Panthers scouts high on Malik Willis

[Smittymoose]

6 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Interesting. Mr. Can't Judge By One Game wants to now judge by one game. Like I said, I knew what I was working with.

I'm proving your standard is stupid. Don't be dim. I judge him by his entire body of work, and I think he's got a decent but not great arm, weird throwing motion, and was an inconsistent producer despite top-tier development and a great offensive coach. Like I said, I think he can be okay starter, but I think the ceiling is limited. 

[t96]

55 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Sure we are. We love QBs with massive red flags that we wrongly think we can magically fix.

"Massive red flags" huh? He's a boom/bust project and definitely risky but there are no red flags I know of.

[TheCasillas]

49 minutes ago, MHS831 said:

SO we pass on fields and go after Liberty's starting QB.  Seriously, I get it.  Willis has a lot of tools, just not sure he will adjust to the NFL as we all hope.  Fools gold?

Justin Fields throwing motion vs Willis's throwing motion are miles apart. Fields will continue to struggle in the NFL due to his slow low throwing motion. That played a huge role in all of his turnovers last year.

[Zod]

5 minutes ago, amcoolio said:

He's too short. He's more in the Johnny Manziel, Geno Smith class of QB's. 

Or maybe Russel Wilson or Drew Brees?

 

Hand size is a bigger knock on a QB than height. 

[Double Trouble]

Just draft a tackle, wait for next year's strong QB class and let the new regime pick their guy. Seems like the obvious thing to do...which is why it won't happen.

[ForJimmy]

It makes sense. McAdoo seems to be high on QBs with the most upside. He liked Mahomes and Allen. Willis fits that mold the best in this class. Scouts were high on him last year as well. 

[mrcompletely11]

9 minutes ago, t96 said:

"Massive red flags" huh? He's a boom/bust project and definitely risky but there are no red flags I know of.

His mechanics, decision making, reading a defense are not red flags?

[CarolinaRideorDie]

If our scouts are so high on Willis with this weak QB draft class, I wonder what their reports were on last years QBs when it's unanimous that last year's class is significantly better? Hope these guys weren't the same ones scouting Darnold as well. 

[Kentucky Panther]

Hope not. Neal, Cross, or Ekwonu. Anyone else is a bust for us. 

[Pazhoosier89]

43 minutes ago, Smittymoose said:

So were you impressed or unimpressed with 12-for-27 against Northwestern that same year? 

Or look at his tape against Indiana in 2020. He looked like a deer in headlights and made some Darnoldesque throws in that game. 

[Daddy_Uncle]

1 hour ago, MHS831 said:

SO we pass on fields and go after Liberty's starting QB.  Seriously, I get it.  Willis has a lot of tools, just not sure he will adjust to the NFL as we all hope.  Fools gold?

They thought they already had the franchise savior in Sam Darnold 

[Leotiger]

I like Willis and would not be sad if we got him at 6…. Closer to draft time we might have to trade up for him …. Anyone see him helping the homeless guy after the combine.. 

 

has all the tools and seems like a great kid … I hope he is hungry and eager to be too qb in the league … aka I hope he got that dawg in him 

[PNW_PantherMan]

1 hour ago, Immaculate said:

If you put Willis on OSU team, they would probably won the National Championship. 

CJ Stroud is arguably the best QB prospect in college right now.  They got booted from the National Championship race because they couldn't stop Hassan Haskins.

[t96]

57 minutes ago, mrcompletely11 said:

His mechanics, decision making, reading a defense are not red flags?

All can be coached up hence the project label. Arm strength, speed, etc. cannot be coached up, missing those or off field issues would be red flags