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I love it that Troy is letting some of his middle ground "fair" sports commentating approach go to let everyone know how awesome Dak is.
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By Bob Hille
@bobhille
December 22, 2016 8:55am EST
Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman has jokingly compared his winless rookie season with the Cowboys to what Dak Prescott is doing in 2016.
But Aikman, Fox NFL's lead analyst, is dead serious in his support — in the near-term and far into the future — for Prescott over veteran Tony Romo.
Aikman had his strongest words yet for Prescott on Wednesday on SiriusXM NFL Radio, calling him the "most impressive" young quarterback he’s ever seen.
“Even this past week when owner Jerry Jones is coming saying what a great story it would be if Tony Romo led them to the Super Bowl in the postseason,” Aikman told host Pat Kirwan. “Yet he is having to answer those questions. And he goes out there and plays brilliantly against Tampa Bay. He is unflappable. I’m impressed by him. As we know, he has a lot of good things around him. That helps. But for a young quarterback to step into this game and do the things he has been able to do, I’m impressed. I do think he is the future. I think he will be the quarterback for a long time.”
Prescott ran off 11 consecutive wins, bookended by losses to the NFC East rival Giants that led to some questions. But he responded Sunday with a record-setting performance, completing 32 of 36 passes against the Bucs, an 88.9 completion rate that's the single-game best in Cowboys history and second-best in NFL history for a QB with at least 30 passes in a game.
“I’m absolutely amazed with him,” Aikman said. “There is nothing I don’t like about him. He was regarded as a project coming out of Mississippi State as a fourth-rounder. He had never taken snaps under center. He had never run play-action. He wasn’t even expected to be the backup. He was going to be a long-term project. After a few injuries, all of sudden he steps in.”
And, Aikman noted, even as a 23-year-old rookie, Prescott had that "it" a starting quarterback needs — Aikman saw it in the first pre-production TV meeting with him.
"I never felt the presence of a young quarterback like I did with him,” Aikman said of that initial meeting. “I said this was the most impressive young player I’ve ever been around at the position. I really believed he was going to go out and play well. Before halftime of the game in his first start I was no longer looking at him and viewing him as a rookie. My analysis was along the lines of a veteran quarterback. It spoke volumes how he carried himself.”
http://www.sportingnews.com/amp/nfl...aikman-comments-fox/rw3f7ol4ojd01g2b0vduz99zd
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By Bob Hille
@bobhille
December 22, 2016 8:55am EST
Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman has jokingly compared his winless rookie season with the Cowboys to what Dak Prescott is doing in 2016.
But Aikman, Fox NFL's lead analyst, is dead serious in his support — in the near-term and far into the future — for Prescott over veteran Tony Romo.
Aikman had his strongest words yet for Prescott on Wednesday on SiriusXM NFL Radio, calling him the "most impressive" young quarterback he’s ever seen.
“Even this past week when owner Jerry Jones is coming saying what a great story it would be if Tony Romo led them to the Super Bowl in the postseason,” Aikman told host Pat Kirwan. “Yet he is having to answer those questions. And he goes out there and plays brilliantly against Tampa Bay. He is unflappable. I’m impressed by him. As we know, he has a lot of good things around him. That helps. But for a young quarterback to step into this game and do the things he has been able to do, I’m impressed. I do think he is the future. I think he will be the quarterback for a long time.”
Prescott ran off 11 consecutive wins, bookended by losses to the NFC East rival Giants that led to some questions. But he responded Sunday with a record-setting performance, completing 32 of 36 passes against the Bucs, an 88.9 completion rate that's the single-game best in Cowboys history and second-best in NFL history for a QB with at least 30 passes in a game.
“I’m absolutely amazed with him,” Aikman said. “There is nothing I don’t like about him. He was regarded as a project coming out of Mississippi State as a fourth-rounder. He had never taken snaps under center. He had never run play-action. He wasn’t even expected to be the backup. He was going to be a long-term project. After a few injuries, all of sudden he steps in.”
And, Aikman noted, even as a 23-year-old rookie, Prescott had that "it" a starting quarterback needs — Aikman saw it in the first pre-production TV meeting with him.
"I never felt the presence of a young quarterback like I did with him,” Aikman said of that initial meeting. “I said this was the most impressive young player I’ve ever been around at the position. I really believed he was going to go out and play well. Before halftime of the game in his first start I was no longer looking at him and viewing him as a rookie. My analysis was along the lines of a veteran quarterback. It spoke volumes how he carried himself.”
http://www.sportingnews.com/amp/nfl...aikman-comments-fox/rw3f7ol4ojd01g2b0vduz99zd
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