Nice to see Jake Locker lead that 4th Qtr. comeback

[SalishHawkFan]

that was an excellent drive with no timeouts remaining. Love to see the guy succeed - except against us of course.

 

[hawk45]

I even went to the UW and could never find it in myself to love Locker all that much. I think it's because I heard so much talk about the guy like he was a savior and every time I watched him it was so jarring how unworthy he was of that talk. He was a big athletic dude with terrible accuracy. I never got the hype.

 

[SalishHawkFan]

Looked pretty accurate on that drive.

 

[VivaEfrenHerrera]

...I never got the hype.

I think we all figured he'd eventually learn how to put some touch on the ball, but he never really did, at least as a Husky.

 

[HawkWow]

I even went to the UW and could never find it in myself to love Locker all that much. I think it's because I heard so much talk about the guy like he was a savior and every time I watched him it was so jarring how unworthy he was of that talk. He was a big athletic dude with terrible accuracy. I never got the hype.

He never made that big splash (minus Nebraska) that we were promised. But (and I'm sure you'll agree) he wasn't behind the hype machine. Just a quiet young man from Ferndale. He was thrown to the lions / media the day he committed. Stiil remember the full page spread calling him our savior / Golden boy / etc. Tough situation for the kid. I wish him well. Always a Dawg.

 

[Seahawks Guy]

...I never got the hype.

I think we all figured he'd eventually learn how to put some touch on the ball, but he never really did, at least as a Husky.

I think it's amazing he's an NFL starter. Ran the Wing-T in high school, played two years with no development under Willingham and then had to learn how to be a pocket passer for the first time in his life his junior year when Sark comes in.

 

[Chukarhawk]

love Jake but he is Captain Overthrow. Were going to pick the kid off multiple times when we play him.

 

[hawk45]

I even went to the UW and could never find it in myself to love Locker all that much. I think it's because I heard so much talk about the guy like he was a savior and every time I watched him it was so jarring how unworthy he was of that talk. He was a big athletic dude with terrible accuracy. I never got the hype.

He never made that big splash (minus Nebraska) that we were promised. But (and I'm sure you'll agree) he wasn't behind the hype machine. Just a quiet young man from Ferndale. He was thrown to the lions / media the day he committed. Stiil remember the full page spread calling him our savior / Golden boy / etc. Tough situation for the kid. I wish him well. Always a Dawg.

For sure, Jake's a great kid and he walked into a buzz saw. Should have run in the opposite direction from Willingham, poor guy.

 

[C-Dub]

Locker is one of the crappiest QBs in the game. Only Gabbert, Ponder, and Pryor might be worse.