I recently watched a Dolphins Collective YouTube video titled \u201cClearing the Air on Quinn Ewers vs. Malik Willis.\u201d The show featured Doug of DougliedoWrong (I guess his last name is a secret or he goes by one name \u00e0 la Prince or Madonna), Tony Dowe of TD Phins Talk, the Miami Herald\u2019s Omar Kelly, and Sports Illustrated\u2019s Alain Poupart, who discussed reports suggesting that Quinn Ewers has been performing as well as\u2014or even better than\u2014Malik Willis in some of the recent practices during OTAs.<\/p>\n
During the six OTA sessions open to the press, show hosts Poupart and Kelly, two of the four who attended, debated the quarterbacks\u2019 performances. Beyond specific situational observations, they quantified the results across all sessions: Poupart determined that Ewers and Willis each outperformed the other in one practice with four ties, while Kelly assessed that Ewers led in two practices, Willis in one, and three resulted in a tie.<\/p>\n
My main takeaway is that Willis more or less performed as expected after signing as a free agent. Meanwhile, Ewers has shown consistent year-over-year growth since his rookie season. While Willis\u2019s contract likely secures his position as the starter for now, I wonder if Ewers could genuinely challenge for the role if he keeps improving\u2014especially if he gets an opportunity to step in due to a potential injury mid-season.<\/p>\n