Acquired by the Packers from the Titans one week ago, backup quarterback Malik Willis is in a race against time to be ready for Friday night’s game against the Eagles.
GREEN BAY, Wis. – Quarterback Malik Willis had a sunny disposition about his crash course into the Green Bay Packers offense.
That Willis could be the No. 2 against the Eagles, however, sounded like a case of wishful thinking. Love has been immersed in coach Matt LaFleur’s offense since he was drafted in the first round in 2020. Clifford, last year’s backup and now on the practice squad, just got through his second training camp in the system.Fortunately for Willis, he’s no stranger to learning offenses. In college, he transferred from Auburn to Liberty.
“I’ve been in systems that are more similar than this and there’s a lot of carryover,” Willis continued. “It’s really just getting those terms together and connecting the dots. It’s not new information so it’s not as much as your perceived notion of it.”“I think he knows what he’s doing,” LaFleur said after practice. “It’s still the refinement of everything, the details, the fundamentals, but he’s working hard at it.
“I think everybody might coach footwork a little bit differently,” LaFleur said. “I’ve said it a million times in here, I think that’s the foundation for good, consistent quarterback play. It always starts with the feet.
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