Video: Troy Aikman on accuracy: You either have it or you don't

[cern]

Golfers and pitchers don't have large men chasing them down every play. Those guys have time before each pitch and swing to think about what they are doing, time to remind their body of what is needed to make this pitch or hit that shot.

QBs have about 3 seconds to go through their reads, find the open man and get rid of the ball. Your muscles tend to do what they're most comfortable with when under duress. Dak's muscles feel most comfortable throwing off his back foot or while hopping in the air.

Can it improve through countless hours of correction? Yeah, maybe a little, but is he that guy who will spend those countless hours working at it? Does he even think it's a problem he needs to fix?

Golf swings and pitching are taught. If they were natural motions, there would be many more tiger woods' in the world. And far more 20 game winners in MLB. I remain convinced accuracy can be taught by perfecting techniques. You don't.

 

[Rockport]

Everyone knows Dak is inaccurate. But he’s also 31-16 as a starter. There’s a long list of QB’s who were inaccurate and led their teams to a Championship. There’s a long list of “fans” who have outed themselves in this thread that do nothing but find something to whine about. Why they don’t get behind the teams success and root for them even with their warts is telling about their character or lack thereof.

 

[LittleD]

So you wouldn't resign Zeke since he was also accused of sexual assault?

If you are smart like good teams with good managements, you never resign RB's to a second contract in the new NFL. RB's can be had every year and in FA.

 

[Runwildboys]

Say, didn't Troy invent the Aikman Efficiency Rating system? Yeah, he knows nothing.

 

[khiladi]

You mean this career "accurate" passing QB Terry Bradshaw???

LMAO...just shut up already! You sound as foolish as they do!!!

Weeden threw for 70% in Dallas and has a better completion percentage as a starter here..

 

[LittleD]

Everyone knows Dak is inaccurate. But he’s also 31-16 as a starter. There’s a long list of QB’s who were inaccurate and led their teams to a Championship. There’s a long list of “fans” who have outed themselves in this thread that do nothing but find something to whine about. Why they don’t get behind the teams success and root for them even with their warts is telling about their character or lack thereof.

If you don't like whining then, mosey on over to ESPN and join the cheerleading crowd.

 

[Runwildboys]

Everyone knows Dak is inaccurate. But he’s also 31-16 as a starter. There’s a long list of QB’s who were inaccurate and led their teams to a Championship. There’s a long list of “fans” who have outed themselves in this thread that do nothing but find something to whine about. Why they don’t get behind the teams success and root for them even with their warts is telling about their character or lack thereof.

Not being satisfied with the status quo at the most important position on the field isn't the same as not getting behind the team's success and rooting for them.

 

[Rockport]

Not being satisfied with the status quo at the most important position on the field isn't the same as not getting behind the team's success and rooting for them.

It is when the focus is only on Dak’s weaknesses and not his strengths.

 

[Philmonroe]

To be honest, if Dak could improve his decisiveness and his pocket negotiation, he could take this team far, even if his accuracy stayed constant. I’m not an expert but those feel like things you could improve with experience more easily than accuracy.

I also think once you start thinking of Dak as inaccurate, you see mistakes by him that confirm it. But it’s worth noting that accurate quarterbacks overthrow open receivers all the time. Kinda like if Romo would make a late mistake in a game it would seem to confirm his “choke artist” reputation, even in the part of his career in which he was objectively one of the most clutch leaders in the league.

The logic some of y'all use is so laughable it isn't funny. I hope y'all keep this type of logic to online and don't say such offline. It's not worth noting that accurate qbs overthrow receivers all the time because nobody said they didn't smh. The thing is always the consistency of said missing of open receivers.

You're not an expert on accuracy but if you have tried any hobby you should know you can improve on something but there is a limit to it most times. If it wasn't everybody that did the same level of anything would be the same and we know that's not true. Dak just isn't accurate and it isn't much improvement coming. That's not just him but anybody after some time of development. You may improve a little but the big changes are very rare after a certain period of development.

 

[LACowboysFan1]

Aikman was a accurate passer, according to most. And he says "you either have it or you don't", correct?

Problem with his statement is that if he always had it, he never had to develop it (in the NFL). So how does he know you can't develop it? Been more than a couple of quarterbacks who threw a ton of ints early in their career but after being in the league a few years, they learned how to stop doing that so much.

Not all quarterbacks develop at the same rate, hopefully Dak is just a bit slower than some...

 

[Aviano90]

It is when the focus is only on Dak’s weaknesses and not his strengths.

Just pick a player they like and do the same thing, like I'm doing with Zeke.

 

[Philmonroe]

Not being satisfied with the status quo at the most important position on the field isn't the same as not getting behind the team's success and rooting for them.

Anybody that quotes the bs win loss stat esp online is lazy as ever. Flip that stat it isn't a qb stat period. Tired of folks being lazy just quoting stuff because they heard someone else say it. I dislike when people on tv use that trash too because they are the ones that make this junk trickle down to folks online like it's some valid stat.

 

[Rockport]

Aikman was a accurate passer, according to most. And he says "you either have it or you don't", correct?

Problem with his statement is that if he always had it, he never had to develop it (in the NFL). So how does he know you can't develop it? Been more than a couple of quarterbacks who threw a ton of ints early in their career but after being in the league a few years, they learned how to stop doing that so much.

Not all quarterbacks develop at the same rate, hopefully Dak is just a bit slower than some...

Rogers was inaccurate in college but now is one of the most accurate QB’s playing. Stafford was also questioned for his inaccuracies coming out of college. It can be developed by working on your mechanics. Dak has a long way to go there.

 

[Runwildboys]

It is when the focus is only on Dak’s weaknesses and not his strengths.

Am I in the wrong thread? I thought this was about Aikman's opinion of Dak's accuracy?

 

[TheHerd]

dak contributes to that with the ineptitude...the offense staying on the field a little longer, a little longer drives would help a lot...as the offense of the 90s did.

Yeah, that 90s team often got a lead and just wore you down. I remember someone on the 49ers saying they knew the week AFTER playing Dallas would be tough just because you were so beat up.

Converting more 3rd downs would be nice. But that's been a problem for a long time. We too often run 3 yard patterns with 5 to go, and the receivers are either stopped, coming back, or going sideways with no momentum to get the extra yards.

I feel like Dak should take off more in those situations, but either through coaching or not wanting to go, he seems reluctant. One area for massive improvement for Dak would be feeling where the pocket is soft and moving into that spot. Not sure if that skill is coachable or not.

 

[jwitten82]

You mean this career "accurate" passing QB Terry Bradshaw???

LMAO...just shut up already! You sound as foolish as they do!!!

Lol, youre a joke. You justcompared a qb from the 70s to a qb in 2018 like the rules havent changed

 

[Runwildboys]

The logic some of y'all use is so laughable it isn't funny. I hope y'all keep this type of logic to online and don't say such offline. It's not worth noting that accurate qbs overthrow receivers all the time because nobody said they didn't smh. The thing is always the consistency of said missing of open receivers.

You're not an expert on accuracy but if you have tried any hobby you should know you can improve on something but there is a limit to it most times. If it wasn't everybody that did the same level of anything would be the same and we know that's not true. Dak just isn't accurate and it isn't much improvement coming. That's not just him but anybody after some time of development. You may improve a little but the big changes are very rare after a certain period of development.

I honestly don't see anything in his post that I'd disagree with. It seems pretty realistic to me.

 

[khiladi]

People taking about Aikman’s comments on accuracy, as if that’s the only thing he said, is like Dak reading defenses.

Aikman says Dak’s biggest PROBLEM is his lack of ANTICIPATION in the same context. He says that CLEARLY that Dak has accuracy issues, and that yes, you can make improvements, such as correcting footwork, but guys like Aaron Rodgers make throws falling down, but HIS BIGGEST PROBLEM is his anticipation.

This guy was absolutely late on his delivery on a wide open Jarwin and threw it behind him. It was similar to all his picks, such as TWIll and GB, the Dez Bryant Seattle, this years’s Earl Thomas Seattle pick and the Cole Beasley one against the Colts that should have been picked by the LB, because Dak waited too long while looking at him the whole way. It wasn’t even zone but man coverage and Beasley had to stop and sit an a quick slant route. The difference between the Jarwin pass and these others is that there was no defender around for them to bat it up and get a pick.

Guys like Witten already says Dak isn’t a progression QB.

The Dak homerism is as delusional as the Garrett homerism. These guys will quote Jane Slater as an authority on why Garrett isn’t fired, based off a Randy Gregory interview that anybody who actually watched the interview know Gregory said nothing of the sort she was claiming, while ignoring actual
analysts from authorities like Aikman regarding the position he played and even belittle him, despite his legacy here.

 

[khiladi]

Lol, youre a joke. You justcompared a qb from the 70s to a qb in 2018 like the rules havent changed

Plus Bradshaw called his own plays while these guys consistently bash Linehan for not using Dak right..

 

[Runwildboys]

Rogers was inaccurate in college but now is one of the most accurate QB’s playing. Stafford was also questioned for his inaccuracies coming out of college. It can be developed by working on your mechanics. Dak has a long way to go there.

Are you referring to Aaron Rodgers, the guy who was getting so much attention in the draft because of how surprising it was that he hadn't been selected early in the first round?