Martha Careful
11 months ago
Justice Mosqueda wrote

Packers trade for former Titans QB Malik Willis
Green Bay has a new quarterback after Sean Clifford and Michael Pratt failed to run away with the backup job.

By Justis Mosqueda Aug 26, 2024, 4:51pm CDT
https://www.acmepackingcompany.com/2024/8/26/24229146/green-bay-packers-news-malik-willis-trade-tennessee-titans-quarterback-2024 

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Green Bay Packers have sent their 2025 seventh-round pick to the Tennessee Titans in exchange for quarterback Malik Willis. Schefter added that Willis “is likely to back up Jordan Love.”

The Packers have had a quarterback competition between Sean Clifford and Michael Pratt, two draft picks over the last two draft classes, for the QB2 role. Neither has performed particularly well, leading to the trade for Willis. Willis, a 2022 third-round pick, has started three games in his NFL career. So far, he’s thrown 35 completions off of 66 attempts for 350 yards, no touchdowns and three interceptions. He’s also rushed for 144 yards and scored once on the ground.

Packers head coach Matt LaFleur is tight with former Titans head coach Mike Vrable, who coached Willis over his first two years in the league. You’d think that LaFleur received some information from Vrable before the team pulled the trigger on the trade.

As the Titan’s third-string quarterback this summer, Willis got an extended look in the preseason. He completed 28 of 51 passes for 318 yards and two touchdowns to just one interception. The most notable play on his resume from the preseason was a beautiful touchdown versus the New Orleans Saints in the Titans’ preseason finale. He also ran for 101 yards this preseason.


Whether or not the Packers decide to keep a third quarterback on the active roster this season is still unknown. On Monday, the NFLPA elected to veto the NFL’s proposal to allow a third emergency to be activated from the practice squad in-game if the two active quarterbacks on the 53-man roster go down with injuries. There might be some real incentive for Green Bay to keep three players at the position, considering the veto and Willis’ lack of knowledge of the offensive system going into Week 1.

Willis is going into the third year of his four-year rookie deal. The Packers are set to pay him $1.2 million in salary in 2024 and $1.4 million in 2025, both of which are non-guaranteed.



Two thoughts ...
1. regarding the assertion "Packers head coach Matt LaFleur is tight with former Titans head coach Mike Vrable, who coached Willis over his first two years in the league."....IIRC the scuttlebutt was that they did NOT get along and had LaFleur not left, he would have been canned. So much for scuttlebutt.
2,



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Mucky Tundra
11 months ago
Can Willis kick at all?
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Zero2Cool
11 months ago
Heck yea!!

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Malik Willis will be a hell of a scout team QB as they get set for Jalen Hurts and Anthony Richardson to start the season.
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11 months ago
Sounds good. Martha you called it. Gute and MLF didn't like their backup QB options. A 7th round pick isn't any worse than what they have been doing in the draft the past two years. Should Willis have to come into a game he will have a fairly small playbook for the first few weeks. Some plays are similar from team to team. He will simply have to learn the Packers terminology.
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beast
11 months ago

Heck yea!!

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Malik Willis will be a hell of a scout team QB as they get set for Jalen Hurts and Anthony Richardson to start the season.

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool 


Great point about mobile scout team QB.

I'm not excited about him having to actually play, as former Steelers QB Mason Rudolph beat him out for the #2 spot. With the Titans head coach basically saying Rudolph has been extremely consistent in context of why he won the backup job, so I assume Willis is not consistent.

Of course we got a very good QB coach, and brought in a veteran QB to start becoming a coach, so maybe we can help develop him more.
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Zero2Cool
11 months ago

Great point about mobile scout team QB.

I'm not excited about him having to actually play, as former Steelers QB Mason Rudolph beat him out for the #2 spot. With the Titans head coach basically saying Rudolph has been extremely consistent in context of why he won the backup job, so I assume Willis is not consistent.

Of course we got a very good QB coach, and brought in a veteran QB to start becoming a coach, so maybe we can help develop him more.

Originally Posted by: beast 



Kurt Warner was released by the Packers. Sometimes situations are situational and sometimes coaching staffs don't know how to use a player. Heck, Brett Favre is another little example.

That said. Malik Willis stinks. I like him as a gadget guy though.
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beast
11 months ago

Kurt Warner was released by the Packers. Sometimes situations are situational and sometimes coaching staffs don't know how to use a player. Heck, Brett Favre is another little example.

That said. Malik Willis stinks. I like him as a gadget guy though.

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool 


Packers QB room was pretty loaded when they released Warner. Titans QB isn't nearly as highly thought of. Titans #2 probably would not of been in the Packers top 3 the year we released Warner. Not sure where the Titans starter would fall.

But still you made a good point, I just wanted to point out the depth of the two situations.

Yes, the Falcons head coach certainly did not seem to know what to do with Favre.

Also, I'm curious how many QBs the Packers are keeping, like is Willis our #2 or #3?

I'm thinking they would want to keep a #2 that knows the terminology of the system.
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Zero2Cool
11 months ago
Malik can help with emulating Jalen Hurts, Anthony Richardson and probably knows a bit about Titans. So he has some benefits outside of actually being a passer through the first handful of games.
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