If Aikman were the QB

[Super_Kazuya]

What in my post was incorrect? Was Romo not throwing short passes all game with the exception of of the last 4th and 2 play? Did Romo not have a high passer rating? Did the offense not leave points on the field instead of putting them on the scoreboard when they had the opportunity (Murray fumbled, Bailey missed FG, Dez dropped 4th down pass).

I think you are trying to read my post as a slam against Romo, but thanks for calling me a brain dead troll. Welcome to ignore.

Your entire post was incorrect and as I said it shows you didn’t watch the game.
Spare me the ignore threats... you’ve been here a month. No one will even notice you ignoring them.

 

[Aviano90]

No. I am not mixing them up. Romo left points on the field the first half.

I don't think "'Romo" left points on the field in the first half. We should have scored on the final 3 possessions of the 1st half but Bailey missed a FG, then had the 2nd attempt blocked. We only possessed the ball 4 times and would have averaged a whopping 4.25 points per possession if Bailey makes the FG. Bailey left points off the scorecboard in the 1st half.

If Romo was responsible for any failed drive, it would have been the 3rd drive in the 2nd half when he took sacks instead of throwing the ball away on 1st and 2nd downs taking the negative yards and creating bad down and distance. He had plenty of time to throw the ball away.

 

[CowboyRoy]

If Aikman was the current QB of the Cowboys this past season in his prime, how do you think he would fare with these receivers and what do you think his opinion would be of them?

He would have gotten destroyed.

 

[GMO415]

19-0

 

[Parcells4Life]

The offense would look completely different because Troy hated the shotgun. That’s why Gailey was fired. One of the best offensive minds here since Norv besides Payton got let go and Troy didn’t even last a full season afterwards.

That was definitely one of the times Jerry needed to look at the long term health of the franchise and not be prisoner of the moment.

But yes if Dak has Troys accuracy then the team definitely would have won at least the Seattle game.

Don’t know if it would have helped in Atlanta other than Troy would have demanded more help.

 

[Alexander]

You can sure tell it is the offseason when you have people wondering how a QB from 20 years ago would fare in one game from this past season.

Say, that reminds me. Does anyone think Roger Staubach could run a no huddle offense?

 

[khiladi]

You can compare Aikman coaching staff when they had Schula as OC..

 

[Tabascocat]

If Aikman was the QB........I would be 20 years old again!

 

[Northern_Cowboy]

The offense would look completely different because Troy hated the shotgun. That’s why Gailey was fired. One of the best offensive minds here since Norv besides Payton got let go and Troy didn’t even last a full season afterwards.

That was definitely one of the times Jerry needed to look at the long term health of the franchise and not be prisoner of the moment.

But yes if Dak has Troys accuracy then the team definitely would have won at least the Seattle game.

Don’t know if it would have helped in Atlanta other than Troy would have demanded more help.

If Dak had Troy's downfield accuracy he would not have been a 4th round pick. There are reasons guys go in later rounds

 

[khiladi]

I’m not wrong at all but go on thinking I am.


Aikman played in the most optimal situation a QB has ever played in and as soon as FA hit the team he was a shell not capable of carrying a team like Romo was capable of.


Maybe Aikman was better under the circumstances that he played under then Romo would’ve been but Romo was certainly better under the circumstances he played under then Aikman woulve been..

And Emmitt Smith was a better player then both of them. Emmitt was the greatest Cowboy of all time and we were awful without him. We could win without Aikman but not without Emmitt.

We couldn’t win with Emmitt with Babe Laufenburg as QB..

 

[camelboy]

I think you're getting caught up with nostalgia when it comes to Aikman. He was in a perfect situation. Romo was in a chaotic situation.

Romo could just do more as a QB. He could carry more on his shoulders.

He doesn't have all of the accolades that Aikman does because he never had to just sit back and be a glorified bus driver like Aikman was.

Yup ..yup .. just what I said ....

 

[camelboy]

I watched every game. Romo was a football Jesus. I actually feel like the people who don’t realize it didn’t watch other teams. He’s so underrated by the media and our own fans, and this thread proves it. It’s a dang shame, you can already see it, romos true amazing play will never get credit. The man basically was the only thing keeping Jason and Jerry from being the laughing stock of the nfl for the last 10
Years.

Yup ..aha .. just what I said ....

 

[TheSkaven]

If Aikman was the current QB of the Cowboys this past season in his prime, how do you think he would fare with these receivers and what do you think his opinion would be of them?

He probably gets concussed in that game against the Falcons.

 

[JDSmith]

He probably gets concussed in that game against the Falcons.

You realize that the head shots that he took over and over which got him concussed are no longer legal, right?

Pretending that Dak is tougher it more durable than Aikman was is simply delusional. If Dak had to take the same kind of shots that Aikman took early in his career Dak would be fetal. He gets twitchy now and defenders aren't allowed to touch his helmet, much less spear him in the head, or hit him too low, or take extra steps just to get a free shot on the QB. Quarterbacks are practically wrapped in bubble wrap now compared to when Aikman was playing .

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

It's a terrible measure of a single player unless you believe that the other 21 starters + special teams and the coach are just window dressing.

I don't see that. Other positions are not measured in the same way. That doesn't mean that other positions are not measured at all. That's kinda silly right? I mean, we all know that the QB position is different from all others. It's the most important position on the field. It's been that way since the days that I played (which was a long, long time ago), and if anything, it's gotten even more so. They get too much credit, they get too much blame, we've all heard that many times over because it's true. It's OK if you don't agree with me but that's the way I see it.

JMO

 

[kskboys]

And he had a TE's who could do damage over the middle. Not deep threats but certainly beyond the chains..

You watched that team and your focus is the TE? Dude........That is just sad.

 

[cern]

this is why the laws of physics only allow for going forward in time, but not backwards. we can only remember the past. we can't remember the future.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

And that proves nothing. Yelling at a teammate doesn't always have a positive affect. In fact, players on Jimmy's team were growing tired of him.


Nino: Things changed with Barry Switzer. Jay Novacek said the team needed that change because Jimmy Johnson was wearing thin. But that wasn’t the best thing in terms of long-term success, was it? Would Jimmy Johnson have won with that group of players, or would he have made changes in order to keep his team hungry

This is from the book Boys will be Boys by Jeff Pearlman

Yeah, those players were shipped off. Make no mistake, Troy had the most influence of any player on that team, in terms of personnel decisions.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

Let's be honest, how can any single player be truly measured. Especially QB. We can see talent, and we can see flaws and imagine perfect situations and such...
But reality is what it is.

For reasons out of his control and in his control- Tony didn't get us even close to anywhere.
Sometime it wasn't his fault, sometimes it was.

And here we are.

This might be the truest post in this entire thread. I mean, I hate to say that cause it's Corso, so....... yeah.

LOL.....

 

[Hadenough]

If Aikman was the current QB of the Cowboys this past season in his prime, how do you think he would fare with these receivers and what do you think his opinion would be of them?

I watched pretty much all of Aikmans games and whenever he threw for 300+ yards the Cowboys lost. I like Aikman but he was never the kind of QB that could carry a team. Just like Romo couldn't. The big difference between them is Aikman could hand the ball off 6 times in row to emmitt and then turn around and throw skinny post route perfect. Romo is a rhythm passer and needs to throw to be accurate.