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Yeah, I know you people are gonna have a field day cuz I'm *****ing after a win, but this has to be said.
The whole Willis/Vilma thing highlights the problem with Willis. Yesterday, he had 16 rushes for 125 yards and a TD, and finally broke the long one (57 yards). And he did that despite having a slight injury, being sick to his stomach, and missing well over a quarter of the game. It shows that Willis has the strength to move the pile and get positive yardage when he doesn't dance.
The reason? McGahee wanted to show up Vilma- his old college teammate. This is what Willis can do when he's motivated. The problem is that it's hard to get him motivated. Guys like Spikes and Hargrove get pumped and give 100% no matter who they're playing- the competition (and the millions they get paid to participate in it) are motivation enough. Willis, unfortunately, only gives 100% when he feels like it .
If he played this hard every week, people might take him seriously when he says he's the best RB in the NFL. I don't think he's as good as LT or Alexander, but I think if he played 100% every week he could be in the same vein as them (much like Thurman was with E. Smith and B. Sanders- no one would say Thurman is better than those two guys, but at the time there was no doubt that they were the 3 best RB's in the NFL).
Willis is a great player with a ****ty attitude.
The whole Willis/Vilma thing highlights the problem with Willis. Yesterday, he had 16 rushes for 125 yards and a TD, and finally broke the long one (57 yards). And he did that despite having a slight injury, being sick to his stomach, and missing well over a quarter of the game. It shows that Willis has the strength to move the pile and get positive yardage when he doesn't dance.
The reason? McGahee wanted to show up Vilma- his old college teammate. This is what Willis can do when he's motivated. The problem is that it's hard to get him motivated. Guys like Spikes and Hargrove get pumped and give 100% no matter who they're playing- the competition (and the millions they get paid to participate in it) are motivation enough. Willis, unfortunately, only gives 100% when he feels like it .
If he played this hard every week, people might take him seriously when he says he's the best RB in the NFL. I don't think he's as good as LT or Alexander, but I think if he played 100% every week he could be in the same vein as them (much like Thurman was with E. Smith and B. Sanders- no one would say Thurman is better than those two guys, but at the time there was no doubt that they were the 3 best RB's in the NFL).
Willis is a great player with a ****ty attitude.
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