Aikman: Favre will be a boost for Vikings
Troy Aikman
Fox NFL analyst Troy Aikman expects Brett Favre will be a big upgrade for the Minnesota Vikings at quarterback, saying the Vikings wouldn’t be a Super Bowl contender without him.
Aikman will open the season Sept. 13, broadcasting the Washington-N.Y Giants game at 3:15 p.m. KOKH-25 will carry the Dallas-Tampa Bay game in the opener of the doubleheader at noon.
Here are a few of Aikman’s comments during a Fox conference call this week:
On whether Favre solved Minnesota’s QB problems: “Brett makes that position better. I don’t think that anybody can deny that. He’s a better quarterback than Tavaris Jackson or what they’ve had there the last couple of seasons. They’ve got everything that you could want in the other positions and what’s clearly held them back has been the inconsistency at quarterback. It’s not as if it’s a guarantee that Brett is going to step in and provide consistency. We all know that Brett has been somewhat of an inconsistent player himself here as of late. The fact that it took him this long in order to reach a decision is concerning. Whether that was just to avoid going to training camp or not, I believe that there is something to be said for going through an off-season with your teammates. But bottom line: Is Brett Favre an upgrade at that position and does he help them? Absolutely and I don’t think you can talk Super Bowl without talking about the Minnesota Vikings with him at quarterback.”
On the best quarterback in the NFC North: “I’d give Aaron Rodgers a little bit of a nod over Jay Cutler right now but there’s no doubt that Cutler is a heck of a talent and he’s not too far behind.”
On the pressure Cowboys offensive coordinator Jason Garrett is under this season: “I think there are a lot of people who would look at the Cowboys offensively last season and say it was a disappointing year. I don’t know if that is necessarily the case considering the fact that they lost Tony Romo for a few games. Jason understands offensive football and knows how to attack defenses. They get Felix Jones back this year and Tashard Choice, who emerged at the end of last season, will be impactful again. The weapons are there, the quarterback is there, this should be a heck of an offensive football team.”
On what the loss of Plaxico Burress means to Eli Manning and the Giants: “There’s no doubt that when you lose a go-to, No. 1 receiver, it’s going to be impactful in a negative way on a football team. I know the Giants like some of the young players and they’re expecting to have good years from them but so far in preseason that hasn’t quite happened. I’m sure it is a concern. If someone in that position doesn’t emerge, they’re going to have problems throwing the football. Ultimately it will hold the Giants back.”
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