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  • TierbsHsotBoobs
    TierbsHsotBoobs Member Posts: 39,680
    The offense upgraded the day Lockner left the program.
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  • BennyBeaver
    BennyBeaver Member Posts: 13,346
    Was Lockner the next Stanbach?
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  • PurpleJ
    PurpleJ Member Posts: 37,643 Founders Club
    RoadDawg55 said:

    Jake Locker is the most overrated player I have ever seen. He had less than one season's worth of good games over the course of his eligibility. It was very refreshing when Price stepped in and dropped dimes. I was reminded what an accurate QB looked like. Of course, Price went on and regressed and lost that spark, the OL and Sark playing a large role in that.

    Yeah, but still...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=V9a_MHlO3xo
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  • QuornDawg
    QuornDawg Member Posts: 1,162
    PurpleJ said:

    RoadDawg55 said:

    Jake Locker is the most overrated player I have ever seen. He had less than one season's worth of good games over the course of his eligibility. It was very refreshing when Price stepped in and dropped dimes. I was reminded what an accurate QB looked like. Of course, Price went on and regressed and lost that spark, the OL and Sark playing a large role in that.

    Yeah, but still...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=V9a_MHlO3xo
    Immaculate interception game IIRC
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  • GrundleStiltzkin
    GrundleStiltzkin Member Posts: 61,516 Standard Supporter
    Meek said:

    so my thing was that I honestly never had my interest in observing Jack be groomed into an NFL quarterback... I simply wanted Washington to win and along the way, watch some fun football players and Jack was a lot of fun to watch when he ran the ball. Of course he wasn't a great passer but when he ran it was awesome. In fact, during the Ty/Sark years, most of the only moments to enjoy were Jake's runs.

    This. I wanted Jake to get paid in the NFL, but no interest beyond that. The NFL is 90% boring AF.
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  • CokeGreaterThanPepsi
    CokeGreaterThanPepsi Member Posts: 7,646
    GrundleStiltzkin said:

    Meek said:

    so my thing was that I honestly never had my interest in observing Jack be groomed into an NFL quarterback... I simply wanted Washington to win and along the way, watch some fun football players and Jack was a lot of fun to watch when he ran the ball. Of course he wasn't a great passer but when he ran it was awesome. In fact, during the Ty/Sark years, most of the only moments to enjoy were Jake's runs.

    This. I wanted Jake to get paid in the NFL, but no interest beyond that. The NFL is 90% boring AF.
    That is basically my thinking as well. The following is the only reason I care about the NFL:

    1. UW player gets drafted
    2. UW player gets paid money
    3. UW player donates money back to UW football
    4. UW football doesn't fuck up
    5. Profit

    Side note: I am looking forward to the day Spencer Hawes retires from basketball so he can become a booster. I've been eyeing his money since he entered the NBA.
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  • PurpleJ
    PurpleJ Member Posts: 37,643 Founders Club
    Someone said this before, and it bears repeating. Why the hell did we not run spread when Jake (Jack?) was here? Then we switched when Keith (a more cerebral QB without legs) was starting. The fuck?
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  • PurpleJ
    PurpleJ Member Posts: 37,643 Founders Club
    KenND said:

    PurpleJ said:

    Someone said this before, and it bears repeating. Why the hell did we not run spread when Jake (Jack?) was here? Then we switched when Keith (a more cerebral QB without legs) was starting. The fuck?

    Price is black, therefore Sark thought that he was a running QB.
    Are you saying he was well-spoken?
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  • GrundleStiltzkin
    GrundleStiltzkin Member Posts: 61,516 Standard Supporter
    PurpleJ said:

    Someone said this before, and it bears repeating. Why the hell did we not run spread when Jake (Jack?) was here? Then we switched when Keith (a more cerebral QB without legs) was starting. The fuck?

    "Spread" is a little too euphemistic. I don't think Jake was a zone-read QB, in the Oregon type system. I think Jake would have been great in the WVa style RichRod option system, where the read was to the same side versus the backside DE. I'm a big fan of the Chris Ault pistol offense, not just formation. People lump that in with Spread, but often Ault had tight ends, fullbacks, and H-backs. The passing was mostly off of play-action, and the option read mostly same-side. I think Jake would have been great in that system too.
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  • QuornDawg
    QuornDawg Member Posts: 1,162
    PurpleJ said:

    KenND said:

    PurpleJ said:

    Someone said this before, and it bears repeating. Why the hell did we not run spread when Jake (Jack?) was here? Then we switched when Keith (a more cerebral QB without legs) was starting. The fuck?

    Price is black, therefore Sark thought that he was a running QB.
    Are you saying he was well-spoken?
    His teammates said he acted too white
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  • topdawgnc
    topdawgnc Member Posts: 7,839
    GrundleStiltzkin said:

    PurpleJ said:

    Someone said this before, and it bears repeating. Why the hell did we not run spread when Jake (Jack?) was here? Then we switched when Keith (a more cerebral QB without legs) was starting. The fuck?

    "Spread" is a little too euphemistic. I don't think Jake was a zone-read QB, in the Oregon type system. I think Jake would have been great in the WVa style RichRod option system, where the read was to the same side versus the backside DE. I'm a big fan of the Chris Ault pistol offense, not just formation. People lump that in with Spread, but often Ault had tight ends, fullbacks, and H-backs. The passing was mostly off of play-action, and the option read mostly same-side. I think Jake would have been great in that system too.
    Jake would have flourished in the pistol.
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  • GrundleStiltzkin
    GrundleStiltzkin Member Posts: 61,516 Standard Supporter
    RoadDawg55 said:

    PurpleJ said:

    Someone said this before, and it bears repeating. Why the hell did we not run spread when Jake (Jack?) was here? Then we switched when Keith (a more cerebral QB without legs) was starting. The fuck?

    Because Sark's pro style offense had withstood the test of time.
    Forgotten about that Sark chestnut.
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  • SpoonieLuv
    SpoonieLuv Member Posts: 5,463
    GrundleStiltzkin said:

    PurpleJ said:

    Someone said this before, and it bears repeating. Why the hell did we not run spread when Jake (Jack?) was here? Then we switched when Keith (a more cerebral QB without legs) was starting. The fuck?

    "Spread" is a little too euphemistic. I don't think Jake was a zone-read QB, in the Oregon type system. I think Jake would have been great in the WVa style RichRod option system, where the read was to the same side versus the backside DE. I'm a big fan of the Chris Ault pistol offense, not just formation. People lump that in with Spread, but often Ault had tight ends, fullbacks, and H-backs. The passing was mostly off of play-action, and the option read mostly same-side. I think Jake would have been great in that system too.
    Not sure if Jake ever figured that reading thing out during his time at UW.

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  • sarktastic
    sarktastic Member Posts: 9,208
    say it slllooooowwwwwwly...... thirty five million dollars... *poof*

    hope sark was worth it
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  • topdawgnc
    topdawgnc Member Posts: 7,839
    Adam Caplan -- who's had a great read on the Titans since the draft -- "can't see" a scenario where Locker gets his job back barring an implosion by or injury to new starter Zach Mettenberger. If this is indeed it for Locker's Titans career, he will finish with 26 touchdown passes, 24 turnovers, and a 57.3 completion rate. Although Locker has myriad flaws, he has a strong enough arm and enough athleticism to resurface in 2015 as a useful NFL backup. Locker simply doesn't throw the ball with enough accuracy to be a consistent big-league starter. He's also been wildly injury prone in the pros.
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  • uzi
    uzi Member Posts: 1,298
    edited October 2014
    My favorite Locker plays involved him running through tackles and running over guys... as in 0:45 here against Nebraska in the Holiday...

    (I know, I know... it doesn't really count because Nebraska didn't really want to be there. Well... that's their fucking problem.)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUvZpHeHiXM
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  • doogsinparadise
    doogsinparadise Member Posts: 9,320
    uzi said:

    My favorite Locker plays involved him running through tackles and running over guys... as in 0:45 here against Nebraska in the Holiday...

    (I know, I know... it doesn't really count because Nebraska didn't really want to be there. Well... that's their fucking problem.)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUvZpHeHiXM

    That's exactly the kind of stuff that the coaches should call for Miles/Williams.
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