Dunno if you guys have covered this ad nauseum already, but I know some of us have thought that Pat White's best role in the Wildcat was to take over Ricky's role, not Ronnie's. In it, he'd be running from the left side of the line to the right. However, the fact that he is LH makes him less than ideal for that, does it not? How big a factor do you think that is? Just like the fact Brown is LH really helped him to avoid throwing across his body, I'd think that Pat White's handedness would hamper him about as much ( he would be throwing across his body if rolling right ).
Pat White's LH - bad for Ricky role?
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Thats why I think he will be in Chad's spot. Well actually I think he will be everywhere. He is gonna have to know every position in the wildcat...well all the skill positions any way.
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sorry but the only playing time he will see is at wr. sorry but he is not as good as ricky and ronnie at running the ball if he takes over chads spot ie ronnies spot he just doesn't have the running potential to make lb honor the run so based on that he won't be able to throw the ball with all that coverage
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I think one of the big unknowns this year will be #6's play in the WC, and it all comes down to #6 and whether he can adjust to the pro game QUICKLY or not. I hope he surprises us all. Otherwise he may not see the field much in '09.
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I think that you are way off. Pat will see time all over the place. Go back and read the story about the him and the gloves. If he was just gonna play WR, why would they ever hint to him to try throwing without?
The truth is nobody really knows, so for anyone to refer to is position in the Wildcat as facts is just shooting in the dark just like everybody else...
Isn't the whole point of the WC to be unpredictable? If so, trying to predict what role any guy will play, let alone Pat White is kinda impossible.
The way I see it is that Ronnie rarely threw from the formation last year. Most of the WC snaps handed to Ronnie were pre-determined run plays. If Pat were to take that role, forgetting the rolling to the right / throwing across the body thing for a while, he could be equally dangerous either passing or throwing. That's kind of an obvious thing to say I know but when you think about it, it's a huge weapon.
If Pat were to wait and see either/or how a rushing lane develops OR how open or clean a route had been run and choose the better option, it would pose massive problems. The obvious and most succesful way of stopping the WC, as desplayed by Baltimore last year was to put and extra man in the box. Now if Pat noticed than happening and had an open or single covered guy deep, he absolutely could make that throw. When Ronnie is in the same situation, teams are far more happy to put another guy up there knowing Ronnie would prefer to avoid letting go, red zone situations and flea flickers excepted.
So it's White versatility and the new question of how do you deal with a dual ground-air threat 5 seconds after the ball's snapped that forms the new wrinkle and the new weapon.
Wherever White fits in that scheme, it'll be different to where anyone fitted last year.
The way I see it is that Ronnie rarely threw from the formation last year. Most of the WC snaps handed to Ronnie were pre-determined run plays. If Pat were to take that role, forgetting the rolling to the right / throwing across the body thing for a while, he could be equally dangerous either passing or throwing. That's kind of an obvious thing to say I know but when you think about it, it's a huge weapon.
If Pat were to wait and see either/or how a rushing lane develops OR how open or clean a route had been run and choose the better option, it would pose massive problems. The obvious and most succesful way of stopping the WC, as desplayed by Baltimore last year was to put and extra man in the box. Now if Pat noticed than happening and had an open or single covered guy deep, he absolutely could make that throw. When Ronnie is in the same situation, teams are far more happy to put another guy up there knowing Ronnie would prefer to avoid letting go, red zone situations and flea flickers excepted.
So it's White versatility and the new question of how do you deal with a dual ground-air threat 5 seconds after the ball's snapped that forms the new wrinkle and the new weapon.
Wherever White fits in that scheme, it'll be different to where anyone fitted last year.
Spot on Phinglish.
Ronnie is a smart guy, you just hope that Pat is with it as well to make the right decisions.
Ronnie is a smart guy, you just hope that Pat is with it as well to make the right decisions.
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PAt has to start throwing more effectively in practice. If he is going to run the WC, the best way to keep defenses off guard is to ensure the guy can actually throw the ball.
IMO White still needs to improve in that area on the NFL level.
IMO White still needs to improve in that area on the NFL level.
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Some of you are WAY off. Pat is going to be all over the place. I think the posibilites are endless. He will be in the game 8-12 plays agaim from multi formations and sets. Not sure why you guys believe he is 100% Wildcat. Sure he will play a lot from the set and scheme but you may want to think of him as a change of pace player. Much like a Kordell Stewart. He was very effective until they made him a full time QB.