The on-again, off-again connection between the Jake Locker and the Washington Redskins appears to be moving closer to being on. While the Redskins' draft plans are 
shrouded in smoke and what can be seen is distorted by mirrors, more and more mock drafts by more and more analysts are starting to slot Locker to the Redskins with the 10th pick. This in no way means that the Locker pick is certain or even probable. But it certainly seems to be a growing possibility.
While the need for a quarterback is clear, many Redskins fans have problems with Locker. The main thing that they and many scouts point out is his low completion percentage. He completed just 55 percent of his passes last year while throwing against college cornerbacks. One can only imagine what that projects to going against NFL defensive backs every week.
However, one scout makes a strong case for Locker. He is not working for any teams right now, due at least in part for his willingness to take strong stands that go against the conventional wisdom. Dave Razzano is known as the "Rouge Scout" and he is high on Locker.
In an article by Mike Silver of Yahoo! Sports, Razzano says that Locker reminds him of Bret Favre.
shrouded in smoke and what can be seen is distorted by mirrors, more and more mock drafts by more and more analysts are starting to slot Locker to the Redskins with the 10th pick. This in no way means that the Locker pick is certain or even probable. But it certainly seems to be a growing possibility.
While the need for a quarterback is clear, many Redskins fans have problems with Locker. The main thing that they and many scouts point out is his low completion percentage. He completed just 55 percent of his passes last year while throwing against college cornerbacks. One can only imagine what that projects to going against NFL defensive backs every week.
However, one scout makes a strong case for Locker. He is not working for any teams right now, due at least in part for his willingness to take strong stands that go against the conventional wisdom. Dave Razzano is known as the "Rouge Scout" and he is high on Locker.
In an article by Mike Silver of Yahoo! Sports, Razzano says that Locker reminds him of Bret Favre.
“Everybody says he’s inaccurate. He’s not – he throws a great ball! It’s a low-percentage offense. There’s never anybody open underneath, and he’s got no protection. You can see it if you look closely enough. People are stupid.Perhaps things like punctuating his comments with things like "people are stupid" is why he doesn't work for a team now, but that's beside the point. On the Redskins official blog, Matt Terl pulls up Favre's and Locker's college stats and he does find a remarkable resemblance between them. You should read the whole article to see where Razzano is coming from and what players he has been right (and wrong) about. But Redskins fans should find the comments on Locker the most interesting. Here is how the article finishes up:
Watching Locker roll to his right and release the ball just before an oncoming pass rusher arrived, Razzano exclaimed, “Look, he puts his shoulder into it. Look! It’s just like Favre. If people can’t see that …” I could almost feel the Excitement Meter shaking with seismic abandon. Razzano paused the tape and continued: “My first exposure to Locker, watching a game on TV, I did not like what I saw. He threw errant passes and wasn’t very accurate. But then I saw the tape and realized it’s not him. He had more drops [by receivers] than anyone in the Pac-10, and he was running for his life – his line was probably the worst in the conference. And he still made plays with the game on the line. The guy’s a winner.” Razzano hit play on the remote and paced around the room as Locker faked a handoff, rolled to his left and threw a touchdown pass to a receiver in the middle of the end zone. “Look at him here,” Razzano said, “throwing against the grain …”
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