But how many firsts did they give up to get Lance again? They spent to picks to move up to get Lance. The thing some say can’t be done
Not just that, they could let JG go, throw in Lance and he flops, now you lost a QB, wasted picks on Lance, the players you could have had and have to yet again draft a replacement because your project flamed out.
I want to be a sure as possible. A 1st on a project is not the way to go IMO. Burrow I would have traded up for, not for Willis
I’ve never said it CAN’T be done. What I’ve said, is you’d BETTER be right with the team you assemble while you are waiting on the golden QB class to go get a real QB prospect. Because it DOES cost those picks. I say it’s BETTER to go for a QB when you are already at the top of the board as you can get your top QB prospect, or even trade down to get him, which allows you to mitigate the pick by getting another non-QB out of the deal. If you blow your QB pick, you blow ONE pick. Not your top swings for a couple years, while taking a similar chance that your pick ends up being Sam Darnold and not Patrick Mahomes.
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Truth - he’s a great runner… for a QB.
Also- -liked the rest of your take on this dude as well. I completely agree with where he is at.
…what makes him most intriguing to me is my projection of his ability to learn. It’s a type of intelligence that is hard to measure.
This is my best case scenario. So much trade value in either of them. Goff is young enough to keep for a long time…annnnd…then your biggest challenge would be showcasing Malik, if you wanted to trade him…so you could show the world his development and boost his trade value.
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Best comparison we have in the league today, IMO. Very similar players (Goff and JimmyG), in terms of what they can/can’t do. I actually think Goff is a more trustworthy passer, but a far less trustworthy presence in other ways. Basically…Pressure jimmy, he throws the pick…Pressure Goff, he’s gonna jump on the ground and fumble it.
Loved this post bro, but I always love your stuff. Really good strategy and breakdown of what you’re thinking.
Multiple NFL evaluators… who’s teams are hoping Willis falls to them at the end of the first round say…
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Or perhaps it’s legit, like I have been saying……and my friends don’t scout for QB needy teams….FYI.
You didn’t read the article……maybe read the article before commenting.
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Drafting Willis or any other QB in this draft given the known talent deficit we have is ore or less telling Goff:
“Jared, yeah we had some issues with the OL due to injuries and yeah, you may have had one of the bottom 5 lineups in terms of weapons, but we’re going to move on from you. And while we are doing that, we are also going to draft weapons so the QB we draft has a better chance of succeeding than you did.”
Get Goff a couple more guys to throw to, let Decker, Sewell and Ragnow work together and see what happens next season. If it still doesn’t work, there are really good QBs coming out next year.
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Ok, I read it, so now I feel MUCH more comfortable sticking with exactly what I said before. When you DO read beyond the headlines… well
Headline: MULTIPLE NFL evaluators!!!
Article: “A couple of veteran NFL evaluators told me…”
So… yeah… obviously consensus level stuff here.
Lets go ahead an put the crow bet up. I’ll bet that at least 2 QB’s will be selected in the 1st round. I really believe it will be 4, but if “your friends” are right, it should be zero.
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They’re not alone though. From the Athletic:
It’s a small sample size and sure, the gamesmanship has begun, but most of the people down there agree that while Willis has the most intriguing skills, none of them are worth 1st rounders. That’s where I stand as well. Now one or some will go in the first round, they always do, but the evaluations are not flattering in general.
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It’s all good. As I’ve said, my opinion of Willis is that he is a 2nd round talent that will go between 10-20 because of his raw tools which are elite, great character/ leadership qualities and lack of top end QB talent in this draft. If we confine the debate to QB grades, I don’t disagree. But that means exactly jack squat if you are the Lions and view Malik Willis as a potential replacement starter for Goff in a year or two. If you feel that way, waiting do get him based on his grade will be a fools errand because he’ll be long gone. IMHO of course.
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Yeah, you’ve been very reasonable in your evaluation of/affinity for him. That’s the only way I think this works… the guy you hate the most (as a prospect) could become a star and the one you’re sure is destined for stardom could be working at Luby’s in a year. That’s just the way it goes.
That said, Andrew Booth is awesome and he’s gonna be a superstar and if he falls to us and we don’t take him it’ll be time to fire Holmes!
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Hey I agree with you fully but I was called out to post where I read/heard that he needed to improve on progressing through his reads. You CAN"T take a one game or one instance micro look at a QB. His full college career is who he is now, can he be better, hell yes, Willis has a high ceiling. But to ignore or challenge someone that he doesn’t have these issues is just blindly thinking he will be successful.
Edit to add: I also believe Willis is going in the range of 10-24. He may not grade that high compared to last years class, but a team is going to take him on the bet he will develop into a great QB. This years needs and desires are not influenced by last years QB class
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I believe Willis goes top 10. As of right now. That may change once the combine happens and the guys who didn’t play in the Senior bowl get out there and mingle, snooze and actually do something.
It always happens. Even when you are trying really hard to be agnostic. If you like a guy, you tend to amplify the good and minimize the bad. Guess what, the people who do it for a living, also have the same struggle. DC was being DC level honest, when he said, there is a real fear when you do get to coach a Senior Bowl that you start to like guys more than you should, because you’ve gotten to know them better than other prospects.
I’m glad the staff, especially guys like Brunell and Dorsey get additional info on guys like Willis, Pickett, Howell and Ridder. It’s rare that 4 of the top 5 QB prospects give you a Senior Bowl week of practice and the game to aid in your evaluation. Corral will probably have a good Pro Day and “skyrocket” to QB1, if he isn’t there already.
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If he breaks 4.40 at the Combine (reported 4.37 at Auburn), then somebodies going to blink and I think you’ll be right.
By trade up? or do you think Carolina or the Broncos take him? I guess it really depends on what happens with Rodgers and Watson. Those 2 guys moving could really change the dynamics of the 1st round.
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Denver might be gun shy in taking a big armed project QB in the first round. I think it would be via trade up. If the Steelers want him and are sitting at 20, how long do they wait? They can struggle through a season with Mason Rudolph while they sit him. It’s going to be a bit of a reset for them, or maybe they look to make some kind of big time move like Watson (soft voice or Goff) as they are not so far away. Say you are us, we want him and the Steelers move up 12. 10th pick is on the board, do you try to snatch it assuming Pitt is going Willis? This is what could happen and there are several teams trying to figure it out at QB in a weak class.
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