Matt Barkley Pro Day Today

[Coogs]

Haven't seen anything here on it yet. I think it is going on right about now on the NFLNetwork.

Heard he ran 4.87 and 4.99

[SAUTO]

Originally Posted by ChiefsandO'sfan

He's throwing into the wind look's great

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[ct]

Originally Posted by ptlyon

MATT CASSELS WOBBLES ALL FALL TO THE GROUND

U LIE!!!

Sometimes they literally float right in the heavens!!

I didn't get to see, but read many tweets and a couple comments in here Robert Woods was making him look not so terrible.

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[BlackHelicopters]

I heard Barkley was the best QB to come out of college since Leinart. True story.

[Saul Good]

Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry

http://espn.go.com/blog/statsinfo/po...on-deep-throws

USC Trojans quarterback Matt Barkley was a projected top-5 pick if he had entered the 2012 NFL draft. The third-ranked QB in the 2012 draft class behind Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III, Barkley decided to return for his senior season.

There are several reasons Barkley’s draft stock has supposedly dropped: arm strength, lack of athleticism, struggles when pressured. However, what do the numbers say about these perceived deficiencies?

Arm Strength
Since the start of the 2011 season, Barkley threw 24 touchdowns and only two interceptions on passes 20 yards or longer (in 120 attempts). When Barkley missed his receivers on those deep passes, he was four times more likely to overthrow his target than underthrow.

Throws 20+ Yards Downfield
Final Two College Seasons

Comp pct/TD-Int
Andrew Luck 43.1 13-5
Matt Barkley 40.8 24-2
Robert Griffin III 38.2 33-5

In fact, Barkley put up comparable numbers to what Luck and Griffin III did on passes of 20 yards or longer in their final two seasons.

And, Barkley’s completion percentage actually improved on throws of this distance from 2011 (39.7 percent) to 2012 (42.3).

Athleticism
Barkley may not be able to outrun defenders, but he has shown the ability to throw on the move. When outside the pocket, Barkley completed more than 65 percent of his passes with 23 touchdowns -- including 16 touchdowns on designed roll outs -- and just three interceptions.

Passing Under Pressure
Scouts have pointed to Barkley’s struggles with pressure in his face. The numbers show that Barkley consistently has been able to read defenses and hit his hot read when opponents send extra pass rushers. Barkley threw 44 touchdowns and just six interceptions when opposing defenses blitzed.

Additionally, Stats & Information’s video tracking data has Barkley completing 41.3 percent of his passes when under duress in 2012, slightly above the average for all quarterbacks tracked (40.5 percent).

Even Barkley admits he tried to do too much in 2012, but USC’s offensive struggles went well beyond its quarterback play.

The Trojans offensive line struggled after the departure of left tackle Matt Kalil to the NFL and the injury to center Khalid Holmes early in the season. Barkley was sacked six more times in 2012 (14) than 2011 despite playing one fewer game.

USC’s receivers dropped 27 balls in 2012, including eight on passes of 20 yards or longer. In 2011, USC had just 14 drops, four of which were on deep throws.

Also, USC’s running game struggled to gain first downs in key running situations, converting a first down on 11 of 21 third down rushes with two yards or fewer to go. The Trojans’ 52.4 third-down conversion percentage in those situations ranked 103rd in FBS.

USC averaged 7.6 rushes per touchdown in the red zone -- only six FBS teams had a lower red-zone rushing touchdown percentage last season.

I like how this report blames his teammates for his struggles...as if USC didn't have the best WRs in the country or something.

[Marty Mac Ver 2.0]

while Barkley is probably better than any of us, he's a POS USC QB.

[KChiefs1]

Charles Davis is really high on Barkley.

[KChiefs1]

Originally Posted by ChiefsandO'sfan

Pete Prisco ‏@PriscoCBS 1m

Watching Matt Barkley throw. He's fine. Arm is good enough. Not great. But Geno Smith's arm isn't great either. Misinformation that it is.

Prisco sucks!

[Mr_Tomahawk]

Barkley has an 'eh' kind of a pro day...no surprising. He will have an 'eh' type of a career.

[Coogs]

Originally Posted by B14ckmon

Running a high 4 and a mid 6 is a stupid comparison.

No one should care if a QB runs a high 4 if they play under center in a WCO.

Sarcasm dude. Sarcasm.

[ShowtimeSBMVP]

Mary Kay Cabot ‏@MaryKayCabot 13m

Former #NFL QB Chris Weinke, who's been working w/ Matt Barkley, Geno Smith, said on NFL A.M. today he thinks Barkley will be 1st QB taken.

[Strongside]

Originally Posted by ChiefsandO'sfan

Mary Kay Cabot ‏@MaryKayCabot 13m

Former #NFL QB Chris Weinke, who's been working w/ Matt Barkley, Geno Smith, said on NFL A.M. today he thinks Barkley will be 1st QB taken.

Yeah but Geno has him by 3" downstairs.

[Setsuna]

Originally Posted by ChiefsandO'sfan

Mary Kay Cabot ‏@MaryKayCabot 13m

Former #NFL QB Chris Weinke, who's been working w/ Matt Barkley, Geno Smith, said on NFL A.M. today he thinks Barkley will be 1st QB taken.

Chris Weinke!? That FSU subpar of a QB? He did worse than Danny Wuerffel and that's pretty bad.

[jd1020]

Originally Posted by Sandusksuna

Chris Weinke!? That FSU subpar of a QB? He did worse than Danny Wuerffel and that's pretty bad.

Its a known fact that every successful coach was an elite player.

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Originally Posted by Sandusksuna

Chris Weinke!? That FSU subpar of a QB? He did worse than Danny Wuerffel and that's pretty bad.

You can be a shit player and an awesome coach numbskull. He's pretty respected at what he does now.

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Originally Posted by jd1020

Its a known fact that every successful coach was an elite player.

Or this wonderfull touch of sarcasm.