Jake Locker (1 Viewer)

[Bri]

http://espn.go.com/blog/tennessee-titans/post/_/id/8139/locker-making-decisions-before-snap

Not an exciting article, but it's important to see they've noticed something he can improve upon and that they can help him make decisions better

 

[Faust]

Opener offered no real data on Locker

 

[slackjawedyokel]

Locker looking decent here. Much more decisive than last year and less anxious to run it.

 

[msommer]

He has a real coach for the first time, so that probably helps

 

[Faust]

Tennessee Titans' Jake Locker shows stuff vs. Saints:

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000378439/article/tennessee-titans-jake-locker-shows-stuff-vs-saints

 

[Faust]

RTC: Jake Locker solid in small sample

http://espn.go.com/blog/tennessee-titans/post/_/id/8454/rtc-jake-locker-solid-in-small-sample

 

[Bri]

Opener offered no real data on Locker

This is interesting chatter material though. Supposedly it was like a torrential downpour. They pulled Locker from the game and the rain stopped. Whitehurst did well after.

 

[Bri]

Tennessee Titans' Jake Locker shows stuff vs. Saints:

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000378439/article/tennessee-titans-jake-locker-shows-stuff-vs-saints

That's good news.

I like that each QB looked good. I haven't read articles like are out their today, in years. I missed the game, but will watch soon. The Whisenhunt effect seems to have happened last night. It totally seems like wow we have an offense now.

 

[The Kerminator]

Opener offered no real data on Locker

This is interesting chatter material though. Supposedly it was like a torrential downpour. They pulled Locker from the game and the rain stopped. Whitehurst did well after.

They played Green Bay and had like 2 inches of rain in the first half IIRC.

 

[Bob Magaw]

Opener offered no real data on Locker

This is interesting chatter material though. Supposedly it was like a torrential downpour. They pulled Locker from the game and the rain stopped. Whitehurst did well after.

They played Green Bay and had like 2 inches of rain in the first half IIRC.

Locker was 22-266-2, but more importantly, led TEN to a 26-10 win (the defense played great, they had 4 sacks and 3 INTs). He made some nice plays where he broke the pocket but kept his head up and made a throw downfield. He has some nice weapons. Hunter stayed at around his 20 yard per reception average as a rookie (3-63), Wright had 6 receptions and a TD, Walker made a nice catch for a TD. Obviously early, but if he can stay healthy (a big if, but some of that is in his control if he plays smarter, see Russell Wilson), I think he has turned the corner, and it couldn't come at a better time for him in a contract season. Whisenhunt will add to his QB whisperer resume.

 

[Faust]

Breaking down Locker in Kansas City:

http://espn.go.com/blog/tennessee-titans/post/_/id/9017/breaking-down-locker-in-kansas-city

 

[Faust]

The Revolution Will be Impossible to Defend:

http://mmqb.si.com/2...attle-seahawks/

Excerpt:

4) Jake Locker, though still erratic at times, showed improvements against the Chiefs even though his offensive line, particularly left guard Andy Levitre, struggled to provide adequate pass protection. Ken Whisenhunt and his staff did a good job with formations and personnel groupings to create defined reads for the 26-year-old QB. When Locker knows early in the down where he’s supposed to throw the ball, he’s a much more decisive QB.

 

[FUBAR]

The Revolution Will be Impossible to Defend:

http://mmqb.si.com/2...attle-seahawks/

Excerpt:

4) Jake Locker, though still erratic at times, showed improvements against the Chiefs even though his offensive line, particularly left guard Andy Levitre, struggled to provide adequate pass protection. Ken Whisenhunt and his staff did a good job with formations and personnel groupings to create defined reads for the 26-year-old QB. When Locker knows early in the down where he’s supposed to throw the ball, he’s a much more decisive QB.

I'm not real sure what this means. Don't QBs usually know what plays they're calling?

Early in the down? As in before the snap or soon after the snap and before his blocking breaks down?

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

The Revolution Will be Impossible to Defend:

http://mmqb.si.com/2...attle-seahawks/

Excerpt:

4) Jake Locker, though still erratic at times, showed improvements against the Chiefs even though his offensive line, particularly left guard Andy Levitre, struggled to provide adequate pass protection. Ken Whisenhunt and his staff did a good job with formations and personnel groupings to create defined reads for the 26-year-old QB. When Locker knows early in the down where he’s supposed to throw the ball, he’s a much more decisive QB.

I'm not real sure what this means. Don't QBs usually know what plays they're calling?

Early in the down? As in before the snap or soon after the snap and before his blocking breaks down?

Had the same reaction. Maybe Wiz has simply coached him up better so that he understands better when he should be checking into or out of pass plays depending on what defenses he sees.

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

The Revolution Will be Impossible to Defend:

http://mmqb.si.com/2...attle-seahawks/

...

Harvin, of course, is not the NFL’s only laterally explosive receiver. There’s also Minnesota’s Cordarrelle Patterson, Green Bay’s Randall Cobb, St. Louis’s Tavon Austin and Tennessee’s Dexter McCluster. (There are also several running backs who can also play receiver, such as Detroit’s Reggie Bush, New England’s Shane Vereen and Philadelphia’s Darren Sproles.) But aside from McCluster being paired with Jake Locker, Harvin is the only one who plays with a truly mobile quarterback.

I thought this was interesting too.

I didn't see the game but the box score shows Dex with 1 catch and Leon Washington had 1 catch. Any indication that the Woodhead factor will actually be used as thought? The TEs caught 5 balls. Maybe the distribution actually is more focused?

 

[Faust]

Locker draws the Dallas defense this weekend, so it should be a great opportunity for him to have a big game.

 

[Grahamburn]

Locker draws the Dallas defense this weekend, so it should be a great opportunity for him to have a big game.

Starting him over Rivers/Palmer, and feeling rather good about it.

 

[Faust]

Jake Locker finding comfort zone under pressure:

http://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/nfl/titans/2014/09/10/jake-locker-tennessee-titans-pressure/15417575/

 

[Bri]

The Revolution Will be Impossible to Defend:

http://mmqb.si.com/2...attle-seahawks/

...

Harvin, of course, is not the NFL’s only laterally explosive receiver. There’s also Minnesota’s Cordarrelle Patterson, Green Bay’s Randall Cobb, St. Louis’s Tavon Austin and Tennessee’s Dexter McCluster. (There are also several running backs who can also play receiver, such as Detroit’s Reggie Bush, New England’s Shane Vereen and Philadelphia’s Darren Sproles.) But aside from McCluster being paired with Jake Locker, Harvin is the only one who plays with a truly mobile quarterback.

I thought this was interesting too.

I didn't see the game but the box score shows Dex with 1 catch and Leon Washington had 1 catch. Any indication that the Woodhead factor will actually be used as thought? The TEs caught 5 balls. Maybe the distribution actually is more focused?

Kendall Wright is sorely left out of that group

 

[msudaisy26]

I bought Locker up in all my dynasty leagues earlier this year. I really thought he was turning the corner last year before he got hurt, after this first week I have put him in my top 12 quarterbacks this year if he stays healthy, hopefully he stays healthy

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

The Revolution Will be Impossible to Defend:

http://mmqb.si.com/2...attle-seahawks/

...

Harvin, of course, is not the NFL’s only laterally explosive receiver. There’s also Minnesota’s Cordarrelle Patterson, Green Bay’s Randall Cobb, St. Louis’s Tavon Austin and Tennessee’s Dexter McCluster. (There are also several running backs who can also play receiver, such as Detroit’s Reggie Bush, New England’s Shane Vereen and Philadelphia’s Darren Sproles.) But aside from McCluster being paired with Jake Locker, Harvin is the only one who plays with a truly mobile quarterback.

I thought this was interesting too.

I didn't see the game but the box score shows Dex with 1 catch and Leon Washington had 1 catch. Any indication that the Woodhead factor will actually be used as thought? The TEs caught 5 balls. Maybe the distribution actually is more focused?

Kendall Wright is sorely left out of that group

Yeah I'm not sure if I agree with how it is in that article. Putting Dex in with the WRs and then the RBs like Sproles follow. Seems like Wright should be in that first group and Dex should be in the RB group. And I think Cooks will need to go in that first group as well. Either way you're correct, Wright is another x-factor skill player at Locker's disposal.

One thing to note is that Wright's ypc was just 7.7, I thought that maybe that would improve under Wiz.

Just looking at the espn box score, nothing else, but the pass distribution was interesting to me:

- Hunter - 8

- Wright - 7

- Nate - 6

- TEs - 6

- RBs - 3

 

[Bri]

The Revolution Will be Impossible to Defend:

http://mmqb.si.com/2...attle-seahawks/

...

Harvin, of course, is not the NFL’s only laterally explosive receiver. There’s also Minnesota’s Cordarrelle Patterson, Green Bay’s Randall Cobb, St. Louis’s Tavon Austin and Tennessee’s Dexter McCluster. (There are also several running backs who can also play receiver, such as Detroit’s Reggie Bush, New England’s Shane Vereen and Philadelphia’s Darren Sproles.) But aside from McCluster being paired with Jake Locker, Harvin is the only one who plays with a truly mobile quarterback.

I thought this was interesting too.

I didn't see the game but the box score shows Dex with 1 catch and Leon Washington had 1 catch. Any indication that the Woodhead factor will actually be used as thought? The TEs caught 5 balls. Maybe the distribution actually is more focused?

Kendall Wright is sorely left out of that group

Yeah I'm not sure if I agree with how it is in that article. Putting Dex in with the WRs and then the RBs like Sproles follow. Seems like Wright should be in that first group and Dex should be in the RB group. And I think Cooks will need to go in that first group as well. Either way you're correct, Wright is another x-factor skill player at Locker's disposal.

One thing to note is that Wright's ypc was just 7.7, I thought that maybe that would improve under Wiz.

Just looking at the espn box score, nothing else, but the pass distribution was interesting to me:

- Hunter - 8

- Wright - 7

- Nate - 6

- TEs - 6

- RBs - 3

The games will start out with Hunter deep and Wright short. Each are so hard to cover in those situations. Whisenhunt seemed to want to get creative from there.

Wright can run a 5-6 yard route across the field and there might not be a #2 CB in the NFL that can stop him. They usually give it to him and hit him when he catches it. Whisenhunt doesn't want that predictability. Surely he's going to take an easy catch for his O, but not every down like last year.

Mathematically, I doubt his average increases too too much, but to go from a zillion 6 yard passes to some short some longer...that's real significant. I do figure he breaks some, so that'll help his average, but bottom line for me is that he is doing something other than running across the field on a short route.

For that list-

Coradelle and Austin are similar, that's it.

McCluster isn't as quick as Wright. There's articles on that or tweets from camp. He is Wright's backup if he goes down. Whisenhunt prepared for that to be a significant role so much so that I imagine that tiny quick guy from Buffalo that they signed recently was signed because maybe he can fill the role in a pinch.

I love McCluster and he's plenty quick. I think there's tiers here of WOW and very quick.

I'd add Victor Cruz to that list-not because he does it all the time, but on some plays he is the fastest kid on the playground and I see well-known fast CBs looking slow. Santonio Holmes used to be that way where he seems fast but not so great and then vroooom wow look at him go. It's just not an every down thing like Wright and Austin. Coradelle looks like it'll be an every down thing but he still needs to get comfy

 

[Faust]

Rotoworld:

Jake Locker completed 18-of-34 passes for 234 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions in Tennessee's 26-10, Week 2 loss to the Cowboys.

He added two rushes for nine yards. Locker's owners were lucky his numbers weren't worse, as he entered halftime an abysmal 4-of-12 for 26 yards. He was far-more assertive in the second half, but it was already too late for a Titans team that couldn't stop the run. Locker's first pick was a first-half air-ball to no one, while the second was a tipped pass Rolando McClain corralled with a circus catch. The start wasn't as bad as some of Locker's past disasters, but a major disappointment after his crisp Week 1. Bouncing back in Week 3 will be a tall task as the Titans travel to Cincinnati.



Sep 14 - 4:28 PM

 

[Slider]

Locker is toast, he's just not that good.

 

[msudaisy26]

Locker is toast, he's just not that good.

I won't go that far yet, but until further notice he is on my bench.

 

[Bri]

Locker locked onto Walker in such a bad way. Walker made some catches I didn't think he could make so kudos to him, but it was bad. No passes to Kendall Wright. On one sweet looking drive they flew down the field with a short pass to Hunter(good didn't expect that) and a nice grab by Hagan, then they completely stalled in the red zone.

He threw a decent bomb to Hunter that is a tough opposite shoulder catch he maybe could have had.

He threw to Nate in the end zone and he bobbled it, got it pinned to his leg, then belly and...they called it no catch.

There shouldn't be so few passes to others that I can name them.

Most Walker throws were short which reminded me of Wright and Nate last year. He took very few chances.

On the other side, the Cowboys got the benefit of Titans top CB getting injured and threw to Dez whenever they wanted. Murray was a beast that ran with ease. It was time for Locker to air it out and try to catch up on the scoreboard, not throw short comfy passes.

I used to like that his fall back plan when he lost confidence was to take the gimmes, but if he intended to loosen up after and air it out some. He doesn't and it's frustrating.

 

[3quinox]

Locker locked onto Walker in such a bad way. Walker made some catches I didn't think he could make so kudos to him, but it was bad. No passes to Kendall Wright. On one sweet looking drive they flew down the field with a short pass to Hunter(good didn't expect that) and a nice grab by Hagan, then they completely stalled in the red zone.

He threw a decent bomb to Hunter that is a tough opposite shoulder catch he maybe could have had.

He threw to Nate in the end zone and he bobbled it, got it pinned to his leg, then belly and...they called it no catch.

There shouldn't be so few passes to others that I can name them.

Most Walker throws were short which reminded me of Wright and Nate last year. He took very few chances.

On the other side, the Cowboys got the benefit of Titans top CB getting injured and threw to Dez whenever they wanted. Murray was a beast that ran with ease. It was time for Locker to air it out and try to catch up on the scoreboard, not throw short comfy passes.

I used to like that his fall back plan when he lost confidence was to take the gimmes, but if he intended to loosen up after and air it out some. He doesn't and it's frustrating.

Especially as a Wright Owner WTF?

 

[Denver724]

Locker is toast, he's just not that good.

Bring on Mettenberger.

 

[(HULK)]

My bad fellas, I jinxed the hell out of him.

 

[Milkman]

He's killing Wright and Hunters value. Sucks.

 

[rickyg]

I don't think I've seen a bigger over reaction to one week. He struggled in the first half, looked better in the 2nd half. He wasn't abysmal.

 

[Milkman]

He sucks ###.

 

[TartanLion]

Well he's still my highest scoring QB this season since I started RG3 in week one. I won't be using him against Cincy next week no way, but I will still most likely return to him at some point, unless I stumble across QB gold somewhere.

Disappointing week but he's not dead to me

 

[FUBAR]

He's inconsistent and likely will be for a while. Anyone who expected differently hasn't paid attention.

I still think a season with wiz will do him wonders.

 

[Mr. Irrelevant]

He's inconsistent and likely will be for a while. Anyone who expected differently hasn't paid attention.

I still think a season with wiz will do him wonders.

He was a career 54% passer at UW and a career 58% passer in the NFL. Anyone expecting him to turn into Drew Brees this offseason was bound to be disappointed.

My expectations for Locker are fairly limited: I want to see him stay healthy for an entire season and to start seeing significantly better decision-making out of him as the year progresses (both of which he's going to need to do anyway, or he's gonna be out of a starting job). I believe he'll put up a handful of QB1-level weeks, but if he ends the season anywhere close to the top 12 I'll be very pleasantly surprised.

 

[Faust]

Given time, Locker may have been worse

 

[Mr. Retukes]

He's inconsistent and likely will be for a while. Anyone who expected differently hasn't paid attention.

I still think a season with wiz will do him wonders.

He was a career 54% passer at UW and a career 58% passer in the NFL. Anyone expecting him to turn into Drew Brees this offseason was bound to be disappointed.

Ummmm....can you give me a list of modern-day quarterbacks who started as bad as Locker and ended up having good careers?

 

[jtd13]

He's inconsistent and likely will be for a while. Anyone who expected differently hasn't paid attention.

I still think a season with wiz will do him wonders.

He was a career 54% passer at UW and a career 58% passer in the NFL. Anyone expecting him to turn into Drew Brees this offseason was bound to be disappointed.

Ummmm....can you give me a list of modern-day quarterbacks who started as bad as Locker and ended up having good careers?

Since he was already mentioned...

http://m.espn.go.com/nfl/playerstats?playerId=2580

 

[Brewtown]

How does is a game like that versus the Cowboys at home even possible...

I have no explanation...

 

[Tool]

He's inconsistent and likely will be for a while. Anyone who expected differently hasn't paid attention.

I still think a season with wiz will do him wonders.

He was a career 54% passer at UW and a career 58% passer in the NFL. Anyone expecting him to turn into Drew Brees this offseason was bound to be disappointed.

Ummmm....can you give me a list of modern-day quarterbacks who started as bad as Locker and ended up having good careers?

Locker hasn't been that bad. He's had some decent games.

 

[FUBAR]

He's inconsistent and likely will be for a while. Anyone who expected differently hasn't paid attention.

I still think a season with wiz will do him wonders.

He was a career 54% passer at UW and a career 58% passer in the NFL. Anyone expecting him to turn into Drew Brees this offseason was bound to be disappointed.

Ummmm....can you give me a list of modern-day quarterbacks who started as bad as Locker and ended up having good careers?

Since he was already mentioned...

http://m.espn.go.com/nfl/playerstats?playerId=2580

More realistically: http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/TestVi00.htm

 

[FUBAR]

How does is a game like that versus the Cowboys at home even possible...

I have no explanation...

It's possible Dallas is better than we thought. The next few weeks should be interesting for both Dallas and Tennessee.

 

[oddsbodkins]

Besides, how many times are we spoonfed that this is a perfect matchup, a NO-BRAINER start, and then it goes completely the opposite? I feel like that happens 90% of the time and I was fooled once again. Dallas was also playing for their season. I'll keep Jake stashed on the bench because there's nothing better out there as a backup in a 12-team league.

 

[Faust]

When should Jake Locker run?

 

[Faust]

Rotoworld:

Jake Locker completed just 17-of-34 passes for 185 yards, zero touchdowns, and two interceptions in the Titans' Week 3, 33-7 blowout loss to the Bengals.

After a strong Week 1 against the Chiefs, Locker has followed it up with two duds. He's tossed one touchdown to four picks the past two games. Locker at least saved his fantasy day a bit with 50 rush yards. As a passer, he missed too many throws, often overshooting his receivers. Locker could have easily thrown another interception or two. Locker and the Titans travel to Indianapolis in Week 4. It's a favorable matchup, but Locker is an untrustworthy QB2.

Sep 21 - 4:08 PM

 

[Faust]

Rotoworld:

Coach Ken Whisenhunt confirmed Jake Locker will remain his starting quarterback.

Considering Locker's backup is Charlie Whitehurst, it speaks volumes that the question even has to be asked. Locker was bad again Sunday, posting a 41.9 passer rating in an ugly 33-7 loss at Cincy. This comes on the heels of a 26-10 home loss to Dallas. "One of the things that you asked me when I first got here was what would I do differently," Whisenhunt said. "One of the things was patience with the quarterback. Jake has to play better." Locker has a plus matchup against the Colts in Week 4, but he'll be extremely hard to trust.


Source: TitanInsider
Sep 21 - 9:17 PM

 

[Bri]

Interview here

http://www.titansonline.com/media-center/videos/Ken_Whisenhunt_on_Teams_Performance_vs_Bengals/5f67f4b9-b175-42e5-bc95-24fc86746528

Sense of urgency, benchings coming BUT zero sign it'd be Locker, in fact he spoke of patience(Faust above) and put some effort into this chat in pointing out tons of mistakes by others, not just Jake

Flat out asked about Whitehurst going in and he said he didn't consider it

pushed a little bit...someone's gotta make a play, WR or QB, someone's gotta

Really nothing here that Jake will be benched

 

[Darryl Talley]

What happened with their running game? I thought they were supposed to have a great offensive line. I see Sankey doubled Greene's YPC today. They might as well cut the leash. It could only help their aerial game.

 

[Bri]

What happened with their running game? I thought they were supposed to have a great offensive line. I see Sankey doubled Greene's YPC today. They might as well cut the leash. It could only help their aerial game.

Nothing. Down a zillion to nothing they ran less.

This week though Sankey had several delayed runs which took the Bengals 4-5 plays to adjust to and stop blitzing. Great play call by Whis there.

Roos was possibly getting cut because he's old, then he wowed Whisenhunt, then he was awesome in camp...it's continued. The last two weeks, they put Lewan in for him late in the game once it was decided. Yesterday the Bengals DE got a frustration penalty. It had to stink to go from doing nothing against Roos to having a rook come on and do well too.

Oher still is eh and I still wonder why they don't just put Lewan there.

 

[Faust]

Rotoworld:

Jake Locker suffered an injury to his right (throwing) wrist in Week 3, and the Titans are unsure of his status for Week 4 against the Colts.

Locker's wrist apparently got bent awkwardly in Sunday's loss to the Bengals. Per coach Ken Whisenhunt, Locker could barely grip a football after the game. The Titans could conceivably use the injury as an excuse get another QB under center. Charlie Whitehurst and rookie Zach Mettenberger are next on the depth chart. Locker has been abominable over Tennessee's last two games, combining for a 1:4 TD-to-INT ratio with two fumbles in back-to-back losses.

Source: Paul Kuharsky on Twitter

Sep 22 - 4:36 PM