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Overheard walking away from Husky Stadium: "That Trenton Tuiasosopo...I wonder if he's related to Marques Tuiasosopo?"
So at least there was something to laugh about after we learned, once and for all, one important thing we'd suspected about Jake Locker:
He can't pass.
Not to say that he won't ever be able to pass--after all, he's a redshirt frosh--but right now he can't really make throws.
He can't throw outs, he can't throw deep balls, he can't throw timing routes.
Locker threw for less than 50%, and less than five yards per pass. The Huskies longest pass of the game was only 26 yards, and it was Carl Bonnell who threw it.
On the other hand, Locker is the best running quarterback Washington's ever had, and maybe one of the best ever. He was juking Ohio State linebackers--Ohio State linebackers!--like they weren't even there.
Locker ran for 102 yards, averaging 7.3 yards per carry. If Locker can get seven yards per rush and only five yards per pass, you have to ask whether maybe, instead of passing 33 times and running 14, maybe you ought to be running Locker 33 times and passing 14. (well, maybe not 33 times, but you get the idea.)
Hell, maybe, instead of running the spread option with Rankin as the RB and Locker as the QB, run it with Locker as the RB and Bonnell (who led a late touchdown drive) as the QB.
Ok, that's crazy talk, but it WOULD BE AWESOME.
The defense comes out looking bad on that stat sheet (OSU had 481 total yards), but played pretty well--especially in the first half, where they only score they allowed came after a drive got extended on a running into the punter penalty.
I think they just wore down at the end.
That said, when chances came for big plays, OSU made them and the Huskies didn't. The Buckeyes' All-American linebacker, James Laurinaitis, made two interceptions. The Huskies' Roy Lewis and Donald Butler had interceptions in their hands and didn't catch them.
Next week the Dawgs face UCLA at the Rose Bowl, it will be a fired up Bruin team after getting humiliated 44-6 by Utah.
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The second half was heartbreaking. The defense should be commended - they played tough against a talented offense. It was a joy to see my man Kyle Trew dominate during the first half.
On to UCLA!
Seth,
Isaiah Stanback couldn't pass. Locker can pass. He just had a rough second half. He had some sparkling passes in the first half -- timing routes he zipped into coverage on a dime. To say "he can't pass" is a gross exaggeration. Also, keep in mind he isn't blessed with a very good receiving corps. Reece is a monster the 25% of the time he catches the ball but other than him, Locker doesn't have very many options.
I think Locker is somewhere between Seth's appraisal and the guest above's. He has a rocket arm, and clearly can put the ball in tight spaces, but he also tends to overthrow (as young QB's with powerful arms often do). Also, I agree with the assessment of the receiving corps, ie not much there. He is quite fast and a bull in the open field, but Im guessing the bumps and bruises he is feeling today may entice him to stay in the pocket more often in the future....