Locker sucks. Kind of like how they reached for Chris Cook last year. Its also considered the mean average not a reflection on how smart someone is. That test means nothing. Its 50 questons in 12 minutes. He has the tools, but if you are being taught by the Raiders, Bills, Bengals etc, you might as well reserve your spot on the unemployment line in years.
He may slip into the 2nd round that means some team is going to get the steal of the draft. This kid is the best QB to come out of this draft…. Locker was on a bad team, Ames passes sail on him for sure. Being a baseball player, he over strides, and that will cause the ball to sail.
Christian Ponder is a better prospect than Locker any day of the week, but concerns over injuries have him down. Ponder does. Locker does know how to handle a loss, as does Ponder, which is huge when you talk about a rookie QB. If, he gets a chance. By a chance, I mean a team with a defense.
His record at UW indicates he should probably be a 2 or 3 round pick. But, someone probably will. I have never gotten why this guy has gotten so much hype. I have heard every excuse in the book about why his numbers sucked in college. And that assessment is based on what exactly? It is entirely possible that both Locker and Mallet will fall to the second round, where they would be good value selections for whoever selects them.
It is a gamble that most teams will choose to take, or possibly trading down or up into the back half of the first round to select them. Of course, there is the position no one is talking about….. Will Indy draft a QB who needs a little work in this draft? A couple years sitting behind Manning may turn one of them into Aaron Rodgers.
Maybe tank the year and get Luck or Barkley? Would it surprise you to see them fire sale? Load up on picks and start a rebuild? Of course, in that situation, would there be value in holding on to Peterson? I think that would be the key…. If someone were to come and offer a trade too good to pass up for Peterson, then a complete rebuild might be feasible. Unlike the other evaluators, he sees positives. On quick thinking: After Locker completes a deep comeback, the scout says, "See how the ball comes out before the receiver cuts?
That's quick thinking. In the second quarter, for instance, he pushes into a defensive tackle, but flicks the ball 50 yards for six. On football leadership: The Huskies' offense often looks out of sorts because Locker is dodging disasters caused by a questionable O-line. Still, the personnel director calls Locker an "improving quarterback" who "carried his team" but "needs some work.
Thing is, Locker showed the same traits as a junior, when experts projected him No. He had played running back in youth ball before moving to quarterback at Ferndale High to run the wing-T.
His first two years at Washington, he was an option quarterback. By the end of his junior year, he had run Sarkisian's pro-style offense for just one season. But before making the decision to stay in school, he studied 's top signal-callers. Most had played their senior year, and only Peyton Manning and Philip Rivers were top picks.
So he took out a Lloyd's of London policy on his arm and decided to "not get freaked out over where I'm drafted. Now Locker is in the strange position of defending himself against the perception that he cost himself the No. He's weathered criticism of his play by accepting responsibility, even when other factors, such as a so-so receiving corps, were often at fault.
Not only did he play most of the season with a broken rib and bruised quad, he also rebounded from the loss to Nebraska by beating the Huskers in the Holiday Bowl. He's convinced he's better prepared for having put up good numbers in a pro-style offense rather than great numbers in the spread, the system used by Newton and Gabbert.
And just because he didn't turn pro when his stock was highest doesn't mean he won't be a better quarterback. Most do. On the heels of Locker's strong combine and further examination of all of his game performances, The Magazine 's three experts admit they'd consider taking him in the first round despite having graded him lower.
Because he's talented, and franchise QBs are so rare, they might be willing to roll the dice on the flash of brilliance that seduced them in the first place. Truth is, scouts usually follow a pendulum swing of emotions: They fall hard for a player at first, then pick him apart before circling back to their first instinct. Locker's case is no exception.
Says the offensive coordinator, "He's too talented to slip far. He's holding both ends of a thick, heavy rope that's wrapped around a pole 20 feet away. A clock reads 17 seconds, which means that he is almost due for another rep of Velocity's toughest exercise: slapping the rope to the floor in second increments. He lifts the rope and slams it to the turf, right and left, like he's wrestling a boa. His cheeks redden, his eyebrows arc and drop like a guitarist's during a solo, and his tongue flops out of a slight grin.
A few players drop their dumbbells to watch. After all, this is a power drill, designed for offensive linemen. Today, nobody dared touch it. Skip to main content Skip to navigation. The Mag: Predicting Jake Locker's future. Washington Huskies. Pulisic comes off bench to lead U. Sources: Probe into Heat, Bulls in advanced stage.
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In the first game of the season against the New England Patriots , Locker actually had a solid game, throwing for yards, one touchdown and one interception on of attempted passes.
However, he was taken out after he suffered a shoulder injury while trying to make a tackle on an interception return, a play that was later viewed and reversed. The first game was an abysmal showing against the San Diego Chargers which I cannot and will not defend. He simply just tried to do way too much. The second was a career game against the Detroit Lions.
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