3 years ago I saw his Jersey in a sport shop and it was 30 bucks. I with my friend and joked about how he was a great Husky QB and the cashier heard me and asked if I was going to by it. I said for 10 bucks maybe. He said sure and I still have it to this day.
I was in Denver and in this mom and pop sports memorabilia shop they had an old Priest Holmes jersey marked down to $8 dollars from $80 and I swooped it up so fast!
My mom got me a Travis Henry jersey for Christmas one year. Because it was such a good deal compared to all the other Broncos Jerseys... she said "I couldn't find any flaws so I have no idea why it's was such a good deal..." Well mom he's serving 10 to life for drug trafficking which will make it hard for him to pay child support for his 11 kids... but a jersey is a jersey😂😂😂
I respect Locker for the choice he made. Must’ve been hard being torn between family and football his entire career. Not really a bust in the typical sense.
He was hurt so often, even going back to college. I don’t blame him for burning out and losing his drive. He spent more time in the NFL rehabbing from injury than he did playing football.
rehab is hell, I can understand how it can eat away at your passion. I think 4 years, right before you could possibly get your bag is a little fast but I still understand
Even though Cam kinda flamed out in the last few years, the fact that he, Blaine Gabbert and Locker were considered the "Big 3" of the 2011 Draft is absolutely hilarious in retrospect
Jake’s doing lots of good stuff for Whatcom County youth sports in his “retirement” - super active in the community up here in the NW. I worked on a video project with a guy that shoots all the video interviews for Monday night football. He said something along the lines that “Jake was his favorite because he was the only play after 10+ years to offer to help carry gear after his shoot.” He didn’t want to miss his kids childhood being a backup. A lot of respect to that.
I’m from his home town area and watched him play in HS, true highlight as a kid. His family are the most down to earth people. Really wanted the Seahawks to draft him if he was available at the time.
I live in the area and there are two things I feel Perna should know: 1. In retirement, Locker has also opened a gym called Locker Room Fitness. 2. The Nooksack River flows into Bellingham Bay, which is connected to Chuckanut Bay.
Would love to see a video on Dave Krieg. Came from an unheard of college to have a pretty good career in the league. Such a great story that rarely outside of Seattle gets talked about.
Or the owner forcing a draft of Cement Legs McGwire, when (Ground) Chuck wanted Favre. While Ground Chuck was right, that was his last season, terminate. Cement Legs? Perhaps not as good as Stouffer, or Rick Mirer, a fact that can produce powerful projectile vomiting.
@@doncheechako8084 The fat, squatty little carpetbagger who owned the Weehawks, wanted to move them to Califernya. So he ran an already declining team into the ground on purpose. If the NFL and local... people... hadn't stepped in, then there would have been no Beast Quake and LOB later on. So... Brett Far-va wasn't coming to Seattle, and if it wouldn't have been so obvious and blatant a move, they wouldn't have drafted Cortez Kennedy at the time, either
@@eugenedenbrook322 Too much conspiracy in your post. Spud Behring wanted a Seattle team in 91 (95 official date of trying to move to LA). He was friends with the McGwires. In his mind Dan was a great QB. He just forced the team to do what he wanted. Chuck was disgusted & would not play him - he did late in the season, one game. Records tell us Chuck Knox resigned. He did knowing he would be fired if he did not.
@@brandonw7247 Tannehill plays great in the regular season, but always disappoints in the playoffs. The reason Tennessee got to the AFC championship was because of Derrick Henry and the defense. Thanks to Tannehill, Tennessee hasn't won a playoff game since that 2019 season.
@@rodneylagrone7180 Thanks to Tannehill? I don’t know if your a titans fan or if you don’t pay attention but the past two seasons we have broken the nfl record for most injuries in a single season, we haven’t had even an average receiver core, no offensive line, and the worst offensive play caller in the league. Tannehill did have a bad game against the Bengals in 2021 but even if we had won that game there was a 0 percent chance of us winning the next one with Todd Downing and out dreadful receivers.
I remember reading about him probably being the First overall pick if he'd have came out the year earlier. The next year I remember watching a bunch of the Pac 12 Quarterbacks throwing at targets including some guy named Andrew Luck, who was by a mile the best player that day.
I used to work for a company thay Catered the Titans pracitce facility once a week every week and Jake was an awesome dude. Super respectful and was always hitting the weight room.
I go to church with Jake, he’s a very down to earth family man. He’s got a sick gym as well up here in Washington. I remember being a little kid and getting his autograph at a huskies game, then he came home for the summer it was like seeing a superhero. I’m definitely glad he did what was right for him to stay happy
He was a bust, but definitely a bust you can respect. I can tell he was just burnt out, and was more interested in his wife and kids. I can only respect the man. He may be a bust, but is still a great human being. I'm happy for him.
I’ll forever respect him for getting the titans to the Super Bowl in madden 25. Ironically enough he got hurt midway through and fitzmagic had to come in a win
I grew up a UW fan and was gaining cognizance when locker was there. They were a dead franchise, but him going out on that field made you not even care, even in a winless season. I was always really sad when he didn’t do much in the nfl, love that guy
Jake Locker rose in high school at the same time I was starting to get into coaching - he was from Ferndale, but didn’t play against Nooksack Valley in football (unfortunately) because Ferndale’s enrollment was so much larger than Nooksack Valley’s. Yes, Jake was supposed to be that dude at Washington, but he was only one dude. And yes, he’s focused on post-NFL life right now. But yeah, I wish he’d had a better NFL career.
Jake locker came to my church many years ago and talked to my youth group about his faith and outlook on life this was probably really close to 2015 but just slightly after but he seemed very content with where he was at in life and he’s got a good head on his shoulders I don’t even blame him for 90% of his times coming up short the titans really suck at building a team around a QB and don’t seem to understand the formula given last year we traded our best WR Aj Brown all respect to Locker for giving his body to the game like most players with tragic events
The historic owning the chiefs have over them for almost a decade since Peyton manning retired and since before Patrick was playing we have owned the broncos
Considering that his years playing for the Titans were some of the worst coached football I have ever seen, I don't blame him for leaving. And the QB situation in Tennessee only slightly got better since his departure.
Jake Locker will forever have a special place in my heart as a Husky fan. He single handedly beat Bellevue High School for state championship breaking their 8 year or something like it winning streak. His junior year he came up just short. Then he stays home as the #1 recruited QB in the country for a team that won 1 game in 2 years. Then he gets a vertebra broken in his neck his sophomore year and he still returned for 2 more years when he could have been the #1 pick. He was one of the toughest quarterbacks ever period. I hope he is enjoying his weekends fishing on the Nooksack river or Bellingham Bay. Thanks for the help making UW football relevant again. We've come a long way from Barbara Hedges and Tyrone Willingham thanks to you.
Another idea for a series for next season: the dumbest, most cursed QB battles. The Bears literally had one between Rex Grossman and Kyle Orton for 3 years.
Tim Biakabatuka, Peter Warrick, Steve Spurrier, Dewayne Robertson, Rick Mirer, Curtis Enis, Ron Dayne, Tim Couch, Akili Smith, any of those would be interesting to go "balls deep" into haha
Hahahaha oh man. Jake Locker. Glad you made a vid out of this. He comes from my neck of the woods. I lived in bellingham and the Lockers were in the county in the town of Ferndale which is farmlands. I played against his brother Casey. That family was hilarious, because even though our team was easily the second best in the county, the Lockers alone were able to beat us. I remember his brother Casey played QB and ran for 5 tds on us, and he never even went to college for footbal afaik. We went 8-1 that season. Just goes to show you the levels of athleticism there are. Love these deep dives Perna.
I don't really follow football and I only found your channel to enjoy the Broncos disaster, but I grew up in Whatcom County and it's always nice to hear someone find out that we exist. If you ever get the chance, I can't suggest visiting the Nooksack River enough. Not only is it beautiful, it does have an extremely funny name.
Classic case of, he should have come out the year before.... He'd have been the #1 pick.... A team would have (in all likelihood) been committed to him in a far greater way than the Titans were to him.... Feels like he really could have had a Matt Ryan type career, if he had been in the right situation.... Now, I'm not gonna lie, I also give huge respect to just walking away.... I'm sure the pressure on him from his agent, business people, etc etc was immense... Probably the hardest thing, to say "Nah, I'm out."
Sharpy 1 second ago I broadcast Jake's HS football games when he went to Ferndale High, same school as Doug Pederson. Ferndale was a Wing T program and Jake threw a touch to Cody Boyd and Sandusky. He is actually a good kid and a small town boy at heart. I know Jakes dad and uncles who starred in football at Western Washington University in Bellingham. You pronounced Nooksack perfectly! Where Nutsack? Well it is south of Sumas (some ass lol) I did color for KPUG Sports Radio Bellingham for 15 years. Got to broadcast Jakes State Championship games, he lost to Bellevue and beat Prosser. Guess what NFL OC wastje QB of Prosser? Kellen Moore. :)
Kevin Kolb might be interesting? Aldon Smith would be super scandalous. Maybe a video of guys that retired at the top of their game would be a cool one to... Calvin Johnson, Andrew Luck, Patrick Willis etc.
I've got OCD about the 2011 draft because it was so stacked when it happened (and still is considering Cam, Von, AJ, Julio, Pat Peterson, JJ, etc.) but then there's Jake Locker, Blaine Gabbert (illustrious backup journeyman career notwithstanding), and Christian Ponder (among others - Jonathan Baldwin stands out) who didn't pan out in the long run or at all. 2012 had a few in the first round who didn't pan out, too - Richardson and Blackmon both in the top 5 and then AJ Jenkins. A vid on Richardson and one on Blackmon would be great.
Good on him for making the choice to be with his family. I know playing in the league is the dream of a lot of players, but it can be really tough on the families.
I'll never forget the greatest game i ever got to see in person: Jake Locker and Jermaine Kearse took down a top 5 USC team in Seattle. September 19th, 2009. I think Jake was always a better athlete than football player, he's definitely a "what could have been" story.
When I was kid I used to love the titans and Jake and I went to a game and the man didn't give me an autograph, I was mad salty and hated the team promptly after that
I liked Jake Locker! I remember living in Seattle and going to a Dollar Tree and buying a few packs of Football trading cards and pulled Jake Locker rookie card,Josh Gordon,Cam Newton,Jay Cutler, Mark Sanchez and a few others but all those were stolen from me in 2017.
I grew up just outside of Seattle so I’m a big Husky fan and a big fan of Jake Locker. Loved watching him play! He was basically the face for the term “what could have been”.
I don’t think he’s considered a bust, but Brandon Lloyd had a very weird career and I’d love to see a video on him. JJ Stokes could be a good draft bust video
I think a video series about all time great regular season games nobody remembers or talks about could be fun. Or a best and worst type video going over some of the best offensive/ worse defensive performances. I'd say to do best defensive/ worst offensive performance videos too, but you made like 7 of those this year already
The biggest reason players bust in gridiron football always comes down to toughness and will. The game is brutally violent you have to embrace that. If not you will not last
My family and I have been Titans fans since they moved to Nashville and I truly believe this franchise is cursed. Locker is just one part of the whole tragic story. You can do a whole video essay about what happened with the team’s move from Houston and how the Titans have had a Legacy of Failure since its creation.
Dude, Brandon, I friggin' LOVE your player deep dives. They're like a 30 For 30, but with good jokes and less dude's in button-up shirts. Nfl lore, with stat-screen graphics, and humor of questionable taste?! Yes, please, right up my alley 😁😶... 😒 or whatever that saying is (sounds dirtier now that I've typed it out-loud🤔). Anyway, 5 out of 5 stars, would recommend to a friend!
I'm calling for a moratorium on "accuracy can improve once you're in the NFL, just look at Josh Allen" Here's the list of QBs who successfully did that: Josh Allen
I enjoyed watching him play when he was on the field it’s was a amazing roller coaster ride haha used to set in the same section as a guy who wore a locker jersey but had Mr Glass instead of locker on the back
Takes guts to admit something like that especially in pro sports where a lot of expectations are placed on your shoulders. He made a grown man decision cant do nothing but respect it
Dude I was AT that BYU game and that call was such bull. Darrel Harris also got injured that game and I watched his mom sprint past security to go make sure her son was ok. The entire crowd cheered her on.
As a boy from Washington, It was probably an absolute dream to get drafted by the team that acquired your NFL teams previous, only superbowl appearance at the time...QB. Hasselbeck is an absolute gangster. Unfortunatly that team was the Titans.
While jake is considered a bust, you still need to remember that this titans team was arguably the worst in franchise history with little to no talent around him, the o-line was underachieving and was constantly injured. The receivers were inconsistent and the defense couldn't tackle to save their lives. Jake showed potential and concerns his entire career, but ultimately injuries and a horrible team around him really helped his failure.
3 years ago I saw his Jersey in a sport shop and it was 30 bucks. I with my friend and joked about how he was a great Husky QB and the cashier heard me and asked if I was going to by it. I said for 10 bucks maybe. He said sure and I still have it to this day.
He was super fun to watch for UW. 🐕
That's a good deal👍🇺🇸
I was in Denver and in this mom and pop sports memorabilia shop they had an old Priest Holmes jersey marked down to $8 dollars from $80 and I swooped it up so fast!
My mom got me a Travis Henry jersey for Christmas one year. Because it was such a good deal compared to all the other Broncos Jerseys... she said "I couldn't find any flaws so I have no idea why it's was such a good deal..."
Well mom he's serving 10 to life for drug trafficking which will make it hard for him to pay child support for his 11 kids... but a jersey is a jersey😂😂😂
Go Cougs! Dubs Down
I respect Locker for the choice he made. Must’ve been hard being torn between family and football his entire career. Not really a bust in the typical sense.
Sorry, still a bust my guy. Reasons or not.
Yes, still a bust because his performance was middling at best.
@@LembeckIsStaying can you really be a bust when you never had a chance to succeed at all with the team you are playing for?
@@whoareyou6854Yes.
@@whoareyou6854 Yes, it doesn't have to be a player's fault that they were a bust. Clearly, here it was the Titans' fault, but he was still a bust.
He was hurt so often, even going back to college. I don’t blame him for burning out and losing his drive. He spent more time in the NFL rehabbing from injury than he did playing football.
Sounds like Andrew luck. Minus the talent.
rehab is hell, I can understand how it can eat away at your passion. I think 4 years, right before you could possibly get your bag is a little fast but I still understand
I respect him for recognizing he didn't have a love for the game. Backup QB is one of the best positions in sports.
Jake "Alex Moran" Locker
Hey I mean imagine getting bout a mil dollars or more to essentially hold a clipboard. And when you do have to play no one expects you to be good
@@chriskoeppen592 he could have coasted along for a decade and got paid. He was honest enough with himself and any future teams.
@@SBRS47 now I want to watch blue mountain state
@@chriskoeppen592 most NFL teams have the backup QB be the placeholder for kicks, so they are still playing on the field, just not as a QB.
Even though Cam kinda flamed out in the last few years, the fact that he, Blaine Gabbert and Locker were considered the "Big 3" of the 2011 Draft is absolutely hilarious in retrospect
And then there was 2nd round pick Colin Kaepernick there too
Blaine Gabbert is still in the NFL surprisingly. That’s the best part
@@BlindmanPepperspray so is Chase Daniels, the Mizzou quarterback before Gabbert who went undrafted. And i always thought was better
Ponder went that draft to
@@Mike-zb8cd ponder that
Jake’s doing lots of good stuff for Whatcom County youth sports in his “retirement” - super active in the community up here in the NW.
I worked on a video project with a guy that shoots all the video interviews for Monday night football. He said something along the lines that “Jake was his favorite because he was the only play after 10+ years to offer to help carry gear after his shoot.” He didn’t want to miss his kids childhood being a backup. A lot of respect to that.
Side note. Good job pronouncing “Nooksack”
I’m from his home town area and watched him play in HS, true highlight as a kid. His family are the most down to earth people. Really wanted the Seahawks to draft him if he was available at the time.
Whatcom County Represent!
@@SakuEar North Bellingham representing!
Damn me too I met him before
My step dad played baseball with him in at Ferndale and were best friends
Would love to see a forgotten busts series on former Bucs 1st round QB Josh Freeman.
I, as a Nebraska fan, would also love this
I’d watch that video too
Flemlo Raps has you covered
He's definitely a more entertaining story than Locker. That MNF game is still one of the worst I've ever seen.
Tell ya what tho in madden 12 freeman was lights out doing superman shit any everything
I live in the area and there are two things I feel Perna should know:
1. In retirement, Locker has also opened a gym called Locker Room Fitness.
2. The Nooksack River flows into Bellingham Bay, which is connected to Chuckanut Bay.
This is why I read the comments.
Thank you.
Would love to see a video on Dave Krieg. Came from an unheard of college to have a pretty good career in the league. Such a great story that rarely outside of Seattle gets talked about.
Or the owner forcing a draft of Cement Legs McGwire, when (Ground) Chuck wanted Favre. While Ground Chuck was right, that was his last season, terminate. Cement Legs? Perhaps not as good as Stouffer, or Rick Mirer, a fact that can produce powerful projectile vomiting.
@@doncheechako8084 The fat, squatty little carpetbagger who owned the Weehawks, wanted to move them to Califernya. So he ran an already declining team into the ground on purpose. If the NFL and local... people... hadn't stepped in, then there would have been no Beast Quake and LOB later on. So... Brett Far-va wasn't coming to Seattle, and if it wouldn't have been so obvious and blatant a move, they wouldn't have drafted Cortez Kennedy at the time, either
@@eugenedenbrook322 Too much conspiracy in your post. Spud Behring wanted a Seattle team in 91 (95 official date of trying to move to LA). He was friends with the McGwires. In his mind Dan was a great QB. He just forced the team to do what he wanted. Chuck was disgusted & would not play him - he did late in the season, one game. Records tell us Chuck Knox resigned. He did knowing he would be fired if he did not.
I loved when Krieg went to my Cardinals.
Krieg went to Milton College in Wisconsin, the small town I’ve lived in for 27 years! Was also 2nd cousins w/ my grandpa lmao
As a Titans fan all my life. It’s been rough post Steve.
Yeah, having to settle with Tannehill and making it to the AFC Championship, a number 1 seed, and playoffs 3 out of 4 years is rough.
@@brandonw7247 🧂
@@brandonw7247 Tannehill plays great in the regular season, but always disappoints in the playoffs. The reason Tennessee got to the AFC championship was because of Derrick Henry and the defense. Thanks to Tannehill, Tennessee hasn't won a playoff game since that 2019 season.
It really has even though people say you made the number 1 seed or made the playoffs. If we had a better QB we would have been in the Super Bowl.
@@rodneylagrone7180 Thanks to Tannehill? I don’t know if your a titans fan or if you don’t pay attention but the past two seasons we have broken the nfl record for most injuries in a single season, we haven’t had even an average receiver core, no offensive line, and the worst offensive play caller in the league. Tannehill did have a bad game against the Bengals in 2021 but even if we had won that game there was a 0 percent chance of us winning the next one with Todd Downing and out dreadful receivers.
I remember reading about him probably being the First overall pick if he'd have came out the year earlier. The next year I remember watching a bunch of the Pac 12 Quarterbacks throwing at targets including some guy named Andrew Luck, who was by a mile the best player that day.
I used to work for a company thay Catered the Titans pracitce facility once a week every week and Jake was an awesome dude. Super respectful and was always hitting the weight room.
I go to church with Jake, he’s a very down to earth family man. He’s got a sick gym as well up here in Washington. I remember being a little kid and getting his autograph at a huskies game, then he came home for the summer it was like seeing a superhero. I’m definitely glad he did what was right for him to stay happy
He was a bust, but definitely a bust you can respect. I can tell he was just burnt out, and was more interested in his wife and kids. I can only respect the man. He may be a bust, but is still a great human being. I'm happy for him.
I’ll forever respect him for getting the titans to the Super Bowl in madden 25. Ironically enough he got hurt midway through and fitzmagic had to come in a win
I grew up a UW fan and was gaining cognizance when locker was there. They were a dead franchise, but him going out on that field made you not even care, even in a winless season. I was always really sad when he didn’t do much in the nfl, love that guy
Jake Locker rose in high school at the same time I was starting to get into coaching - he was from Ferndale, but didn’t play against Nooksack Valley in football (unfortunately) because Ferndale’s enrollment was so much larger than Nooksack Valley’s.
Yes, Jake was supposed to be that dude at Washington, but he was only one dude. And yes, he’s focused on post-NFL life right now. But yeah, I wish he’d had a better NFL career.
I played against his brother Casey, and everyone in Bellingham knew the Lockers were those guys.
Definitely need that lions/titans game breakdown video, sounds absolutely wild.
I know he does a lot of volunteer work and is a great person in his community. I wish that part of him was spoken about more often.
Holy shit, I grew up playing Rugby for ferndale and had tons of friends that went to nooksack didn’t know Doug Peterson came from where I grew up
When I was a kid he was like one of my favorite athletes, followed him while at UW and wanted nothing but the best for him
Jake locker came to my church many years ago and talked to my youth group about his faith and outlook on life this was probably really close to 2015 but just slightly after but he seemed very content with where he was at in life and he’s got a good head on his shoulders I don’t even blame him for 90% of his times coming up short the titans really suck at building a team around a QB and don’t seem to understand the formula given last year we traded our best WR Aj Brown all respect to Locker for giving his body to the game like most players with tragic events
That is pretty cool! It might seem shocking on our end, but if he's happy, that's awesome👍👍👍
@@gohawks3571 thanks man it was a very surreal moment for everyone there
In a way, the Titans and Ravens are one in the same. Good teams wasted by dumbass, narrow-minded FO decisions
Dude this is awesome. Love seeing football history on your channel.
Now do the historic Chiefs/Broncos rivalry since 2016!
The historic owning the chiefs have over them for almost a decade since Peyton manning retired and since before Patrick was playing we have owned the broncos
We own the donkeys
Considering that his years playing for the Titans were some of the worst coached football I have ever seen, I don't blame him for leaving. And the QB situation in Tennessee only slightly got better since his departure.
I think you're being a bit too generous on the "slightly" aspect of the Titans
I think this is why he's not remembered as well as a bust.
Jake Locker will forever have a special place in my heart as a Husky fan. He single handedly beat Bellevue High School for state championship breaking their 8 year or something like it winning streak. His junior year he came up just short. Then he stays home as the #1 recruited QB in the country for a team that won 1 game in 2 years. Then he gets a vertebra broken in his neck his sophomore year and he still returned for 2 more years when he could have been the #1 pick. He was one of the toughest quarterbacks ever period. I hope he is enjoying his weekends fishing on the Nooksack river or Bellingham Bay. Thanks for the help making UW football relevant again. We've come a long way from Barbara Hedges and Tyrone Willingham thanks to you.
Another idea for a series for next season: the dumbest, most cursed QB battles. The Bears literally had one between Rex Grossman and Kyle Orton for 3 years.
Much respect to locker instead of being like so much people in the nfl who play and you can tell they just don’t love the game
That Lions and Titans game is one of the wildest games that I can remember
The world doesn't need, but probably deserves a video on Trent Richardson.
Honestly I wouldn't mind seeing a video on Fitzpatrick and the tour with almost every nfl team
Tim Biakabatuka, Peter Warrick, Steve Spurrier, Dewayne Robertson, Rick Mirer, Curtis Enis, Ron Dayne, Tim Couch, Akili Smith, any of those would be interesting to go "balls deep" into haha
I've always heard Jake was actually a great teammate. A real Locker (room) guy.
Hahahaha oh man. Jake Locker. Glad you made a vid out of this. He comes from my neck of the woods. I lived in bellingham and the Lockers were in the county in the town of Ferndale which is farmlands. I played against his brother Casey. That family was hilarious, because even though our team was easily the second best in the county, the Lockers alone were able to beat us. I remember his brother Casey played QB and ran for 5 tds on us, and he never even went to college for footbal afaik. We went 8-1 that season. Just goes to show you the levels of athleticism there are. Love these deep dives Perna.
I find your content painfully unfunny but for some reason, I really enjoy it. Good shit
I don't really follow football and I only found your channel to enjoy the Broncos disaster, but I grew up in Whatcom County and it's always nice to hear someone find out that we exist. If you ever get the chance, I can't suggest visiting the Nooksack River enough. Not only is it beautiful, it does have an extremely funny name.
That clip you showed of him in a red shirt at 16:40 was damn near the best spiral I have ever witnessed
Classic case of, he should have come out the year before.... He'd have been the #1 pick.... A team would have (in all likelihood) been committed to him in a far greater way than the Titans were to him....
Feels like he really could have had a Matt Ryan type career, if he had been in the right situation....
Now, I'm not gonna lie, I also give huge respect to just walking away.... I'm sure the pressure on him from his agent, business people, etc etc was immense... Probably the hardest thing, to say "Nah, I'm out."
lets also add that the #1 pick (sam bradford) got paid WAY more than even #1 in 2011 (cam)
Perna with the Eminem bars: that whole STDs Vs TDs scheme? FIRE
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I broadcast Jake's HS football games when he went to Ferndale High, same school as Doug Pederson. Ferndale was a Wing T program and Jake threw a touch to Cody Boyd and Sandusky.
He is actually a good kid and a small town boy at heart. I know Jakes dad and uncles who starred in football at Western Washington University in Bellingham.
You pronounced Nooksack perfectly! Where Nutsack? Well it is south of Sumas (some ass lol)
I did color for KPUG Sports Radio Bellingham for 15 years. Got to broadcast Jakes State Championship games, he lost to Bellevue and beat Prosser. Guess what NFL OC wastje QB of Prosser? Kellen Moore. :)
I love these style videos, Perna.
As a long time titans fan (live in kansas now but born in Nashville) jake was never forgotten.... what a mistake of a pick.
I'm also a life long Titans fan who lives in Kansas!! Grew up in Clarksville though.
You need to do one on Jimmy Clawson
I remember Locker but I forget that he retired so young. Gabbert for instance was drafted same season and was a bust but is still around as a backup
Kevin Kolb might be interesting? Aldon Smith would be super scandalous.
Maybe a video of guys that retired at the top of their game would be a cool one to... Calvin Johnson, Andrew Luck, Patrick Willis etc.
It’s honestly cool to see him involved with my community. I go to the same highschool that he did
I've got OCD about the 2011 draft because it was so stacked when it happened (and still is considering Cam, Von, AJ, Julio, Pat Peterson, JJ, etc.) but then there's Jake Locker, Blaine Gabbert (illustrious backup journeyman career notwithstanding), and Christian Ponder (among others - Jonathan Baldwin stands out) who didn't pan out in the long run or at all. 2012 had a few in the first round who didn't pan out, too - Richardson and Blackmon both in the top 5 and then AJ Jenkins. A vid on Richardson and one on Blackmon would be great.
Good on him for making the choice to be with his family. I know playing in the league is the dream of a lot of players, but it can be really tough on the families.
I’m literally from Ferndale, Jake spoke at my Aunts funeral and he’s a super down to earth guy
I love the "when I retire" - pigeons, bugs, erotic fiction and, lastly be a good dad.
He was a beast on either madden 11 or 12. Been a minute, can't remember the year. Lol
Cool that the dude is happy outside of football. Always like to hear it when busts at least use the money they made to live a good life.
I'll never forget the greatest game i ever got to see in person: Jake Locker and Jermaine Kearse took down a top 5 USC team in Seattle. September 19th, 2009. I think Jake was always a better athlete than football player, he's definitely a "what could have been" story.
I had a lot of fun watching Locker play at UW. Go Dawgsssss!
Omg! Perna those photoshops of you "retired perna" and of course "exterminator perna"... had to screenshot/save for posterity. lmao so good.
Brandon "it should've been Jake Locker and not Tom Brady" Perna
As a Chiefs fan I still have PTSD from that TD from the Mariota batted pass to himself. That’s was my fandom in a nutshell up until then.
Locker should become a commentator. He could call his show The Locker Room. 😂
Husky legend. We love jake locker and he’s an incredible guy
As a life long Oiler/Titan fan, I haven't forgotten....a-hole....(you, not Jake)....(I DO love your channel, though)....a-hole....
I need more videos like this! The stories we never hear about! Also can you do a what if series like what if Tom Brady was drafted to the Saints.
When I was kid I used to love the titans and Jake and I went to a game and the man didn't give me an autograph, I was mad salty and hated the team promptly after that
This is really cool, I always thought he was basically Christian Ponder, I had no idea I basically knew nothing about Jake Locker, damn
I liked Jake Locker! I remember living in Seattle and going to a Dollar Tree and buying a few packs of Football trading cards and pulled Jake Locker rookie card,Josh Gordon,Cam Newton,Jay Cutler, Mark Sanchez and a few others but all those were stolen from me in 2017.
I too would no longer have a burning desire to play football if I was drafted by the Titans.
Wow-respect for Locker. I didn’t know that story-very interesting thank you
You DEFINITELY need to do a video on that Titans vs Lions game! That was a WILD one!
Since you have so many more Seattle fans now, I appreciate your work here good sir
I grew up just outside of Seattle so I’m a big Husky fan and a big fan of Jake Locker. Loved watching him play! He was basically the face for the term “what could have been”.
Jake is an awesome guy, great coach.
“God that might need a video” lmfaoooo it definitely does
Dude retired and chilled. Respect.
Thanks for the video.
I don’t think he’s considered a bust, but Brandon Lloyd had a very weird career and I’d love to see a video on him.
JJ Stokes could be a good draft bust video
I think a video series about all time great regular season games nobody remembers or talks about could be fun. Or a best and worst type video going over some of the best offensive/ worse defensive performances. I'd say to do best defensive/ worst offensive performance videos too, but you made like 7 of those this year already
"we are talking about Tom Brady. God I wish that were true" lmao got a like on the video out of me for that one!
16:13 Marcus Mariota to Marcus Mariota is the greatest QB-WR duo ever.
The biggest reason players bust in gridiron football always comes down to toughness and will. The game is brutally violent you have to embrace that. If not you will not last
He also had some significant head injuries which is why he stopped playing so I don’t think it’s fair to call him a bust. I call him smart
Don't do Jake Locker dirty like that. It was kinda cool when he suddenly retired. Get your money and run
Hey, Sean Patton is a talented comic. One of the best I've ever had the pleasure of working with. Put respect on that man's name.
My family and I have been Titans fans since they moved to Nashville and I truly believe this franchise is cursed. Locker is just one part of the whole tragic story. You can do a whole video essay about what happened with the team’s move from Houston and how the Titans have had a Legacy of Failure since its creation.
Jake Locker is from my home town he's a legend around here
Dude, Brandon, I friggin' LOVE your player deep dives. They're like a 30 For 30, but with good jokes and less dude's in button-up shirts.
Nfl lore, with stat-screen graphics, and humor of questionable taste?! Yes, please, right up my alley 😁😶... 😒 or whatever that saying is (sounds dirtier now that I've typed it out-loud🤔).
Anyway,
5 out of 5 stars, would recommend to a friend!
Jake Locker retired 8 years ago and is 11 years younger than Tom Brady.
Thanks for covering content that is left uncovered by the mainstream NFL media.
Brandon you our one of the funniest people I ever saw my guy g shit u got some comedians 😂😂😂
I'm calling for a moratorium on "accuracy can improve once you're in the NFL, just look at Josh Allen"
Here's the list of QBs who successfully did that:
Josh Allen
Joey Harrington
Maybe not a true bust but as a Lions fan- he gave me some hope
And he had a huge Times Square body shot
I enjoyed watching him play when he was on the field it’s was a amazing roller coaster ride haha used to set in the same section as a guy who wore a locker jersey but had Mr Glass instead of locker on the back
Takes guts to admit something like that especially in pro sports where a lot of expectations are placed on your shoulders. He made a grown man decision cant do nothing but respect it
Dude I was AT that BYU game and that call was such bull. Darrel Harris also got injured that game and I watched his mom sprint past security to go make sure her son was ok. The entire crowd cheered her on.
Two very smart guys named Jake: Locker and Plummer. Curious how some people refer to very successful men as busts.
As a boy from Washington, It was probably an absolute dream to get drafted by the team that acquired your NFL teams previous, only superbowl appearance at the time...QB. Hasselbeck is an absolute gangster.
Unfortunatly that team was the Titans.
I loved locker with the huskies back in the day
He made 12 million and was set for life. I don't blame him for retiring
While jake is considered a bust, you still need to remember that this titans team was arguably the worst in franchise history with little to no talent around him, the o-line was underachieving and was constantly injured. The receivers were inconsistent and the defense couldn't tackle to save their lives. Jake showed potential and concerns his entire career, but ultimately injuries and a horrible team around him really helped his failure.
As a titans fan, I’ll never forget the trauma locker put us through.
I can't believe you snuck in the Bow Wow Campbell's commercial you absolute legend
that 2011 titans season rushing splits looks like some shit outta madden where the backup comes in for 1 carry a game
They made an Oscar winning movie about his career: The Hurt Locker