AUIH1 1,515 Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Just now, JDUBB4AU said: Ok so to make you feel better . Willis is gonna suck .. since optimism isn't in your vocabulary. I thought we both loved Auburn University. If that's true you are indeed my bro or sister depending on which gender you identify with which apparently tonight is 12 year old spoiled brat little girl. I get that you know more about this kid. Congratulations. I think he will be a good pickup. Please remove the stick from your ass. Wde Again, LOL. I have no idea how Willis is going to do. He has talemt but is raw. I hope he truly is Marshalll 2.0. Those blanket homer posts like yours that I responded to are nonsensical. Since you have resorted to childish/middle school level insults when someone questions you, I am certain you are too simple to carry on a discussion. War Eagle to you. I hope you did not graduate from AU. wde Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDUBB4AU 5,071 Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 1 minute ago, AUIH1 said: Again, LOL. I have no idea how Willis is going to do. He has talemt but is raw. I hope he truly is Marshalll 2.0. Those blanket homer posts like yours that I responded to are nonsensical. Since you have resorted to childish/middle school level insults when someone questions you, I am certain you are too simple to carry on a discussion. War Eagle to you. I hope you did not graduate from AU. wde Aren't they all homer posts though?? This is an auburn message board .. We are all homers...again lol .. middle school ?? Thanks for the compliment. Nonsensical ? Way over my head I guess . Us simpletons can't understand those words . I agree he is raw. I agree he needs coaching . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsboroAuburnFan 462 Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 10 hours ago, AUIH1 said: You know this how? wde He created himself on NCAA and beat out Marshall for the starting job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SumterAubie 3,029 Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 It is amusing how there is always a poster locked and loaded to rein in another poster's optimism about the program, a player, a coach, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUld fAUx@ 2,584 Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 6 minutes ago, SumterAubie said: It is amusing how there is always a poster locked and loaded to rein in another poster's optimism about the program, a player, a coach, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUIH1 1,515 Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 48 minutes ago, SumterAubie said: It is amusing how there is always a poster locked and loaded to rein in another poster's optimism about the program, a player, a coach, etc. Optimism is always a good thing when words like "I hope", "I think", "In my opinion" are used rather than "I know". Then when asked to clarify how "I know" and the response is defensive and insulting, then the result is usually not pretty. wde Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUld fAUx@ 2,584 Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 17 minutes ago, AUIH1 said: Optimism is always a good thing when words like "I hope", "I think", "In my opinion" are used rather than "I know". Then when asked to clarify how "I know" and the response is defensive and insulting, then the result is usually not pretty. wde Don't I know it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SumterAubie 3,029 Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 19 hours ago, AUIH1 said: Optimism is always a good thing when words like "I hope", "I think", "In my opinion" are used rather than "I know". Then when asked to clarify how "I know" and the response is defensive and insulting, then the result is usually not pretty. wde but Jdub's original post was an innocuous statement how good Willis will be. It was only after you called him out on it that "I know" came up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoic-one 1,538 Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Take the back and forth to PM guys, or just drop it please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aubiefifty 16,624 Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 oanow.com True freshman Auburn QB Malik Willis reminds Gus Malzahn of Nick Marshall Josh Vitale | AU Writer Follow on Twitter Like on Facebook Auburn quarterback Malik Willis throws a pass during spring practice on Feb. 28, 2017, in Auburn, Ala. Most of the talk surrounding Auburn’s quarterback race this spring has centered, fairly, on Jarrett Stidham, Sean White and Woody Barrett. But with White still limited as he recovers from a fractured right forearm suffered in the Sugar Bowl and John Franklin III splitting his time between quarterback and wide receiver, the passer getting the most reps behind Stidham and Barrett has been true freshman early enrollee Malik Willis. “For a freshman, for a guy that really should be in high school getting ready for prom, I think he’s been really, really good,” offensive coordinator Chip Lindsey. “Malik is a very talented guy. He’s smart. He’s trying everything he can to soak in everything.” Willis was a surprise addition to Auburn’s 2017 recruiting class. The Atlanta native was originally committed to Virginia Tech, but decommitted on Dec. 29 and pledged his services to Gus Malzahn and Auburn the very next day. The Tigers may have gotten a steal, too. Willis was rated as a three-star athlete coming out of coming out of Roswell High, but that’s only because he didn’t start playing quarterback until late in his career. As a senior, the 6-foot-1, 185-pound signal-caller passed for 2,562 yards, rushed for 1,033 more and scored 37 total touchdowns as he led the Hornets to the Class 7A state title game. Malzahn even went so far as to compare Willis to a former Auburn quarterback who starred on the Plains in 2013 and 2014 while playing at a similar size (6-foot-1, 210 pounds). “He reminds me a little bit of Nick Marshall with the way he runs and the way he throw the football,” Malzahn said. “Malik’s got a very strong arm, and that’s really what stands out to me right now. “We really felt like, as a staff, if this guy had been playing quarterback for two to three years, he'd been one of the tops in the country.” Willis has also benefitted from having Lindsey as his offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. One, he’s come in on the same level playing field as the rest of the quarterbacks. And two, Lindsey has allowed Willis to continue to work with Sean McEvoy, a private quarterbacks coach based in Alpharetta, Georgia. In the past, Malzahn and former offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee were reluctant to have Auburn’s quarterbacks receive outside coaching. With Malzahn now deferring to Lindsey on those matters, Willis was able to spend his spring break getting additional coaching. Some of the thing the pair have worked on, per McEvoy’s Twitter account, are pocket presence, pocket movement, pressure throws and throws on the run. “Those guys want to go work when they’re away from here, and really, they’re just working on fundamentals and trying to improve and get better,” Lindsey said. “And most of the guys they work with, or the few that they do, I know them anyway and I communicate with them. I don’t have a problem with them trying to go and get better.” So far, Willis has done his best to take advantage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auburn quarterback Malik Willis throws a pass during spring practice on Feb. 28, 2017, in Auburn, Ala. Most of the talk surrounding Auburn’s quarterback race this spring has centered, fairly, on Jarrett Stidham, Sean White and Woody Barrett. But with White still limited as he recovers from a fractured right forearm suffered in the Sugar Bowl and John Franklin III splitting his time between quarterback and wide receiver, the passer getting the most reps behind Stidham and Barrett has been true freshman early enrollee Malik Willis. “For a freshman, for a guy that really should be in high school getting ready for prom, I think he’s been really, really good,” offensive coordinator Chip Lindsey. “Malik is a very talented guy. He’s smart. He’s trying everything he can to soak in everything.” Willis was a surprise addition to Auburn’s 2017 recruiting class. The Atlanta native was originally committed to Virginia Tech, but decommitted on Dec. 29 and pledged his services to Gus Malzahn and Auburn the very next day. The Tigers may have gotten a steal, too. Willis was rated as a three-star athlete coming out of coming out of Roswell High, but that’s only because he didn’t start playing quarterback until late in his career. As a senior, the 6-foot-1, 185-pound signal-caller passed for 2,562 yards, rushed for 1,033 more and scored 37 total touchdowns as he led the Hornets to the Class 7A state title game. Malzahn even went so far as to compare Willis to a former Auburn quarterback who starred on the Plains in 2013 and 2014 while playing at a similar size (6-foot-1, 210 pounds). “He reminds me a little bit of Nick Marshall with the way he runs and the way he throw the football,” Malzahn said. “Malik’s got a very strong arm, and that’s really what stands out to me right now. “We really felt like, as a staff, if this guy had been playing quarterback for two to three years, he'd been one of the tops in the country.” Willis has also benefitted from having Lindsey as his offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. One, he’s come in on the same level playing field as the rest of the quarterbacks. And two, Lindsey has allowed Willis to continue to work with Sean McEvoy, a private quarterbacks coach based in Alpharetta, Georgia. In the past, Malzahn and former offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee were reluctant to have Auburn’s quarterbacks receive outside coaching. With Malzahn now deferring to Lindsey on those matters, Willis was able to spend his spring break getting additional coaching. Some of the thing the pair have worked on, per McEvoy’s Twitter account, are pocket presence, pocket movement, pressure throws and throws on the run. “Those guys want to go work when they’re away from here, and really, they’re just working on fundamentals and trying to improve and get better,” Lindsey said. “And most of the guys they work with, or the few that they do, I know them anyway and I communicate with them. I don’t have a problem with them trying to go and get better.” So far, Willis has done his best to take advantage.
WFE12 9,190 Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 Man I'm really starting to like this Chip guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburn4ever 1,266 Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 With Queen transferring out and JF3 moving to WR, that gives Lindsey Barrett, Stidham, White and Willis to work with this spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbird 60,292 Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 7 minutes ago, auburn4ever said: With Queen transferring out and JF3 moving to WR, that gives Lindsey Barrett, Stidham, White and Willis to work with this spring. ...and Cox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUld fAUx@ 2,584 Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 21 hours ago, WFE12 said: Man I'm really starting to like this Chip guy. ditto, and (though still early yet?) might be allowed to fall where he may Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charhair 345 Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 1 hour ago, bigbird said: ...and Cox. I know what play I'm predicting in the inevitable "what will be the first offensive play of the season" thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augolf1716 21,058 Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 2 hours ago, bigbird said: ...and Cox. well he is running with the first team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG 33,852 Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 That CGM. Such a homer comparing Malik to NM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaltyTiger 7,675 Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 Just now, DAG said: That CGM. Such a homer comparing Malik to NM! Just now, DAG said: That CGM. Such a homer comparing Malik to NM! wearing the same number. love it. I think NM very good with CGM offense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG 33,852 Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 15 minutes ago, SaltyTiger said: wearing the same number. love it. I think NM very good with CGM offense I am hoping with Chip on board this guy will be more similar to Lamar Jackson vs NM. At least that is my dream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaltyTiger 7,675 Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 37 minutes ago, DAG said: I am hoping with Chip on board this guy will be more similar to Lamar Jackson vs NM. At least that is my dream. I am thinking solid if not great at QB position. JFIII, great in the position change. warrants a spy on defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oracle79 3,569 Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 18 hours ago, DAG said: I am hoping with Chip on board this guy will be more similar to Lamar Jackson vs NM. At least that is my dream. I'd take 80% of either one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG 33,852 Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 2 hours ago, oracle79 said: I'd take 80% of either one. As long as they are successful . It is fine by me I should say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCslim 56 Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 He had a good scrimmage and as of now is clearly our second best qb from reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsboroAuburnFan 462 Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 41 minutes ago, CCslim said: He had a good scrimmage and as of now is clearly our second best qb from reports JS may only get 1 year as starter due to MW taking his job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timeslider 6 269 Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 You guys can't be for real, you saying true freshman Willis is moving ahead of RS Freshman Barrett? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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