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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud
He's been a four year starter under terrible circumstances. USC has lost 15 scholarships per year since the Reggie Bush sanctions three years ago and all that USC has done is win and win big.
He's thrown 102 passes and 39 interceptions. He's not a one year starter like Sanchez or a NO YEAR starter like Cassel.
I think he compares favorably at this point to Matty Ryan, although USC has their biggest test ahead, Bowl season and of course, the Combines ahead.
The final determination of Barkley is still in play.
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The comparison to Matt Ryan is what worries me.
To this point in the NFL, he's been exactly what several people thought he would be - steady but unspectacular. Surround by superior talent, he hasn't managed to win a single playoff game.
Matt Ryan has a chance to erase all of those worries this season. But what if this is his ceiling? My worry with Barkley is that he just doesn't have "it".
I guess beggars can't be choosers.