Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones showered Brandon Weeden with praise last week when he said the quarterback is a “thing of beauty” throwing a football. He also added “you won’t see a more gifted passer, power, accuracy,” which was something we hadn’t yet heard about the 31-year-old signal caller.
Jones has seen many quarterbacks come and go in his 26 years as the team’s owner. Troy Aikman tops that list, as the Hall of Famer won three Super Bowls and helped the Cowboys establish a dynasty during his time there.
So when analysts jumped the gun and said Jones’ comments about Weeden implied that the quarterback is better than Aikman, the 72-year-old billionaire made sure to put those rumors to rest (via the Dallas Morning News).
“Because I said Weeden had a big beautiful stroke, I got accused of saying, ‘Well, he can throw a better ball than Aikman.’ Now that’s BS,” Jones said on 105.3 The Fan’s Shan and RJ show [KRLD-FM]. “We all know that. We all know that.”
Weeden set a franchise record for consecutive completions (21) after starting 9-for-9 in Sunday’s game against the Falcons. He may have a beautiful stroke, but Aikman he is not, and Jones wants everyone to know.