Troy Aikman had the ultimate response to a Patrick Mahomes comparison from a media outlet.
On Monday, The Athletic Kansas City promoted a podcast talking up Mahomes by pointing out how the young Chiefs quarterback already has passed for a third the touchdowns of Aikman, and only in eight percent of the games.
ICYMI: "Patrick Mahomes has thrown 36% of Troy Aikman's career touchdowns, in about 8% of the games" https://t.co/VAJmRm9gmT
— The Athletic Kansas City (@TheAthleticKC) September 23, 2019
The former Dallas Cowboys quarterback, who won three Super Bowls, dropped his rings on the table for The Athletic and Mahomes.
iCYMI: Talk to me when when he has 33% of my Super Bowl Titles https://t.co/Ba8kjPRnDs
— Troy Aikman (@TroyAikman) September 24, 2019
To be clear, Aikman isn’t against Mahomes. He just doesn’t like a media outlet using his stats as a benchmark to diminish him.
The era in which Aikman played is totally different from the current era. Now you can’t touch quarterbacks or wide receivers without getting a flag. Back when Aikman played and before, much more contact was allowed, which made it a lot harder to beef up passing stats. Throwing for 3,000 yards in a season actually was a big milestone. Now you better be throwing for 4,000 or you’re not having a decent year.
Between this and his previous tweet that went viral, we love this version of Aikman dominating on social media.
