Dak vs Aikman

Kellsbells

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1 QB win 3 Superbowl the other QB can't get out the divisional round, this can't be serious.

Romo and Dak are the same, failed in the playoffs.

Heck, at least Danny White got to multiple NFC Championship games
Yes, I’m serious. The game is different, the players are different, the coaches are different. Just asking for opinions. Sometimes people just end up in the right system at the right time, but might not succeed in a different system.
 

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Yes, I’m serious. The game is different, the players are different, the coaches are different. Just asking for opinions. Sometimes people just end up in the right system at the right time, but might not succeed in a different system.
Did you just start to watch football in the past few years . . . That would explain alot
 

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Im sorry but Romo never won anything meaningful even when he had very very good teams. I don’t want to nit pick but his record in the playoffs speaks for itself and no amount of excuse making will change it

The reality is that Dak and Romo are (were) both above average but inconsistent QBs who were giddy and happy to just be the Cowboys QB and paid well and be a celebrity

They don’t have it in them to rise to the occasion and play consistently good football for 4 consecutive games against the best teams in the playoffs

I can honestly say that I wish neither of them had become a QB for us because they kept us above average and competitive which gave Jerry the perfect excuse to do nothing
Well, I did say to argue the point is peeing in the wind.
Romo > Dak. that is my opinion. But I'm getting all upset if someone diagrees.

I won't go into degrading Dak but on Romo's behalf.....
3 of the 4 playoff losses in his era were beyond fluky.
  • 2006..I mean, who puts their starting QB out there on special teams? Plus then there's the ball itself, which is another story. Zero to do with him as a QB though. In fact Romo the QB drove them down for that go-ahead FG.
  • 2007..the game-winning TD pass with under 20 seconds left...again, he did his job at church time there as QB. can't throw it any better after leading them down the field for what should have been the win.
  • 2014..and then the Dez thing. Maybe we win, maybe not, but it was weird and the only incomplete pass the whole half.

Call it excuses. I don't care. They are facts
As a QB, in crunch time in those games, he did what he needed to do.
 

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I’ve seen plenty of Dak vs Romo comparisons. But swap Dak and Aikman. Does Dak lose on the 90s teams? Does Aikman win on this team? I don’t really have an opinion, tell me what you think.
4th rounder vs 1st pick in the draft. Case closed.
 

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Yes, I’m serious. The game is different, the players are different, the coaches are different. Just asking for opinions. Sometimes people just end up in the right system at the right time, but might not succeed in a different system.
Did you ever watch Aikman on the sideline during a game and what he did when players messed up? It's not just about talent, it's about mindset as well. The will to win at all cost, players doing it for the love of the game instead of a paycheck
 

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This is a troll thread. Having said that, Dak's play has brought this upon himself. Same with Romo when these type of threads showed up year after year.
 

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I’ve seen plenty of Dak vs Romo comparisons. But swap Dak and Aikman. Does Dak lose on the 90s teams? Does Aikman win on this team? I don’t really have an opinion, tell me what you think.
I was around watching the Cowboys in the 90s and Troy Aikman didn’t have to do near as much as Dak. Aikman didn’t throw the ball a lot during the 90s, which kept his career passing numbers down. It makes many question his Hall of Fame status. The Cowboys offense revolved around Emmitt Smith and the running game. I think the 90s teams could have won championships with pre-injury Dak but not so sure with this version of Dak because he’s become too up and down and throws too many INT’s. Even when he’s not having to pass the ball a lot he’s throwing INT’s. You don’t know what Dak you’re going to get from one week to the next. He had possibly the worst game of his career against Washington in the season finale, then turns around and had possibly his best game of his career against Tampa in the playoffs. He followed up that great performance with a bad game yesterday. You can’t win a championship with an inconsistent QB who turns the ball over multiple times practically every week. Troy Aikman‘s game never fluctuated like that and when it came down to making a big throw in a critical situation he made it. I’ve lost a lot of confidence in Dak.
 

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Did you just start to watch football in the past few years . . . That would explain alot
I know Aikman had arguably the best running back ever, and an amazing OL. He had WR who could get separation, and usually had more than a couple seconds to find them. And a different coordinator. He didn’t win those games on his own.
 

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We would have won yesterdays game with Steve Pelluer or Quincy Carter! I mean it really wouldn't have taken all that much offense to win it yesterday, guy is just a mental midget and can't read defenses worth a damn. Dak just has a bunch of nervous energy that gets worse when the moment is even bigger. This is a 7 year sample size, enough is enough.
 

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Aikman was the poster child for accuracy and consistency and was probably the top 1 or 2 QB's to throw in a timing-based offense, a real challenge for a QB like Prescott.

The other thing that Aikman did better than most I'd seen was adjust for the differing speeds of his receivers on slants and crossers. Romo struggled to do that and often threw behind the WR's but he had Witten's speed down pat.

As far as interceptions go, Kurt Warner had the best line I've heard on that "every interception has its own story". Not all of them are necessarily a bad pass.
 

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I’ve seen plenty of Dak vs Romo comparisons. But swap Dak and Aikman. Does Dak lose on the 90s teams? Does Aikman win on this team? I don’t really have an opinion, tell me what you think.
I think we do. a HOF QB would make a difference.
 

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I know Aikman had arguably the best running back ever, and an amazing OL. He had WR who could get separation, and usually had more than a couple seconds to find them. And a different coordinator. He didn’t win those games on his own.
Regarding your last sentence, he almost never lost them on his own either

1994 NFCCG at candlestick is the only one I can think of that comes to mind as being a genuinely bad game from aikman in that run. And he still almost rallied them. They believed in Troy

Can't say they feel that way about the current QB. And it shows
 

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This is a troll thread. Having said that, Dak's play has brought this upon himself. Same with Romo when these type of threads showed up year after year.
Troll thread? For asking about something I was curious about? More like a troll response.
 

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Aikman was the poster child for accuracy and consistency and was probably the top 1 or 2 QB's to throw in a timing-based offense, a real challenge for a QB like Prescott.

The other thing that Aikman did better than most I'd seen was adjust for the differing speeds of his receivers on slants and crossers. Romo struggled to do that and often threw behind the WR's but he had Witten's speed down pat.

As far as interceptions go, Kurt Warner had the best line I've heard on that "every interception has its own story". Not all of them are necessarily a bad pass.
Aikman was scary accurate. He had amazing anticipation too. I think thats where he really shined...I know you cant run that all the time as D's catch on but, i felt they got away from those timing routes over the years Aikman played. He would throw to a spot before the receiver even made his break and it would hit them between the numbers. Dak doesnt do this much if at all. He holds that ball too long, luckily most of the time he has had a really good line to protect him or he would be getting sacked 15 times a game. He has no anticipation. He waits till they are open and turn around then he throws it. Occasionally he will make some timing or touch throws but its rare IMO. Its straight ahead fastballs.
 
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