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Locker had nowhere near the weapons or offensive system in place designed to make it as easy on him as it is on Wilson. Moreover, Wilson isn't a pure pocket guy; he's actually fairly mobile. However, the system he runs isn't built around him moving at all and frankly attempts to avoid it.
When I saw him play, I saw a guy that was absolutely a solid athlete and very similar to Locker in that regard. Locker is perhaps a little faster in a straight line and a little more fluid, but I don't see Wilson as a stiff at all.
As to accuracy, there's no question that Locker could be erratic at times (and in fact still is). I disagree that he struggles with his progressions, but I do think his mechanics fail him fairly often. Again I think that's a coaching issue as he wasn't exactly loaded with clean pockets and open WRs with the Huskies. I also think we're overrated Wilson's accuracy a great deal. His accuracy is no better than average. He made his bones last year flinging it into open spaces for one of the top 5 skill-position units in the country. Guys were constantly open in those Arky games. I did notice, however, that he often put too much air under the deep ball or threw his guys towards coverage.
I don't think of Ryan Mallet as anything approaching an 'accurate' passer, yet his completion % his last year in Arkansas was better than Wilson's was last season. That's a fantastic system for QBs.
They come from different systems and have been developed differently for sure. In the end, however, I think they carry very very similar physical attributes and upside. The same arguments you make in favor of me 'underrating' Wilson are why I say you're overrating him.
He's a good, not great, prospect.
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