{"id":3761,"date":"2023-04-28T05:08:11","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T10:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/?p=3761"},"modified":"2023-04-28T05:08:11","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T10:08:11","slug":"todd-mcshay-explains-why-will-levis-fell-out-of-the-first-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/todd-mcshay-explains-why-will-levis-fell-out-of-the-first-round\/","title":{"rendered":"Todd McShay Explains Why Will Levis Fell Out of the First Round"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mel Kiper graded Will Levis<\/a><\/strong> as his No. 2 quarterback in the NFL Draft. He will not hear his name called until at least the second round of the NFL Draft. <\/p>\n

In a shocking twist, the projected top five selection fell all the way out of the first round<\/a>. Kiper\u2019s ESPN counterpart, Todd McShay, typically served as the devil\u2019s advocate, consistently pushing back against the UK\u2019s quarterback\u2019s pre-Draft hype. Thursday night he did not take a victory lap, but he did provide some insight as to why Levis may have fallen so far. <\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s physicality gifted, he\u2019s a flame-thrower, he\u2019s got mobility, he\u2019s built sturdy, he\u2019s tough as nails, he\u2019s an ultimate competitor. There are so many good things about Will Levis, but there were some negatives,\u201d McShay shared with Scott Van Pelt on SportsCenter<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\u201cYou look at the 23 interceptions the last two years. Only two guys were worse than him and they both had at least 300 pass attempts (per season) in Aidan O\u2019Connell<\/a><\/strong> and Sam Hartman<\/a><\/strong>. So the percentage of turnovers was a big problem.\u201d <\/p>\n

In addition to turnovers, Levis got sacked a lot. Not every one of those 36 was completely the offensive line\u2019s fault. Not only are those sacks an in-game problem, there are long-term concerns about his health, and not just the toe that Chris Mortensen reported about Thursday night<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe biggest thing studying tape was inside the pocket when he was bottled up a little bit and pressure started to come, I don\u2019t think he trusted his eyes and he didn\u2019t quite see the whole field. That was a big issue. And listen, there were some reports \u2014 you don\u2019t know who to trust this time of year, but apparently it was true \u2014 he came off as kind of not having an ideal personality, some arrogance, some cockiness in his meetings. That\u2019s a team-by-team basis,\u201d McShay said. <\/p>\n

\u201cBut ultimately, the turnovers and the style of play too is an issue because he plays the quarterback position like a linebacker<\/strong> and we saw the toll it took on his body this past year. A lot of teams I talked to are worried he\u2019s going to be a Carson Wentz case<\/strong> when it\u2019s all said and done if he doesn\u2019t learn how to protect his body better.\u201d<\/p>\n

Will Levis Red Flags from Albert Breer<\/h2>\n

The author behind Sports Illustrated\u2019s Monday Morning Quarterback forecasted the precipitous fall. Hindsight is always 20\/20, but the notes Albert Breer collected from NFL officials over the weekend<\/a> line up with what McShay shared Thursday night. <\/p>\n

\u201cI view it as the three, then Levis,\u201d said an NFC passing-game coordinator. \u201cI think it\u2019s a little unfair to group him with the top three guys. He has a powerful arm, and it\u2019s a quick arm; there are a lot of revolutions on the ball. That part is pretty special. But I question the natural quarterback play.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Another NFC offensive coordinator did not use the specific \u201clinebacker playing quarterback\u201d analogy, but it checks out.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a block for me; he has scary s\u2014 in his background. He couldn\u2019t win the job at Penn State; he\u2019s a meathead weight-room guy \u2026 and watch him throw, he\u2019s muscular and powerful, not fluid. Everything looks violent. And he took bad sacks, so you wonder how much the athleticism does for him, and where his feel and instincts are.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

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