Rumour: QB Pat White Signed by Esks??

[esks123]

This article was posted just a few days ago (Friday) on Si.com.... Kind of unclear if the Esks have actually signed him or not. It did take the team a few months to announce the Jacory Harris signing after it was rumoured to have happened, so maybe the same case here?


"After receiving an inquiry from the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League in January, White decided to give football one more try. So after Geno Smith and company finish their workouts at West Virginia's pro day on March 14, White will try to show scouts he still belongs in the game. "

Read More: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/nfl...#ixzz2NHr8MVzP

[turftoe27]

Re: Rumour: QB Pat White Signed by Esks??

This article was posted just a few days ago (Friday) on Si.com.... Kind of unclear if the Esks have actually signed him or not. It did take the team a few months to announce the Jacory Harris signing after it was rumoured to have happened, so maybe the same case here?


"After receiving an inquiry from the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League in January, White decided to give football one more try. So after Geno Smith and company finish their workouts at West Virginia's pro day on March 14, White will try to show scouts he still belongs in the game. "

Read More: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/nfl...#ixzz2NHr8MVzP

Interesting. Rags to riches story for our QB situation.

[glenvb]

Re: Rumour: QB Pat White Signed by Esks??

Doesn't actually say that we signed him...can anyone report on this guy? I don't really follow the NFL anymore.

[Hugoagogo]

Re: Rumour: QB Pat White Signed by Esks??

Esks don't seem to have much luck with left-handed quarterbacks ... but the kid has wheels.
In 4 years at West Virginia, 6000 yards passing and 4500 yards rushing.

[Opus]

Re: Rumour: QB Pat White Signed by Esks??

Yeah, not saying he signed at all, just that we contacted him.

Could be nothing more than throwing a line into the water.

[cmbuk]

Re: Rumour: QB Pat White Signed by Esks??

Who's neg list was he on again??? I remember someone had him??

[cmbuk]

Re: Rumour: QB Pat White Signed by Esks??

Yeah, not saying he signed at all, just that we contacted him.

Could be nothing more than throwing a line into the water.

Exactly...

And with kj there might put qbs off being a 'project'

[cmbuk]

Re: Rumour: QB Pat White Signed by Esks??

Esks don't seem to have much luck with left-handed quarterbacks ... but the kid has wheels.
In 4 years at West Virginia, 6000 yards passing and 4500 yards rushing.

He was a great QB at WV

Wonder how much he still has, or has he been nfl'ised

[Sticker]

Re: Rumour: QB Pat White Signed by Esks??

We don't want this guy. Fun to read about him, but not what we need. Maybe a camp arm.

[cmbuk]

Re: Rumour: QB Pat White Signed by Esks??

Could be a camp arm...
If be surprised if he was anything more than that...

[Pless fan]

Re: Rumour: QB Pat White Signed by Esks??

On the weblink there is an ad for George Whitfield Jr., The QB Whisperer. A cool video. I wish the Esks would send our guys to see him.
Watch it!

[turftoe27]

Re: Rumour: QB Pat White Signed by Esks??

On the weblink there is an ad for George Whitfield Jr., The QB Whisperer. A cool video. I wish the Esks would send our guys to see him.
Watch it!

Really enjoyed that. Missed it the first time, Thanks for the tip.

[danlaurin]

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http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings...2009&genpos=qb

Pat White, DS #4 QB, West Virginia

Selected: Round 2, Pick 12, Overall Pick 44 by Dolphins

Name: Pat White
College: West Virginia Number: 5
Height: 6-0 Weight: 197
Position: QB Pos2: KatQB/WR/KR
Class/Draft Year: rSr/2009
40 Low: 4.46 40 Time: 4.55 40 High: 4.63
Projected Round: 2-3 Stock: High: Early 2 Low: 4-5
Rated number 4 out of 114 QB's 62 / 2492 TOTAL

Combine Invite: Yes
Height: 6002
Weight: 197
40 Yrd Dash: 4.55
20 Yrd Dash: 2.63
10 Yrd Dash: 1.60
225 Lb. Bench Reps:
Vertical Jump: 35
Broad Jump: 09'09"
20 Yrd Shuttle: 4.42
3-Cone Drill: 7.06

Draft Scout Snapshot: DS Rating on 8/24/08: #7 WR, #55/750 Overall, Projected Rnd: 2-3
2008: All-Big East Conference first-team selection for the third consecutive season...Started 12 games, missing the Syracuse game and the second half of the Rutgers game after suffering a head injury from a helmet-to-helmet collision vs. the Scarlet Knights...Ranked second in the conference with a 142.35 passing efficiency rating, as he led the Big East and finishing 19th in the nation in points responsible for (14.67 points per game)...Finished second on the team for the third time in four years with 974 yards and eight touchdowns on 191 carries (5.1-yard average)...Ranked third in the conference with an average of 234.67 yards per game in total offense...Completed 180-of-274 passes (65.69%) for 1,842 yards, a career-high 21 touchdowns and just seven interceptions...Helped the team rank 15th in the nation with an average of 209.92 yards per game rushing...Was sacked a career-high 16 times for minus-93 yards, but greatly reduced his turnovers, losing the ball just once on four fumbles...Had only 19-of-274 pass attempts deflected by the opposition (6.93%)...2007: All-Big East Conference first-team selection and named the league's Offensive Player of the Year...Semifinalist for the O'Brien Award and the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award...Named the Fiesta Bowl Offensive MVP and chosen for ESPN.com's All-Bowl team, as he also finished sixth in the Heisman Trophy balloting...Earned team MVP honors for the second-straight year...Ranked ninth in the nation with a 151.4 passing efficiency rating and finished 29th overall and second among the nation's quarterbacks in rushing, as he gained a career-high 1,335 yards with 14 touchdowns on 197 carries (6.8-yard average)...Only Michael Desormeaux of Louisiana-Lafayette (103.73 yards per game) had a better rushing yards per game average than White's 102.69 among the major college quarterbacks...Averaged 235.31 yards per game in total offense...Completed 144-of-216 passes (66.67%) for 1,724 yards, 14 touchdowns and only four interceptions...Made one solo tackle, but was sacked eight times for minus-35 yards...Fourth-round draft pick of Anaheim Angels in 2004.

Post-Draft Outlook: COULD SURPRISE: West Virginia quarterback Pat White has suddenly emerged as competition for Chad Henne as the heir apparent to Chad Pennington. White, who of course, was picked to direct the trendy "Wildcat" offense, taking over for RB Ronnie Brown, but GM Jeff Ireland made it clear that he is in the running at quarterback. However, his 6-foot, slight frame suggests otherwise, but still he is the Big East's all-time leading rusher with 4,480 yards (and multipurpose yards) at quarterback, not to mention a leader who has garnered MVP honors in his last three bowl-led victories. A closer look at the Dolphins' picks: Round 2/44 -- Pat White, QB/RB/WR, 6-0, 190, West Virginia...Despite comments to the contrary, the Dolphins cemented their commitment to enhancing the Wildcat formation with White taking over, or at least becoming a very strong second fiddle to RB Ronnie Brown's linchpin role. - by The Sports Xchange

02/28/13 - Geno Smith may be the most coveted quarterback in the 2013 draft class, but as far as West Virginia fans are concerned, he may not even be the best Mountaineer quarterback on the field when scouts flock to Morgantown on March 14 for pro day workouts. As of Tuesday, the title could belong instead to 27-year-old, ex-Mountaineer great Pat White, who left WVU just as Smith was arriving in 2009, and now plans to return to his alma mater to revive his career after a three-year hiatus.

"Relaunch" was the word used by White's private coach, George Whitfield, who announced the pending comeback Tuesday night in a series of tweets that included photos of White working out in Whitfield's California facility and praise for his client's "seamless transition" from baseball. White, an Alabama native who currently lives in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has already attempted to gin up interest by traveling to the Senior Bowl in January and connecting with as many NFL coaches, scouts and front office types as possible.

"I just wanted to come show my face and show my interest," White told reporters last month. "Shake hands, get names, put names to faces and I guess let them know that my body is still healthy, my football mind is still intact, and I want to give it another shot."

At West Virginia, of course, White was better known for creating chaos in defenses than enduring it, racking up a 34-8 record as a starter with a pair of top-10 finishes in Heisman voting and school records for total offense (since broken by Smith) and touchdowns. - Matt Hinton, CBSSports.com

[Beerfish]

Re: Rumour: QB Pat White Signed by Esks??

The guy was a great player and good QB at WV. His game is well suited to the CFL. Took a very bad knock to the head though in Miami. I would be excited if he did get him signed. He's 10 times the prospect that Jacory Harris is imo.

[cmbuk]

Re: Rumour: QB Pat White Signed by Esks??

The guy was a great player and good QB at WV. His game is well suited to the CFL. Took a very bad knock to the head though in Miami. I would be excited if he did get him signed. He's 10 times the prospect that Jacory Harris is imo.

dunno about that.. its a wait and see on harris, but i think white`s chance has prob passed him by imho