One of the interesting side hobbies I've picked up in covering the Dolphins is reading the people I cover. (They read me, so I figure turn about is fair.) Seriously, I like to listen and observe how things are laid out and that often gives you greater hints about what is happening than what these folks are actually saying.

And even when the hints fail to paint a full picture of what is going on, it gives you an idea that something is going on.

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And the Dolphins are making these veiled remarks suggesting there's some strategy about what's about to happen with these quarterbacks. They're talking like either trades, or cuts or draft picks are en route.

"I'm not gonna reveal my hand, but we do have four quarterbacks," Coach Tony Sparano said last week.

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Again, I don't want to put barriers around them over there. We're going to let these guys play and see where we are. But we feel strongly about a couple of players at that position."

It is good the Dolphins feel strongly about a couple of players at the position. But they have four players at the position.
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Sparano ruled out a switch in position for White at this time. The fact is he's never really played receiver, isn't exceedingly fast or big. The commitment has to be made for him succeeding or failing at one position before asking him to play another.

But it just seems like White has to take a giant leap to even salvage a roster spot in 2010.

Another issue is whether the Dolphins add a quarterback from the draft or as an undrafted free agent. Don't dismiss the possibility. It is real despite Miami having four quarterbacks on the roster.

And why is it such a tangible possibility?

Because I believe of the four quarterbacks currently on the roster, perhaps only two will be with the team when the regular-season begins.

I agree Pat White is in no man's land right now as Qb on this team, but we can't possibly think of putting this guy at WR. LIke the article says, he's NEVER played receiver, he isn't particularly fast or big, and no one has any clue as to whether he can catch the ball. We need a project at receiver as much as we need one at QB..

Because I believe of the four quarterbacks currently on the roster, perhaps only two will be with the team when the regular-season begins.

i live close to philly, and the talk around here (sports radio) is that Miami is a wildcard in the McNabb fiasco. Just thought i would throw that out there.

Well, I don't believe Antwaan Randle El ever played receiver. I don't remember if Kordell Stewart did or not..

Isn't particularly fast or big? Who cares about how big. Randle El is smaller than White, and White ran a 4.42 shuttle time. His 4.55 40 is nothing blazing, but it's his quickness that makes him such a threat.

Now I'm not saying White will be successful at WR or necessarily has the tools, I'm just saying that he is not a quarterback and needs to find another role....
Besides, just because he's listed as WR doesn't mean he's going to line up as flanker and run the posts and dig routes...put him in the slot, throw him screens....put the players in positions where they can succeed the most. For the most part I thought this staff did that very well. But they definitely did not do that with Pat White.

Randle El has shown flashes, but he is not a consistent threat at receiver..

got knocked out running the ball as a QB, what's gonna happen when he's catching screens on a regular basis?

Ok uhhh... I have to crack on guys bringing this point up, because if you watched that game you saw that the DBack didn't exactly get up from that hit either... it was a brutal hit practically out of bounds... Yes, White is small, but idk many people that woulda got up right away from that hit.

The answer is nobody PZ. Whether you are 150 pounds, or 350 pounds, a blow to the head like that is going to knock you out.

To me, it is not the size that worries me; it is the tentativeness that he plays with. He has no idea what is going on. Whether you're a rookie or a 10 year vet, that's not good.

If we are going to continue with the WildPat, PatCat, WildWhite, WhiteCat, or whatever the hell you want to call it....could we at least see some runs to the OUTSIDE?? Man...Dan Henning could at least try to use White's athleticism.

To me, either give him a playbook of his own, or don't have him on the roster. It is just plain stupid for him to be running the same plays as Ronnie Brown.

No, he shouldn't be running the same plays as Ronnie Brown because he doesn't have the strength for it, so how can you say that his size isn't an issue?

I'm not hating on White so much as arguing against the idea that we should just move him to WR, it really makes no sense.