Mike White is formally the spare quarterback for the Miami Dolphins. In his first season with the ‘Fins, White has made an have an effect on at the training workforce to earn the QB2 process at the back of Tua Tagovailoa, incomes that spot forward of Skylar Thompson.

Head mentor Mike McDaniel stated to the media about what fell into the verdict to form White the spare and complimented the 28-year-old for finding out the Miami playbook as temporarily as he has.

“[White is] really adhering to exactly what a backup quarterback needs to do,” McDaniel stated, proceeding to explain the qualities of a just right spare. “They’ll all be active each day, but to be able to understand our system in such a short period of time that Mike White did and the command that he exudes in the huddle.”

McDaniel famous that since the spare does no longer get as many reps or paintings as a lot with the starters it may be a troublesome process. With how White has carried out himself since arriving to Hardened Rock Stadium, the workforce feels assured in opting for him for the function.

“You’re solving the imperfect puzzle as a backup quarterback where you don’t get any of the reps during the week and have to master your situation your craft rep-less,” the top mentor stated. “So I think relying on Mike White’s veteran experience and really all the growth that he did this offseason made me feel pretty comfortable with that.”

White performed within the workforce’s first preseason sport, going 9-for-14 with 85 yards and one interception. He used to be installed concussion protocol upcoming the workforce spotted “irregularities,” inflicting him to omit the overall preseason sport. 

The Dolphins’ quarterback room additionally comprises Thompson, who used to be decided on through the Dolphins within the 7th spherical of the 2022 NFL Draft.

White has extra NFL revel in than Thompson, enjoying for the Dallas Cowboys to start out his profession in 2018, upcoming becoming a member of the Brandnew York Jets from 2019 to 2022, earlier than touchdown with the Dolphins this offseason. McDaniel famous this revel in is a part of the rationale he feels assured opting for White.

McDaniel stated the learning camp quarterback fight “was kind of what we were hoping for,” including that each gamers “made cases” to earn the spot, however the revel in and skill to be told temporarily put White forward. 

The previous 5th spherical select has performed in 8 NFL video games in his profession, establishing seven, all with the Jets. In the ones video games he has a 2-5 file, 191 completions on 307 makes an attempt with 2,145 passing yards, 8 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. Thompson, for comparability, has seven appearances, with two begins in his ordinary season profession, with a 1-1 file, 60 completions on 105 makes an attempt, 534 passing yards one landing and 3 interceptions.

Thompson used to be the workforce’s 3rd fable quarterback his rookie 12 months and ended up establishing a playoff sport towards the Buffalo Expenses when each Tagovailoa and the 2022 spare Teddy Bridgewater had been sidelined. 

White stated his process and the process of any alternative quarterback at the workforce is to assure the starter is in a position for the upcoming sport.

“How a quarterback room works this time of year is it’s all geared towards getting QB1 prepared,” White stated (by the use of SI.com). “It’s really whatever Tua needs, and it’ll be a learning process because I haven’t been with him before. We’ve created a pretty good dynamic in the quarterback room, so that process should be super easy.”

Tagovailoa ignored era utmost 12 months because of a minimum of two concussions, however has labored this offseason on finding out tips on how to fall hour protective his head, to support prohibit shock all through sacks.