Yes he was but Once teams had more game film on mills he got exposed
It had nothing to do with game film. Mills came out this year and was just inaccurate. When he was accurate, he had guys like Cooks dropping balls. Mills was in his own head early on in the season, trying to do what Pep kept drilling him to do. One read, then check down. One read, then check down. Don't make mistakes. Don't make mistakes. When the ish gets pounded into you head, that all you think about. If you are trying not to make a mistake so hard, you end up making mistakes, because mistakes is all you are thinking about, and you are so stiff, that you can't even do what comes naturally to you anymore.
I'm not saying Mills can be fixed. I don't know if he can. Still, I'd rather give the new coaches a chance to see what he can become before I throw him away. I'd like to bring in a Vet QB to compete with Mills, and draft a late round prospect like Haener. Maybe take Hooker in the 4th, and let him sit for a year.
What I don't want is to draft a QB in the top 15, (or Young until at least the 3rd round - size matters). There are too many questions about these QB's to take one of them in the top 15. If I thought any of them had the skills of Mahomes, I might take a swing on them higher, but I don't see it. Levis has the best arm in this draft, but he has so many questions that I wouldn't take him before pick 20. Stroud looks good with the best talent around him, but was one of the worst QB's when pressured. I might take him around 15, and give him half a year to sit and learn, and see if he has what it takes. Richardson seems to have all of the skills, but is extremely raw. I'd take him late 1st top of the 2nd, and let him sit and learn until he is ready.
Where we are picking (1.2 and 1.12) I think we need to fill other wholes. It's not so much that I think Mills can be fixed, that it is we need to fix so many other things instead of taking Tiny Tim or one of the other QB's with those picks. If we can trade back and get a couple more picks next year to help us trade up and get Williams or Maye, if needed, then I'm all good with that.