metoo
Footballguy
Houston or Indy will take him before your pick.
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QB Will Levis, TEN (1 Viewer)
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make that 2nd round
Hindsight an all, but still funny.
Grahamburn
Footballguy
Pucker up, buttercup.
JohnnyU
Footballguy
I'm halfway through Olmsted county. I may have to stop in at Kwik Trip to get some more chap stick.
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Thank you Chicago!
Hot Sauce Guy
Footballguy
Saddest of trombones.
That said, with that chick in red, Levis already won.
I’m starting to wonder if he even gets picked day 2. 😬
That said, with that chick in red, Levis already won.
I’m starting to wonder if he even gets picked day 2. 😬
-OZ-
Footballguy
I’d be quite okay with them getting whichever falls further between Hooker and Levis. Just don’t give up much to move if they must.
Or just trade the #41 for Lance.
at “Second round draft capital means he'll be far less likely to start than he would have been as a top-five selection.”
Hot Sauce Guy
Footballguy
And if anyone knows about succeeding in the NFL, it's....uh, Ryan Leaf?
Maybe its just narrative building, but part of me thinks this could be the best thing that could have happened for Levis. Less pressure, chip on his shoulder kind of thing. It doesn't work for everyone, obviously, but how many times have we heard stories of QB's like:
Tom Brady
Aaron Rodgers
Russell Wilson
Kirk Cousins
Derek Carr
Dak Prescott
Patrick Mahomes
Jalen Hurts
all say that being picked later than they wanted/expected made them work even harder to succeed and prove their doubters wrong.
I don't think falling out of the 1st round is a death sentence for Levis (or Hooker for that matter) whatsoever.
Tom Brady
Aaron Rodgers
Russell Wilson
Kirk Cousins
Derek Carr
Dak Prescott
Patrick Mahomes
Jalen Hurts
all say that being picked later than they wanted/expected made them work even harder to succeed and prove their doubters wrong.
I don't think falling out of the 1st round is a death sentence for Levis (or Hooker for that matter) whatsoever.
-OZ-
Footballguy
With the 2.01, pick #32 of the 2001 NFL draft the San Diego chargers select one of the greatest QBs of all time…
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
Levis really needs to have his own line of jeans. They could call them "Second Day Blues".
Anarchy99
Footballguy
I get the other guys on your list . . . but not sure why Mahomes was on there. There were 28 teams that attended his Pro Day. KC moved up from 27 to 10 to draft him. Not really sure being a Top 10 pick qualifies as being snubbed, overlooked, or slighted somehow. He wasn't projected to be the first QB selected or a Top 5 pick. IIRC, he was in a group of QBs that were considerations as first round picks.
Anything is possible, but the odds are stacked against him.
He's a stretch draft pick wise, but he has said in interviews that not being the 1st QB taken was a motivator for him.
massraider
Footballguy
Hey, it’s a story as old as time:
QB checks the boxes, but went sleeveless, and screwed it all up.
JohnnyU
Footballguy
I’m hearing it was his attitude that sunk him out of the first round. A guy with his flaws probably should have been more humble like AR.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
Why do you think Brady fell to the 6th? Teams knew he had GOAT potential but they just couldn't get past the tank top.
Doug B
Footballguy
This was basically Cheech & Chong, Willie Nelson, and Snoop Dogg having a blunt-smoking contest in a broom closet.
Capella
CAPELLODINHO
I honestly can’t believe there is anybody in this world who thinks nfl teams passed on a player because he showed up with his arms out lmao. Come on already.
JohnnyU
Footballguy
Perhaps, but the rest of my post?
It's always that way- what Vrabel said
He seems more like a third round maybe to me.
Bradford's pro day had me learning more about the finer things than any other time/game/interview.
Levis doesn't have them.
Touch, placement, moving with eyes, and which shoulder and...see I think it would be easier to put muscle and technique on a QB that has these qualities than it is to teach these qualities.
He likes being weird which I relate to, sure, but it's odd for a leader. Mettenberger was the class clown and there's a lot of Levis that reminds me of him.
I see Jay Cutler comps and I'm thinking Jeff George or Jameis Winston.
I'm still angry the Titans didn't sign/offer/interview Alex Tanney. Guy was their third string backup QB for a decade and Jalen Hurts credited him with turning his game around and having a knack for sort of translating what coaches say and what's reality. He told a story of how uncomfortable it is to throw this way and Tanney said no put your weight here that way and...it was like twenty minutes of raving about Tanney. His (brief)contract was up and reportedly the Titans didn't even return his calls so then Philly offered him the QB coach spot so he took it. Reword- he likes it in Philly but it would be nice to go home.
Sooo it'll be the Falcons guy that worked well with Mariota and Ridder and Arthur said he didn't want to hold him back. OK fine.
Where is Willis at?
It's important here.
What did they do well? What could they have done better?
He went to I think four QB coaches this off-season and studied film a ton.
Is he behind still like an absent student catching up to speed? Or is he ready (training development wise) to contribute regularly in practice?
He's every bit the athletic specimen that Levis is. That's so unusual!!! Levis won't throw a deep ball that Willis can't match and won't run in a way Willis can't match. I'm talking drills here and formulaic predictable stuff.
I question one hundred things about in game stuff, but for drills it's gonna be pretty hard to NOT make people think they're about tied for the backup spot.
I feel like it's either great for Levis to learn from whatever Willis can share about year one or it's a big detriment in the amount of practice and focus from the staff when they ought to be focusing on Levis.
Tannehill did not like Willis' expectant mindset combined with arrogance. Once Willis learned how to talk to a veteran, Tannehill helped him a bunch. I expect he gives Levis the same.
I hope they drill Willis enough to decide he's not the guy then replace him with a veteran that Levis can learn from.
I'd bet $ (with our luck) that Willis improved just enough to make this a confused mishmash and we'll have no clue who will be the QB in 2024
Bradford's pro day had me learning more about the finer things than any other time/game/interview.
Levis doesn't have them.
Touch, placement, moving with eyes, and which shoulder and...see I think it would be easier to put muscle and technique on a QB that has these qualities than it is to teach these qualities.
He likes being weird which I relate to, sure, but it's odd for a leader. Mettenberger was the class clown and there's a lot of Levis that reminds me of him.
I see Jay Cutler comps and I'm thinking Jeff George or Jameis Winston.
I'm still angry the Titans didn't sign/offer/interview Alex Tanney. Guy was their third string backup QB for a decade and Jalen Hurts credited him with turning his game around and having a knack for sort of translating what coaches say and what's reality. He told a story of how uncomfortable it is to throw this way and Tanney said no put your weight here that way and...it was like twenty minutes of raving about Tanney. His (brief)contract was up and reportedly the Titans didn't even return his calls so then Philly offered him the QB coach spot so he took it. Reword- he likes it in Philly but it would be nice to go home.
Sooo it'll be the Falcons guy that worked well with Mariota and Ridder and Arthur said he didn't want to hold him back. OK fine.
Where is Willis at?
It's important here.
What did they do well? What could they have done better?
He went to I think four QB coaches this off-season and studied film a ton.
Is he behind still like an absent student catching up to speed? Or is he ready (training development wise) to contribute regularly in practice?
He's every bit the athletic specimen that Levis is. That's so unusual!!! Levis won't throw a deep ball that Willis can't match and won't run in a way Willis can't match. I'm talking drills here and formulaic predictable stuff.
I question one hundred things about in game stuff, but for drills it's gonna be pretty hard to NOT make people think they're about tied for the backup spot.
I feel like it's either great for Levis to learn from whatever Willis can share about year one or it's a big detriment in the amount of practice and focus from the staff when they ought to be focusing on Levis.
Tannehill did not like Willis' expectant mindset combined with arrogance. Once Willis learned how to talk to a veteran, Tannehill helped him a bunch. I expect he gives Levis the same.
I hope they drill Willis enough to decide he's not the guy then replace him with a veteran that Levis can learn from.
I'd bet $ (with our luck) that Willis improved just enough to make this a confused mishmash and we'll have no clue who will be the QB in 2024
That would be fun.
I'd settle for his HS coach that was at Alabama too. Mariota, Tua, and Taamu (some others before) ....he has a resume. I'd hire several QB coaches since they're so affordable for a franchise and so vital.
