In the aftermath of yet another terrible Huskies loss, I have a desparate plea to make of Coach Willingham (before he's fired of course). News came down last night that QB Jake Locker has a broken thumb on his throwing hand, D'Andre Goodwin has a rib-cage injury that may keep him out at least a month, and David Freeman, one of a few bright spots on offense this year, has an ankle injury. Finally, Donald Butler, an outside linebacker, was also injured. So, there are some clear structural problems that go far beyond being 0-4 on this team. Plus, we have the 118th ranked defense, giving up 507 yards per game, better than only SMU in all of Division I football.
With this in mind, my plea is this: MOVE JAKE LOCKER TO SAFETY OR LINEBACKER. Locker is the ultimate competitor, and I'm certain he'll do anything to get himself on the football field. Plus, Locker played safety in high school, is 6'3" and close to 230 pounds. He's got plenty of speed for either position, seems to have the strength and field smarts, and could make an impact on a unit that is down-right awful.
On another note, Locker has continued to fail to improve his ability to hit long passes accurately, and while his short passing has improved, he still seems unwilling to go to the underneath receivers. Ronnie Fouch is a much less talented passer, but had pocket prescense, made accurate throws, and displayed very strong field awareness. In short, Fouch may possess less natural tools than Locker, but seems to have ALL of the necessary intangibles needed to be a great college quarterback.
So, let's make this experiment for the rest of the year to get Locker on the field and let him have an impact. We can still toss him in at RB and possible on kick returns at times, so he will still do some things on the offensive side of the ball, but he can also contribute defensively. And in the interim, we get to find out what our backup QB has while he simultaneously gains valuable experience in Pac-10 play and builds a rapport with UW's young receivers.
Besides, the season is already over, so let's just experiment and give anything that might possibly help a shot.
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