Pat White's pro Day ?

[SteelCzar76]

Is anyone here aware as to whether or not we sent representatives to Pat White's Pro Day work out ?

[SteelCzar76]

Re: Pat White's pro Day ?

Nevermind,....just saw coach Tomlin there on NFL network.

[WoodleyofTroy]

Re: Pat White's pro Day ?

Did he run some routes?

[SteelCzar76]

Re: Pat White's pro Day ?

Did he run some routes?

No, he said that he would run routes upon request,....but none of the 25 teams that showed up did so.

But he reportedly threw exceptionally well.(again)

[RuthlessBurgher]

Re: Pat White's pro Day ?

Did he run some routes?

No, he said that he would run routes upon request,....but none of the 25 teams that showed up did so.

But he reportedly threw exceptionally well.(again)

Apparently, his coach announced to everyone there that he would not be running routes right from the onset of the workout. Then afterwards, White says in an interview that he didn't run routes because none of the teams asked him to. Pretty disingenuous if you ask me.

[SteelCzar76]

Re: Pat White's pro Day ?

Did he run some routes?

No, he said that he would run routes upon request,....but none of the 25 teams that showed up did so.

But he reportedly threw exceptionally well.(again)

Apparently, his coach announced to everyone there that he would not be running routes right from the onset of the workout. Then afterwards, White says in an interview that he didn't run routes because none of the teams asked him to. Pretty disingenuous if you ask me.

I would'nt say disingenuous exactly,....this Kid's character is exceptional. I'm pretty high on him, and i think it's a shame that he's being knocked simply because of his lack of height and weight. He's outperformed any of the other QB prospects,.(Stafford and even my boy Sanchez included) and he's even smarter, more accurate and throws a better ball than our Starter did coming out of college.

I won't knock him for having the courage to stand behind what he believes in.(Himself and his ability to play the position)

[Chadman]

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Hmmmm......

Tomlin being there means the interest must be genuine....

Do the Steelers take him? And if yes- where?

[SteelCzar76]

Re: Pat White's pro Day ?

Hmmmm......

Tomlin being there means the interest must be genuine....

Do the Steelers take him? And if yes- where?

I'd say in the second after striking nearly the same deal we did to move up for Troy to snag Rey-Rey (Maualuga) in the 1st as Potsie's heir apparent. Because we'd still have the comp pick in the 3rd with which we could take Victor Harris. And then finish off the Draft with OG/OT Cornelius lewis of Tenn State and DT/DE Zach Potter of NE.(Or Rulon Davis of Cal in place of Potter)

I'm sure that the Roethlisberger "enablers" whom blow the O-line's shortcomings far out of proportion to make excuses for his inconsistency would hate for this to unfold as they want at least 3 O-lineman this year,....but i think these players would compliment our current roster quite well. (As we are not "rebuilding")

But hey,..that's just my opinion,....

[feltdizz]

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Nevermind,....just saw coach Tomlin there on NFL network.

why would we take Pat White? Seriously... he is decent but we have Dixon and I just don't see where he fits...

He is fast as hell but is he going to play a slash role or straight QB?

[RuthlessBurgher]

Re: Pat White's pro Day ?

Did he run some routes?

No, he said that he would run routes upon request,....but none of the 25 teams that showed up did so.

But he reportedly threw exceptionally well.(again)

Apparently, his coach announced to everyone there that he would not be running routes right from the onset of the workout. Then afterwards, White says in an interview that he didn't run routes because none of the teams asked him to. Pretty disingenuous if you ask me.

I would'nt say disingenuous exactly,....this Kid's character is exceptional. I'm pretty high on him, and i think it's a shame that he's being knocked simply because of his lack of height and weight. He's outperformed any of the other QB prospects,.(Stafford and even my boy Sanchez included) and he's even smarter, more accurate and throws a better ball than our Starter did coming out of college.

I won't knock him for having the courage to stand behind what he believes in.(Himself and his ability to play the position)

The courage to stand behind what he believes in? If he only wants to play QB, then just say so already. Stop stringing everyone along who thinks he should be a WR instead.

I think the only reason he hasn't said it yet, is because he wants to be a 1st day draft pick. Because of his versatility, a team may take him in the 2nd round. But if he comes out and says he only wants to be considered a QB, then he may not get taken until the middle of day two.

[SteelCzar76]

Re: Pat White's pro Day ?

Did he run some routes?

No, he said that he would run routes upon request,....but none of the 25 teams that showed up did so.

But he reportedly threw exceptionally well.(again)

Apparently, his coach announced to everyone there that he would not be running routes right from the onset of the workout. Then afterwards, White says in an interview that he didn't run routes because none of the teams asked him to. Pretty disingenuous if you ask me.

I would'nt say disingenuous exactly,....this Kid's character is exceptional. I'm pretty high on him, and i think it's a shame that he's being knocked simply because of his lack of height and weight. He's outperformed any of the other QB prospects,.(Stafford and even my boy Sanchez included) and he's even smarter, more accurate and throws a better ball than our Starter did coming out of college.

I won't knock him for having the courage to stand behind what he believes in.(Himself and his ability to play the position)

The courage to stand behind what he believes in? If he only wants to play QB, then just say so already. Stop stringing everyone along who thinks he should be a WR instead.

I think the only reason he hasn't said it yet, is because he wants to be a 1st day draft pick. Because of his versatility, a team may take him in the 2nd round. But if he comes out and says he only wants to be considered a QB, then he may not get taken until the middle of day two.

I understand your logic in terms of as to why he's not flat out saying "I'm a QB". But i think that it is more a matter of him saying "I will most certainly do whatever it takes to play,..but don't forget, i'm more than just an Athlete,...i'm actaully a damn good QB"

And i have no doubt that he would work hard to perform very well at slot/return specialist if asked of him by our coaching staff as he comes from a "Steeler Family". Because there is no question that he has the talent, competitive drive and intelligence to do so.

[SteelCzar76]

Re: Pat White's pro Day ?

Nevermind,....just saw coach Tomlin there on NFL network.

why would we take Pat White? Seriously... he is decent but we have Dixon and I just don't see where he fits...

He is fast as hell but is he going to play a slash role or straight QB?

He has the tremendous athletic ability, heart and mental makeup to play receiver,....but he also has the added dimension of actually being a considerable threat as a passer.

Whereas Dixon is simply just relatively athletic with very sub par ability in terms of throwing the football and or playing the position of QB.

[steelcityrules!!]

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as a mountaineer myself and big fan of pat white, i hope he gets a chance to prove to the naysayers that he's a legit passing QB. I think he'll go in the mid to late 2nd round to a team like miami or minnesota. I also think he's 3 times the QB of dennis dixon, but that really doesn't matter as far as our QB situation is concerned. We need to sign leftwich as an experienced, relatively young, proven winner to back up ben.

I'd love to have a winner like pat on our squad, but it is the least of our needs right now. maybe after he said publicly that he wants to don the black and gold, tomlin went down to chat and get the scoop, but not holding my breath for sure.

[BigBen2112]

Re: Pat White's pro Day ?

Nevermind,....just saw coach Tomlin there on NFL network.

why would we take Pat White? Seriously... he is decent but we have Dixon and I just don't see where he fits...

He is fast as hell but is he going to play a slash role or straight QB?

He has the tremendous athletic ability, heart and mental makeup to play receiver,....but he also has the added dimension of actually being a considerable threat as a passer.

Whereas Dixon is simply just relatively athletic with very sub par ability in terms of throwing the football and or playing the position of QB.

Where do you get your information?

Dixon's completion percentage was just as good as Whites with a similar amount of passes attempted...and actually more per season on average as a starter. Their yards per pass attempt are nearly identical...and Dennis Dixon has better overall size and similar arm-strength. Oh and who played against better competition?

I have no problem with people talking about selecting Pat White but...good god. Dennis Dixon was a 5th round pick and you want to take White in the 2nd never having seen him actually play WR...but you say that he has the makeup to play WR.

Dang.

[Flasteel]

Re: Pat White's pro Day ?

Hmmmm......

Tomlin being there means the interest must be genuine....

Do the Steelers take him? And if yes- where?

I'd say in the second after striking nearly the same deal we did to move up for Troy to snag Rey-Rey (Maualuga) in the 1st as Potsie's heir apparent. Because we'd still have the comp pick in the 3rd with which we could take Victor Harris. And then finish off the Draft with OG/OT Cornelius lewis of Tenn State and DT/DE Zach Potter of NE.(Or Rulon Davis of Cal in place of Potter)

I'm sure that the Roethlisberger "enablers" whom blow the O-line's shortcomings far out of proportion to make excuses for his inconsistency would hate for this to unfold as they want at least 3 O-lineman this year,....but i think these players would compliment our current roster quite well. (As we are not "rebuilding")

But hey,..that's just my opinion,....

The Roethlisberger enablers? Just what are any of us supposedly enabling him to do? Lead us to two championships in four years?

Good God Czar, it's one thing to admit that Ben has room for growth, but if you don't believe that he's among the top three or four quarterbacks in the league then you need to step away from the pipe. Our line did play better down the stretch but don't discount their poor pass protection over the past couple of seasons or the fact that we have ignored both lines at the top of the draft this entire friggin' millenium.

Burning a second round pick on a back-up quarterback is retarded enough to begin with. Considering we have Dixon and apparently will be once again choosing between Batch and Lefty...well what's worse than retarded?

If the guy had proven himself to be a multi-dimensional threat or could return punts, you could sell me on the idea. Since that is clearly not the case, there is no way I'd be happy with selecting him anywhere near the top of the draft.