{"id":248,"date":"2024-09-23T15:40:22","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T15:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/?p=248"},"modified":"2024-09-23T15:40:22","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T15:40:22","slug":"packers-matt-lafleur-loss-words-malik-willis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/?p=248","title":{"rendered":"Packers’ Matt LaFleur at loss With words over Malik Willis"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When the\u00a0Green Bay Packers\u00a0traded a seventh-round draft pick to the\u00a0Tennessee Titans\u00a0for\u00a0Malik Willis, no one could have predicted what was to come. Four weeks into being with the Packers,\u00a0Willis has already won two games\u00a0as Green Bay’s starting quarterback. In those two games,\u00a0Willis has stepped up\u00a0in the absence of Packers starting quarterback\u00a0Jordan Love. Willis has more than exceeded expectations in an incredibly brief time. So much so that head coach\u00a0Matt LaFleur\u00a0was at a loss for words\u00a0when discussing Willis’s impact.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI just cannot articulate the job that he\u2019s done in a short period of time,\u201d said LaFleur. \u201cPeople can\u2019t fathom that. I promise you, you guys don\u2019t get it. I know you think you got it, but you don\u2019t get it. What he\u2019s been able to do, I\u2019ve never seen something like this.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Willis, the Titans\u2019 2022 third-round pick they didn\u2019t even want as their backup quarterback this season, completed 13-of-19 passes for 202 yards and a touchdown while running six times for 73 yards and a score. The loss was particularly humiliating for the Titans and their fans since the quarterback they traded for a seventh-round pick last month was a big reason why the Packers won so convincingly.<\/p>\n

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Willis has proven he\u2019s much more on the field than the failed project in Tennessee. In his first start against the Colts, Willis remained conservative with his arm save for one deep shot that wide receiver Romeo Doubs brilliantly snatched. Still, he showed promise with his legs and smoothly operated an offense with lengthy play calls, motions, and shifts.<\/p>\n

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Against the Titans, Willis showed that he can let it rip a little more. He uncorked a deep ball down the right sideline on the opening drive that Christian Watson hauled in for a 30-yard gain to set up Willis\u2019 touchdown run on a keeper. He zipped completions to Romeo Doubs and Watson to convert third-and-14 and third-and-18, respectively. Willis ran even more against his old team, selling option plays beautifully and protecting the rock while being evasive.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe made some big-time plays throughout the course of the game,\u201d LaFleur said. \u201cI think, obviously, some plays with his legs were huge and also plays in the passing game, some of those third down-and-longs to make some of those completions down the field.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHe\u2019s getting the ball, he\u2019s reading the plays the right way, he\u2019s making some off-schedule plays with his legs that were very critical. \u2026 Hats off to him. Hats off to everybody around him, guys rallying, having his back. I think (quarterbacks coach) Tom Clements does a great job. And I\u2019d be remiss to say (assistant quarterback coaches) Connor Lewis and Sean Mannion, just the help they\u2019ve given him, the support. Jordan Love has been instrumental, as well, giving him tips, hanging right by his side, and helping him out all along the way.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When the\u00a0Green Bay Packers\u00a0traded a seventh-round draft pick to the\u00a0Tennessee Titans\u00a0for\u00a0Malik Willis, no one could have predicted what was to come. Four weeks into being with the Packers,\u00a0Willis has already won two games\u00a0as Green Bay’s starting quarterback. In those two games,\u00a0Willis has stepped up\u00a0in the absence of Packers starting quarterback\u00a0Jordan Love. 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