Pat White, NFL QB, Might Have to Wait

When the Dolphins drafted Pat White in the second round six weeks ago, everybody thought it was a deft move. Miami reintroduced the Wildcat to the NFL after nearly a 50-year hiatus, went from a one-win outfit to AFC East champs in a year, and instead of using this offseason to move to a more traditional offense, they've decided to play to their strengths, even if it's not conventional. And that means more Wildcat, and now with players who better fit the scheme.

But shortly after selecting White, the Dolphins announced that he was more than a trick-play specialist, he'd get a shot to win the quarterback job next season. The team drafted Chad Henne in Round 2 a year ago, and they seemed happy with his progress, so I didn't take the White comments seriously. That said, if he's most valuable under center, then it makes sense to put him there.

With organized team activities wrapping up, though, White continues to struggle.

He hit the cross bar on one pass during red zone, threw an interception to Jason Allen (who went up and snagged the ball while covering Armstrong), suffered a batted-down pass by rookie NT Lou Ellis and was so off on a throw into the corner of the end zone that was that it bounced off Parcells' golf cart.

Parcells immediately moved the cart 20 yards away.

Not especially surprising -- virtually every rookie takes time to adjust to the NFL, and quarterbacks often require the most patience -- but it also reinforces the idea that White, at least initially, will be best utilized in Wildcat situations. There are worse fates (ask Ernest Wilford). And if White never becomes an NFL quarterback but goes on to become a Devin Hester-type threat, then Miami still made out.

Plus, the Dolphins' softball team is suddenly kick-ass. So there's that.