Expectations For Titans QB Malik Willis

Expectations for Titans QB Malik Willis

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00:00According to reports, the Seattle Seahawks passed on Liberty quarterback Malik Willis before he was

00:04taken at number 86 overall because they felt he was not an NFL-ready quarterback. Hey everyone,

00:11I'm Claudette Montana-Pattison with SI right now, joined by the NFL DraftBible's Rick Serratella.

00:17Rick, do you think Malik Willis has the potential to be a gamer in the NFL? And if so,

00:21what are your expectations for him moving forward? Malik Willis will be ready when the time comes. I

00:26think he needs some developmental and grooming at the next level. However, he's got a whole higher

00:32ceiling than Ryan Tannehill who can steer the ship. But in the NFL, we need guys who can win

00:37ballgames, and that's what Malik Willis is capable of doing. You mentioned that he has a lot of

00:43growing to do in the NFL. What parts of his game need to further develop for him to be an NFL-ready

00:48quarterback? Yeah, well, he's going to have to first of all learn the complexity of an NFL

00:53offensive playbook, stick his nose into that, be in the film room, be a sponge, absorb,

00:59learn to go through those progressions, make the smart decisions, improve that accuracy

01:03by being a student of the game. We all know he can make all the throws. He can throw it 70 yards

01:08on the superfly, but you've got to be able to do it under duress and in a consistent fashion,

01:15and that all comes with experience, game reps, and learning like a student. So I think he can do it.