Todd McShay Mock Draft: Titans and Washington QB Jake Locker

by Jimmy on Jan 20, 2011 8:02 AM CST in NFL Draft

Todd McShay has a mock of his own out this morning (In$ider), and he has the Titans taking Washington QB Jake Locker at #8. Locker is going to be an interesting guy to watch in all of this. McShay was really high on Locker last year, but his stock really took a hit as the season went on. I think Locker is a project at best and not worthy of the #8 pick. One of the things that has proven to project success for NFL QBs is there completion percentage in college, and Locker's was 55% for his career and only 58% this year- not exactly lighting it up.

Here is what McShay had to say about the pick:

Gabbert is the only quarterback in this class worthy of a top-10 grade. This is a reach for the Titans, but with the departure of Vince Young they need to find a long-term answer under center. Locker has some accuracy issues but his intangibles and work ethic are assets.

I think we all agree that the Titans would be better served to wait and take a QB with some value in the second round instead of reaching for a QB with the 8th pick.

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There's a possibility Locker could be there in the second round if his stock slips further.

I’d be ok with that, not in the first round though.

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by ronburgundy7427 on Jan 20, 2011 8:07 AM CST reply actions

I don't think he is worth #8

but I am starting to think he doesn’t fall to 2nd. The evaluation process over the next few months is only going to help him. He will perform well at combine measureables and in interviews he will shine. I don’t think I have ever seen the NFL as QB needy as it is right now.

by Stormcrow on Jan 20, 2011 9:11 AM CST up reply actions

If the Titans draft a QB

I want it to be for someone that’s so good that he demands to be chosen in the top 10 – no scrubs!

Honestly, I cannot begin to contemplate what the draft plan will be. There’s a desperate need for more than one LB, so I hope that’s where the first round pick is spent.

by WX_Man on Jan 20, 2011 9:14 AM CST up reply actions

which lineback did you have in mind?

just curious.

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by rsikes on Jan 20, 2011 9:18 AM CST up reply actions

I enjoy all of the QB hype

but I am really starting to think Fisher doesn’t have the luxury of drafting a QB this year. He needs two starters in the first two rounds. If he can get a McNabb or Orton (threw up in mouth), there would really be no need to draft the QB of the future this year. Fisher loves Kerry Collins, doesn’t that mean he would be wild about Donovan McNabb? The only problem is he won’t know about a potential free agent QB until after the draft.

by Stormcrow on Jan 20, 2011 9:26 AM CST up reply actions

honestly..

i’d rather see orton than mcnabb. though i’m really not sure why. i think either would be better than hasselbeck..

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by Evanbio on Jan 20, 2011 9:43 AM CST up reply actions

Agreed.

I’m not head-over-heels for any of the quarterbacks in the draft.
Go get Kyle “Neck beard” Orton and draft Ponder in round 2…

by CBake on Jan 20, 2011 8:18 AM CST reply actions

Locker at #8 is definitely a reach

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by madhjsp on Jan 20, 2011 8:19 AM CST reply actions

I bomb atomically, Socrates' philosophies
and hypothesis can't define how I be droppin these mockeries

Draft Andy Dalton

by TitanFan2K on Jan 20, 2011 8:24 AM CST reply actions

dude it's only a mock draft

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by asbestos_man on Jan 20, 2011 9:44 AM CST up reply actions

Rusty's intangibles are size and work ethic

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by SouthTexasTitan on Jan 20, 2011 8:38 AM CST via mobile reply actions

he's great at throwing picks and not putting points on the board.

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by rsikes on Jan 20, 2011 8:46 AM CST up reply actions

It would be a race to see who makes it first to BSP every morning

Yippee can’t wait.

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by asbestos_man on Jan 20, 2011 10:09 AM CST up reply actions

wait for dalton or devlin

by CJ2K shrine on Jan 20, 2011 9:34 AM CST via mobile reply actions 1 recs

i'm a fan of dalton

and think he could be available late.

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by Evanbio on Jan 20, 2011 9:42 AM CST up reply actions

what round you guys thinkin?

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by rsikes on Jan 20, 2011 9:51 AM CST up reply actions

Third or fourth at the latest

Go Titans! Go Magic!

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by madhjsp on Jan 20, 2011 9:52 AM CST reply actions

with regards to Dalton

Go Titans! Go Magic!

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by madhjsp on Jan 20, 2011 9:52 AM CST up reply actions

would it be a "reach" if we drafted him in the 2nd round, do you think?

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by rsikes on Jan 20, 2011 9:54 AM CST up reply actions

Probably, but that also depends on who else is available

If there’s a solid LB or DL still on the board, then yes it’s reaching. I don’t know how much the combine is going to help him, so I think the Titans could draft him in the 3rd or 4th round.

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by madhjsp on Jan 20, 2011 10:20 AM CST up reply actions

Just Say No

To athletic Qb’s who can’t throw the ball regardless of race, creed, or the content of their character.

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by asbestos_man on Jan 20, 2011 9:53 AM CST reply actions

I'm going to say

No to QBs who have a bad content of character

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by billycthulhu on Jan 20, 2011 9:56 AM CST up reply actions

It was sort of a MLK reference

But I thought using his name for a football post was pretty crass. You can freely substitute content of character for “reported intangibles and work ethic”

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by asbestos_man on Jan 20, 2011 10:00 AM CST up reply actions

Those stats are brutal

9 completions in 2 games against Nebraska. Amazingly one of these games was a win.

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by asbestos_man on Jan 20, 2011 10:05 AM CST reply actions

The difference between Locker in the first and any potential project from, say the 2nd on

would be negligible. He DOES have a good work ethic, and I’m certain he is coachable but you don’t want a project in the top ten. You need a sure thing. Bring in a vet ( I like McNabb personally ) and grab a young QB in the draft ( if the right one ) or, hell, try to grab some one a team has decided is a “bust”. I like Chad Henne, big arm, smart hard worker that Miami has benched for WR ineptitude .. drop drop drop or tip it so it’s intercepted. When he does throw an errant pass, it’s 50/50 that the O-line let the flood gates open. He’s not that bad. He’s not perfect, but certainly worthy of a project to my mind for the right price.

by Nintova on Jan 20, 2011 10:40 AM CST reply actions