Some teams might have wanted to take a chance on Aikman but he knew he was done. He had been subjected to concussions, he had lost his mobility, his back was shot and his attitude was too scattered to tolerate players that didnt meet his expectations. I watched Aikman his entire career and he was never a very tolerant individual. Often times he would isolate himself on the sidelines from the rest of the team. Regardless of what people think, he never was very close to Johnson even though Johnson was his preferred coach. Aikman held a grudge because he thought Johnson tried to sabatoge his career by bringing Walsh’s into the team to replace him. Aikman actual friends on the team were a very small group because he apparently didn’t make friends easily.
He was a privileged player because the timing turned out right for him. Had Jones not bought the team, Johnson would never been his coach and he would probably have gotten hammered ever greater than he did his first couple years . Bum Bright wouldn’t have spent any money on players because his financial institutions kept him drained and Landry would have continued to struggle with sub standard personnel.
Aikman had a great career but it could have been a different story had Jones not been willing to recapitalize the team for quality players and the Herschel Walker trade not supplied the organization with an abundance of quality team mates. The what if’s are astounding in making his career but he still left a bitter person.
Would have 6 SBs right now.
