Jake Locker to be inducted into the Husky Hall of Fame

Why?
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He gave his ability to see to the program. Yes, he got it right back when they fixed his helmet, but still.
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Helluva athlete and competitor despite the coaching and recruiting during his time at UW.

When I think of Locker, I will always remember his incredible running/scrambling ability and all the big hits he took (before targeting was penalized).

Dude gave his all to the program. Don’t know if that qualifies for Husky HOF.

 
Helluva athlete and competitor despite the coaching and recruiting during his time at UW.

When I think of Locker, I will always remember his incredible running/scrambling ability and all the big hits he took (before targeting was penalized).

Dude gave his all to the program. Don’t know if that qualifies for Husky HOF.
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I mock him now, but was a pretty dedicated defender when he was at UW. I didn't love him, or even like everything about him, but he had talent and played hard. He had to suffer some tough circumstances.
 
Helluva athlete and competitor despite the coaching and recruiting during his time at UW.

When I think of Locker, I will always remember his incredible running/scrambling ability and all the big hits he took (before targeting was penalized).

Dude gave his all to the program. Don’t know if that qualifies for Husky HOF.
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It doesn’t. There are scholarship athletes who barely play and give their all to the program. Locker was a good dude, but statistically pretty bad and not built for much else but a wishbone.
 
Helluva athlete and competitor despite the coaching and recruiting during his time at UW.

When I think of Locker, I will always remember his incredible running/scrambling ability and all the big hits he took (before targeting was penalized).

Dude gave his all to the program. Don’t know if that qualifies for Husky HOF.
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It doesn’t. There are scholarship athletes who barely play and give their all to the program. Locker was a good dude, but statistically pretty bad and not built for much else but a wishbone.
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True . . . But Locker was a unique talent and had other options . . .

Would have loved to see Locker running Chip Kelly’s offense (the Read-Option) at Oregon . . . He had the misfortune of attending UW when the football program was bottoming out (coaching & to a lesser extent, recruiting).

Dixon was outstanding his senior year (2007) and first year under Chip Kelly as offensive coordinator.

Prior to that, he was wildly inconsistent.
 
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