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[Baby Lee]

Originally Posted by the Talking Can

i can't even believe what i'm reading in this thread

Aikman was just a "game manager?"



wtf??????

You guys are the ones putting 'just' before the operant term. You guys are the ones who say that the shittiest game managers are the 'quintessential' game managers.
He was a vital part of a good team across the board, and because they were a good team across the board, they didn't go through games, let alone eras where people were saying 'geez, if they didn't have Aikman, they'd suck balls.' He didn't make mistakes, he read the game and orchestrated it, he provided a leadership foundation, but he didn't carry the team on his shoulders. THAT'S what we mean by game manager, not some guy who doesn't know his ass from a hole in the ground when the chips are down.
Certainly, when the team sucked early on, he sucked right along with them. But who knows, maybe he could 'carry' a team, but Jimmy Johnson was smart enough to build a team that was strong everywhere and that wasn't necessary