuracy is about technique. There is a reason most QBs are thin, but tall and fluid. Processing speed is a genetic gift that can be honed, it’s not found in the gym.

Dak would be just as inaccurate and clumsy and slow reading the field as he is now.

 

[Cowboysfandarin]

Aikman in this QB friendly era would easily set passing records.

All these “statistical friendly” offenses back in the 90s, like the K Gun and Run and Shoot, never won anything. In fact, that was the 90s, let alone pre-98 DB rules, when DBs could do a lot of things include contact after 5 yards.

You are also dealing with lighter equipment and faster stadiums.

Dak would be a bum in the 90s and prior to.

As much as I love Romo, he is NOT Aikman by any stretch.

I always admired Aikman. Those deep sideline out patterns and the way he timed them with Irvin and put that ball exactly where it needed to be was very impressive. He was also tough as nails. Was above average reading the Defense, no showboating, just played the game at a good hard ethical level. That said I personally don’t view him as one of the greatest of all time. He played in a system and it was a good system. He played amongst what most experts considered the best And most talented team in NFL history. The 92 / 93 Cowboys. That was a team where most of our back ups could be starters on almost any team in the NFL. We had so much talent we didn’t even know what to do with it. And we had a great coach who brought it all together.

 

[Creeper]

Dak should not be mentioned in the same sentence as Rodger Staubach. Roger was one of the smartest QBs to ever play the game, and the most competitive. It was not in Roger's DNA to falter down the stretch or not look like he was giving 200% in a big game.

 

[Praxit]

Because Staubach and Aikman were great, and Romo was not. They were a Heisman Trophy winner and #1 Overall pick, respectively, for a reason and lived up to it. 1st Ballot HOFers, Multiple SB winners and winningest QBs of their eras.

It’s no comparison. Romo was good but not on their level.

... Romo was the luckiest, UN-luckiest Dallas QB. He had the chops to play in SB. Not enough luck to make it one.

 

[TheFinisher]

... Romo was the luckiest, UN-luckiest Dallas QB. He had the chops to play in SB. Not enough luck to make it one.

Yes, and I don’t mean to hate on Romo but Troy Aikman is so laughably underappreciated by todays fans who never watched him play and are basing their judgement of him on stats from a completely different era.

Think about this, Aikman played during a time when the league featured QBs in their prime such as…

John Elway
Brett Farve
Jim Kelly
Dan Marino
Steve Young
Warren Moon
Etc

It was probably the greatest era of QB play in NFL history, and Aikman DOMINATED the league from 92-96.

He gets a rap as a game manager because the stats don’t seem laudy by today’s norms, but considering his ~30k passing yards rank him 5th for the 90s with all these QBs playing seems pretty damn good for a “game manager”. The facts are the system he played in hurt his numbers, but he played the position as technically sound as anyone. The accuracy and arm strength was elite, he threw one of the most catchable balls of all time, as pretty to watch as Warren Moon, and the playoff performance is the stuff of legend.

In the 9 seasons spanning 1991 to 1999 we only missed the playoffs ONCE. It’s just absurd the disrespect our own fan base shows him, for what, to try and elevate the legacy of Tony Romo? It’s non sense.

 

[Vtwin]

I remember that like it was yesterday. It was not a bad snap but someone snuck in a new ball that was so shiny it glistened. It was like trying to catch a wet tuna. If only Tony had been wearing gloves... history might have changed.

The league changed the rules on the handling of the K-balls because of that specific play.

The people using that play to dog Romo really didn't understand what they were watching. Romo had been the holder for quite some time because Parcells trusted him in that role. The only starting QB I can remember who also held on FGs. That play got Romo labeled as "choker" in his first season as a starter and the legion of simpletons who jumped on that bandwagon are still blowing their horns to this day.

 

[Vtwin]

Staubach - You felt you had a chance no matter what the situation was.

Aikman - Machine like precision and as tough as they come. Winner.

Romo - Staubachlike but without the supporting cast. More careless at times. Could win it for you but lose it for you also.

Prescott - Capable. Says the right things. You hope everyone around him plays great and he doesn't screw it up.

Take your pick.....

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

Yes, and I don’t mean to hate on Romo but Troy Aikman is so laughably underappreciated by todays fans who never watched him play and are basing their judgement of him on stats from a completely different era.

Think about this, Aikman played during a time when the league featured QBs in their prime such as…

John Elway
Brett Farve
Jim Kelly
Dan Marino
Steve Young
Warren Moon
Etc

It was probably the greatest era of QB play in NFL history, and Aikman DOMINATED the league from 92-96.

He gets a rap as a game manager because the stats don’t seem laudy by today’s norms, but considering his ~30k passing yards rank him 5th for the 90s with all these QBs playing seems pretty damn good for a “game manager”. The facts are the system he played in hurt his numbers, but he played the position as technically sound as anyone. The accuracy and arm strength was elite, he threw one of the most catchable balls of all time, as pretty to watch as Warren Moon, and the playoff performance is the stuff of legend.

In the 9 seasons spanning 1991 to 1999 we only missed the playoffs ONCE. It’s just absurd the disrespect our own fan base shows him, for what, to try and elevate the legacy of Tony Romo? It’s non sense.

Aikman was not a game manager. He was the leader of that team. He was deadly accurate. He gave up stats for the better of the team. If Romo would have done that more maybe things would have been different.

 

[Captain-Crash]

Aikman once said during a game, "Tony is already better than me". I'm 100 percent sure he has never said anything close to that about dak. LOL

 

[Xeven]

They didn't win those SuperBowls themselves, lol- they had far superior teams to win them with as well as far superior coaches too.

Aikman had a mountain for an OL. Not detracting from Troy but yeah..

 

[JoeKing]

Not really a fair question. The answer is so obvious. Dak has to win multiple Super Bowls before he can be in the same sentence with Roger & Troy.

 

[CowboyFrog]

Look I love #8 and #12 as much as the next guy, but lets be fair name me all the D-lineman Romo and Dak have had the pleasure of looking at in practice. No doubt they are the best QB's in our franchises history but they had some help.

 

[BoysForLife]

Aikman once said during a game, "Tony is already better than me". I'm 100 percent sure he has never said anything close to that about dak. LOL

Or ever will....

 

[Wangchung83]

Because Staubach and Aikman were great, and Romo was not. They were a Heisman Trophy winner and #1 Overall pick, respectively, for a reason and lived up to it. 1st Ballot HOFers, Multiple SB winners and winningest QBs of their eras.

It’s no comparison. Romo was good but not on their level.

enough said

 

[WillieBeamen]

Aikman’s career low was a divisional round playoff loss. That was Romo’s peak.

The people that want to group Romo with them have no idea what they’re talking about, Aikman was the prototype pocket passer. It’s night and day on talent, leadership, and ability to win. Dallas wins the super bowl in 2007 or 2014 if they had Aikman at quarterback. Hell maybe even 2009, or did you forget Romo has the #2 ranked defense in the league that year and choked by turning the ball over 3 times in Minnesota?

Respect the history of this franchise, it wasn’t always the clown show it’s been for the past quarter century.

 

[Wangchung83]

Aikman would be in a casket after what Romo went through from 2009 to 2013.

And Aikman looked like absolute crap after he lost a couple of all-pros on offense.

Do you mean Aikman looked like crap once he had more concussions than anyone can count on one hand. He played when it was a mans league, don't forget there's a reason why no QB use to play past 35 back then. It was b/c they stood in the pocket and took big hits from the likes of Lawrence Taylor, Reggie White, etc. Dak and Romo both couldn't hold those guys jock strap; forget being in the conversation.

 

[catiii]

Because Staubach and Aikman were great, and Romo was not. They were a Heisman Trophy winner and #1 Overall pick, respectively, for a reason and lived up to it. 1st Ballot HOFers, Multiple SB winners and winningest QBs of their eras.

It’s no comparison. Romo was good but not on their level.

This comment is why we can't have nice things.

 

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