Everyone knows that soon approaching is the NFL draft, and everyone is talking about two quarterbacks. Those two are Geno Smith and Matt Barkley. The one that I really want to talk about is Barkley.
Everyone questioned his decision to stay for his fourth year as a starter at USC. I, at first, had no problem with his decision, and actually thought that it was a good idea. Now on the other hand, it was the worst decision that he could have made for his career. Barkley would have been a first round draft pick had he entered the draft after his Junior year.
Now, he is probably going to fall to the second or even the third round. This is coming because of his injury that ended his collegiate career early, and because of his mechanics when he throws the ball. Also, due to his injury, he was unable to throw at the NFL combine, which hurt high draft stock.
Another thing is Barkley is a very flat footed passer, and doesn't have that strong of an arm. So he will need to work on that a lot in the off-season. He needs to work on his drop backs as well. Barkley tends to trail off for the center, when he's under center. He also steps up into the pressure more often then not. That also hurts his draft stock.
The last and final thing that I think hurts Barkley's stock is that he's coming out of USC. In the NFL the best thing that came out of USC is Pete Carol. No quarterback that has came from USC to the NFL, has flopped. They all have been a bust. The only exception is Carson Palmer. Until his injury he was a very good quarterback, but that's it. No one else has been a success in the NFL, they are all backups.
It will be interesting to see what team takes a gamble on him and where he ends up.
Until next time,
You keep doing what you do, and I'll keep you up to date with everything sports.
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