Troy Aikman "Pin-Point Accuracy" Career Highlights | NFL Legends

I wish they showed his 1994 Preseason TD vs the Raiders...he ran HEADFIRST into the endzone and took 3 seperate headshots from the Raiders and his chin was all bloodied....WHY? Because a child who had cancer asked him to score a TD for him and Troy ONLY got one series that night he took the ball straight to the child at the hospital, he died two days later

Dan Marino, Warren Moon, and Troy Aikman have the prettiest throwing mechanics that I have ever seen. It's NFL Films poetry in motion.

Criminally under appreciated. 7-0 to start his postseason career. He sent Brett Favre & Steve Young home more than once.

I’m glad I was able yo witness Troy Aikman’s outstanding performance as a QB. Just incredible and not talked about enough.

His ability to read the defense, going through his progressions, footwork, bazooka arm and accuracy was amazing. A leader, class act, and consummate professional. Poetry in motion

Whoever coached him on his footwork is a genius. He has the best feet of any Pro quarterback I've ever seen

Troy Aikman didn't need to throw the ball 35 times a game to win. He knew where to throw the ball and when he set his feet he could zip the ball down to anyone. His highest touchdown regular season total 23 in 1992. He had wonderful talent around him and a great offensive line. Troy was the brains, Michael was the emotion, and Emmitt was the soul of the offense. They just made beautiful music together in the early 90's.

This showed the long balls, but he did a tremendous amount of opponent murdering with the short game - sideline bullets, slants, quick bullets off the snap. It was a thing of beauty, and very very tough to stop. Troy to Novacek, man oh man.

As great as Troy was, watching this video made me appreciate Michael Irvin even more. Dude was an animal.

I was not a Cowboys fan, but I had great respect for Troy Aikman. He is my kind of QB: tough, intelligent, not a big talker, clutch under pressure, and above all: a WINNER.

I don't think people have fully appreciated how good Aikman was. Today, he's often labeled as someone who didn't put up the best numbers and/or rode on the backs of the arsenal of talent that surrounded him, and that's an absolutely unfair way to look at his career. Talk to any member of that 90s Cowboys team and ask them which player captained that ship, and they'll say Troy without any hesitation. To have that level of respect in a pack of ego-driven talents who all thought they were the alpha is next to impossible, and yet Troy did it. Yes, the 90s Cowboys were talented, but talent alone doesn't win championships. They needed a steady commander, and Troy was the glue that held them together.

Can you imagine how much longer Troy would’ve been able to play underneath the new NFL flag football rules for the QB.

That football just looks beautiful coming out of his hand, great accurate QB to ever play

What made Troy elite was not his arm, it was his leadership. He was tough, accurate..sure, but he held everyone accountable especially himself.

This video shows just how underrated Alvin Harper was in the early 90's. Dude could climb the ladder, baby. Go get that ball.

Troy Aikman never really got to showcase his throwing ability because the Cowboys were a run-first team. Imagine if he played for the 49ers in that west-coast offense. He'd prolly be mentioned as a top 5 qb ever.

Efficiency and accuracy matter more than aggregate numbers. What mattered for Jimmy Johnson and the ghosts of Jimmy Johnson, err Barry Switzer, was that the Cowboys finished in the top 7 every year from 1991 to 1995 in scoring: 7th, 2nd, 2nd, 2nd, and 3rd. Three titles, four conference title berths. I've never understood punishing a player for not being required to do a ton. The Cowboys scored a lot and when Aikman had the responsibility, he stepped up. Super Bowl MVP, big game player...if all that = game manager, then as a Raiders fan, I PRAY that Derek Carr elevates his game management. I watched those teams, Aikman at his peak was the goods. Tough, deadly accurate, a leader, and played big in big games.

Something I'll never forget is watching him go through full practices without the ball ever hitting the ground. A true living legend

That Aikman to Irvin connection was something special!

This dude was DANGEROUS. ALL-TIME great for sure.