Bombdog
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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Maybe your right about the blocking ability. I have not seen enough of him to label him Kevin Faulk 2.0
If he is nothing more than a 3rd down back, we could pick up
Lache Seastrunk today and we would 't have to drink the Kool aid to make him look good.
I do appreciate the feedback.
I like Seastrunk but he can't block at all (it's why he was cut).
...and he's not a proven receiver, either. He's fast and shifty as all get out, but doesn't have the skill set of a "3rd down back" at all at this point.
College stats don't mean much but White's 39 catches last year for Wisconsin are more than Vereen ever had in a single season in college. He showed himself to be a solid collegiate receiving back with his ability to catch and pass-block.
Whether or not that translates to the pros remains to be seen. But he has the college background to suggest he can be a solid "receiving back."
Suggesting he doesn't have the skill set is a big jump from saying he is unproven in the NFL (like any rookie). I think the former is quite an inaccurate statement given what he showed in college.
It's pretty amazing how impatient people are with draft picks. I didn't think the g ran between the tackles well either - who does? But since when do we write a rookie off based on pre-season games in his first year? It's ridiculous. What has happened to pats fans? Maybe he will develop, maybe he won't. But let's give it more than the imperfect scenario of learning a play book, playing tentatively, thinking too much, and running behind an up and down line, sometimes with backups. Jeez.
If you can't spell the Vereen name properly, there is a good chance you will not be my top choice for advice.
Maybe Thigpen was signed to practice kickoff coverage.Maybe Marcus Thigpen was signed to the PS to keep the fire lit under White's azz...
If White is inactive--a distinct possibility--who returns kicks (should one happen to land in bounds)? Butler? Captain Dan?White will not be cut this year, even if he is inactive in every game. He is at least the prospect that Bequette was. He is a 4th round rookie, who is a developmental backup. I know Belichick did ONCE cut a 4th rounder in his rookie year. However, that player was an awful player in an awful draft.
With Vereen in his contract year, White is inexpensive insurance. White could compete with a 2015 draftee to replace Vereen should he move on.
Personally, now that Belichick decide to keep Bolden, I don't see White being active much. Bolden was the backup to Vereen last year, and he is one of our key special teamers.
I don't know.If White is inactive--a distinct possibility--who returns kicks (should one happen to land in bounds)? Butler? Captain Dan?
If White is inactive--a distinct possibility--who returns kicks (should one happen to land in bounds)? Butler? Captain Dan?