MonsterMan Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 TB 3rd round pick, number 91 Overall was a good AZ State receiving back with 2.59 yards per route run. May just be more of a versatile depth option to Fournette for Brady to propel to stardom or banish him to irrelevance. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastardo! Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 Interesting . . . https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10021456-rachaad-white-nfl-draft-2022-scouting-report-for-arizona-state-rb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarambeLives Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 6 minutes ago, Bastardo! said: Interesting . . . https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10021456-rachaad-white-nfl-draft-2022-scouting-report-for-arizona-state-rb What is 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAG Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 "Can be almost too patient on his runs and gets caught running high." Spot on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ1223 Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 Surprised he's not getting more hype. Skills and body made for the NFL, on one of the best offenses, with only one guy in his way who hasn't been a model of health in his career. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePerfectBeard Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 From watching his college tape, he's not really a pure runner and has a very odd running style. He's a great pass catching running back, but needs to learn how to use his size. Tom Brady doesn't generally want a rookie RB on the field if he can help it, but White did grade out great as a pass protector. Don't mind me, I'm just talking out loud to try and justify rostering this kid. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kball09 Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 Would never feel comfortable starting him with Fournette on the field, who also catches a crap-ton of balls, so I'm viewing him as a high upside handcuff because of the offensive situation. But I find myself every year dropping handcuffs for other guys after week 1 anyway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spyplane Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 They're not locked into Fournette for the long term. They paid him but it's not that much, certainly not to the degree to think they might keep rolling him out heavy if White shines and/or Fournette falters. Factoring in where White is going in the draft, he's a low cost high upside flier just like most other guys going in that range. I really don't see the downside of taking him and seeing what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WEIL3R Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 40 minutes ago, Spyplane said: They're not locked into Fournette for the long term. They paid him but it's not that much, certainly not to the degree to think they might keep rolling him out heavy if White shines and/or Fournette falters. Factoring in where White is going in the draft, he's a low cost high upside flier just like most other guys going in that range. I really don't see the downside of taking him and seeing what happens. I made sure to grab him in a keeper league because of this. I definitely think he could become the starter next season if things play out right. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponchsox Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 I think they trust Vaughn more this year as the backup. This kid is more of a dynasty play. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chucky Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 (edited) All Brady has to do is look for White near the paint and convert a few TDs. Once Brady feels comfy with him, White will be Brady’s newest BFF Edited September 2, 2022 by chucky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breesus Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 It comes down to trust with Tom, it doesn’t matter how good or talented he is. If he gets Tom hit or is not on the same page he won’t be in the game. Love the player, I’m of the opinion he’s a Fournette injury requirement or 2023 play 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAeagle Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 1 hour ago, ponchsox said: I think they trust Vaughn more this year as the backup. This kid is more of a dynasty play. You’re wrong! I drafted white so you’re wrong! I have no argument to backup my claim but you’re wrong! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spyplane Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 1 hour ago, WEIL3R said: I made sure to grab him in a keeper league because of this. I definitely think he could become the starter next season if things play out right. Next season they'd have $5.5M in dead cap if they cut Fournette but they would clear just about that much in cap space also. Not the best time to move on but not completely prohibitive either. If they do hang onto him next season then the third and final year of the contract costs very little in dead cap to cut him. Either way, if White produces I think his role will grow and he looks like a fine keeper/dynasty pick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spyplane Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 1 hour ago, ponchsox said: I think they trust Vaughn more this year as the backup. This kid is more of a dynasty play. If they pegged White as someone they need next year or the year after then that's a weird allocation of draft capital for a contender with a closing window to win again. There were all sorts of players in the third round who could help them now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WEIL3R Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 33 minutes ago, Spyplane said: Next season they'd have $5.5M in dead cap if they cut Fournette but they would clear just about that much in cap space also. Not the best time to move on but not completely prohibitive either. If they do hang onto him next season then the third and final year of the contract costs very little in dead cap to cut him. Either way, if White produces I think his role will grow and he looks like a fine keeper/dynasty pick. You're right. I'm seeing $5.33M in dead cap vs. $8.66M cap hit for 2023, so unless he burns some bridges, gets injured, or underperforms...it probably won't make a lot of sense to let him go. There's a chance, but it won't make sense if he performs in 2022. For some reason I thought he would only cost $2M to cut in 2023, but I missed some of the finer details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkittleMania Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 (edited) Oh, good grief. It's like some people are really trying to strap the rocket to this guy a bit prematurely. Fournette isn't a corpse, much less broken down. White is a rookie, and a 3rd rounder at that. It's not like there's that much draft capital invested in him. He's not some stud in the making at this point. White is a good long term play for right now, but he's not taking over in a year just because. Edited September 2, 2022 by SkittleMania 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkittleMania Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, LAeagle said: You’re wrong! I drafted white so you’re wrong! I have no argument to backup my claim but you’re wrong! You jest, but that's the kind of bizarro world logic going on in the Jordan Mason thread. I don't know if the main instigator in there is doing a bit, is the President of that guy's fan club or what. Edited September 2, 2022 by SkittleMania Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chas2105 Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 On 8/31/2022 at 10:45 AM, ThePerfectBeard said: From watching his college tape, he's not really a pure runner and has a very odd running style. He's a great pass catching running back, but needs to learn how to use his size. Tom Brady doesn't generally want a rookie RB on the field if he can help it, but White did grade out great as a pass protector. Don't mind me, I'm just talking out loud to try and justify rostering this kid. I'm curious where you read that he was great in pass protection. Everything I read seemed to indicate it was closer to the opposite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evincar Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 3 hours ago, SkittleMania said: Oh, good grief. It's like some people are really trying to strap the rocket to this guy a bit prematurely. Fournette isn't a corpse, much less broken down. White is a rookie, and a 3rd rounder at that. It's not like there's that much draft capital invested in him. He's not some stud in the making at this point. White is a good long term play for right now, but he's not taking over in a year just because. He's a high end handcuff that could steal some high value touches from Fournette. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blazer Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 6 hours ago, ponchsox said: I think they trust Vaughn more this year as the backup. This kid is more of a dynasty play. You are the strongest link this round! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkittleMania Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 5 hours ago, Evincar said: He's a high end handcuff that could steal some high value touches from Fournette. Calling him a high-end handcuff is a bit of a stretch. He didn't really show anything spectacular during the preseason, and the minute he let's Brady get blown up, those high value touches will evaporate. I'm not buying the hype. Maybe next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzkilloton Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 11 hours ago, Spyplane said: If they pegged White as someone they need next year or the year after then that's a weird allocation of draft capital for a contender with a closing window to win again. There were all sorts of players in the third round who could help them now. They clearly want another useful receiving back. Thats what Bernard was going to be but its not working out. Now they used a draft pick to add a guy. Brady loves this type of rb. It remains to be seen how big of a role White will earn this season. Im expecting not much at all early. As the season progresses though i could see him getting more run. A guy to draft if u have a bench deep enough to wait for the reward later on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponchsox Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 8 hours ago, Evincar said: He's a high end handcuff that could steal some high value touches from Fournette. Vaughn is listed as #2 on their depth chart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbluecrew56 Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 It will be rbbc if Fournette gets banged up at least to start. White will get on the field a lot as a pure pass catching back. Probably be similar to a New England backfield with Vaughn getting early down work and White taking all the pass catching back duties in a James White role. Brady loves his pass catching backs and Racaad was the best out the draft this year. He’ll get his opps when the time comes. Definite PPR handcuff to Fournette. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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