Tennessee Titans quarterback Malik Willis capped off his second preseason in the NFL with another solid performance that once again displayed the progression he’s made this offseason.
Sure, there were mistakes, like his two interceptions, for example, but Willis also posted his best statistical performance of the preseason, completing 75 percent of his passes for 211 yards and two touchdowns.
“It was cool to get the pads back on and be back in live game situations, and it’s cool to keep figuring it out,” Willis said, per Tom Brew of AllTitans.com. “(Forgetting mistakes), more than anything you’ve got understand that the defense is getting paid, too, and it’s going to be about who continues to keep going after the mistakes, and who fights the longest and the hardest.
“It’s awesome (having long drives) because you get to see your guys wanting to finish it out, finish the fight. You see the defense getting tired and you talk to the this’ let’s finish this out. The offensive line, they just keep getting better and keep fighting.”
Wills put together two long scoring drives of 90 and 83 yards in the series or two after his picks, which showed the young signal-caller’s knack for bouncing back after mistakes.
“I loved the way that he competed, I loved it,” head coach Mike Vrabel said of Willis, per Jim Wyatt of TennesseeTitans.com. “I love what he was able to do … the way he competed and finished.”
With the preseason in the books, Willis will go back to the bench as Ryan Tannehill takes over as starter from here on out. However, the Liberty product appears to have secured the QB2 job for now.
