Malik Willis Pro Day

[frankw]

People are in here hating on Lamar Jackson like they wouldn't take him given the chance? I would accept either Willis or Pickett but I would not particularly like to see either running too much been there done that it does not end well.

[MechaZain]

1 hour ago, The Huddler said:

I wanted Willis

 

 

but after looking into him...  does he actaully have a QB brain?   missing 1st reads and stuff.  might not process the play in real time. 

Compare to:

• Joe Burrow: 34
• Tom Brady: 33
• Kirk Cousins: 33
• Russell Wilson: 28
• Dak Prescott: 25
• Ben Roethlisberger: 25
• Patrick Mahomes: 24
• Peyton Manning: 28
• Brett Favre: 22

Scouts have been literally gushing over how smart dude is put some respect on his name.

Edited March 22, 2022 by MechaZain

[amcoolio]

Willis is a lot closer to Geno Smith than Lamar Jackson, are you kidding me

Have you seen Lamar's stats at a bigger school against much better competition

[OldhamA]

37 minutes ago, Catsfan69 said:

Mike Vick sucked tho.

This will get me crucified on here - but like Newton he was the best athlete on the field, but not always the best QB.

Neither fulfilled their enormous potential. 

[frankw]

5 minutes ago, MechaZain said:

Compare to:

• Joe Burrow: 34
• Tom Brady: 33
• Kirk Cousins: 33
• Russell Wilson: 28
• Dak Prescott: 25
• Ben Roethlisberger: 25
• Patrick Mahomes: 24
• Peyton Manning: 28
• Brett Favre: 22

Scouts have been literally gushing over how smart dude is put some respect on his name.

Mahomes and Geno Smith had the same wonderlic score. It's honestly meaningless.

[SCO96]

51 minutes ago, micnificent28 said:

Just because something hasn't been done doesn't mean it can't. Before cam most of the league didn't really care for a dual threat qb. Afterwards it basically became the norm. If 90% of the league have pocket qbs of course it is going to be rarer for running qbs to win Super Bowls.

Also each individual is different. I haven't heard one person say Willis isn't accurate. Where as they killed cam about it.

 

That's true, but you still can't ignore trends. Mobile QB's that can avoid the pass rush win titles. Roger Staubach, John Elway, Terry Bradshaw, Big Ben , Steve Young, Russell Wilson are what I classify as mobile QBs. All of these guys had wheels, but ultimately they beat you from the pocket with big time throws in big time games.

Running QB's don't, or at least so far, win  championships. They put up highlight reel runs and are fun to watch. But, they tend to end their careers without a SB ring.  Their careers tend to end a bit prematurely as well due to the hits they absorb.  I'd take a statue in the pocket that can read and pick a part a defense behind a good O-line over a running QB any day of the week.

Edited March 22, 2022 by SCO96

[ForJimmy]

5 minutes ago, amcoolio said:

Willis is a lot closer to Geno Smith than Lamar Jackson, are you kidding me

Have you seen Lamar's stats at a bigger school against much better competition

The same conference that Pickett lit up. You a Pickett fan? 

[Call Me James]

Looks like I jumped right into the middle of the annual [this] black QB isn't smart enough between the ears and can't pass discussion. 

[micnificent28]

[Catsfan69]

6 minutes ago, micnificent28 said:

Stop it

QBs better than Lamar in no particular order

Brady

Wilson

Rodgers 

Stafford

Allen

Mahomes

Watson

 

So he's somewhere around 8 to 10th .

I only consider Brady Rodgers Mahomes elite. 

Then great

Then very good. He's in the very good category. 

[ForJimmy]

1 minute ago, frankw said:

Mahomes and Geno Smith had the same wonderlic score. It's honestly meaningless.

I don’t think it hurts to have a low score, but a high score can help. It shows they can be more analytical which can help with processing. 

[ForJimmy]

18 minutes ago, Catsfan69 said:

HE CAN'T THROW. 

YOU CAN'T WIN IT ALL IF YOU CAN'T THROW.

Lamar Jackson can’t throw??? 

[micnificent28]

9 minutes ago, amcoolio said:

Willis is a lot closer to Geno Smith than Lamar Jackson, are you kidding me

Have you seen Lamar's stats at a bigger school against much better competition

I think he as a runner is night and day vs geno smith.

[MechaZain]

2 minutes ago, frankw said:

Mahomes and Geno Smith had the same wonderlic score. It's honestly meaningless.

I'll take that over Huddlers opinions on dude's brain. If he's athletic and intelligent he's coachable.