I'm on the Geno Smith bandwagon.

But Barkley would be a nice consolation prize, and you have him terribly underrated.

He doesn't have a strong arm, but it's strong enough to make every throw he needs to make in the NFL.

His decision making can be suspect, but he's a smart kid, and that is coachable.

He is, in this class, the most NFL ready of the group.

He is probably best suited for the west coast system, but he will probably succeed regardless of system.

Saw Barkley play last night and thought he was pretty good. No one is standing out above another really lately. I'd think its between Geno and Barkley. Some really seem to like Wilson alot too.

Gonna be crazy at draft time

As long as we pick a QB and Pioli isn't making the pick, I'm good.

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I am not anti-Barkley, but I do wonder about the kid playing in the cold and wind. He has spent his whole life in the cali sun

Size might be a bit a concern for some, as Barkley likely won't measure out taller than 6'1".

Regarding arm strength, I also believe that he can make all of the throws, so we're not talking about Chad Pennington here.

We are talking about a kid that plays the same kind of smart football as Pennington, usually, though.

Well that's not a negative.

He's a polished product whose skill set doesn't necessarily jump off the tape. In this regard, I'm reminded of the talk about Matt Ryan in '08.

No, it isn't a negative.

That is absolutely a positive.

Pennington, with NFL arm strength, would have been an elite QB.

Barkley has everything going against him that I should hate him. he wears #7 and he is USC. I'd be sure thrilled to get him in the draft if not Geno Smith. I'm going to say he can throw an accurate ball 50 yards maybe not all the time but he can work on that aspect in the pros with a good QB coach.

Horse face played at Stanford. Played HS in LA.

It's all about character. How bad do you want to adjust and win. Scouting dept. Ring, ring.

I'm still debating between Smith or Barkley. Barkley has put up some huge numbers but yes he does have some questionable plays at times. Parts of that may be him trying to force things a little to much and that could come from him believing he can make any play at any time.

I'm not worried about his height. If guys like Drew Brees and Russell Wilson can succeed at their height, then Barkley will be more than fine as he is slightly taller.

I do have to say his ability to be pro ready has a lot of bonuses in his favor compared to Geno.

Did you watch Wilson yesterday? After yesterday's slate of games you can see that it's clearly a 3 horse race and it will remain that way till draft day.

Anyone who puts one above the other two as a clear cut winner is just ball washing.

Barkley: I think we can all agree than Geno and Barkley pale in comparison to Luck and RG3. . . the real question is where do they fall with Tannehill

In last year's draft, Tannehill would have been the fourth QB off the board if Barkley had declared.