Troy Aikman: Cowboys' Tony Romo 'already a better quarterback than I was'

peplaw06 · Mar 22, 2012

Cythim said:
In other words, you're a dumbass. Thanks for sharing.

Should have just said "no u" and saved the bandwidth.

Everlastingxxx · Mar 22, 2012

I used the line “i know you are but what am i?” the other day on someone. It still works.

peplaw06 · Mar 22, 2012

Darren Woodson said:
"You talk about leadership skills, you talk about controlling the huddle, being a huge locker room presence, brought his lunch pail to work every single day, [Aikman] is probably the most accuate quarterback I've ever seen throw the ball. A guy that really understood his role and made people play at a high level around him. They don't get any better than Troy Aikman. I haven't seen it."

That's the difference. Aikman played in prehistoric times when you still had to bring a lunch pail to work. Romo doesn't bring a lunch pail. Aikman (+ lunch pail) > Romo (sans lunch pail)

superpunk · Mar 22, 2012

down the road once the nostalgia wears off I bet Troy will be thrown in with Bradshaw in the "why are these guys in the HOF again" category when people are talking about dudes who should be in there.

Love Troy. Love him!!!!!!! But I think people have a really skewed idea of why we won in the 90s. Dude is in the HOF because he was the leader of one of the best squads of all time, NOT because he played the QB position particularly well (except in the playoffs).

He has one (ONE!) season where he threw more than 20 TDs.
4 of his 12 seasons, he threw more INTs than TDs. Two other seasons he finished with one more TD than INT. That's 50% of his career where he scored as much as he gave it away (and that's not including his fumbles and his tendency to take alot of sacks, even when we had a great Oline)

Troy was good when the Cowboys had a great team. There was never a time when they were bad, but Troy overcame it anyhow and still fucked shit up. He was a great leader and figurehead for that 90s squad. But when it comes to actual QB play, he is nowhere near the level we're seeing today from Tony - a guy who is THE reason we are relevant, excelling despite the incompetence around him. And that is something Troy never did, was not capable of doing.

superpunk · Mar 22, 2012

bbgun said:
Don't you mean "Romo haters"? That's usually the low-blow Tony's admirers resort to when they're losing an argument.

BTW, has Tony ever been sacked 11 times in one game, as Troy was in 1991--a year when Emmitt won the rushing title behind that so-called "great" offensive line?

Jesus Troy. move your feet or throw the fucking ball already.

peplaw06 · Mar 22, 2012

Everlastingxxx said:
I used the line “i know you are but what am i?” the other day on someone. It still works.

Sphincter says what?

UVAwahoos · Mar 22, 2012

bbgun said:
BTW, has Tony ever been sacked 11 times in one game, as Troy was in 1991

Uhh no, because Romo can actually move around in the pocket and extend plays on his own.

Just another reason why Aikman realizes who's better.

Good job helping prove our point.

buckup · Mar 22, 2012

OK...Tony Romo is the better quarterback, but Troy Aikman was the greater quarterback.

superpunk · Mar 22, 2012

buckup said:
OK...Tony Romo is the better quarterback, but Troy Aikman was the greater quarterback.

Seems legit.

UVAwahoos · Mar 22, 2012

superpunk said:
Darren's just being modest.

Their faces after reading this:

bbgun · Mar 22, 2012

UVAwahoos said:
Uhh no, because Romo can actually move around in the pocket and extend plays on his own.

Just another reason why Aikman realizes who's better.

Good job helping prove our point.

Aikman couldn't move around in 1991? Nonsense. He wasn't nearly a Bledsoe-like statue at that stage, yet he was sacked 32 times that year (a year that ended early for him before Thanksgiving). I've already conceded that Romo's mobility/agility were superior to Troy's, but so was Quincy's. Big deal.

Theebs · Mar 22, 2012

so do you guys think pete rose should be in the hall of fame?

whos better emmitt or barry?

superpunk · Mar 22, 2012

Theebs said:
so do you guys think pete rose should be in the hall of fame?

whos better emmitt or barry?

this place has a long discussion and theebs the wet blanket stops by to mock it.

Cr122 · Mar 22, 2012

Yeah, Tony has the better skill set. Let's face it though this game is built on performance and legacies. That's how a lot people view it.

buckup said it best.

UVAwahoos · Mar 22, 2012

bbgun said:
Aikman couldn't move around in 1991? Nonsense. He wasn't nearly a Bledsoe-like statue at that stage, yet he was sacked 32 times that year (a year that ended early for him before Thanksgiving). I've already conceded that Romo's mobility/agility were superior to Troy's, but so was Quincy's. Big deal.

Well, you just negated the comment about Aikman's arm strength being a factor in his favor then. I can find extreme counter-examples for any positive attribute too.

Romo has the whole package (no homo). He's keeping a below average team afloat, and he's single-handedly kept Jason Garrett employed (and even got him promoted) in the league for about 5 years and counting. It's actually kinda sad that Romo hasn't been surrounded with a decent team and a legit NFL-caliber head coach who could help him develop. Aikman had all of those things, and he still bottomed out like a champ after 1996, at an age where most QBs (including Romo) enter their primes.

People keep ignoring all those interceptions and even worse, the stalled 3-and-out drives that kept happening over and over again those last few Aikman years.

"one, two, three, punt..."

and repeat...

Theebs · Mar 22, 2012

superpunk said:
this place has a long discussion and theebs the wet blanket stops by to mock it.

thats true, I hate this argument. There is no right answer.

superpunk · Mar 22, 2012

Theebs said:
thats true, I hate this argument. There is no right answer.

you know what the right answer is theebs. it just hurts your nostalgia bone to say it.

dbair1967 · Mar 22, 2012

superpunk said:
If Drew Bledsoe had played on those 90s teams he'd be a first ballot HOFer too.

No, he wouldnt. And we wouldnt have won 3 super bowls with him either.

dbair1967 · Mar 22, 2012

Theebs said:
so do you guys think pete rose should be in the hall of fame?

whos better emmitt or barry?

Rose- yes

Sanders was obviously the more "exciting" and explosive runner, but Emmitt was the better all around player and like Aikman, one of the ultimate "winners"

dbair1967 · Mar 22, 2012

UVAwahoos said:
Well, you just negated the comment about Aikman's arm strength being a factor in his favor then. I can find extreme counter-examples for any positive attribute too.

Romo has the whole package (no homo). He's keeping a below average team afloat, and he's single-handedly kept Jason Garrett employed (and even got him promoted) in the league for about 5 years and counting. It's actually kinda sad that Romo hasn't been surrounded with a decent team and a legit NFL-caliber head coach who could help him develop. Aikman had all of those things, and he still bottomed out like a champ after 1996, at an age where most QBs (including Romo) enter their primes.

People keep ignoring all those interceptions and even worse, the stalled 3-and-out drives that kept happening over and over again those last few Aikman years.

"one, two, three, punt..."

and repeat...

dude, just stop...you get dumber and dumber everytime you post

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