2011 NFL Mock Draft: Seattle Drafts Their New Franchise Quarterback Jake Locker

April 9, 2011   ·   Wes O'Donnell   ·   Jump to comments

2011 NFL Mock Draft Finds Seattle Drafting Locker At No. 25 Overall
Adam Wells' Pick: Seattle has a number of major needs on both sides of the ball. Don't let that playoff appearance fool you, this is not a very good team. They are much more like the 7-9 team that somehow managed to win the NFC West than the team that scored 41 points against New Orleans in the playoffs.

Matt Hasselbeck is not getting any younger. He has trouble staying healthy, and there is no telling how much longer he is going to play. With no future options in-house, Seattle will draft Jake Locker to be their next quarterback.

Locker, the presumptive No. 1 pick in last year's draft if he had come out, is a project. He needs to improve his accuracy and consistency. It's not as big of a deal as everyone makes it out to be because his receiving group at Washington was horrible.

So long as Locker isn't thrown to the wolves right away, but given time to develop, he could be a steal this la...

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