Jake Locker is not a franchise QB

  

By: Michael Tellier

In the past week or so many articles have been written talking about how genuine and kind Tennessee Titans QB Jake Locker is.  His teammates all support him and want him to succeed, but I think the bigger question is whether or not Locker can get the Titans to the playoffs.  I would have to say no to this.

Locker is entering in to his third season in the NFL, and I must admit that during the five games that he played as a rookie in 2011, I became a fan and thought that the Titans organization might be on to something.  He proved to be a fairly mobile quarterback, with a decent arm and had a no quit attitude.

However, in 2012 he threw for only 10 touchdowns on the season with 11 interceptions leading the Titans to a 6-10 record; which did not improve on the team’s 9-7 record in 2011.  It could very well be that he just had a sophomore slump type of season, but I think that maybe Locker played above himself in his first season.

It’s really too bad because I like Locker as a player.  I think he’s a good teammate and a hard worker, which believe it or not is not an easy trait to find in a lot of NFL players these days.  But I don’t think that he will become the franchise QB that the Titans are hoping for.  I also think that if Locker doesn’t put on a solid performance this year, he could be sitting the bench; whither it is for the Titans or someone else.