Why did we pass on Malik Willis?

I see some similarities, but there are differences too. I understand why a team might take a chance on Richardson, but they HAVE to be prepared to be on the 3 year plan (at minimum). I think Richardson is more appealing just because he was able to be a playmaker in the best conference in the game vs at an FCS school, so the jump from 3rd round to 1st isn’t a stretch.

I just hope the Titans aren’t souring on Willis simply because he’s taking time to develop. That was always going to be the case. You knew he was a great athlete with a killer arm, and you also knew he BARELY knew how to play the QB position at a FCS competent level. He had a long journey ahead of him and it was never going to be a one or two year study for him. I guess he’s expendable since he was a 3rd round pick, as teams will be more likely to stick with a first rounder (like the Bills did with Allen).

Feel bad for the kid because it probably spells his departure from the league. He won’t get prime attention and will probably be out of the league in another year or two. I hope whoever takes Richardson gives him the proper chance.

 

We probably wouldn’t have given up on Willis as quickly as the Titans seem to have…

With that being said, If Willis was the pick we’d probably be sitting around pick 10 wondering if we were willing to trade our future away for the Bears pick that eventually got traded to Carolina. I think the fans would have been all in on the Stroud Sweepstakes. The team might not have been.

 

When I suggested this from last yr, I was told it was no way this team could've ended up top ten.

 

Sing along with Mitch would have been our starter for the year and beyond. Willis was nothing but a small school project as we watched fall to the 3rd round. Now he will just be a clipboard holder because the Titans are going to draft a QB in round 1. Thank goodness we didn't reach for him.

They made the right pick in Kenny Pickett. Enough said...

 

yes, they did. Time - Will - Tell......but, yes, they did.

 

Around pick ten. We likely wouldn’t have been a 9-8 team with Mitch as the full time starter, but we still would’ve won enough games to not be a 5-6 win team. I think to be around pick 10 or low teens, we would have needed to be 7-10. That’s a realistic spot I think had Mitch started all year. Mitch showed in the Tampa and Carolina games that he could still win games, but his inconsistency in the first Ravens game showed that he wasn’t quite as good as Kenny who really took care of the ball to end the year.

 

Yeah, that’s the point. The Titans aren’t going to wait around for him to develop. If that was the case, they never should have taken Willis in the first place. However the two guys outside of Stroud and Young are projects in their own right… they might just be trading into the same situation with guys that are more talented, but still need a year or two before they can contribute on the field in a positive manner.

I always thought we made the right choice with Pickett. Hindsight is always 20/20 but it keeps getting clearer and clearer that the right choice was made.

 

I wonder if the titans would take our 3rd or 4th for willis?

 

I was worried about Willis whenever Josh Dobbs was ending the season at their QB spot.

 

Misquoting

lying or just plain

 

I know You like this type of Qbs....So when I say these things....Just know I'm not bashing You .....just the players.
Yes those praising one , and bashing the other is very confusing.

 

Troll

Liar

And not proper English

 

Because he is not remotely ready to
Play QB in the Nfl.

 

Old thread fun, eh?

Now I wait for Benny to drive-by, LOL.

 

Found this nugget while surfing the Internet.


https://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/arti...ut_of_favor_with_the_titans/s1_13132_38672517


All the more reason I stated it would be best to have him sit and develop. However, if he is not catching on as quickly as Mike Vrabel had hoped, it is no surprise that the Titans have been recently mocked to trade into the Top 5 to nab a signal caller in this draft. Seems as if the team as a whole is not sold on him.

 

I personally don't get the whole .....draft a Guy for Him to sit in todays NFL.
1st: New players come out every year , and You have No idea where You maybe draft from one year to the next...So...why worry about a guy for 4 years into the future. Hell You maybe in position to draft that Position high.
2nd: So You are wasting a draft pick on a Guy that can't even be Your backup??? Talk of wasting picks.
3rd So let's say You get lucky ,and He finally develops after 3 Years....So now You get what....one year before You have to pay Him a big contract??? After all this.
JMO, but it seems like a big waste.

 

Agreed, but that was the only way any team was going to get something out of Willis. There was just no way he was going to be ready to play as a rookie, and it showed when they actually tried starting him.

 

I agree, Malik Willis was viewed as a QB project and not an immediate starter. I don't think there was an injury involved with Willis, but it says a lot about his ability and lackluster play they brought in Josh Dobbs and played much better than Willis.

 

There was no injury. Willis just sucked, and this was even with the offense drastically simplified for him.

 

So You are telling Me You would be happy drafting the Florida kid at Qb in round 3 (hoping He amounts to something later, and not use Him as a backup)....instead of filling spots We actually need on the field???

 

Steelers made the right choice with Pickett over Willis. I admit... I wanted the Steelers to wait until this year to select a QB in the first round while believing QB would be OK in '22 with Trubisky and Rudolph. I wanted a DE, OT or ILB in first round in '22 draft. In hindsight, I'm glad we drafted Pickett. I can't believe there were people here wanting to draft Willis in the first round.