Tony vs Danny

[Zimmy Lives]

If Tony played when Troy played and vice versa.....

If Danny played when Roger played and vice versa.....

I'm just sayin'.

I might take Tony over Troy if they were both playing.

Just saying'. [ducking]

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

If Tony played when Troy played and vice versa.....

If Danny played when Roger played and vice versa.....

I'm just sayin'.

If Roger , Troy and Danny played in this era they would have large stats too. It's just a different time.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

Tony - Coached by Garrett during peak years of career

Danny - Coached by Tom Landry entire career

Any comparison between ANY Cowboys current player and one from that era starts and stops there IMO.

And, sadly and with malancholyism, Tony do not half a coach that yells at him as he look into double coverage or in do-or-die games, "No, Tony, No Tony, No!"

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

I might take Tony over Troy if they were both playing.

Just saying'. [ducking]

Yeah, you better duck!

Zimmy, you are like John Lennons to me but sometime you make me so mad!!!

 

[Zimmy Lives]

Yeah, you better duck!

Zimmy, you are like John Lennons to me but sometime you make me so mad!!!

I'm glad I could help you out, Sparky!

 

[CowboyDan]

No question about it....Jason Witten, Dez Bryant, DeMarcus Ware, Tyron Smith, TO, Terry Glenn, Anthony Fasano, Flozell Adams, Marion Barber, Terence Newman, Roy Williams, Felix Jones, DeMarco Murray, Jay Ratliff, Dan Bailey, Marc Colombo, Anthony Spencer, Chris Canty, Mike Jenkins, Matt McBriar, Keith Brooking, Sean Lee, Marcus Spears, Aaron Glenn, Andre Gurode, Leonard Davis, Bradie James, Patrick Crayton to name a few of his surroundings.

 

[gimmesix]

Avg Ranks in 5 Best Seasons
Pass Rating
White 7th
Romo 6th

Pass Rating
White's Defense 8th
Romo's Defenses 17th

Rushing TD
White's Run Game 9th
Romo's Run Game 14th

I was going to say that looking at those numbers in a vacuum doesn't give the whole picture. To understand the context of each player's career, we need to look at the teams they were on, and White's teams overall were much better on defense and running the ball than Romo's have been.

Don't know what kind of success Romo would have had with White's teams, but his comparative numbers indicate that the Cowboys would have been more successful.

 

[erod]

I might take Tony over Troy if they were both playing.

Just saying'. [ducking]

Danny White was no doubt the best pure athlete to ever play quarterback for Dallas. He unfortunately inherited an aging team with former great players.

 

[KJJ]

If Tony played when Troy played and vice versa.....

If Danny played when Roger played and vice versa.....

I'm just sayin'.

Danny played in several games during the Staubach era. He was handed practically the same team in 1980 that reached back to back SB's with Staubach in 77 and 78. Most of the Cowboys corp players such as Dorsett, Randy White, Drew Pearson, Too Tall Jones and Tony Hill were all under 30 and still in their prime. Go check the 1980 roster and see how many players were under 30 when White took over. It takes a very talented team to reach 3 consecutive title games.

If Tony played when Troy did he still would have had to make plays in critical situations and avoid turnovers. Romo still would have had to make the same play Aikman made to Harper in the 92 NFC title game and I honestly don't think he has it in him to make that kind of play in that situation on the road in front of a hostel crowd in a game of that magnitude. Troy wasn't carried to those SB's he was a great QB who came through in the games that mattered most which is why he was a first ballot Hall of Fame player.

 

[Zimmy Lives]

Danny White was no doubt the best pure athlete to ever play quarterback for Dallas. He unfortunately inherited an aging team with former great players.

I agree. White was an exceptional athlete but -- having seen all the Dallas QBs since Morton play -- I'd pick Roger as the all-time best QB. I don't remember Meredith but I'm certain some of the old old-timers would say he was the best.

 

[KJJ]

Danny White was no doubt the best pure athlete to ever play quarterback for Dallas. He unfortunately inherited an aging team with former great players.

Most of the players he inherited were still in their prime check my previous post. How could that team have reached 3 consecutive NFC title games had White inherited a team with "former" great players? Dorsett was only 26 when White took over. Randy White was only 27 and Tony Hill was only 24. Even Drew Pearson and Ed Too Tall Jones hadn't reached 30 yet.

 

[erod]

Most of the players he inherited were still in their prime check my previous post. How could that team have reached 3 consecutive NFC title games had White inherited a team with "former" great players? Dorsett was only 26 when White took over. Randy White was only 27 and Tony Hill was only 24. Even Drew Pearson and Ed Too Tall Jones hadn't reached 30 yet.

There were still great players, but the offensive line was faltering, and the defense was become softer and softer. Doomsday was long over.

The first year he had it, it was still really good. Had they not lost to San Fran.....

 

[erod]

I agree. White was an exceptional athlete but -- having seen all the Dallas QBs since Morton play -- I'd pick Roger as the all-time best QB. I don't remember Meredith but I'm certain some of the old old-timers would say he was the best.

Danny was an incredible baseball player, an elite punter, and a terrific quarterback. I think he was an exceptional basketball player in high school, too.

He was named Arizona Athlete of the Century in 2000.

 

[Zimmy Lives]

Danny was an incredible baseball player, an elite punter, and a terrific quarterback. I think he was an exceptional basketball player in high school, too.

He was named Arizona Athlete of the Century in 2000.

According to Staubach, he was a pretty mean ping pong player as well; the team champion.

 

[dstovall5]

Romo wins a ring in the Danny White era, and Danny White wouldn't win one in the Romo era, no Dallas QB would. And I truly believe that, yes Romo has had some great teams, but he's also had some of the worst defenses in NFL history. It takes a TEAM to win a super bowl ring, and not just one side of the ball. Denver, the greatest offense in history(statistical wise), learned that the hard way last year.

 

[Doomsday101]

that is true but Romo is blamed for the defence giving up huge points

so was White, he had a great game vs SF in that playoff game, defense had the chance to shut the door they failed to do it and for anyone to lay that at the feet of white really does not fully get this game and what is takes to win. It is more than a QB

 

[Doomsday101]

Yeah, for 20 years straight, the colts had not won 10 games. enter Manning, out of 13 seasons, they made the playoffs 11 times. 1 time he was a rookie when they didn't make the playoffs.
Exit Manning for neck surgery, Colts go 2-14. Enter a rookie Luck, playoff team again. So Manning with a messed up neck won 10 games and took his team to the playoffs. No Manning, they were terrible, same team though. Insert Luck, they are a playoff team.

How do you explain that? A QB is the difference between a winning and a losing team. So your theory of a team game is a bad one, sorry. Your excuses for Romo are funny, you're a funny person.

I explain that Luck is a very good QB and there were a lot of parts on that Colts team and together they were able to win. I hate to tell you a football team is made up of many players not one and as important as the QB is he is not doing it alone, if you can understand that then nothing left to discuss and you can go back and play with your Madden.

 

[erod]

Aikman has said that Romo is a better quarterback than him. What he was REALLY saying is that Romo is doing a better job with the scrub lines he's played behind than Troy would have. And he's right.

Aikman was the perfect QB for the perfect team. Romo is far more flexible in that regard.

 

[KJJ]

There were still great players, but the offensive line was faltering, and the defense was become softer and softer. Doomsday was long over.

The first year he had it, it was still really good. Had they not lost to San Fran.....

The first year White took over the Cowboys they lost to Philly in the title game. They lost to SF the following year. The OL appeared to be faltering because White couldn't scramble and improvise like Staubach. The Cowboys weren't the same without Staubach they reverted back to what they were before Roger arrived a team that couldn't win the big game. When Staubach retired the Cowboys never had the same confidence in Danny. He played arguably the greatest game of his Cowboys career vs Atlanta on the road during the 1980 playoffs. He was brilliant in that game bringing the Cowboys from behind in the final 2 minutes with a couple of TD's to Drew Pearson.

It was like watching Roger as Danny carved up the Falcons D in the final minutes to pull that game out. He followed what may have been the greatest performance of his career with possibly the worst performance of his career vs Philly in the title game. White was DREADFUL that day. Talk about going from one extreme to another. How he could look so good one week and so bad the next was puzzling. We've seen the same thing with Romo. All the confidence Cowboy fans gained in Danny the week prior in Atlanta was dashed vs Philly.

 

[5Stars]

Playoff record: White's team 5-5 Romo's team 1-3.

Just an FYI for the haters.