Ryan Leaf says Caleb Williams needs work, should sit for a year

[HardcoreHokie]

"Seventy-five percent of what made him so great in college is not transferable to the NFL. He’s not going to be able to do that. He can’t do what he did in college 75% of the time and be successful at the NFL level," explained Leaf. "He can do the 25% at the NFL level, but he needs some time."

So what is the 75% of the game that he can't do right now? 

Well, Leaf explained Williams doesn't play under center, doesn't play on time and learned to play the quarterback position from the pocket.

Leaf went on to say that the only two quarterbacks in the 2024 NFL Draft that he believes can start Day 1 are Jayden Daniels and Michael Penix Jr.

The former NFL quarterback explained that Penix's accuracy makes him the best quarterback prospect in the draft this year — not Williams.

FWIW

[TheSpecialJuan]

[top dawg]

He may be right, but that's not how the modern NFL works. If you're drafted first, you're expected to play. Williams hasn't played within the flow of the offense enough, according to some; he's had way too many off-script type of plays, especially when you compare him to the other top two QBs, but that's not going to stop him from being drafted first.

[CamWhoaaCam]

Ryan Leaf giving advice to a young QB is not something I care to take serious.

 

Slow news day. OP you get a free pass today.

[HardcoreHokie]

8 minutes ago, CamWhoaaCam said:

Ryan Leaf giving advice to a young QB is not something I care to take serious.

 

Slow news day. OP you get a free pass today.

Don’t need a pass.  That’s why I posted it.

Kinda hilarious to hear a strong take on the #1 QB from one of the biggest QB busts in NFL history.

[Waldo]

Chicago is about to waste that pick and continue their QB legacy...

[LinvilleGorge]

I mean, the guy was a huge bust but he does have the pretty unique insight of making the transition to the NFL as a high pick with huge expectations. That's not nothing.

And he's saying pretty much the same thing I've been saying about Williams so yeah, he's gotta be right. LOL!

[LinvilleGorge]

10 minutes ago, Waldo said:

Chicago is about to waste that pick and continue their QB legacy...

It just feels like anybody they pick at QB is fuged. 

[pantherclaw]

Leaf is not the only one who has a negative opinion on Williams. You pretty much have to have your head in the sand to not be reading negative opinions on Williams every day since the combine. 

 

[pantherclaw]

18 minutes ago, Waldo said:

Chicago is about to waste that pick and continue their QB legacy...

Why wouldn't they? 

[CamWhoaaCam]

23 minutes ago, HardcoreHokie said:

Don’t need a pass.  That’s why I posted it.

Kinda hilarious to hear a strong take on the #1 QB from one of the biggest QB busts in NFL history.

Just joking with you btw. Don't take me serious I just be ruffling feathers every now and then.

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

29 minutes ago, HardcoreHokie said:

Don’t need a pass.  That’s why I posted it.

Kinda hilarious to hear a strong take on the #1 QB from one of the biggest QB busts in NFL history.

 Hearing the guy tell his story about exactly how and why he fuged up, including the embarrassing details about him getting arrested for breaking into houses and stealing pills out of old ladies' medicine cabinets and poo, leads me to give his opinion at least some weight.

e: that's not to exonerate the trainers and medical staff who carelessly pumped him and other players full of opioid painkillers in the slightest

Edited March 9 by The NFL Shield At Midfield

[Waldo]

20 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

It just feels like anybody they pick at QB is fuged. 

This time it looks like that goes both ways but yes. 

[kungfoodude]

I tend to agree. I think Williams and Maye are going to have much more difficult transitions to the NFL than most fans think. 

The one thing I will give Maye credit for is that he seems to be actively seeking out former NFL QB advice(or at least publicly). That SEEMS to signal he might be taking this a bit more serious of a challenge than Williams. TBD.