Troy Aikman: 'I really believe [the Cowboys] have something' with QB Dak Prescott

[visionary]

That Troy is such a hater
Never says anything positive about the Cowboys
Maybe he is jealous

 

[BermyStar]

It would be great to have the next great QB and not have to keep drafting QB's with the hope they are the next great thing !!!

Especially if it means getting desperate and mortgaging 2 or 3 drafts in order to trade up.

 

[dallasdave]

Especially if it means getting desperate and mortgaging 2 or 3 drafts in order to trade up.

 

[MarionBarberThe4th]

He's getting away with a lot of stuff right now I say he throws a pick has two fumbles and loses one of them

 

[Boyzmamacita]

He's getting away with a lot of stuff right now I say he throws a pick has two fumbles and loses one of them

QBs get away with stuff every week in every game. We're just scrutinizing Dak really hard, waiting for that first mistake that costs us or that first bad game. Even veterans turn the ball over. I hope everybody remembers that when it happens.

 

[dallasdave]

QBs get away with stuff every week in every game. We're just scrutinizing Dak really hard, waiting for that first mistake that costs us or that first bad game. Even veterans turn the ball over. I hope everybody remembers that when it happens.

He played good for his 1st game !! Dallas wins this Sunday and DAK has a good game and all is new again !!!

 

[Oh_Canada]

Romo was and is a very good qb, but come playoff time Troy Aikman had very few peers.

Aikman is a pretty good talent evaluator and if he thinks Dallas has something in Dak people should take notice.

 

[MarionBarberThe4th]

QBs get away with stuff every week in every game. We're just scrutinizing Dak really hard, waiting for that first mistake that costs us or that first bad game. Even veterans turn the ball over. I hope everybody remembers that when it happens.

I don't think any is scrutinizing him. I think they had a conservative game gameplan and yet he still missed on a lot of throws and didn't help his receivers out with his ball placement at all.

I love his poise and ability to keep his eyes up while evading a rush. That's an awesome trait for a rookie and we're lucky we have a rookie with that. That's the kind of thing you either have or don't so he's got balls

 

[Boyzmamacita]

I don't think any is scrutinizing him. I think they had a conservative game gameplan and yet he still missed on a lot of throws and didn't help his receivers out with his ball placement at all.

I love his poise and ability to keep his eyes up while evading a rush. That's an awesome trait for a rookie and we're lucky we have a rookie with that. That's the kind of thing you either have or don't so he's got balls

scru·ti·nize/ˈskro͞otnˌīz/ verb - examine or inspect closely and thoroughly.

Um, he's absolutely being scrutinized.

 

[Bleu Star]

Of course Troy supports Romo. That was never in question. And of course there was post Bledsoe excitement. That also wasn't in question.

What I said was Trot called Romo a better player than he was. That was I'm fact dismissed by the large contingent of fans who have seen a great player come and go over the last 10 years and stubbornly failed to notice.

Let's not act as though Tony has not had several opportunities over the course of his career to inject major positive results into it. This blame game where we blame everyone else for Tony doing nothing playoff wise is ridiculous. He has been our field general and one that has had more flexibility than most others to influence the outcome of every play with his ability to change plays/improvise at the line. He is not without blame for his own shortcomings. That said, if he hadn't been idiotic in his first preseason game, we wouldn't even be having this conversation right now because we would probably be 1-0 with Romo upright.

Who scrambles in a meaningless preseason game after returning from injury??? I mean seriously... Who does that? Friggin idiotic. & That is what pains me. His mind is incapable of accepting the fact that his body has deteriorated. His mind is incapable of realizing he should use the pocket to his advantage going forward or just throw it away. This is why I don't see him lasting longer than a few games when he returns...

 

[cowboyblue22]

I just wonder if dak turns out to be a franchise qb will the cowboys waste his years like they have tony time here its hard to have must trust in the org. when you have watched them be so clueless as to how to build a team over time.

 

[percyhoward]

Danny White was a great Cowboy who took an average team to 3 straight Conference Championship Games.

Not even close. White was a very good player who was fortunate enough to have the best supporting cast in the NFL over those three seasons. Of the teams with the most wins, those Dallas teams had the league's best defense and best running game. In any one particular year, there was always a team that was better than the Cowboys, but no team was consistently better over that 3-year period.

1980-82
Dallas Cowboys
Defense
pts allowed 8th
DPR 5th
Running game
yards 4th
TD 8th
team avg rank 6th

1980-82
Philadelphia Eagles
Defense
pts allowed 7th
DPR 7th
Running game
yards 14th
TD 8th
team avg rank 9th

1980-82
Washington Commanders
Defense
pts allowed 8th
DPR 7th
Running game
yards 12th
TD 13th
team avg rank 10th

1980-82
Miami Dolphins
Defense
pts allowed 10th
DPR 12th
Running game
yards 10th
TD 14th
team avg rank 12th

1980-82
Oakland Raiders
Defense
pts allowed 16th
DPR 14th
Running game
yards 12th
TD 13th
team avg rank 14th

1980-82
San Diego Chargers
Defense
pts allowed 23rd
DPR 19th
Running game
yards 14th
TD 3rd
team avg rank 15th

 

[Bleu Star]

I just wonder if dak turns out to be a franchise qb will the cowboys waste his years like they have tony time here its hard to have must trust in the org. when you have watched them be so clueless as to how to build a team over time.

This worries me too.. But we are closer than we have enough etc been. Just gotta load up that defense. I would draft 100% defense next year. top to bottom.

 

[MarionBarberThe4th]

scru·ti·nize/ˈskro͞otnˌīz/ verb - examine or inspect closely and thoroughly.

Um, he's absolutely being scrutinized.

k

 

[JakeCamp12]

"Yes, last year was unusual in the fact that it was 4-12, but this has been a pretty average football team with the exception of 2014 in recent years."

This is the real issue, we are an average team that needs something, I don't know what that is, to get over the top. I believe it is a better defense, which we have struggled to field since Wade left. We invest in bodies, but have found maybe 3 players that are difference makers. Jones, Lee (when healthy) and at time Crawford. The rest of the defense are average players at best. Until this changes, we will continue to be average.

 

[percyhoward]

This is the real issue, we are an average team that needs something, I don't know what that is, to get over the top. I believe it is a better defense, which we have struggled to field since Wade left. We invest in bodies, but have found maybe 3 players that are difference makers. Jones, Lee (when healthy) and at time Crawford. The rest of the defense are average players at best. Until this changes, we will continue to be average.

Only defenses without a Top 12 season since 2010:

Oakland
Washington
Dallas

 

[Bowdown27]

Love Troy and love his confidence in Dak.

 

[Oh_Canada]

He's getting away with a lot of stuff right now I say he throws a pick has two fumbles and loses one of them

Guess Dez and Bease got away with dropping two td's last game as well?

 

[Redball Express]

I really believe Troy.

Lovingly Yours,

Bleu


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Dallas Cowboys Hall of Famer Troy Aikman recently joined The Musers on KTCK 1310 The Ticket to talk all things football. Here are some highlights:

Question: How did you think the rookie [Dak Prescott] played for the Cowboys?

Troy Aikman: I thought he played really well. I really did. I thought that he would going into the game. I was very impressed with him. When I talked to you guys last Thursday I had not yet met Dak. I met him the following day in our production meetings. Like everything I had heard, just really an impressive young man. I felt that coming out of that that this guy really seems to be pretty relaxed and really prepared. I saw him just before the game [and] had the same thoughts. I just felt that he was going to play well and I thought that he did.

In fact...I had commented to Joe [Buck], we were at a commercial break, I said, 'Geez. You kind of forget that the kid's playing in his first game ever.' You know? He was so poised in the way that he handled things. I really didn't sense that they were doing anything to hold him back.

I thought the way he opened up the game was good. I commented on it during the broadcast: I felt that Scott Linehan did a good job of mixing things up. I know what the game plan was for the Giants defensively. They allowed him to throw on some early downs. It wasn't just waiting until third downs.

So, yeah, I was impressed with him. Obviously they lose the game, but Dak Prescott, in my opinion anyway, he's not the reason why that happened. But I was happy for him the way he came out in his first start.



Question: How important is preparation for a quarterback compared to physical attributes like arm strength?

Troy Aikman: I think what ultimately defines a guy's success -- beyond the obvious of does he have good players around him - is really kind of his makeup and how he's wired. I've been around a lot of guys more now in broadcasting since I get to see a broad spectrum of different types of quarterbacks - young guys making their first start, veteran guys that you've heard about. I know the league better, I know the guys better certainly now than I did when I played.

The one thing that's interesting to me is when I hear someone say, 'Hey, this quarterback...can make all the throws.' I really don't know what that means. There's only 32 of these jobs. How can someone not be able to make all the throws? I think sometimes these clichés come out. All these guys can throw the ball, some a little bit better than others. All these guys are talented.

Once you get beyond the supporting case, I really think it's a matter of how the guys are just prepared to go play and how they handle making difficult decisions under duress. That ultimately is what determines whether a guy can be successful at this level. How well they process information in short periods of time under a lot of stress because of the moments of those games.

I've come out of meetings with young quarterbacks and I've walked out and said, 'This guy, he does not have a chance in this game. I'm just telling you.' They go out there and they don't play well. You can just tell they're nervous, they're anxious. Things have to go really well for them early in order to get them to calm down. I didn't sense that at all with Dak. I really believe they have something with him. It's one game. He's got a long way to go, but the early signs [show that] he's one of the more impressive young quarterbacks I've been around.



Question: Where do you think the Cowboys are at mentally going what they went through last year going 4-12 and losing a close game in Week 1?

Troy Aikman: There is so much importance placed on Week 1 because you have so much time get ready for that game that when you fail to win it it's pretty demoralizing. I do think even though it's not a must-win, it just puts that much more pressure on those teams that are 0-1 to go out then and win in Week 2.

I think for Dallas, the good thing for them this week it is an opponent that they've had success against. It's a venue where they've had success. I guess the road teams won this game a lot here in recent years. For Dallas, I guess that bodes well in terms of how confident they feel. But yet there are some guys at key positions - whether that's Ezekiel Elliott or Dak Prescott like we talked about - that have yet to play there. How does that bode with them?

The overall mood of the team, I would have to believe that after last year; when we keep pointing back to 2014 and act like, 'Well that's the way that it's always been.' And then last year was the anomaly. Yes, last year was unusual in the fact that it was 4-12, but this has been a pretty average football team with the exception of 2014 in recent years.

Players say the right things. The coaches are always confident that what they're doing is going to give their team the best chance. Players always say the right things. They always believe that they're going to win. But deep down if you haven't won enough, where are you then going in? But I think the way that that game went Sunday it wasn't where they weren't in it and had kind of shown that, 'Gosh. We thought we were going to be this but we're not anywhere close.'

You look at the numbers - and you guys I'm sure have been talking about it all week long - they should have dominated that game. If you just looked at the stat sheet and didn't watch the game you'd say the Cowboys dominated this game. It simply came down to not being able to cash in when they got down there early on some long drives. I would believe this team is still fairly confident with it being as early as it is in the season and knowing that they've still got a lot of football ahead of them.

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This is all fine and well..

but Aikman also thought Garrett had made good decisions after 2014 in letting Murray go for cap reasons and keeping Weeden as the backup and overpaying Dez.

So Troy is not exactly a very good prognastgator.

He is a Cowboy Homer..so that counts for something.

 

[nobody]

I think Links is confusing Hutch with Henson. After Henson's workout, Aikman told Jerry "you know what you have to do," or something to that effect, inferring that Jerry sign Henson.

But at that point, Aikman might have still been really pissed at Jerry for forcing retirement and sabotaged him. j/k