Urlich I disagree on the talent.
If this was England, or Ireland, that would be different. They are physically stronger, but lack the speed and athleticism of some of our players.
Players who have been some of our best kickers at provincial level have been shown to be lacking in execution at test level (To'omua and White). Our next best option has had the worst season of his career (Mogg). Folau is clearly our best fullback and is a superior running option than kicking. Cooper is our best 10 and is a better running player than kicker. He can astutely kick for territory but lacks the booming boot of To'omua. We have lacked a consistent class goal kicker at international level since Flatley retired.
To play a Jake-ball style would mean playing closer to our weaknesses than strengths.
I really understand your sentiment and I will once again, apologetically this time, refer to South African examples to illustrate my take on the matter.
First of all, each coach has an ability and certain players suit certain coaches so as much as Cooper may be a running option he may not even be someone to discuss with another coach.
The fact that White can't kick for Ewen doesn't mean he won't be able to kick for Jake. Coaches bring out the best in players and coaches also coach players.
Bryan Habana had a great stint at the Bulls in Meyer's era, scoring plenty tries. So he also did for the Springboks under White.
When he joined the Stormers he hardly ever scored and he didn't have the most success under PDV for the Springboks either.
In comes Meyer and suddenly he starts scoring tries again and looking much more like his old self, obviously lacking his old pace.
Morne Steyn had a lull and Meyer eventually kept thim in the squad but didn't play him, instead focusing on the player's physical and mental health. Thereafter Morne returned to his prodigious kicking form.
He was part of the Bulls setup when he signed Pollard as a 16 year old. WP weren't even aware of what they were losing despite what they say.
What this means is that it shouldn't surprise anyone if Australia had a new set of heroes under a coach such as White because it's entirely possible that he would unearth some talent most consider not to be there and shape them from rough diamonds into something special.