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The guy in the interview actually said Luck >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Locker >>> Mallett. He said Luck is a guy he would take #1 overall, Locker he would definitely take in the 1st round, and Mallett he would not take in the 1st round.

That was a beatdown by Arizona. I would be hesitant to draw any conclusions about Locker from that game though. The offensive line was horrendous. Locker was playing with a deep thigh bruise and a rumored broken rib. He was clearly not himself tonight as he didn't have one designed run and missed a couple of passes that he is typically automatic with.

We'll see what happens tonight. It will be a tough test for him. Arizona has the best defense in the Pac-10 and Locker is playing hurt tonight.

The Huskies are 104th in the FBS in total defense, yielding an average of 429.6 yards, and tied for 95th in scoring defense, allowing 30.8 points per game. The WRs for UW have also dropped 12 passes so far, which drops his completion % (despite a horrible Nebraska game) from 62.5% down to 55.4%.

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There's also a chance that Harbaugh leaves Stanford which in turn would cause Luck to leave too IMO. Harbaugh will be a hot commodity this offseason, it just depends on if the right coaching situation opens up. Locker is still #4 on Mel Kiper's Big Board and #5 overall on the Scouts, Inc list. Not a very significant drop considering he won't have a worse game than he did against Nebraska for the rest of his life. Locker will not drop past the mid first round, and it will probably be a blessing in disguise for him personally to not get picked #1 overall if that's the case.

Locker has had some amazing 4th quarter drives that have lead the Huskies to victory. Specifically you would probably remember USC last year and USC this year. To put in perspective how good the team is around him, when he got injured in 2008, UW went 0-12, getting completely blown out in almost every single game. UW probably would have won 4 or 5 games that year if he had stayed healthy. When you have a defense that ranks in the bottom 10% of college football, and an offensive line that can't block long enough for 15 yard plays to develop, it would be hard for any QB to lead that team to a winning record.

Disclaimer: I'm a Washington Husky fan, so I have seen Luck and Locker play a ton. Chances are that one of them could end up on your team next year, so I thought I would join to provide some insight. Luck is money on anything less than 15 yards. He is very cerebral and is able to identify mismatches, soft spots in coverage, etc. He's fairly accurate, but not Bradford accurate. Any throws over 15 yards he seems to float a lot. He doesn't have a cannon and relies on his receivers to make plays, his mismatches, or for his WRs to be wide open to complete any longer passes. He is a very good scrambler, but not ridiculously fast. I would compare him to Aaron Rodgers scrambling wise. He knows when to do it and is successful when he does usually. One thing that Luck has going for him is one of the best offensive lines in college football. Those guys know what they are doing and are incredibly physical. He is great at managing the game and taking what is given to him. He could come into the NFL and be a solid QB right away, but never a superstar IMO. Locker is a 2-3 year project IMO. He would be great for a team like the Seahawks who have an established QB that is almost done with his career. Locker has the highest upside of any QB in recent memory though. He can make every single NFL throw you could think of, and make them on the move as well. He's just a freak physically, running a 4.39 this spring at 6-3 230 lbs. An NFL GM that watched him play last year said he was "a bigger, taller, right-handed version of Steve Young." His game will get a lot of complaints from fans who don't know the situation he is in very well because they will site his completion % and his overall record. This is only his 2nd year of his life that he has had a QB coach and has run an offense that isn't a Wing-T or a Spread Option. To make matters worse, the offensive line is horrendous and his WRs drop a ton of easily caught balls. Against ASU, he wasn't given enough time by his O-Line for any play longer than 15 yards to even develop. He also had a few perfect passes that hit his WRs in the facemask and he even played with the flu. Basically, if both of them come out, I would recommend taking Luck if you want a QB who will help immediately although he will likely stay as a mid-tier NFL QB imo. If you had a QB that could play for a year or two, then I would take Locker. Locker has more upside, but Luck is more of a sure thing. I think NFL teams will see the same thing which is why I believe Luck will go in the top 5 to a team that needs him to play right away and Locker will go somewhere in the middle of the 1st round to a team with an established QB but is in the middle tier. If you have any questions about either, I could try to answer them. I know Luck pretty well and I have watched Locker since he was in High school so I could answer anything about him.