CardsFan88
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Barkley's arm imo is better than it appears. He throws with timing and touch. He doesn't throw hard unless he needs to.
At least that's what I've seen.
To make it more easy to understand, he could throw at 100 percent velocity or 90 percent most times, but it appears he throws more like 60-70, and it appears average.
One could say in the NFL it will have to go up to 75-85 at least on almost every throw, so there is some concern, but not as much as I think is being mentioned..... on this issue alone.
I want to see more of him this season, but right now he's 1st-2nd QB available next year.
Of course his OL protecting him gives him more time, and here, he would have significantly less, but at least last night he had 6 td's and 1 INT. Not exactly bad. But we've also had a QB I did not like in Leinart, so I understand an arm, when applied, that seems like a noodle, even if stronger (though for Leinart still mediocre at best), is a concern.
People have to remember there is no such thing as a whammy, or anything else. You have to (or the people that make the decisions) treat each player as an individual, and how they fit in with your team and its ideologies. We really can't go on.... any USC QB is no good. That just abdicates responsibility in figuring out if he is good or not.
It's definitely tougher because he plays at USC, but you just can't throw in the towel, or else, however small of a risk, you might miss out on THE QB as fans we long for.
I still like what I see from Barkley, but I agree I really want to see him throw harder, often. It is important, since he'll need to in the NFL. I want to see how he does on those throws. I want to see him in adversity like he might find here behind our line.
At least that's what I've seen.
To make it more easy to understand, he could throw at 100 percent velocity or 90 percent most times, but it appears he throws more like 60-70, and it appears average.
One could say in the NFL it will have to go up to 75-85 at least on almost every throw, so there is some concern, but not as much as I think is being mentioned..... on this issue alone.
I want to see more of him this season, but right now he's 1st-2nd QB available next year.
Of course his OL protecting him gives him more time, and here, he would have significantly less, but at least last night he had 6 td's and 1 INT. Not exactly bad. But we've also had a QB I did not like in Leinart, so I understand an arm, when applied, that seems like a noodle, even if stronger (though for Leinart still mediocre at best), is a concern.
People have to remember there is no such thing as a whammy, or anything else. You have to (or the people that make the decisions) treat each player as an individual, and how they fit in with your team and its ideologies. We really can't go on.... any USC QB is no good. That just abdicates responsibility in figuring out if he is good or not.
It's definitely tougher because he plays at USC, but you just can't throw in the towel, or else, however small of a risk, you might miss out on THE QB as fans we long for.
I still like what I see from Barkley, but I agree I really want to see him throw harder, often. It is important, since he'll need to in the NFL. I want to see how he does on those throws. I want to see him in adversity like he might find here behind our line.
