DirkDiggler
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I heard some sports show on the radio talking about how Miami should use White as a receiver? Any one know if the guy can catch?
White as a Wide Out?
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clevelandm13
Scout Team
I think he could probably make them two TD catches! ha ha. What do ya think?? If we are not going to use him for no more than two plays a game at QB then why not.
phinfein
we need marino.
i started almost the same thread and people said pat white would suck as a wr
why not try him at wr's..optimize the talent we have..our best wr now is bess.
why not try him at wr's..optimize the talent we have..our best wr now is bess.
I think part of White not being used at WR has to do with White not wanting to be a WR.....yet.
Pre-draft, he was asked ad nauseum about whether he'd be ok playing WR. And he'd give the standard "whatever gets me on the field" followed by "but my heart is set on QB." The Dolphins notoriously told White they wanted him as a QB, even while they probably had other/additional plans for him. It's probably a bit too early for the staff to say to him "hey, ya know how we said you'd be a QB for us? Scratch that, you're now a WR."
I think they're giving him time to either shine or fail as a QB - he'll probably figure out for himself that he's undersized for a traditional QB role and much better suited to play a different and varied position, including some WR. But until he's ready to do that himself, he won't put the time in to succeeding at those skills. If he's going to be a WR, he needs to be practicing and studying running routes and working with the JUGS machine.
On a sidenote, I'm still not sure why we haven't seen him be the motion/jet guy on the Wildcat...he'd be running to the outside or throwing on the run...both play to his strengths, as opposed to trying to run up the gut and getting crushed by the pass rush. Maybe it's coming.
Pre-draft, he was asked ad nauseum about whether he'd be ok playing WR. And he'd give the standard "whatever gets me on the field" followed by "but my heart is set on QB." The Dolphins notoriously told White they wanted him as a QB, even while they probably had other/additional plans for him. It's probably a bit too early for the staff to say to him "hey, ya know how we said you'd be a QB for us? Scratch that, you're now a WR."
I think they're giving him time to either shine or fail as a QB - he'll probably figure out for himself that he's undersized for a traditional QB role and much better suited to play a different and varied position, including some WR. But until he's ready to do that himself, he won't put the time in to succeeding at those skills. If he's going to be a WR, he needs to be practicing and studying running routes and working with the JUGS machine.
On a sidenote, I'm still not sure why we haven't seen him be the motion/jet guy on the Wildcat...he'd be running to the outside or throwing on the run...both play to his strengths, as opposed to trying to run up the gut and getting crushed by the pass rush. Maybe it's coming.
CashInFist
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I bleed Blue and Gold and I have said for the past 4 years that he could be an elite WR in the NFL. A slash type player. Throw him in at RB a few times a game, put him in the WC frequently, I have said that since last year when we started it.
Putting him in at WR, even if he only has limited familiarity with the position, would be beneficial to the Wildcat offense. When we put him in and take Pennington out, the defense has a decent idea of what is going down.
If, when White is in there, the defense didn't know if he was a WR or QB,it would present that many more problems for them.
If, when White is in there, the defense didn't know if he was a WR or QB,it would present that many more problems for them.
romio
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amazing all round athlete just needs time to develop as all these positions we all want him to play and execute