Matt Barkley

[dannyz]

I know its early but what does everyone think about him 1 overall pick in the 2012 NFL DRAFT is he that good Discuss

[Halsey]

I've heard and read he's a similar prospect to Matthew Stafford. I haven't watched Barkley enough to agree or disagree, but like Stafford, he's a highly touted QB who played early for a major program and seems to have similar size to Stafford. That's all I can think of, but I like talking QBs , so I wanted to add something. :D

[dannyz]

Thanks Man

[ToldLikeItIs]

It should be a close heat between Barkley, and Garrett Gilbert.

[Giantsfan1080]

Tom Savage will be in the mix also.

[wicket]

I dont really like how he degressed a bit over the season, in general he has all the talent though.

[SKim172]

Tom Savage has a cooler name. SAVAGE.

Barkley sounds like something you name your dog. Get it? BARK-ley?

(Apologies to all the Barkleys out there.)

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[Paranoidmoonduck]

Originally Posted by wicket

I dont really like how he degressed a bit over the season, in general he has all the talent though.

I don't think he really regressed (that was the word you were looking for, yes?) so much as defensive coordinators started specifically designing stuff to take advantage of his weaknesses.

I'm gonna stay away from the Stafford comparison for now. I think Stafford put more zip on the ball on intermediate throws, but what mostly defined him as a prospect to me was the way he stood in the pocket and took shots while still delivering really well thrown balls. Whether Barkley has that toughness or not remains to be seen.

So, let's ignore comparisons for a second. He obviously has the arm and has good down-field accuracy. I see pretty good pocket awareness, naturally good mechanics. He has good mobility and isn't afraid to fire a throw that puts faith in his receiver's ability to snag it (granted, he had and will continue to have some pretty damn great wide receivers).

So yeah, the talent is there. The complete game isn't, but no one expects it to be after a true freshman year. If we're talking about projecting him as a #1 pick though, remember that if Andrew Luck decides to be a 4-year starter at Stanford he'd be in the 2012 draft too. If you were to ask me who I'd feel more comfortable projecting that elite status to, I'd side with Luck.

[GoRavens]

poor mans Matthew Stafford.

[kalbears13]

His freshman year at Mater Dei/USC were basically they same. When Barkley came in, Ahmad Mokhtar was a junior and was all orange county.

Mater Dei
Freshman year- 126-220 with 10 TDs and 9 INTs
Sophomore year- 89-156 with 11 TDs and 5 INTs
Junior year- 219-340 with 35 TDs and 9 INTs
Senior year- 176-322 with 23 TDs and 18 INTs

USC
Freshman year- 211-352 with 15 TDs and 14 INTs

As you can see his stats were very similar in both places his freshman year. At both schools he was basically given the job of handing the ball off. Not until his junior year did he really break out, and that was once Mokhtar graduated. His junior year I believe he broke out because he had a quality surrounding talent. His senior year, I believe he took a dip because a lot of his receivers graduated. I think at USC, he'll make a good run because they are going to have those quality receivers.

[ElectricEye]

Like what I see early. He has a big time arm and nice accuracy. It's way too early to project him to be a number one pick or even a first rounder. Gotta wait and see how he comes along. The right infrastructure is in place though.

[SenorGato]

He'll probably end up a high end QB prospect unless something goes wrong.

[FUNBUNCHER]

Can't tell anything really from his frosh year, personally.

DOubtful that he puts up stats similar to Leinart, we'll see.