McCarthy looked pretty ordinary. Kid made some good throws and didn’t let things get to him too much. But he looked like a talented but flawed rookie QB managing a game and being asked to do just enough. Crazy Jim was probably doing this kid a solid in the media more than anything.
Maye was the most quarterbacky looking quarterback in that draft. Daniels was also up there and has been the best in that class so far. People shit on Williams for dumb stuff like crying and painting his nails—which who cares? He made some nice plays yesterday, but not enough. The general read on him in the national media and the more skeptical local folks is that he’s a bit of an entitled diva and maybe not particularly smart/disciplined/resilient. Which is fine if you play like Aaron Rodgers (until it isn’t, just ask Green Bay). It’s less fine if your ceiling is Rex Grossman.
I think the bigger issues with Williams is he’s small (for an NFL QB) and his collegiate success was wrapped up with an offensive system that doesn’t exactly translate to pro ball. He also seems to get rattled if things go wrong (like that three and out to start the 2nd half) and you can kind of see the pressure mounting in real time and he starts playing tight and almost gives himself the yips.
I hope this season doesn’t cause Ben Johnson to snap and jump off the Sears Tower.
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