- He's the QB that wasn't
- He's the RB that wasn't
- He's the WR that wasn't
.....and now they have told him to bulk up and get bigger - which he did during the off-season. What in G-d's name is the plan for this guy on this team?
They must have a use for him or they wouldn't have told him to gain so much muscle......anyone care to speculate..????
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This guy has to be the biggest mystery in the NFL!
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I don't think they have a QB spot for him, and the ordered muscle gain has me thinking RB? Could they be grooming him to be Ronnie Brown's replacement down the road? The wildcat is custom made for this guy because he is so multi-talented. I know it sounds nutz but could this be the answer to this riddle?
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As small as he is gaining muscle probably doesn't automatically rule out he won't be on the QB depth chart this year. But yeah, who knows what he will or won't be doing this season.
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I know he's not very rugged and probably wouldn't make it as a RB but, I am totally stumped with this walking question mark. He's like the extra part to a model that doesn't fit anywhere.
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Pat White is a miami dolphin QB.
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I would not mind a bit if White wound up on the IR for 2010.
If not, then he had better be all about 'Run Pat, Run" because he will not show more as a throwing Qb than Thigpen.
If you were in PW's shoes and your Head coach is comparing your competition to a pro bowl Qb, and your work to "Qb 101" stuff, how comfortable would you be?
Now PW can run the ball at a high level, if he can pass respectably well, he can stick..but he has to show as a WC player he can do more than Thiggy.
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Could they be grooming him to be our red-zone QB? our 3rd down QB? our change of pace RB/WR? Someone had better figure out a place for this guy on this team or we stand to lose him. It almost seems like they drafted him hoping that he'd fit in somewhere, but he doesn't.
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I think Jimmy Johnson would have tried that like he did turning Keith Byars from a FB into a TE, but I don't think TS would do this. Teaching White to run backwards would be a test of patience he wouldn't want. He has real safeties that need his attention. It was a good guess but not a practical one. IMHO -
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Real point being, the past does not control the future, each player is unique, and if one notices, those Qb's came in under different regimes.
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gain muscle so when he runs in th eWC he doesnt break every bone in his thin body when he gets hit.... nothing more than that IMO
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Name a position that he belongs at? A position where he's actually better than the next guy?
He couldn't beat out anyone at any offensive skill position.... on a level playing field.
Some of us are ready to bury him because he's a waste of a roster spot and we have some good young talent that will likely be lost because him. Hanging on to a thread of hope will only compound the fact that this was an AWFUL pick....... move on, forward.Jeff likes this. -
The Miami Dolphin website only has Pat White listed as 6' - 190 lbs, you really can't do a ton in the NFL with that build other than be a WR or QB on the offensive side of the ball. If the team keeps all of their current QB's and the WR's improve where do we put Pat White?? If he can't play, we can't trade him and he's just on the roster doing nothing could we see him reduced to the practice squad?
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He'll be running the pistol option so he needs to be able to take hits.
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The concept of him being a RB or WR or returner or whatever besides a QB is from us and the media. He also didn't show much as a QB last season although again he didn't really get the chances either. His frame is big enough to do something at this level. His ability to add some weight and become a little tougher will go a long way in determining if he makes some contribution this coming year.
There is no secret that I don't/didn't like the pick and that I feel he's going to waste a spot on the final roster for someone else who may have as much going for him or at least some potential that he hasn't shown so far. Is one year too short a time to ask this of him ?? I don't think so. A guy drafted for a specific role as high as he was drafted should have been able to produce. He wasn't being asked to be the proset QB or a WR or a RB or returner...just one role that he failed in....
So, to answer your question, to me he's a spread offense QB from the college level who's game has not translated to this level. A lot like Akili Smith, David Klingler, Andre Ware and that ilk of QB. The only one of that ilk that has been drafted and shown some sense of NFL ability has been Vick. Despite his issues off the field, he was relatively successful, but moreso as a runner and not as a QB. His passing ability and ability to read Ds is still his Achilles Heel as an NFL QB. His speed and vision certainly are not.
So, he's not a QB. He's not a WR (not fast enough). He's not a RB (not quick or tough enough). He's not a returner. He hasn't shown enough progress to be an effective WCxQB. Adding the weight and strength may very well aid him in reaching that goal, but we have to wait and see once the pads come on to make any kind of analysis. The problem is that due to his lofty draft status, and being the choice of the troika, he probably will stay with the team for another year. I just don't see that he's shown either any skillset or any potential skillset that translates well to this level.... -
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They'll create a package for him and give him another year (and you know this).
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You have to really wonder what they were thinking when they drafted this guy in the 2nd round in the first place. I remember when I heard the pick come in - I damn near died. When I think back of the talent that was out there that they could have drafted at that level instead of him I was (and still am) stupefied. White should have been a 5th rounder and would have been there after we got a star WR or another DB instead of him in the 2nd round. If we had, maybe we would have had a better record last year instead of a dead roster spot.
http://www.databasefootball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=2009&lg=NFL
It's obvious to me that drafting Pat White in that round was an impulse grab out of wishful thinking. IMHO this is arguably the biggest draft bust this regime has suffered. Never has a player generated so many hopes and speculation only to end in a vanilla joke. This is both a player, and a problem that we shouldn't have had and the coaching staff, like White himself, have both dropped the ball. Where is / was the much heralded "WILDPAT"? ............. No where. Now we have this guy on the roster as an unfunded liability with no use for him. The FO really took a mental holiday on this one.Larryfinfan likes this. -
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It wasn't us and the media that had all those scouts at his pro day pissed off and wondering why he chose not to run routes and instead present himself as a "QB only",
His stock wasn't as high as it was because he was this great QB prospect...... it was that high because ppl saw him as an all purpose threat.
Then what does our staff do? Drafts him number 44 overall and tries to teach him to be a pro set QB.
This situation isn't our (us and the media's) fault...... the responsibility for this lies with Pat White and mostly our FO's projection for him.
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I think the whole debacle with PW all starts with our expectation. Is it really his fault that he is being attacked so much our fault? I think maybe we need to realize that he is young and needs work. Hey --- even Brett Favre rode the bench for a while before his stardom. I think if we lower our expectation he'll be just fine.
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I think Pat White is the 2nd coming of John Beck. A little more talented, but still useless.
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I known I am old but does anyone remember "wood-strock"?
(In 1982 QB David Woodley (who could scramble) and QB Don Strock (who was stiff legged and could throw) took the Dolphins to the Super Bowl alternating in at QB in various situations. Shula named it "Wood-Strock". The next year, 1983, we drafted Dan Marino)
They could be trying to mold White into this type of "Wood-Strock" QB. IE: Henne gets the ball down the field and White subs in on 3rd downs and in the red zone. It would be almost impossible for a defense to stop this. The contrasting styles at QB constantly would have them off balance, now combine that with the wildcat and see what you get. -
Well then wouldnt the defense know what was coming by seeing what QB is being subbed in?
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Yes, or so they think, but that works against them too. Many times the defense moved up to expect a ground scramble only to have David Woodely throw over their heads. "Wood-Strock" was the ultimate deception, and the possibilities are endless.
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Until he starts completing passes in the WC IN GAMES: waterboy.
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