Why Is Washington State QB Luke Falk Ignored?

On October 12, The USA Today wrote a piece on Luke Falk stating that he's no longer ignored, but is that entirely true? When people talk about the top QBs in College Football 2016, you hear names such as: Lamar Jackson, DeShaun Watson, J.T. Barrett, DeAndre Francois, Baker Mayfield, & Trevor Knight. Even fellow PAC 12 QB counterpart Jake Browning is given more praise from the National Media than Falk. Not to take away anything from these QBs listed, but America, if you want to see a QB that is a straight competitor and shows up to play every Saturday regardless of any circumstance, you need to start taking notice of Luke Falk. Now, all of College Football's top QBs in 2016 are competitive; however, there is something about Luke Falk that separates him from the pack. While the national media are forcing people to believe the notion that UCLA's Josh Rosen & Washington's Jake Browning are the best QBs in the PAC 12, Luke Falk has outplayed those two guys last year and this year thus far. Now, I'm not about to go deep into numbers for you, for you can do that on your own. However; I'm here to let you know that Luke Falk is the best "NFL Ready" Quarterback in College Football 2016. Do you want to know why I say that? well, here's why:

He stands in the pocket and reads through the entire play

He makes sure each Wide Receiver runs through their routes. He just doesn't stand in the pocket for about 15 seconds and if he's see nothing he starts running. He stands in the pocket for as long as he can until he finds somebody open. That is one of out of the many things that makes a QB great. When you look at a QB as an Offensive Coordinator, you want to know if your QB is tough & patient enough to stay in the pocket until a receiver gets open. 

#2) He throws the ball in a direction where only the receiver can catch it

If you watched the Cougars recent victory over Stanford, there were few passes Falk made where he threw it in a direction where it was impossible for the Cardinal's DBs to touch the ball. Now the reason I say few is due to the fact that many Stanford DBs were just getting beat and lost on numerous passing plays in that game. Now, that was not the only game where this happened, go back and watch the Oregon, Eastern Washington, Idaho, & Boise State games. Falk knows how to put receivers in position to catch the ball and score touchdowns

#3) He puts up big numbers even in losses

If Mike Leach knew how to establish a running game that was consistently effective as the passing game, The Cougs would be undefeated right now. The only reason why The Cougs lost to Eastern Washington & Boise State was due to a lack of an effective running game. Now the running backs have to do better because they know they barely get to run the ball in Leach's system, so when the ball touches their hands they have to make to most out of their limited opportunities. Despite those losses, Luke Falk completed til the end. In those games, Falk completed 96 passes out of 122 attempts and threw for 898 yds with 8 TDs and 2 INTs. In just 2 games America! Don't be fooled, it takes most QBs about five to six games to throw for over 800 yds. and Falk just did it in 2 games, which were losses! If this doesn't sound like a great QB in the making, then I don't know what is. You barely hear about QBs who can throw for 400 plus yards in consecutive weeks in a losing result.

America, do not let the East Coast bias media fool you, and do not let the National Media's disdain for Mike Leach fool you. The man can coach, and he knows how to let QBs excel in his system. Luke Falk is the best "NFL Ready" QB not only in the PAC 12, but in college football. No QB in the Power 5 can match the numbers that Falk has put up so far this year and last year combined. Due to the fact that the Heisman is typically rewarded to the MVP of the SEC, and due to the fact that the media barely pays attention to PAC 12 football, Falk will be ignored and he won't even be in the talks for Heisman. However, whoever you are reading this. If you truly know about the game of football and want to see a true QB in action, Luke Falk is the man that you need to watch. If you are an NFL Official or Scout and you are looking for the top QBs of the 2017 NFL Draft, Luke Falk is the man that you need to watch. If you are an NFL team carrying a name of The Cleveland Browns, Detriot Lions, Chicago Bears, New York Jets, San Francisco 49ers, or Miami Dolphins, you might want to start making plans to watch this Saturday night's ESPN televised game of the UCLA-Washington State game. After you watch that game, it may be wise for you to start making plans to tank the rest of this season so you can draft Falk with the Overall #1 pick in the 2017 NFL Draft. If your name is ESPN College Gameday, you need to start making travel plans to the west coast in November, because there will be numerous QB duels when the Cougs take on California, Colorado, & Washington. This year's Apple Cup may go down as one of the best ever, because whoever wins this game will most likely be crowned as PAC 12 North King 2016. This Luke Falk guy is big time. He is phenomenal, and he is the most "NFL Ready" QB coming out of the Power 5. Now he doesn't line up under center at all in Leach's system, but instead of questioning will he be capable of playing under center, NFL Scouts should ask themselves, do we always have to be an offense that lines up under center? It's the year 2017, not 1869.

Thank you for reading and hope you enjoyed. I Am Mr. WhiteJack, writing out of the "Sweet Cannabis Aroma" of Denver, Colorado! Peace and love.