He delivers this entire monologue like a serial killer whose calmly talking to someone he tied to a chair with their mouth taped shut pic.twitter.com/AJtGI9RMGs

— PFT Commenter (@PFTCommenter) September 27, 2022

he was killing me in fantasy until i dropped his ass after week 2.

Who gives a crap about your FF suckage

If you or a loved one drafted Russell Wilson this year, you may be entitled to financial compensation…

— Moe Moton (@MoeMoton) October 18, 2022

MookieBlaylock said:

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Aikmans stats were pedestrian for his era and he had the best OL in the history of football and a top 5 RB of all time

Bradshaw played on the first team to use steroids so the OL and DL were also ahead of the rest

Neither one are hall of Fame QBsbit since they got in above avg players get in

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Aikman stats were pedestrian because he wasn't a quarterback playing for his statistics. The 1990's Dallas Cowboys ran a power rushing offense that was not designed to maximize the quarterbacks stats.
Aikman directed an offense that was unstoppable because he rarely made mistakes....especially in big games.

The problem with your argument is that you seem to think the NFL HOF should be solely based on stats. Troy Aikman was the QB of a team that was able to consistently defeat all of the other biggest superstars and teams in the NFL for a period of 6 years (91-96).

The quarterbacks that put up great stats back in the 80's and 90's rarely won in the post season with the exception of San Francisco. Its very easy for a quarterback that is all about himself to put up great stats every year and not win at that high of a level.....see Brett Favre, Dan Marino and Warren Moon.

A lot of younger fans that did not watch those teams will use arguments that are based on hindsight. A lot of these hindsight arguments are used to tear down the Cowboys players because no one else could beat them.
"Emmit and Troy weren't that great.....it was just the offensive line."

"Troy, Emmitt and Michael weren't that great....it was just the defense...etc"

The vaunted offensive line that younger fans always refer to a were a bunch of journeyman and nobodies until Emmitt Smith started winning rushing titles every year. They were not high draft picks like the Cowboys offensive line of the past 10 year or so.

The Dallas Cowboys were the worst franchise in the NFL when they drafted Troy Aikman and Emmitt Smith.
They went from 3-13, 1-15, 7-9 to a dynasty almost overnight.

Any quarterback that is the centerpiece of a turnaround that dramatic will be in the HOF.
If the Jacksonville Jaguars were to suddenly win 3 of the next 4 Super Bowls then I promise you that Trevor Lawrence will be in the Hall of Fame.

Think we found the guy that still wears an Aikman jersey

MookieBlaylock said:

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Think we found the guy that still wears an Aikman jersey

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I think I found the guy that Is not as smart as he thinks is.

MookieBlaylock said:

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the piss poor QB HOF standards were set with Troy Aikman and Terry Bradshaw

sure Colin Cowherd and Peter King will be there to induct him

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Comparing Bradshaw to Aikman is absurd. Bradshaw had more turnovers than total touchdowns in his career and Aikman's career QBR is nearly 15 points higher. Aikman in a modern NFL offense with today's rules and that supporting cast would put up video game numbers due to his accuracy. Imagine Drew Brees with better arm strength.

Steve Young is the only QB from the 80s or 90s whose efficiency metrics measure up to modern QBs. It's barely the same sport today as it was 30-40 years ago. The dramatic rules changes from the late 90s through the late 2000s fundamentally changed offensive football.