COACHES CORNER: PAT WHITE is the NEXT phase of the WILDCAT

KB21 · May 12, 2009

DOLFANMIKE said:

It looks like the Pat White smokescreen continues. I'm betting we see alot of Pat White early and late in the year!

From PFT:

Fins Playing Shell Game Regarding Pat White?

"In a Tuesday morning interview with Jorge Sedano of 790 The Ticket in Miami, Dolphins coach Tony Sparano addressed quarterback Pat White’s role on the team in his rookie year.

And we’re starting to get a feeling that the Fins don’t want anyone to know how they plan to use the former West Virginia quarterback.

Sparano initially reiterated that the Dolphins drafted White to be a quarterback. Later, however, Sparano gushed about White’s ability to “do a lot of jobs,” which implies that he might do some moonlighting at other positions.

Then there’s the Wildcat. Asked whether it’s a safe assumption that White will be heavily involved in the specialized offensive attack, Sparano said, “That’s an assumption. But I don’t know how safe it is one way or the other.”

Then Sparano pointed out that running back Ronnie Brown did a “tremendous” job in that role a year ago.

Bottom line? Sparano and the Dolphins will keep their Pat White cards close to the vest, in order to keep Miami’s opponents on their heels.

Our guess? There will be a Wildcat package with Ronnie Brown taking the snaps, and there will be one with White taking the snaps.

And don’t be surprised if White is in the backfield on some of the plays when Brown is the one who gets the ball from the center."

We stand nothing to gain by annoucing ANY of our intentions on how we'll use Pat White, but frankly I think it's crazy to think e'll do any less than lead the Wildcat most the time. His ability to throw will unlock it's full potential and he can operate the Wildcat system at a higher tempo than anyone else.
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As everyone knows, I do not buy for a minute that Miami drafted Pat White to be a quarterback that can push Chad Henne. I always felt that Miami saw Pat White as a player that could be a focal point in their wild cat package who has the athleticism to offer potential at other positions on the field in the base packages.

The fact is, Pat White just isn't a good enough passer to be a quarterback, and I heard something on ESPN today that supports my view of that. They did a Big East breakdown and talked about West Virginia and replacing Pat White this season. They said that the new coaching staff with Bill Stewart and offensive coordinator Jeff Mullen felt that teams were figuring out their run fakes and they wanted to get more sophisticated with their passing offense to counteract that. The report stated that it took Pat White a long time to catch on with the passing ideas and that WVU wasn't able to really open things up passing wise. The reports says that the coaching staff at WVU feels that their new QB, Jarrett Brown, is actually a better fit for what they want to do with the passin ggame. Jarrett Brown is 6'4", 220 lbs and has a better arm than Pat White. In WVU's spring game, Jarrett completed his first 15 passes an 21 of 28 overall. Reports have West Virginia throwing the ball down the field more often in practice and they are planning bigger things with the passing game this season.

Now, to me, if Pat White were capable, they would have opened up the passing offense with him. Pat White is what he is. He is one of the better running quarterbacks in NCAA history. However, like most running quarterbacks, his ultimate position in the NFL will be one that showcases his athleticism.

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