Pat White rises in many draft projections


From Yahoo! Sports:
Everyone loves a second-guessed underdog who will show up the system. Everyone loves criticizing the NFL’s Neanderthal group-think about the size and strength of what makes a player.
Here’s the thing, though. White may still be dealing with old stereotypes about prototypical size and skill sets. He may also be entering a rapidly changing league where, thanks to New England’s Bill Belichick (and his expanding influence), multi-skilled, multi-position players are more valuable than ever.
Combine that with the offense du jour – the Wildcat, which features some principles of the spread offense and has revolutionized the college game – and White may find he’s in demand not in spite of his unorthodox quarterback abilities, but because of them.
That may not make him your typical franchise quarterback, such as Georgia’s Matthew Stafford or USC’s Mark Sanchez, but he could be the steal of the draft. His selection offers a referendum on just how much the league and its thinking have changed.
