QB Locker Will Return For Senior Year

[dopeboy206]

Washington Huskies quarterback Jake Locker announced Monday that he will return for his senior season instead of entering the NFL draft, despite most projections slotting him as an early first-round selection.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4741959

[dickey1331]

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Im all for guys staying in school and getting their education

[WazzuRC]

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I hate that he's staying but it's a good move for him. He definitely needs another year against college competition.

[dopeboy206]

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I hate that he's staying but it's a good move for him. He definitely needs another year against college competition.

Bad for you wazzu guys good for me.

[BunnyHardaway]

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Washington a Pac-10 darkhorse next year?

[BAMAJD]

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Awesome! I love watching him play, even though Washington is only on tv like once a year.

[Cusefan]

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I wished he would have went to the NFL because Syracuse gets to play Washington next year and locker makes that team very dangerous.

But, good for him, I wish more players would make this decision.

[sycodmn]

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I'm disappointed not because this will make UDub tougher next year, but because I wanted him in Oakland.

[Cusefan]

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Oakland needs to draft another wide reciever

[kaipo07]

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Washington a Pac-10 darkhorse next year?

Glad to see him coming back, one of the most exciting players in the Pac 10.

Washington is @ USC, Oregon, & Arizona next year. I don't see them winning the conference.

[DustinT]

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UW won;t win the Pac-10 next year, Oregon is returning the majority of their starters including Masoli and LaMike.

I think it is a bad move, the kid was projected to go early. He will only hurt his chances by gong back another year. I'm not saying he is a lock for being bad, just saying he already had the hyped built up.

I respect that he is staying to get an education and hopefully be on a winning team.

[thaima1shu]

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UW won;t win the Pac-10 next year, Oregon is returning the majority of their starters including Masoli and LaMike.

I think it is a bad move, the kid was projected to go early. He will only hurt his chances by gong back another year. I'm not saying he is a lock for being bad, just saying he already had the hyped built up.

I respect that he is staying to get an education and hopefully be on a winning team.

I disagree entirely. He is projected to be a top 5 or 10 pick based on ... potential. That's it. As much of a Locker fan that I am, he has not shown that he is ready AT ALL to be a good NFL qb. He has struggled with progressions, locking onto his targets, and just general decision making. His accuracy, while improved, is not great and sometimes inconsistent. And yet with all these issues, he is still projected as a top 5 or 10 pick, without a doubt. So you're saying that him coming back and (theoretically) improving on all of those issues that I mentioned, while (theoretically) maintaining all of the assets that make him so attractive, (such as the arm strength, speed, and the work ethic) will actually hurt his draft stock? I don't buy it at all.

You can make an argument either way, but I think it was the smartest move for him long term. He'll develop more and be more ready for the NFL, and thus have a longer and more successful career, resulting in more money in the long term.

[DustinT]

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I disagree entirely. He is projected to be a top 5 or 10 pick based on ... potential. That's it. As much of a Locker fan that I am, he has not shown that he is ready AT ALL to be a good NFL qb. He has struggled with progressions, locking onto his targets, and just general decision making. His accuracy, while improved, is not great and sometimes inconsistent. And yet with all these issues, he is still projected as a top 5 or 10 pick, without a doubt. So you're saying that him coming back and (theoretically) improving on all of those issues that I mentioned, while (theoretically) maintaining all of the assets that make him so attractive, (such as the arm strength, speed, and the work ethic) will actually hurt his draft stock? I don't buy it at all.

You can make an argument either way, but I think it was the smartest move for him long term. He'll develop more and be more ready for the NFL, and thus have a longer and more successful career, resulting in more money in the long term.

I guess you're right. I just don't have any faith in UW football until I see consistency, so in my eyes they have the chance of doing worse next year. Who knows, Sark is a beast.

[thaima1shu]

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I guess you're right. I just don't have any faith in UW football until I see consistency, so in my eyes they have the chance of doing worse next year. Who knows, Sark is a beast.

Well, at least for Locker, even if UW does worse, I just don't think it'll do anything to his draft stock. If anything, he'll end up being a later first round draft pick instead of right at the top. His measurables are enough to get him drafted in the first round. But I don't see a regression. Sark and co. are too good to let this team get worse. Plus with returning 9 starters on offense and 8 on defense, I think we'll be solid next year. Bowl team at least.

[wco81]

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Let's look at some players who were projected high but returned to school:

1. Leinart - returned to school and didn't win the national championship. Drafted lower than he might have been a year earlier.

2. Tebow - stayed in school, didn't win another national championship. Remains to be seen where he'll be drafted. But in that extra year, did he get to work in a pro-style offense, to develop his pro prospects?

3. Bradford - stayed in school, didn't win a national championships or even the Big 12 like his junior year. Gets injured, twice. Remains to be seen where he'll be drafted.

I'm sure there are examples where staying in school didn't hurt pro prospects or helped them. Maybe playing a dozen college games is worth more than going through training camp, OTAs, playing some exhibition games in a pro offense.

Maybe, maybe not.

You would think it would be the dream of these players to play in the NFL and given an early opportunity, they'd grab it and rise to the challenge. They could always finish their degree later.

But as a top 10 pick, they would likely not have to worry about finances the rest of their life.

Oh, there might be a rookie pay scale in the NFL after the next draft.