Back to back Weenieworld blurbs. As we've been pointing out for the last 15 years, there's clearly no racial agenda at work:
An NFC scout told NFL Network's Tom Pelissero that Kenny Pickett lacks the physical traits to be a starting quarterback in the NFL.
Pickett's small hands have been a concern for teams throughout the draft evaluation process, sources told Pelissero. Pickett fumbled 38 times in his college career and struggled to throw a wet football at the Senior Bowl in February. "The kid, you love," an NFC scout said. "The production, you love -- but it was really just this year. Physically, I don't see him as an NFL starting passer." The consensus among NFL scouts and front office officials was that Pickett will enter the league near his ceiling, offering little hope for development into a top-end NFL quarterback. With so many QB-hungry franchises picking in the top-ten, Pickett is bound to go early in next week's 2022 draft. He has strong connections to embattled Panthers head coach Matt Rhule, and Carolina continues its never-ending search for a viable long-term QB.
NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reports an NFC coordinator said Malik Willis is a better prospect than Trey Lance or Justin Fields were in 2021.
It's quite the endorsement of Willis, widely considered a developmental project for whoever drafts him. An AFC QBs coach told Pelissero that Willis is the only signal caller in this year's class with "true NFL traits." "He can run. He can throw it. It's a once-every-couple-years type of arm -- it's not quite Josh Allen I don't think, but it's damn close," the quarterbacks coach added. Willis, the odds-on favorite to be the first quarterback off the board in next week's NFL Draft, threw 27 touchdowns in his final season at Liberty and ran for 1,824 yards and 27 scores in his last two collegiate seasons. There remain concerns about Willis' ability as a pocket passer. An NFC scout said he has major "issues with [Willis'] processing and the instincts" and his struggles with feeling oncoming rushers. Sources told Pelissero that Willis possesses the sort of electric personality that could make him an easy locker room leader for whichever team takes him. It's becoming more difficult to see Willis escaping the top five picks in the 2022 draft.
