(02-06-2022, 07:03 PM)Bullseye Wrote:

(02-06-2022, 04:09 PM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: Being a top 10 pick and trading up to get him at #1 overall are two entirely different things. Yes, supposedly Willis did have a good Senior Bowl week of practice, but in the actual game, he was a dumpster fire and that should concern any team wanting to draft him. He short-hopped passes, missed open reads, looked completely flustered when pressured and held the ball entirely too long. His athleticism and speed allowed him to make some good plays, but as a passer, he's way more raw than Lamar Jackson was coming out of college. I see RG3 2.0 when I watch Malik Willis. 

Kenny Pickett is the complete opposite. I hear he had a not so impressive week during Senior Bowl practices, but in the actual game, he looked far and away the best passer on the field. He was comfortable in the pocket, had decent mobility, made good reads and showed pretty good arm talent. He was 6/6 for 89 yards and a touchdown, while Willis was 2/4 for 11 yards. I just don't see any way someone trades up to #1 overall for either of these guys.

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  Agreed that being a top 10 pick and trading up to get him are two totally different things.

But there is also a difference between being a top 10 pick immediately after the Senior Bowl vs being a top QB prospect immediately before the draft.

Between the combines, interviews, individual workouts, and typical positional desperation, it's possible (if unlikely) that a QB prospect could climb the draft boards and cause some desperate team to reach for one up high.

Heck, Jamarcus Russell managed to go 1st overall, as did Jared Goff.

I think the circumstances involving more veteran QBs than usual that may become available (Rodgers, Garoppolo, Wilson, Watson, Cousinm Wentz) is what could change that dynamic this year.  But when the music stops playing post free agency pre draft, any team left without a proverbial seat could try to move up for one of those guys.

Not saying it would be an advisable move for them, but desperation causes teams to do dumb things.

Agreed. I guess I just cannot fathom the thought of moving any of those veteran QB's (with the exception of Watson who might go to prison,) in favor of one of these unimpressive rookie QB's. Especially when it comes to Rogers, Wilson, Cousins and Carr. All of those guys are much better than any QB coming out of this draft.

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