Can someone tell me why we are going to miss Lock?

Because he’s better than what’s behind him.

Too bad Jon Gruden took the Raiders job. I'd love to see how a real professional quarterback evaluator would break down Lock's game. OMG, if Mike Martz could spend a month with him!

Someone brought it up in another thread, but Lock is often inaccurate within the catch radius by just a hair - slightly behind, low, etc. Can that be corrected through professional coaching or is the ability to throw accurately into tight windows what it is?

I also wonder about his current ability to see the entire feild. Many times when I'm specifically looking for that he seems locked in on on one receiver.

Lord knows it's hard to get an accurate read on him with three years of dropped balls and receivers unable to separate from above average and elite defenders, but there's a lot to like with Lock: arm talent, no fear within the pocket, coachable demeanor.

I agree with you though, as things currently stand Odom should be rotating in other quarterbacks if for no other reason than to provide a change of pace to spice things up on offense. That said, I'm sure he won't. It would require third level thinking.

Is he?

I could post the numbers but we both know they aren’t good.

He has all the talent you could ask for, but he doesn’t play the position very well when there is a team with comparable talent lined up against him. These are facts.

How often is he forced to make a pass into coverage because his receivers cannot get separation? How often does he feel the need to make the perfect pass because he does not trust the guy to make the catch?

We won't know how good or bad he is until he gets into the NFL and has quality receivers he can trust.

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Is he?

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Yes. Let’s revisit next year.

Ok

Why has Lock been beyond criticism? He has been downright bad against SEC defenses this year. You have to be able to carry your team on your shoulders sometimes against a P5 team. He was dinking and dunking even before and after it started raining

Qb grade from SC game:
Quarterback: Yes, Emanuel Hall and Nate Brown were injured. Yes, the third quarter was played in a downpour. Drew Lock has excuses, but the fact remains he did not play well Saturday. Lock completed 17 of 36 passes, didn’t throw a touchdown and was intercepted twice. One of those interceptions, a screen pass intended for Tyler Badie that was picked off in the third quarter, has to rank among the worst decisions of Lock’s career. Worst of all, Lock struggled when it mattered most, finishing the game with zero completions on eight attempts in the red zone. This might have been his worst game since his freshman season. GRADE: F

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I don't look at it as we will miss Lock. We will always find someone new. I think the bigger concern for next year is we will be missing a veteran starter. Breaking in a new QB usually comes with bumps and bruises.

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I think next year could be a blessing in disguise. I personally feel the coaching staff is trying to highlight Drew Lock and his skill set even to the teams detriment. Lock should have only attempted 15-18 passes yesterday to be real. There were two 3rd and 6 or less calls where USC had 3 down lineman and 2 LB’s in the box where we had a TE attached with an advantage in numbers to run.

If we had a redshirt freshman in that spot I am positive we would have ran the ball at a 75/25 split, similar to the second and third quarters of 2014 with Mauk.

Excellent point, Dooley forgot the main point of his job. To put the team in the best position to win. I hope this wasn't at BO's insistence. If it was, then he needs to go.