Donovan Wilson’s not Darren Woodson, but he’s closer to anything the Cowboys have had since

[mmohican29]

I think he's better than Ronnie Lott.

You're something else lol

 

[Zekeats]

A much better comparison is James Washington.

 

[fivetwos]

I think he's better than Ronnie Lott.

Should be.

Has more fingers.

 

[Macnalty]

he still needs to work on his tackling, seems to miss a couple a game.

I think that's the thing that stands out to me, Kearse is more the sure tackler.

 

[DallasDW00ds0n]

Roy Williams those first couple years were ridiculous

 

[Cowboys5217]

Wilson seems like he's on the verge of turning into a playmaker. Something just needs to click into place.

 

[Staubacher]

I think he's better than Ronnie Lott.

I disagree. I just can't quite put my finger on why.

 

[BlueStar22]

Malik Hooker is playing great too. Best FS we've had in years.

 

[Oz-of-Cowboy-Country]

Kearse needs to get out of Donovan's way. Drop Kearse and re-sign Wilson.

 

[Aven8]

Roy Williams hurt TO with the horse collar before it was even a thing. That was the same year TO came back for the SB miraculously and had a great game.

He also hurt Emmitt playing for Zona when he met him in the hole and broke his shoulder.

I’ve always said he was the best college defensive player I had ever seen in college, but than I watched the Cotten Bowl two years ago when Penn State was playing and saw another. Parsons.

 

[Blast From The Past]

Wilson is playing well but he is not better than Roy Williams when was in his prime. Not even close.

Roy was a beast of a hitter before marriage tempered him.

 

[viman96]

Roy was a beast of a hitter before marriage tempered him.

Yep. IMO he is the last Safety for Dallas that truly put fear in a WR coming over the middle.

 

[Irv88]

We got 3 good safeties. It is nice.

 

[VaqueroTD]

How soon we forget that Roy Williams was near elite for about his first 4-5 years. There was even one year when he was arguably the league’s Defensive MVP, but Bob Sanders of the Colts was given the award instead.

I hope Donovan Wilson reaches that level. Until then, let’s not act like Wilson is the best we’ve had since Woody.

Agreed. He’d be in the HOF if he could have kept it going as long as Atwater and the other hard-hitting safety legends.

 

[conner01]

i think he's our best s since roy williams.
#31 was a helluva ☆ while here.

A Roy Williams type can’t play anymore
He’d be donating all his paychecks lol

 

[conner01]

We got 3 good safeties. It is nice.

It’s been a long time since we was set at safety
And I think we have other young guys who can step in as we lose guys

 

[tyke1doe]

Greg Cosell of NFL Films says Donovan Wilson pops off the screen.

As for Roy Williams, oh what could have been. He was a hellacious hitter. I remember his rookie year on kickoff coverage he hit a 49ers so hard, I thought the man had died. He ran into Roy like he had smacked into a steel-plated wall.

2:33 mark on the video.

 

[cowboyec]

A Roy Williams type can’t play anymore
He’d be donating all his paychecks lol

he'd be converted to a LB.

 

[conner01]

he'd be converted to a LB.

Probably so
But he would knock a guy out and now a days you have to gently take them to the ground and apologize lol

 

[Maxmadden]

Roy lost a step and began horsetackling. Bending a players spine backwards (spine doesn't bend bacwards) with your full body weight and then falling on his legs. He injured a lot of players before it was outlawed but one of the best rules the NFL has enforced. He was lost after Woodson retired because he wasn't even fast as a small linebacker.

If you have ever been horsecollared you understand.