Romo vs White

[Eric_Boyer]

I really liked Danny White, but Romo was the better qb on much worse teams in his career.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

We all saw how Aikman did when his team went south on him in 1997 and beyond.

So I guess Aikman sucks.

Such a BS thread.

Kill yourselves.

Troy wasn't as nimble in the pocket as Tony, but he had a stronger arm, was just as accurate and had a steel-ness about him... I did not see the same level of "I refuse to lose" in Romo.

I remember prior to the SB27, Aikman was being interviewed and was asked how would you like to be the Bills (having come off of two SB losses) and he said "I don't want any part of that", i.e. losing SB's.

 

[CanadianCowboysFan]

i think that white was the better qb. white had to deal with a different set of rules that the defense could get away with. white won playoff games that romo could not.

perhaps but he lost to the Rams at home in a wild card game in 1983, was atrocious against the Eagles and Commanders in the championship games and OMG imagine if Romo fumbled the ball away on a game winning drive in the playoffs,,,

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

For a long time I had Danny as our 3rd best QB but I'll concede Tony as #3 now. I do agree it's much closer than some think. Danny though did have the better career. 3 straight NFC Championships and that's hard to do. Just ask Tony.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

For a long time I had Danny as our 3rd best QB but I'll concede Tony as #3 now. I do agree it's much closer than some think. Danny though did have the better career. 3 straight NFC Championships and that's hard to do. Just ask Tony.

Probably the best answer in here. It's close.

And as far as Romo being BETTER than Aikman? No.

And as far as Romo being BETTER than Roger? Laughable.

 

[mrmojo]

Correct. To think Danny White had some terrific team around him every season is nuts...

Yes, Holding #75 basically ended his career, the team started aging quickly during the 81 season.

 

[lwehlers]

And that is too bad. The organization put him up on a pedestal that I don't think he was capable of fulfilling.

Too much was put on his shoulders. We went as well as he went and as far as he could play well. But invariably, the breakdown in learning from when we did experience some "success" was his cross to bear.

that is the one thing that really make me upset the most about the jones family. every year the jones put all of the weight on romo shoulders and expected him to win without a quality defense to help him. I fear that is going to happen to Prescott now. it happened last year when he was expected to win the greenbay game himself because of the crap defense he had to overcome.

 

[ShiningStar]

White, i love Romo but you lived and died by the interception. That will be the begining and end of Romos legacy, the interception that will come.

 

[lwehlers]

perhaps but he lost to the Rams at home in a wild card game in 1983, was atrocious against the Eagles and Commanders in the championship games and OMG imagine if Romo fumbled the ball away on a game winning drive in the playoffs,,,

you make some really good points there.

 

[Alexander]

White, i love Romo but you lived and died by the interception. That will be the begining and end of Romos legacy, the interception that will come.

White had some bad plays too, but the dramatic fashion mistake was not something he got notorious for.

 

[Alexander]

perhaps but he lost to the Rams at home in a wild card game in 1983, was atrocious against the Eagles and Commanders in the championship games and OMG imagine if Romo fumbled the ball away on a game winning drive in the playoffs,,,

It would probably be treated like the fumbled snap, although that has zero to do with playing QB.

 

[CanadianCowboysFan]

White had some bad plays too, but the dramatic fashion mistake was not something he got notorious for.

true but it was a different time media wise

screw up today and it is all over the net in no time

then if you missed the game, you never saw the screw ups except on the George Michael Sports Machine

 

[Jack Burton]

White had way better teams around him. When they left, he lost his job.

White lost his starting job because of a broken wrist and torn ligaments. It happened against the giants in 86. The Cowboys were off to a hot start at 6-2 and the offense was rolling. After White went down, it was all downhill for both the Boys and Landry. Anyway, to say that White only had the starting job because he was on good teams, and lost it because he was on a bad team is flat out wrong. White was good. Not great. But good. Better than Romo? It's impossible to answer that, as it is impossible to answer any question about players from different eras.

 

[ottawacowpoke]

Is this a serious question?

Talent/skill wise, Tony is the best QB this franchise has ever had

I don't think that I could disagree with this more. Aikman was head and shoulders above Romo and Staubach deserves to be in the argument as one of the best QBs in the history of the NFL. Nobody is making that statement about Romo. At least nobody who appreciates the history of the league.

 

[xwalker]

There is a debate going on here in San Antonio on the local ESPN radio show. Who is the third best QB in Cowboy's history between Romo and Danny White. Having seen the entire career of both, it seems evident to me, but i wanted to pose the question to the board to see if my opinion is not as concrete as i believe.

I watched every NFL game that both played.

Romo was unquestionably better!

Older Cowboys fan like to pump up White now, but almost everybody hated him when he played.

Landry even tried replacing him with Gary freaking Hogeboom.

To this day, I can't stand to even see a photo of Danny White.

If you think Romo or Brett Farve had some ill timed interceptions, they were mild in comparison to White who picked the very worst possible moments to throw an INT.

 

[Super_Kazuya]

White, i love Romo but you lived and died by the interception. That will be the begining and end of Romos legacy, the interception that will come.

Romo lived and died by the interception? Do you even know who Danny White is?

Between 1980 and 1987 when White made all of his starts he had 123 interceptions (only Dan Fouts had more) and 65 fumbles (no one had more). Danny White was a solid player and a good athlete, but he wasn't even in the same dimension as Romo as a passer. A lot of people are embarrassing themselves in this thread (the usual suspects).

 

[Paniolo22]

People forget, Danny White made "The Catch" a moment in history. After the 49ers scored, White drove down to mid field and (in what now would be called the "Tuck Rule") got hit and fumbled. Game over

 

[rynochop]

People forget, Danny White made "The Catch" a moment in history. After the 49ers scored, White drove down to mid field and (in what now would be called the "Tuck Rule") got hit and fumbled. Game over

Was the tuck rule involved In that play? I just remember the fumble then going on my parents back porch and crying

As far as the question it's a tough one..Danny was very underrated. They both deserve to have a ring or two. Danny and Tony would have them on those 90s teams.

 

[Alexander]

Was the tuck rule involved In that play? I just remember the fumble then going on my parents back porch and crying

The Tuck Rule wasn't created until it was used to screw the Raiders out of a win. Nobody cared in the early eighties. QB got hit and fumbled, it was a fumble.

 

[rynochop]

The Tuck Rule wasn't created until it was used to screw the Raiders out of a win. Nobody cared in the early eighties. QB got hit and fumbled, it was a fumble.

Oh I'm aware..just didn't know if the 'rule' could have been interpreted that way back then. Couldn't imagine being a Raider fan and having to endure that bs