No comparison of Lewis and White should be made without citing the huge difference in explosion. White seems to run smooth and use blockers well, but Lewis is a far more explosive player.
No doubt. Lewis would change to running left on a dime while defenders would continue to lunge completely right. He made tacklers look silly sometimes. While White has shown instances of making people solidly miss, he doesn't have that wicked fake move ability where they often don't come close to even laying a proverbial glove on him.
But we don't know what White can offer yet. His sample is too small and his comfort level alone can't be even close to have been reached given his precious few meaningful snaps prior to 3 games ago. It is reasonable to believe a higher level of comfort he will hit with the experience of the next two games and result in added play calling that includes White (opponent dynamics not withstanding).
We really needed White 5 weeks ago to step up very quickly into the vital role of pass catching back, a la Vereen. Even with his conspicuously lesser experience, his last 3 weeks he is trending very nicely.
I have a strong hunch chances are good we'll see him be very productive in the POs (as all targets are back and on the field in the POs). Teams are forced to pay special attention to these returning potent targets which should lead to the kind of cover man assigned to White that White should be able best repeatedly in the open field.
To the other poster commenting he/she hopes Jackson doesn't take White's reps. First, these two guys do have some differing skill sets and potential playcalling needs to fill. But Jackson through most of his career has shown the ability to be productive in the passing game too (take away his move to Atlanta and his numbers were largely consistent and decent throughout his career). If Jackson can give us decent yards on the ground, decent catching ability and YAC, and can pick up a blitz or two satisfactorily, as much as I like White I have zero problem with SJ getting a bigger share of grouping assignments in the play calling. The guy is a vet with tons of experience that, if he can actually be productive (which is a very distinct ???), will be a real positive to have on the field in the POs. And if the BB magic happens again and SJ becomes an almost instant local hero in the POs? White's diminished snaps will just have to be something White and his fans will have to try harder to make not happen next season.
