Steelers Showing Early Interest in Liberty QB Malik Willis

https://www.si.com/nfl/steelers/news/pittsburgh-steelers-early-interest-liberty-malik-willis

 

,2,857 yards and 27 touchdowns to 12 interceptions, those #s don't impress me one bit, his 800 yrds rushing i could care less , I dont want a QB that takes off running every chance he gets

 

Willis is a developmental project, and I don't see that as being good use of a first round pick. He's got a great arm with questionable accuracy and touch. Pickett or Howell are far more ready to take over a pro football team, but imho Pickett is the only first round qb in this draft.

 

Yuck. I would hate it if we picked up Willis. I hope someone else falls in love with him before 20 and takes him off the board. At least it shows that we are looking at QB's.

 

So you wana draft a project?

 

I have seen a couple mock drafts that have us taking Desmond Ridder in the 2nd round. He certainly has the size to be a NFL QB. This is an evaluation of his skill set. What do you think of this fit?

Progressions: Ridder can work progressions but asking him to consistently serve as a drop-back passer that has to exhaust progressions wouldn’t be the best utilization of his skill set. He’s the type of quarterback that will require a mix of manufactured throws, moving the pocket, RPOs, and involvement in the run game. He can do more to manipulate coverage with his eyes and execute full-field reads with consistency.

He will obviously be a QB that needs to be developed into a starter. Is it worth using a 2nd round pick on this kind of QB? Maybe you guys that know more about this stuff than me can tell me what you think?

 

What is crazy is last week I read a draft preview that Picket was the #1 QB in the draft.

Today I read a mock draft from PFF where Picket did not even go in the first round?
2022 NFL Mock Draft: Jacksonville Jaguars land Aidan Hutchinson at No. 1 overall, Denver Broncos select QB Matt Corral at No. 11 | NFL Draft | PFF

I am going to bury my head in the sand and assume that if Picket is available at #20 we take him. Even though for an immediate impact we definitely have other holes to fill than a rookie QB who should not see the field in 2022.

 

I don’t mind drafting a “project” at QB. Technically all college QB’s coming out are projects. Even Joe Burrow wasn’t even close to an NFL finished product his rookie year and he was the most sure thing ever seen in a long time.

I just disagree with you about his ceiling. I don’t think Allen and Mahomes is Willis’ ceiling. I don’t even think Lamar Jackson is his ceiling. I just don’t see him ever putting it together to become an NFL player. There are just so many things he has to fix before we trot him out there and feel like we are giving him a chance to succeed. From poor decision making, to poor ball security, to having actually zero pocket presence, to poor mechanics, to his pension of throwing off his back foot and relying purely on upper body strength to throw…. It’s just a lot.

He’s made a few super amazing plays that a lot of people are getting hyped on him about. But he makes five really bad ones for every great one and that scares me too much to make him viable to me.

 

All I have 2 say 2 this is. LoL.
Seriously.
I like that a Qb can run, but My only priority is if He couldn't run.....could He still play Qb???
Now all You M.W. fans out there. Simply ask yourself Honestly....if He couldn't run could He still play Qb, and You will have Your answer if We should draft Him higher than the 3rd round.
Using the J. Allen comparison 2 Me is useless. Because I'm not sold on Him.
Again I ask You 2 Seriously ask Yourself if He couldn't run could He play Qb. I know all of You are intelligent enough 2 know what that can mean if it's true. If not ...just think of the many more injuries You must worry about just for one thing.
Can He play Qb if He can't run???

 

Didn't we draft a tight end from Liberty at one time? Eric Green maybe?

 

Lol we are going to suck for a long time if these are the sorts of picks we’re going to make. Willis is not a starting NFL QB

 

good call since tomlin has brought so many qb's along.

 

Watching his highlights, I can see the potential. He seems extremely raw.

I'm no expert, but he kinda reminds me of Dak, which I'm not mad at if he could reach that level.

 

Dak lol the most overrated QB in the league. But yeah, I'll be content if we have an average QB