Question for Cowboys fans who watched Danny White Play in the early 80's

[Redball Express]

How does he compare to Tony Romo?

White was a Better QB.

Hands down.

 

[Super_Kazuya]

Danny was better than Tony at two things, and that's throwing the ball to the other team and punting... in the three years the team dragged him to the NFC title game, he tossed 50 INTs in just 40 starts. And those were his good years.

 

[coyboy]

Danny White had a lot to live up to. Replacing Roger and all. Comparing him to Romo is strange for me. My feelings are pretty much the same for both. I probably expected too much out of both of them. Going to THREE straight NFC Championship games gives White the edge to me. We also share the same birth date, so there's that. I'm going to go with Wilford Daniel "Danny" White on this one.

Agree completely

 

[fredp22]

Why does this unsubstantiated line continue to pop up?

I'm to lazy to start listing but Romo was known to choke as pressure built.
some quickly- holder vs. Seattle, int in loss Vs. Manning, losing to Giants, Commander, Eagles 2011, 12,13, Giants 2007.

 

[Super_Kazuya]

I'm to lazy to start listing but Romo was known to choke as pressure built.
some quickly- holder vs. Seattle, int in loss Vs. Manning, losing to Giants, Commander, Eagles 2011, 12,13, Giants 2007.

It's a very strange phenomenon that pressure only builds in games that the Cowboys lose... in fact, it's so strange that it likely only exists between your ears.

 

[gimmesix]

Somebody asked this same exact question here this off-season.

I watched all NFL games played by both players.

People will claim that White was better than you think or something like that; however, in reality he couldn't carry Romo's jock.

If you think QBs like Romo and Farve threw INTs at inopportune times, they were nothing compared to Danny White. He made some of the dumbest decisions that I've even seen an NFL QB make.

Even to this day, I want to throw up when I see or hear Danny White.

On a positive note, he was a good punter when he was the backup QB which saved a roster spot.

Yes, when it comes to White, I think time has made him look better than he was. He was not a bad quarterback, which is why Landry stuck with him, but he was nowhere near greatness.

When White played, Cowboys fans mistakenly thought players like Gary Hogeboom and Steve Pelleur could do better or couldn't be any worse. White was clearly above that level and good enough to win with with a great team around him. (In the 1980s, we had a pretty good team around him at times, but not great.)

Now, we have fans looking back in retrospect and mistakenly putting him on Romo's level.

 

[Knotamus]

...but Romo was known to choke as pressure built.

Lazy is a bad habit..

From 2006-2014, Tony Romo led all NFL QBs in 4th Quarter Comebacks (23) and Game-Winning Drives (27).
Of the past decade (2007-2016), Tony Romo lead all of 71 qualifying QBs in 4th Quarter and Overtime Passer Rating.

Romo 'Not being clutch' is a fallacy

I'm starting to believe that Stephen A Smith is posting on this site.

 

[perrykemp]

Let me finish that sentence for you...

"Romo never quite had enough talent around him"

Except that time in 2007 when the Cowboys sent 13 players to the Probowl...

 

[Bigdog]

both were throwing qb's but White when the NFL was still more run oriented. White had the wildcard of being the punter so there was always a small chance on 4th down of a play. Romo's performance suffered as pressure rose. White was steady. As noted above White took us to the conf game 3 times and was a victim of "The Catch" or he would of had a SB appearance.
In a nothing game I would take Romo. In a high pressure game-White

Yeah, people forget that White drove the Cowboys to the Niners 48 yd line with about 54 secs left on the clock. If it wasn't for the strip fumble, the Niners probably would have lost that game. Rafael Septien (spelling ?) was as automatic as a kicker can be in his time.

 

[Knotamus]

Except that time in 2007 when the Cowboys sent 13 players to the Probowl...

Oh, you mean when Romo lead the team to 13-3 and a first round bye, but eventually was destroyed by the Giants pro bowl DL that ate our OL's lunch and went on to beat the mighty Patriots in the SB?.. yeah, I remember that one too

 

[perrykemp]

Oh, you mean when Romo lead the team to 13-3 and a first round bye, but eventually was destroyed by the Giants pro bowl DL that ate our OL's lunch and went on to beat the mighty Patriots in the SB?.. yeah, I remember that one too

Yeah, that game -- the Cowboys home game where Romo completed 50% of his passes and had a 64.7 QB rating.

 

[Knotamus]

Yeah, that game -- the Cowboys home game where Romo completed 50% of his passes and had a 64.7 QB rating.

Ridiculous..

Jeff Garcia 23-39-207/ 2 ints/ 60.5 (wild card loss)
Tony Romo 18-31-201/ 1 int/ 64.7 (div game loss)
Brett Farve 19-35-236/ 2 ints /70.7 (NFC Conf loss)
Tom Brady 29-48-266/ 0 int/ 82.5 (SB loss)

I guess the Giants 'well known' 2007 defense didn't help at all huh? Guess the other three QBs were all chumps too. Cherry picking stats doesn't prove your point. Besides, that was Romos first full year as a starter and I feel like he did a great job.

 

[big dog cowboy]

One thing White has over Romo is a classic playoff comback win, in a hostile environment in 1980 against the Falcons, when he won that we were all saying "Roger who" then came back down to earth quickly the next week in Philadelphia.

No one I know was saying Roger who.

 

[perrykemp]

Ridiculous..

Jeff Garcia 23-39-207/ 2 ints/ 60.5 (wild card loss)
Tony Romo 18-31-201/ 1 int/ 64.7 (div game loss)
Brett Farve 19-35-236/ 2 ints /70.7 (NFC Conf loss)
Tom Brady 29-48-266/ 0 int/ 82.5 (SB loss)

I guess the Giants 'well known' 2007 defense didn't help at all huh? Guess the other three QBs were all chumps too. Cherry picking stats doesn't prove your point. Besides, that was Romos first full year as a starter and I feel like he did a great job.

Sorry, we can agree to disagree.

It was the worst playoff game in Tony Romo's career as measured by QB rating, completion percentage, yards per attempt, etc.

The 2007 Giants defense ranked 17th in the league (by points allowed) and 7th in the league by yards allowed. They were a solid, not great, defense that had a very nice playoff run.

The fact the Cowboys had scored 45 and 31 points against the Giants in the two earlier regular season victories where Romo played MUCH MUCH better tells you that the Giant's defense weren't world-beaters.

Romo didn't play well in that game -- it's just a fact.

Had he played a little better than likely would have won -- right down to the interception Romo threw at the 2 minutes remaining mark to seal the game fot the Giants.

I'm not a Romo hater, however, I refuse to apply revisionist history to his entire career. Late in career was much consistent.. earlier in his career he was more like Favre.

 

[Tristan]

I think he mea

Lazy is a bad habit..

From 2006-2014, Tony Romo led all NFL QBs in 4th Quarter Comebacks (23) and Game-Winning Drives (27).
Of the past decade (2007-2016), Tony Romo lead all of 71 qualifying QBs in 4th Quarter and Overtime Passer Rating.

Romo 'Not being clutch' is a fallacy

I'm starting to believe that Stephen A Smith is posting on this site.

I think he meant "clutch" in meaningful games like playoff games or the ones that get you in if you are "clutch" under this pressure, or get you and all youre hard working teamates a crushing end to their season again if you are a CHOKER!

Glad you enjoyed all those meaningless games! Romo SUCKED and threw jack *** interceptions with the playoffs on the line, or fumbled away playoff and about every damn meaningful game except 2014. So excuse some of us for not forgetting the stink.

Danny White rocked! He was on my Wheaties box! But seriously I think he had an elbow or shoulder injury half way through his career and he was never the same and went down hill real fast. Pre Injury he was going toe to toe with Joe Montana in Championship games and did actually lead us to the winning td, just so happens Montana to Clark took it back.

Romo goes toe to toe w RG3 and when Romo got the ball back with a chance to "win an youre in" I litterally looked at my wife and said "I guarantee you romo throws a" and I couldnt even get the word pic out as he throws a Sanchez delight on first down! Swear to god! Even Dak had tweet about the epic choke job.

So now you dont have to wonder why everbody doesnt consider the chubby choker anything close to a "great" qb. Hes a marc bulger at best,good riddance!

 

[mrmojo]

No one I know was saying Roger who.

We were at the time and Roger is my favorite player of all time.

 

[DFWJC]

I'm to lazy to start listing but Romo was known to choke as pressure built.
some quickly- holder vs. Seattle, int in loss Vs. Manning, losing to Giants, Commander, Eagles 2011, 12,13, Giants 2007.

Not really.
Real stats vs perception shows the truth...that late in 4th quarters in close hames, Romo was was outstanding.
More 4th comebacks than anyone in recent hears and one of the best 4th quarter rati g of all time.

 

[DFWJC]

I think he mea

I think he meant "clutch" in meaningful games like playoff games or the ones that get you in if you are "clutch" under this pressure, or get you and all youre hard working teamates a crushing end to their season again if you are a CHOKER!

Glad you enjoyed all those meaningless games! Romo SUCKED and threw jack *** interceptions with the playoffs on the line, or fumbled away playoff and about every damn meaningful game except 2014. So excuse some of us for not forgetting the stink.

Danny White rocked! He was on my Wheaties box! But seriously I think he had an elbow or shoulder injury half way through his career and he was never the same and went down hill real fast. Pre Injury he was going toe to toe with Joe Montana in Championship games and did actually lead us to the winning td, just so happens Montana to Clark took it back.

Romo goes toe to toe w RG3 and when Romo got the ball back with a chance to "win an youre in" I litterally looked at my wife and said "I guarantee you romo throws a" and I couldnt even get the word pic out as he throws a Sanchez delight on first down! Swear to god! Even Dak had tweet about the epic choke job.

So now you dont have to wonder why everbody doesnt consider the chubby choker anything close to a "great" qb. Hes a marc bulger at best,good riddance!

Brain dead exhibit A

 

[CF74]

White played in an era where db's could do more to stop receivers from catching the ball. He also played in a run heavy era.

Romo has played in an era where receivers are protected more. He has also played in an era where passing is done more frequently and the game is tailored more for higher scoring.

So it's hard to make a pure comparison. One thing that altered Whites success was a wrist injury that many say he never really recovered from.

Ironically one of Romo's best seasons was when he had Murray to lean on despite all his passing stats...

 

[Ring Leader]

Why does this unsubstantiated line continue to pop up?

Because multitudes of fans including a staggering amount of Cowboys fans, slurped up the anti-Romo media tainted koolaid like it was liquid crack. Nobody warned these impressionable simpletons that the early ratings shock speak movement, geared to achieve ratings at all cost, was not supposed to taken seriously.

Incredibally sad that the impressionable unsuspecting Cowboys fans were sucked in and brainwashed by commentators trying to become or remain relevant by bashing the popular quarterback of America's Team. It worked so well that many believe that Romo was the main reason that Dallas never made it to the Super Bowl during his career. By now, they have preached their anti-Romo nonsense so long that no real analysis whatsoever could change their ill-acquired force-fed opinion. Even worse, they will never be truly conscious of how easily they were victimized.