Post by elp525 on May 20, 2009 12:08:10 GMT -5
DAVIE - The Miami Dolphins are just in helmets and shorts, but second-round pick Pat White got his first crack at the Wildcat offense during the team's organized training activity session today.
White lined up as a receiver while tailback Ronnie Brown took snaps from center.
When asked if that's how White will be used in the Dolphins' offense, coach Tony Sparano cracked a smile and said, "I don't know."
As a quarterback during rookie minicamp earlier this month White's NFL inexperience wasn't apparent, but during today's session the glove-wearing lefty threw a number of balls far beyond the reach of his targeted receivers.
"He kind of sprayed it around a little bit today," Sparano said. "He had a little bit better day yesterday than today, and that's going to happen the more you put in. I think as we get on in this, he'll have some good days."
White did connect on a touchdown pass to Todd Lowber, who beat Scorpio Babers.
Accuracy, as Sparano pointed out, has never been an issue for White, who completed 65.7 percent of his passes as a four-year starter at West Virginia. Still, many teams insisted he work out as a wide receiver before the draft in April, although the Dolphins maintain that he's a quarterback to them.
Zach Buchanan
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
3:02 PM EDT, May 19, 2009
Outside of those Wildcat plays White was always throwing to the receivers, not lining up with them for drills.
White was visibly (and audibly) frustrated during the OTA session, but both he and Sparano know it's just part of transitioning from college to the NFL.
"It's a lot faster, but it's still football," said White, the first starting quarterback to win four bowl games in NCAA history. "It's still the same game it was when we were little kids. You've just got to think faster and move faster."
White lined up as a receiver while tailback Ronnie Brown took snaps from center.
When asked if that's how White will be used in the Dolphins' offense, coach Tony Sparano cracked a smile and said, "I don't know."
As a quarterback during rookie minicamp earlier this month White's NFL inexperience wasn't apparent, but during today's session the glove-wearing lefty threw a number of balls far beyond the reach of his targeted receivers.
"He kind of sprayed it around a little bit today," Sparano said. "He had a little bit better day yesterday than today, and that's going to happen the more you put in. I think as we get on in this, he'll have some good days."
White did connect on a touchdown pass to Todd Lowber, who beat Scorpio Babers.
Accuracy, as Sparano pointed out, has never been an issue for White, who completed 65.7 percent of his passes as a four-year starter at West Virginia. Still, many teams insisted he work out as a wide receiver before the draft in April, although the Dolphins maintain that he's a quarterback to them.
Zach Buchanan
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
3:02 PM EDT, May 19, 2009
Outside of those Wildcat plays White was always throwing to the receivers, not lining up with them for drills.
White was visibly (and audibly) frustrated during the OTA session, but both he and Sparano know it's just part of transitioning from college to the NFL.
"It's a lot faster, but it's still football," said White, the first starting quarterback to win four bowl games in NCAA history. "It's still the same game it was when we were little kids. You've just got to think faster and move faster."
