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Originally Posted by milkman
There are a couple of things I look for when watching QBs.
Pocket awareness and accuracy, and Geno Smith has both in spades.
Everything else is coachable, but once you reach the NFL level if you don't have those, you have no chance to develop them.
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And I'd add to those two an incredibly quick release and a high point of release. He also keeps his eyes downfield all the time no matter the pressure on him in the pocket.
He also can make every throw at any part of the field. (Which is the main problem I have with Barkley - he'll wind up on deep throws where he requires accuracy. He's going to have to be in a set WC type system a la Alex Smith to be really successful at the next level, and, to be honest, I want a guy who can flick that sumbitch and hit a covered guy in stride fifty yards deep, not a ****ing five/ten yard dink and dunk West Coast suck my boring ass balls system.)
He's got a ton of stuff you want to see out of a potential high level NFL QB in his game right now.
His upside is huge and he's more NFL game ready than anybody in this draft at the position.