Originally Posted by
rocker
it's hard to give up on White... he's shown brilliance at times in his goals. His scoring rate is not very good. And he gets off to a slow run (although his eventual top speed is good).
He's got size and strength, and in traffic he can usually muscle off a defender and keep control. He's got a hard shot and decent vision out there.
Negatives: he's old for a prospect (25 at the end of this year). He doesn't have many more growth years. He's coming off an injury that may or may not have affected his development (I never saw him before he got injured in college). If he graduates from Generation Adidas, his $180,000 salary is wayyyy too much under this cap.
Now, It's true that we've let go players who have succeeded elsewhere, but those guys had played, and scored a good amount, in MLS or elsewhere before coming to TFC.... and they scored in MLS or other leagues at younger than age 24.
I think White will have a good career when all is said and done. But whether or not the team should have the patience to wait years for that success is a big question. Remember that Cunningham had 1 good season with Dallas and now they've soured on him. Do you accept that inconsistency for years?