Locker returning to UW

[Collier11]

This will only increase SB's money

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

[BoulderSooner79]

This one surprises me.

[JLEW1818]

seems like he needs another year... i know this is about an individual performance... but his team did go 0-12 last year....

[NormanPride]

Instant Heisman finalist with butt-boy at USC.

[rawlingsHOH]

Wow, he pulled a Bradford.

McShay had Locker going #1 overall.

[SoonerDood]

McShay had Locker going #1 overall.

I really don't understand that.

[stoops the eternal pimp]

McShay had Brian Brohm going number 1 a few years back...makes perfect sense...

[BoulderSooner79]

Locker is certainly ready physically - the guy is a beast. I'm sure another year will help him, but he is taking a risk obviously. I hope he can tag USC with another 'L' next year.

[rawlingsHOH]

McShay had Brian Brohm going number 1 a few years back...makes perfect sense...

I guess better than Kiper having Andre Woodson! LOL

[stoops the eternal pimp]

Kiper.......probably better than his love for the ultra slow release of woodson was his obsession with Charlie Frye...

[JLEW1818]

1) Zac Robinson

[stoops the eternal pimp]

LOL

[mightysooner]

I can't figure out why he'd return. He'd be my #1 QB pick in the league and what does he have to prove coming back?

[westcoast_sooner]

I was sure that he was a "Lock" for going to the NFL.

[WA. Sooner]

a 3 year starter with 9 wins should not be #1 pick and that is losing to Washington state twice

[EnragedOUfan]

Can someone fill me in........Is Jake Locker really that much better than Sam Bradford to be the number one projected pick? I mean I can understand that because Sam's injury his stock decreased, but Sam Bradford is still a stud........

[BoulderSooner79]

Can someone fill me in........Is Jake Locker really that much better than Sam Bradford to be the number one projected pick? I mean I can understand that because Sam's injury his stock decreased, but Sam Bradford is still a stud........

Since Locker is not coming out this year, we'll never really know. But I remember last year that McShay thought Sam should return for his junior year to prove he could be effective and durable behind a lesser O-line. Obviously, he didn't do that. Locker has a great arm and has had to deal with pressure his entire career. He is mobil and is big and strong enough to take hits when he can't avoid them.

[soonerborn30]

A QB doesn't necessarily need to have a great W/L record to get drafted. See: Josh Freeman.

Isn't Locker a baseball player as well? Maybe he's biding his time until he gets drafted to play baseball instead?

[badger]

Dude still hasn't recovered from getting his head spun around like a knob :D

[stoops the eternal pimp]

Since Locker is not coming out this year, we'll never really know. But I remember last year that McShay thought Sam should return for his junior year to prove he could be effective and durable behind a lesser O-line. Obviously, he didn't do that. Locker has a great arm and has had to deal with pressure his entire career. He is mobil and is big and strong enough to take hits when he can't avoid them.


And Sam's durability is going to be a big issue now in this year's draft

[soonerhubs]

Locker has another year to develop under Steve Sarkisian. I personally think it's a brilliant move to prepare for the NFL.