and I wouldn’t mind purposely bombing the ’10 season to get him…

I think he’ll stay one more year, though. He’d be wise to work on some things…like his passing skills. He’s every bit the prospect Tebow is and more. I think he could be a better pro Quarterback.

for Hegemon.

and all the talk about restructuring rookie salaries, more underclassman than normal will be declaring. I only hope Ruskell relaxes his bias toward seniors and takes a hard look at junior prospects as well. Specifically, Locker and Berry, if they declare, in the first round.

Perusing the list further, I find it more than interesting that there are 6 OT’s on the list, and that doesn’t include a couple guys (Capers and Black) that are listed in most mocks as first round prospects. In fact they aren’t even included in the “just missed the cut” list after the top 30. I think Wes Bunting is basing his evaluations on watching film, and projecting talent to the NFL and not on pre-season hype, or stats, and may be the most legit list I’ve seen. We’ll see next April. Can’t wait.

There are people who actually think Jake Locker is better than Tim Tebow?! I was told this couldn’t be possible because Locker hadn’t achieved as much as Tebow.

I am surprised, though, Locker is ahead of Bradford. To pull that off is a testament to Sark’s system having a positive impact early on in the season. Locker is unquestionably the better athlete, but his overall makeup as a QB has come a long way to pass a guy like Bradford.

Or just take Bruce Campbell and Taylor Mays.

For one, I can’t imagine his stock not being higher after next year than this year. He has NO defense and the Huskies will probably finish this season 6-6 or 7-5. His O-line is mediocre. He’s obviously got the tools and is playing heroic football this season, but QB’s with losing records and up and down track records rarely crack the 1st round. Even if the Huskies went on a tear and Locker became a Heisman candidate, people would still question if he was a one-hit wonder on a hot streak, since he did relatively nothing last year.

Next season, there is a decent chance he’ll have an improved O-line, and if lucky, maybe a defense that isn’t truly god-awful. I could see him making a campaign for the Heisman next year with Tebow and Bradford out of the picture, and by posting a 2nd straight very good season with his obvious talent and ceiling, could make a very good case to be a top 10 NFL pick in April of 2011.

Not only that, but Locker needs to stay for UW’s sake. UW is not even close to ready for life after Locker yet, and I think he knows that. So I’d be a little surprised if Locker declared for 2010, and I certainly hope he doesn’t.

I don’t think we’ll be in position to do it. How often do we actually get the player we want the most in the 1st round? Almost never.

Whichever team Locker goes to, that team is going to be my favorite non-Seahawks NFL team. So I’m just hoping and praying that the team that drafts him isn’t AZ, SF or STL, and sadly, those are all distinct possibilities given their current QB situations.