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Aikman back slinging for Dallas
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AUSTIN, Texas Troy
Aikman keeps the souvenirs
of his December operation in
a jar
Thev are honei hips, a do/,
en of them, that a surgeon re
moved from his right elbow
The surgeon also fixed Aik
man's separated right shoe!
der after taking out the
bonechips during the off-sea
son operation
Two months later, the Del
las (lowboys quarterback was
throwing again
Aikman competed with
those, chips in his right elbow
last year in the (lowboys' 7->)
season Me suffered the sup
aruted shoulder against the
Philadelphia Magics in Dallas'
next to last game of the sea
I son
Dallas lost that game and
the final one to Atlanta when
Aikman couldn't play, fin
ishing one game out ol the
playoffs.
The Cowboys traded Steve
Walsh to New Orleans earlier
in the season and were forced
to finish out the season with
Ni l, journeyman Babe haul
enberg at quarterback
In the off-season, Dallas
sought insurance lor Aikman
when it drafted Oregon's Bill
Musgrave in the fourth round
of the NM'L dr.ift Musgrave
signed a two-year, S425.000
contract Monday and is com
peting with l.aulenherg and
another Nl-'l. veteran. (Hit!
Stoudt, for one of two jobs be
hind Aikman
Aikman believes his arm is
stronger than ever alter the
I surgery
'The arm hurt and 1 probe
bly couldn't throw the ball as
deep as I wanted," he said
Now, my arm feels better
than it has since I first went to
UCLA It feels great I'm ready
to go."
Indeed, Aikman has had a
velocity on his passes during
training camp at St Edward's
University that (lowboys Ians
have yet to witness in a logo
lar season game
"He'll be able to get the ball
deeper this year,” said Dallas
coach Jimmy Johnson "Troy
never complained and com
peted well with the pain, but I
think we'll see the real Troy
1 pi I
Alter oil-season arm and shoulder surgery. Dallas Cowboys
quarterback Troy Aikman feols his arm is stronger now than
while he was at UCLA
Aikman Hus year. "
Besides Ills physic iil im
provement, Aikman's mentiil
game should hie helped, Ion
There was nn secret that
Allan.m and David Simla, the
( owbovs offensive coordina
tor. weren't always on the
same page Iasi year
Simla resigned when he
found another job in the NFL
and Johnson hired Norval
Turner, a former assistant
coach at Oregon, who put in
the passing game for the Los
Angeles Rams and Jim liver
ell
I think Turner will help
our offense tremendously."
Aikman said "I like Ins phi
losophy."
Wide receiver Michael Irvin
said there should he a marked
improvement in Aikman In
cause of the new offense
"Troy is comfortable out
there again." he said "A
(|U.irlerback has to he comfort
able to pliiv
Tht» (lowboys could use
Mime ollenswe help
I'hey were 27th m the Nl-I.
I,ist ve.ir m toll! olfensr and
goth m scoring, putting .ulded
pressure on the (lowboys do
tense
We ll use quick, drops .mil
p.iss to .ire,is.” s.uil lurrier
who is shortening Aikman's ;
drophack steps I'mv has j
been tremendous to work
with und h.is i ,night onto the
new system iptli k IV
Turner learned Ills otfense
under Hams offensive loordi
nator Krme /.ampese In ttie
last two years under Turner,
the Kants had a 1,000 yard
rusher and a l.000 yard pass
er
The short drop passing
game will lessen the pressure
on Aikman, who must make
quit k reads and get rid ol the
hall His renewed arm
strength should help
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