Sean Payton cites Caleb Williams as reason NFL will adopt draft lottery

[darthseinfeld]

“I think he’s a generational player,” Payton said Monday on The Herd. “At some point, especially with the relationship our league has in gaming now, we're going to move to a lottery system in the NFL. This is a player that possibly does that.”

https://www.si.com/nfl/2022/12/02/usc-quarterback-caleb-williams-sean-payton-nfl-draft-lottery

 

[visionary]

Sure Sean

 

[kskboys]

Doubtful.

Draft lottery fits in the NBA, doesn't in the NFL.

 

[beware_d-ware]

He probably said that before the Utah game...

 

[Avery]

Williams is a blue chip prospect, but I don’t think he’s better coming out of college than Luck, Lawrence, etc.

And I don’t think the NFL has any desire to do a lottery from an ownership perspective so it’s DOA.

 

[MAZEREZAM]

Williams is a blue chip prospect, but I don’t think he’s better coming out of college than Luck, Lawrence, etc.

And I don’t think the NFL has any desire to do a lottery from an ownership perspective so it’s DOA.

He’s a completely different player than those guys, and I would bet he ends up better than them, too.

 

[Hardline]

I'm just glad he transferred away from OU.

 

[Avery]

He’s a completely different player than those guys, and I would bet he ends up better than them, too.

Perhaps so. Luck made the Pro Bowl 4 years out of 6 and looked great until injuries and his desire to play took precedent. Lawrence has had some growing pains.

All depends on what team Williams ends up landing on. Have to figure that Houston won't be in play for a QB in 2024 and either SEA or DET will probably take Stroud. Never know what will happen next year as even though teams like IND and CAR will need QB's, they might punt a year or you can have teams like TB or GB that might suddenly go belly-up even more than this year.

 

[darthseinfeld]

He’s a completely different player than those guys, and I would bet he ends up better than them, too.

I think Lawrence is gonna be a stud. I just think he is on a different trajectory than guys like Herbert and Burrow

 

[Whiskey Cowboy]

From a physical standpoint, big play ability, and on-field decision making, Caleb is as good as it gets. He seems like a great kid and a model citizen. About as close too a sure thing as they get.

I think he's a bust. Something about his post-game interview after the Tulane game is rubbing me the wrong way. Painting obscenities on his fingernails and jumping ship to USC with Riley are secondary concerns. I just don't think his coach is developing him properly from a mental standpoint and have a feeling that being called on to be a leader of men at the next level will be too big for him.

Maybe the NFL adopts a lotto system, but I don't see it happening any time soon.

 

[jazzcat22]

And some fans want Payton as our HC with thinking like that.

 

[baltcowboy]

Caleb appears to be a more polished Mahomes but I am not sure if he has his arm strength. Time will tell. Caleb has a good chance to win a 2nd Hiesman trophy.

 

[Gangsta Spanksta]

Doubtful.

Draft lottery fits in the NBA, doesn't in the NFL.

I'm not even too fond of it in the NBA. There plenty of teams in the NBA that stay at the bottom forever and never get a #1 pick in the NBA.