MIA: 'Pat White has a lot of things he needs to work on'

Aug 07, 2009

(On what he is working on with Pat White) -- "Again, I mentioned this yesterday, but Pat has a lot of things he needs to work on right now to get himself ready to play. The goal here for us, is [Week 1] Pat is ready to play quarterback if we need to. So that is a goal and we have made no secret of that. We [drafted] Pat to play QB and that is what we took him to do. So each and every day, with the install, is to try and create what he does well -- a 'Pat Package'. We did that with [ Dallas Cowboys QB Tony] Romo his first couple years in the league. It was more 'let's figure out what this guy can do well for us right now and let's not bog him down with what he maybe doesn't do so well just cause [the coaches] want to do it'. We need to figure out with Pat right now, the things he tends to do well. It is hard to do with the limited reps. Right now he is getting the third reps in that group. But we are starting to figure it out each day. I think by the end of the week, get into this stand up scrimmage and give us a lot more reps and give us a pretty good picture."

Fantasy Impact:

Apr 17

Chargers to sign RB J.K. Dobbins on one-year deal

Tom Pelissero

Apr 17 · 7:45 PM EDT

Former Ravens RB J.K. Dobbins is planning to sign with the #Chargers on a one-year deal. Electric when healthy, Dobbins — who averages 5.8 yards per carry in his career — reunites with OC Greg Roman and can hit the market again in March.

Related Players: Gus Edwards

Fantasy Impact:

Dobbins has had poor injury luck in his career, but has only managed 234 total rushes since being drafted in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft. This is a low-risk, high-reward move by the Chargers and might give them a runway to wait a little longer in the '24 Draft before they address the position.

Apr 16

Cowboys sign RB Royce Freeman

Todd Archer

Apr 16 · 8:15 PM EDT

The Cowboys have signed running back Royce Freeman to a one-year deal. Freeman had 319 yards on 77 carries with 2 touchdowns last year for the Los Angeles Rams. He was 3rd round pick of Denver in '18.

Related Players: Rico Dowdle, Deuce Vaughn

Fantasy Impact:

Freeman hasn't rushed for 500 yards since 2018, his rookie season. This shouldn't have any impact on the team drafting at the position and/or bringing back Ezekiel Elliott.

Apr 15

Eagles sign WR DeVonta Smith to three-year extension

Ian Rapoport

Apr 15 · 10:45 AM EDT

The Eagles have paid another big-time, rising player. This time, WR DeVonta Smith gets a 3-year, $75M contract extension that includes $51M guaranteed.

Related Players: A.J. Brown, DeVante Parker, Parris Campbell

Fantasy Impact:

Great news for Jalen Hurts and the Eagles offense as a whole. Smith will continue his 1b role in which he finished the 2023 season as fantasy's WR22.