Jake Locker remains a question mark at best. Can he develop into a franchise-type quarterback? Even the most optimistic Titans fans would be slow to say, "maybe".
Accuracy and decision making are the issues. Can he read a defense? Does he see the game?
But set that aside for a moment. As a runner, Locker is something special. He averaged 29 rushing yards in his 10 full games last year, and when he tucked the ball and ran, he was usually successful.
Locker averaged 7.1 yards on his running plays last year. In the last 10 years, only one other quarterback (with 40 attempts) has gone higher - Michael Vick. (And Vick has done it three times.)
Only a handful of quarterbacks in the last 20 years have been able to average 7 yards per carry. This chart shows all of them since 1992.
QUARTERBACKS AVERAGING 7 YARDS PER CARRY
Att Yds Avg Year
123 1039 8.45 2006 Michael Vick (Atl.)
118 942 7.98 1990 Randall Cunningham (Phil.)
76 589 7.75 2011 Michael Vick (Phil.)
120 902 7.52 2004 Michael Vick (Atl.)
86 629 7.31 2000 Donovan McNabb (Phil.)
42 307 7.31 2000 Rob Johnson (Buff.)
63 460 7.30 2002 Donovan McNabb (Phil.)
77 559 7.26 1998 Steve McNair (Tenn.)
67 480 7.16 1995 Mark Brunell (Jac.)
41 291 7.10 2012 Jake Locker (Tenn.)
76 537 7.07 1992 Steve Young (S.F.)
^aEUR"Ian Allan
Factoid
March 18, 2013