Post by riczaj01 on Dec 20, 2016 5:43:28 GMT -6
Here is what i have seen so far. A guy that at his best is an Alex Smith type QB. But here's the rub which makes grading him almost impossible
No quality wr or te. How do you judge a QB w/the guys that are out there
When the def is playing tough he struggles to move the ball, see the first half of every games he's played; his most impressive explosive games have come in games that looked over, and the def started playing soft coverages. Against the Titans, 7 pts in 3 qtrs, down 20 pts in the 4th, an explosion of scoring drives. 10 points in the first 3 qtrs(all 2nd qtr) down 17 pts in the 3rd qtr(all on his turn overs btw) then in the 4th, then against soft coverages he scores 17.
The one good game where the Bears dominated from start to finish was SF, and they quit almost from the start. Barkley only had 18 passes w/no TD's to Howards 32 rushes.
Add into this that he has admitted he prefers 2 mil up pace play calling b/c it doesn't allow the def to switch out players and adjust, again going back to how they've come back.
Right now, 4 games in, there's just no way to judge this kid accurately. Maybe if he had a mostly healthy WR/TE group his play would look completely different, then again maybe it wouldn't. Maybe he's just not capable of driving the field consistently when the def is actually trying to stop him. He should be invited back to compete for a starting job against a high round rookie. I don't see how you can possibly grade him as potential starter, let alone a potential franchise QB(which the team has desperately needed for several years now).
No quality wr or te. How do you judge a QB w/the guys that are out there
When the def is playing tough he struggles to move the ball, see the first half of every games he's played; his most impressive explosive games have come in games that looked over, and the def started playing soft coverages. Against the Titans, 7 pts in 3 qtrs, down 20 pts in the 4th, an explosion of scoring drives. 10 points in the first 3 qtrs(all 2nd qtr) down 17 pts in the 3rd qtr(all on his turn overs btw) then in the 4th, then against soft coverages he scores 17.
The one good game where the Bears dominated from start to finish was SF, and they quit almost from the start. Barkley only had 18 passes w/no TD's to Howards 32 rushes.
Add into this that he has admitted he prefers 2 mil up pace play calling b/c it doesn't allow the def to switch out players and adjust, again going back to how they've come back.
Right now, 4 games in, there's just no way to judge this kid accurately. Maybe if he had a mostly healthy WR/TE group his play would look completely different, then again maybe it wouldn't. Maybe he's just not capable of driving the field consistently when the def is actually trying to stop him. He should be invited back to compete for a starting job against a high round rookie. I don't see how you can possibly grade him as potential starter, let alone a potential franchise QB(which the team has desperately needed for several years now).
