Comments on: Matt Barkley calls the Combine “the biggest test of my life” http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/11/matt-barkley-calls-the-combine-the-biggest-test-of-my-life/ ProFootballTalk on NBCSports.com Mon, 20 May 2013 01:03:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: granadafan http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/11/matt-barkley-calls-the-combine-the-biggest-test-of-my-life/#comment-2331260 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 18:14:07 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1731806#comment-2331260 Barkley not comign out last year did teams a favor. He’s not a first pick quality and any team that did select him would have had a bust by throwing him out to the wolves before he was ready.

Oh, teams should be wary of drafting QBs from U$C and from any school in Florida (Miami, FSU, Florida).

]]> By: ijahru http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/11/matt-barkley-calls-the-combine-the-biggest-test-of-my-life/#comment-2331085 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:15:44 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1731806#comment-2331085 A good combine puts him in the Top 15 of the first round. NFL teams like QBs with a lot of starts

]]> By: justintuckrule http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/11/matt-barkley-calls-the-combine-the-biggest-test-of-my-life/#comment-2331014 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:02:22 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1731806#comment-2331014 Michigan QBs have underachieved as well. I guess the Pats should have passed on Brady.

]]> By: jamiebuf12 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/11/matt-barkley-calls-the-combine-the-biggest-test-of-my-life/#comment-2331005 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:55:51 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1731806#comment-2331005 i hope my buffalo bills land him with the 8th pick.this guy is a lot better than people give him credit for.he did lose a awesome left tackle and his receivers to the draft last year…

]]> By: steelerben http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/11/matt-barkley-calls-the-combine-the-biggest-test-of-my-life/#comment-2330996 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:51:40 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1731806#comment-2330996 Barkley hurting his draft stock might actually turn out to be better for his career in general. Instead of being expected to come out of the gates and carry a team that earned their top pick by being terrible, he will either fall to a team that can put him behind a veteran QB to develop or fall to a later round and get a pass while a team is built around him.

]]> By: bolts0621 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/11/matt-barkley-calls-the-combine-the-biggest-test-of-my-life/#comment-2330779 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:33:51 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1731806#comment-2330779 I love these stories about top 15 picks who may not even be drafted in the 1st round

Barkley is a mortal lock first 15 picks…NFL props manipulate the press every year with stories like this hoping thee kid will fall to them later in the 1st…won’t happen…

]]> By: silverhornet http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/11/matt-barkley-calls-the-combine-the-biggest-test-of-my-life/#comment-2330780 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:33:51 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1731806#comment-2330780 if he slides in the draft, a la Aaron Rodgers, someone is going to get a steal.

]]> By: jprcox http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/11/matt-barkley-calls-the-combine-the-biggest-test-of-my-life/#comment-2330768 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:28:05 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1731806#comment-2330768 What past QB’s from USC have done in the NFL really shouldn’t play a part in assessing Barkley. I wonder how much of Barkley’s senior year issues have to do with coaching and play calling.

I think Barkley was overrated last year and underrated this year. A team that needs a QB 2-3 years from now where Barkley can develop would be a nice situation for him. Rodgers got that ability, and it served him well. He is a 2015 starter – not 2013.

]]> By: thereisfootballwestofjersey http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/11/matt-barkley-calls-the-combine-the-biggest-test-of-my-life/#comment-2330666 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 14:43:18 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1731806#comment-2330666 Barkley is ALL CLASS and more than capable of being a great leader on Sunday’s. He’s going to succeed wherever he goes. Andy Reid would be wise to draft this kid

]]> By: hodag54501 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/11/matt-barkley-calls-the-combine-the-biggest-test-of-my-life/#comment-2330587 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 14:01:17 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1731806#comment-2330587 Amazingly lousy analysis by folks who supposedly follow football.
1)What do Sanchez and Lienart have to do with Barkely? Nothing. At Wisconsin, they had a long line of mediocre QB’s. Russell Wilson arrives, so according to the twisted logic, Wilson was a bum, too, because the rest of the QB’s were mediocre. Ask Seattle fans.
2)The author says having 39 TD’s one year is fantastic and 36 the next year is lousy. Really? Three less TD’s? More interceptions might also mean changes in the line, and receivers. Did it dawn on any of you that maybe the whole of this year’s offense wasn’t as good as last year’s?

Let the kid compete for God’s sake. I think he’ll be a good pro. He’ll go in the first round.

]]> By: chattanola http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/11/matt-barkley-calls-the-combine-the-biggest-test-of-my-life/#comment-2330585 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:59:21 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1731806#comment-2330585 My take is that last year he was seduced by a greedy agent(s) who painted a rosy scenario for his future.

He was convinced that he was the heir apparent to a Heisman (with Luck and RGIII out of the way) and that he could acquire lot$ and lot$ of money if would stay one more year.

But the magic of USC’s 2011 season was not there in 2012. His psyche collapsed and made him vulnerable to injury. What a bitter pill that must have been to realize he should have entered the draft last year. A tough lesson about greed (and taking advice from an agent).

I wish him well, because he does have a star quality about him and is a talented QB.

]]> By: ghostfacenoah http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/11/matt-barkley-calls-the-combine-the-biggest-test-of-my-life/#comment-2330552 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:41:16 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1731806#comment-2330552 I think it’s ridiculous to judge Barkley on his school. How would you like to go to a job interview and have them tell you, “Oh, we like you but a few years ago some guy from your college didn’t do well, so therefore you probably won’t do well.” Flawed logic IMO.

]]> By: contract http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/11/matt-barkley-calls-the-combine-the-biggest-test-of-my-life/#comment-2330551 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:41:06 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1731806#comment-2330551 This should serve as a warning to other college prospects. Strike while the iron is hot!

]]> By: hooks024 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/11/matt-barkley-calls-the-combine-the-biggest-test-of-my-life/#comment-2330511 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:11:11 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1731806#comment-2330511 Mark Sanchez version 2.0! still a failure!

]]> By: gpry http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/11/matt-barkley-calls-the-combine-the-biggest-test-of-my-life/#comment-2330508 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:10:29 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1731806#comment-2330508 Whoah “teambringitstrong”. Maybe you need to go back to mommys basement with all the Barkley, Sanchez, Leinart, and Palmer shrines to mediocrity!! USC has never produced outstanding NFL qb’s. menial? At least I am speaking based on facts before me, you spew ignorance on multiple levels.

]]> By: boobschannel http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/11/matt-barkley-calls-the-combine-the-biggest-test-of-my-life/#comment-2330498 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:47:29 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1731806#comment-2330498 i think the biggest test of his life was starting the season last year ranked #1, and then coming out and looking like mark sanchez (any of his past 3 seasons). the next jamarcus russel or ryan leaf in the making!

]]> By: bamboozle99 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/11/matt-barkley-calls-the-combine-the-biggest-test-of-my-life/#comment-2330495 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:43:04 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1731806#comment-2330495 Is this why he didn’t play in USC’s bowl game?

]]> By: redwinglion http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/11/matt-barkley-calls-the-combine-the-biggest-test-of-my-life/#comment-2330494 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:40:31 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1731806#comment-2330494 His statement makes perfect sense when you think about the college classes an NCAA football player actually has to take.

]]> By: teambringitstrong http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/11/matt-barkley-calls-the-combine-the-biggest-test-of-my-life/#comment-2330493 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:39:40 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1731806#comment-2330493 For the first 4 commentators that had stellar all pro careers………………………. SHUT UP. And go to your menial jobs and live your menial lives.

]]> By: hoopieguy http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/11/matt-barkley-calls-the-combine-the-biggest-test-of-my-life/#comment-2330492 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:37:53 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1731806#comment-2330492 Yes, I firmly believe that drafting this guy would be a huge mistake, and that I why I fully expect my Brownies to draft him with the number six pick. Like I always say, being a Browns fan is like having a butt-ugly dog; you love that dog to death, but you’re afraid to let anyone else know he’s yours…….

]]> By: gpry http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/11/matt-barkley-calls-the-combine-the-biggest-test-of-my-life/#comment-2330486 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:22:02 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1731806#comment-2330486 Another USC QB bust!!

]]> By: jak1201 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/11/matt-barkley-calls-the-combine-the-biggest-test-of-my-life/#comment-2330484 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:15:40 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1731806#comment-2330484 I say pass on a USC QB. They usually end up underachieving.

]]> By: howiefeltersnatch http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/11/matt-barkley-calls-the-combine-the-biggest-test-of-my-life/#comment-2330482 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:14:29 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1731806#comment-2330482 It is, especially for a USC quarterback, who have always seemed to have limited success in the NFL. For this guy its the difference between round 1 and round 3 and few $mil so yeah, big test.

]]> By: stoutfiles http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/11/matt-barkley-calls-the-combine-the-biggest-test-of-my-life/#comment-2330480 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:13:11 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1731806#comment-2330480 “Wait, he can jump high and runs sorta fast? This changes everything!”

After Leinart and Sanchez, I would hope teams would learn their lesson by now.

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