How Pat White Will Mix Up the Wildcat in Miami

In the second round of the NFL draft, the Miami Dolphins selected Pat White. At first this brought shockwaves to me, thinking that they made a horrible mistake, but now that I think about it, he could be used in several ways to create a mind-numbing offensive attack.

Let's assume he takes snaps from the Wildcat. This greatens the pass threat and will keep teams like the Ravens from sneaking their safety up in there to blitz. With the Chad Pennington end around still an option, he could give the end around and then go out for a short pass.

Let's assume Ronnie Brown is still taking snaps from the Wildcat. Now there are two end around passing options, with one having the ability to run or catch. Pat could very easily be adding to the deep threat of Ted Ginn with the Pennington end around.

This just adds one more great mix-up in this Wildcat offense. However, I want to also consider the base offense.

When the Dolphins are using your basic I-formation and singleback formation, White can be used as a receiver along with Ginn, Davone Bess, and the other rookies (depending on who makes the team) and could very well find himself a slot job or a fourth receiver job.

What else can Pat White do? How about trying him out in the return game? White has the speed and the catching ability to be taking kicks and punts too—maybe it's worth a try.

If White does make the team, as would be expected, look for an even more dynamic offensive scheme with the Wildcat formation. So many possibilities are now out there to baffle and disrupt the defense.