Tennessee Titans rookie quarterback Malik Willis was thrown into the fire these last few weeks and was forced to play much earlier than anyone anticipated.
As expected, there were several obvious growing pains the rookie experienced after making the leap from Liberty to the NFL.
However, the rookie did make clear progress from one week to the next. One area that center Ben Jones noticed a big improvement in was Willis’ ability to provide a cleaner operation of the offense in his second start.
Jones emphasized that the rookie did a much better job this past week of executing inside the huddle. The Titans center said Willis was able to regurgitate the play calls to the rest of the offense in a timely fashion.
#Titans center Ben Jones: @malikwillis and his operation was cleaner in start 2, getting the play in, and executing in the huddle
— Jim Wyatt (@jwyattsports) November 8, 2022
It may not seem like much, but it’s nice to see the Liberty product making progress in that area on top of the fact that he showed improvement as a passer in Week 9.
He may not be ready to be a full-time starter this season, but realistically he was never expected to be.
Nonetheless, what Willis is showing is an ability to improve anytime he’s allowed to reflect on his performance, make corrections, and apply those corrections in live reps.
The young quarterback undoubtedly still has a ways to go, but it’s exciting to see little improvements here and there that hopefully add up to a drastic difference in his play over the next season or two.
