2011 Alex Smith vs. 1995 Troy Aikman | Page 2

GoforJimmy · 2012-01-19T00:50:37-08:00

First time poster here, so go easy on me! Wondering if anyone's noticed the similarities in stats between the superbowl winning 95 Aikman and the hopefully superbowl winning 2011 Alex Smith (for that matter, Smith's 2011 numbers look very similar to Troy's superbowl winning season stats). I don't recall anyone calling Aikman a "doubt" or a "liability" in those years; and I clearly remembered those years, based on how much I hated the Cowboys: In 1995, Troy Aikman had 3,304 passing yards, 16 passing touchdowns, 7 pass interceptions, 32 rushing yards and 1 rushing touchdown. In the post season, he never passed for more than 255 yards, or more than 2 touchdowns in any of his 3 playoff games (including the superbowl). Grant it, he did have a stronger running game (E. Smith - 1700 yds, 25 rushing TD's) and a playmaking WR (M. Irvin - 1600 yds, 10 TD's), which makes Smith's season even more impressive. This encourages me, that we can take it all the way, although I never thought that the hated 90's Cowboys would be comforting me, ever, in my life.

Jan 19, 2012 at 4:49 PM

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Ahahahahah

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Jan 19, 2012 at 4:57 PM

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Originally posted by skeetskeet:
Ive said from the get go that Alex is Aikman. And we are built like early 90s cowboys

For some reason that doesn't sit right with me

Jan 19, 2012 at 5:15 PM

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Originally posted by Envy:

Originally posted by skeetskeet:
Ive said from the get go that Alex is Aikman. And we are built like early 90s cowboys

For some reason that doesn't sit right with me

must be that evny

but for real, i don't mind that smith is aikman. perhaps if he becomes a color commentator too, he can create his own "alex smith QB rating system."

Jan 19, 2012 at 5:50 PM

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And Crabtree reminds me of Irvin..

Big physical possession WR. Not to fast. Not overly powerful.

I still don't get why Irvin is the 'playmaker' guy only has 65 career TDs and went double digit TDs once in his career.

Jan 19, 2012 at 5:58 PM

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And Moran Norris reminds me of Daryl Johnston

Jan 19, 2012 at 7:06 PM

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And Chilo reminds me of Larry Allen lol

[ Edited by WyattEarp on Jan 19, 2012 at 7:57 PM ]

Jan 19, 2012 at 7:38 PM

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Originally posted by skeetskeet:
And Crabtree reminds me of Irvin..

Big physical possession WR. Not to fast. Not overly powerful.

I still don't get why Irvin is the 'playmaker' guy only has 65 career TDs and went double digit TDs once in his career.

Irvin was overrated, Aikman was not though.

Jan 19, 2012 at 8:26 PM

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Originally posted by GoforJimmy:
Nice. So we're one playmaking WR and one young stud RB away from 3 superbowl titles and A. Smith being a HOF QB!

Jan 19, 2012 at 8:34 PM

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Originally posted by BrianGO:
Irvin was overrated, Aikman was not though.

Not really. He was damn good for a while.

Jan 19, 2012 at 8:35 PM

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Originally posted by BrianGO:
Irvin was overrated, Aikman was not though.

Ill argue that. Best O-Line possibly of all time. One of the Best rushing attacks of all time. Never had to carry his team. He was the original game manager. Only had one season over 20 touchdowns.

Teams stacked the box and left him with favorable match ups one on one.

Steve Young on those early 90s cowboys teams, wins 10 superbowls.

Jan 19, 2012 at 8:37 PM

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Originally posted by skeetskeet:

Originally posted by BrianGO:
Irvin was overrated, Aikman was not though.

Ill argue that. Best O-Line possibly of all time. One of the Best rushing attacks of all time. Never had to carry his team. He was the original game manager. Only had one season over 20 touchdowns.

Teams stacked the box and left him with favorable match ups one on one.

Steve Young on those early 90s cowboys teams, wins 10 superbowls.

This is more like it. I don't think either was really overrated, but if one of them was it is probably Aikman. He had an overall ridiculous amount of talent around him.

Sep 18, 2012 at 8:26 PM

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2012 Alex Smith = 1992 Troy Aikman...

Sep 18, 2012 at 8:32 PM

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Originally posted by Dr_Bill_Walsh:
2012 Alex Smith = 1992 Troy Aikman...

If anything I would hope for Alex to throw fewer picks.

Aikman 1992: 3445 passing yards, 23 TD, 14 INT, 63.8 % comp

Shows how different the NFL was that you could make the Pro Bowl with 3400 yards and 23 TD back then

Sep 18, 2012 at 8:35 PM

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Originally posted by ninermedic:

Originally posted by Dr_Bill_Walsh:
2012 Alex Smith = 1992 Troy Aikman...

If anything I would hope for Alex to throw fewer picks.

Aikman 1992: 3445 passing yards, 23 TD, 14 INT, 63.8 % comp

Shows how different the NFL was that you could make the Pro Bowl with 3400 yards and 23 TD back then

being the QB of the over-hyped media darlings and 'Murrica's Team automatically doubles stats...

Sep 18, 2012 at 8:38 PM

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As of right now Smith's play, decision making, and production is a lot like Aikman to me too. Phil Simms even. Smith has much more mobility than those 2 guys so he can make plays out of the pocket. I think he will end up a bit better than them in terms of all around qb play. You are not going to roll out Aikman or Simms and think you will threaten the defense with their runs. I think Smith will end up better.