Willis Value

[sharpe1027]

We traded away a seventh round pick, which will be near the end of the draft if we keep winning.

What does everyone think we could get for him from a team that either has their QB go down with injury or is giving up on their starter and wants someone for the future?

[Joemailman]

Packers finally have a quality backup. I don't think they'd be looking to trade him.

[sharpe1027]

Packers finally have a quality backup. I don't think they'd be looking to trade him.

I don't either. I'm just thinking about how much his value might have increased.

Also, he's only got two years left on his contract. Next year he's probably traded or we get nothing in return when he becomes a FA.

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i was thinking a long these lines too

i joked that we should trade him now for a first in the game thread, but we still need him this year. and the locker room seems to like him

but does this revive his career? like does this maybe earn him a shot at starting somewhere next season?

he just showed he can win games in the NFL and be a decent dual threat QB in the right system and with the right coaches

he can at least be a solid backup

[run pMc]

Willis played better than I expected today. I think he exceeded a lot of expectations, tbh.
They won't trade him (this year) unless someone makes GB a stupid offer. I could see someone maybe asking Gute about him at the Combine as a throw in for a trade of picks a la Hasselbeck.

I think the question is whether some team thinks he can be a 17 game starter for them. He has some way to go with developing as a pro QB. Coming out of Liberty, I thought he was at least 3 years away from being NFL ready. Maybe be is ready, but you'd want him to have a full offseason to absorb your system and playbook.

GB probably wants to keep him and see if he can develop. If his contract expires and he signs elsewhere, odds are it will be for quite a bit and they get a comp pick for it. I'm not really worried about it.

As for his value, assuming he stays on the roster and plays decently next year in preseason, I could see them deal him for a R3-4 pick if a team panics at their QB situation. These 2 wins have basically guaranteed he'll be in the league for a few more years.

GB has roster talent and an above average HC to help make games against bottom half teams competitive if not winnable. It's a great feel-good story, he seems like a genuinely good dude (his parents should be proud), and winning with your backup QB is rare. Let's not get too carried away though.

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his stock has for sure gone up the last 2 weeks

the question is how much

[RashanGary]

Willis is running an awful lot. As a full time starter, unless you have a great backup, you don’t want to live that way. But as a backup who can come in for 2 or 3 games and put his body on the line for key victories. He sure seems like an asset to me.

[George Cumby]

I can see LaFleur bringing him in once in a while as a running threat to make defenses have to plan for that angle, as well.

[MadScientist]

The limiting factor is that Willis is signed for this year and next, and is a FA after that. If he looks decent enough to be a starter, it will be hard to keep him after next year, and they won't get anything except maybe a '27 comp pick. That still might be the route they take to have a reliable backup next year, but they will trade if the offer is good enough.

[smuggler]

He provides more value to the team as the backup than he would get back in a trade.

[RashanGary]

He provides more value to the team as the backup than he would get back in a trade.

Yes. No one wants their starting qb running as much as he has been. It works. It wins. But it’s not sustainable and everyone knows it.

[sharpe1027]

He provides more value to the team as the backup than he would get back in a trade.

This year. Going into next year's draft, knowing he's only got one year left on his contract, do you take what you can get rather than lose him for a lower compensatory pick?

[Patler]

If this is all he plays this year, or maybe another game or two, no one is going to give up more than a third day draft pick for him next offseason anyway. He hasn't PROVEN anything yet.

The Packers have a good young roster that should have real playoff potential the next two years. A capable, inexpensive backup QB is invaluable to them, as we have seen already. Where would this season be if they were at 0-3 right now?

If they lose him in FA in a couple years, so be it. They will at least get their investment back, but likely more if he continues to show well, even if it is just in preseason games. Having him for security the next two seasons is worth whatever the difference is between a possible trade and the comp pick they will get.

Of course, all this presumes he continues on the path he seems to be on.

[sharpe1027]

So he's worth more than a third round pick to the Packers as a backup but not worth more than that to any other team, including teams that think he might start for them?

That math doesn't work for me.

[Patler]

So he's worth more than a third round pick to the Packers as a backup but not worth more than that to any other team, including teams that think he might start for them?

That math doesn't work for me.

Who said he is worth more than a third to the Packers, but not to other teams?
I don't understand your comment.