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Mike White
Pros
Reads the whole field and really looks around for his receivers.
Good footwork and gets his body into position to throw because of it.
Throws with touch and throws receivers open.
Good checkdown guy, when the deeper passes aren't open.
Has size potential. Tall and has a frame to put on a lot of weight and become a lot stronger.
Does a good job of ball handling and running bootleg and play action stuff. Gets a fair number of deep shots because of his ability to fake.
He carries a poor WKU offense. Has slow, not very athletic receivers, bad OL and plays against better competition.
Cons
Lacks arm strength. A lot of his passes just hang in the air forever. Arm strength is usually overrated and a lot of scouts put too much faith in it, but White's passes take time to get to the receiver and gives the deep defenders time to really get ready to make a play on the ball.
Not very strong or physical. Goes down and can get rag dolled by defenders.
Has an extended throwing motion to try and get as much power in his throws, and it slows his release.
Too slow and not an instinctive runnner. Makes good reads in the zone read, but doesn't do as much with it as a lot of running QB.
Summary
A lot depends on if he can get bigger and stronger. Has NFL height, but goes down easily and has a weak arm. Looked better throwing an NFL football (which is smaller and more areodynamic), but if he can't get better wouldn't be more than a backup who makes good reads in am inside out NFL offense. If he can get stronger and generate more power, and stand in vs the rush could develop into a better QB. Is a franchise QB from the neck up and has the potential to turn into an NFL QB if he can get into a good weight room and develop functional strength.
Pros
Reads the whole field and really looks around for his receivers.
Good footwork and gets his body into position to throw because of it.
Throws with touch and throws receivers open.
Good checkdown guy, when the deeper passes aren't open.
Has size potential. Tall and has a frame to put on a lot of weight and become a lot stronger.
Does a good job of ball handling and running bootleg and play action stuff. Gets a fair number of deep shots because of his ability to fake.
He carries a poor WKU offense. Has slow, not very athletic receivers, bad OL and plays against better competition.
Cons
Lacks arm strength. A lot of his passes just hang in the air forever. Arm strength is usually overrated and a lot of scouts put too much faith in it, but White's passes take time to get to the receiver and gives the deep defenders time to really get ready to make a play on the ball.
Not very strong or physical. Goes down and can get rag dolled by defenders.
Has an extended throwing motion to try and get as much power in his throws, and it slows his release.
Too slow and not an instinctive runnner. Makes good reads in the zone read, but doesn't do as much with it as a lot of running QB.
Summary
A lot depends on if he can get bigger and stronger. Has NFL height, but goes down easily and has a weak arm. Looked better throwing an NFL football (which is smaller and more areodynamic), but if he can't get better wouldn't be more than a backup who makes good reads in am inside out NFL offense. If he can get stronger and generate more power, and stand in vs the rush could develop into a better QB. Is a franchise QB from the neck up and has the potential to turn into an NFL QB if he can get into a good weight room and develop functional strength.