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Pat White Boost 'Wild' in Miami Dolphins' Wildcat

 
June 6, 2009   Dolphins coach Tony Sparano is unwavering in his statement that rookie Pat White is in camp strictly as a quarterback. That’s fine.   Rookies – especially those who play quarterback—need time to get their NFL bearings. And you know a Bill Parcells grad isn’t inclined to give away missile codes.   But you can sense the wheels turning in the map room somewhere.   White and Chad Pennington breaking the huddle together. White and Ronnie Brown lined up in a twin-backs set. How about White, Pennington and Brown in the same backfield?   In the time it took the Dolphins to send White’s name to the draft podium, the options grew exponentially.   If the Dolphins weren’t envisioning another gear in the Wildcat package, they were in good shape with Chad Henne as the rising backup. Certainly they wouldn’t have spent a second-round pick on another quarterback.   For now, though, Sparano plays ... (link)

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