Geoff Mosher spoke to 3 AFC scouts about the Eagles draft. I always love pieces like this. Whether you agree with what they say or not, it is interesting to find out what scouts think about the players your team took.
Here’s what they said about Matt Barkley:
Round 4
Matt Barkley, quarterback, 98th overall
Scout B: “They got a steal. To be honest, I thought he was the best pure quarterback [in the draft]. Everyone questioned his arm strength. I didn’t think he had bad arm strength. I thought he could put the ball in holes, he had good placement, good anticipation, good velocity. He might not have an arm that can throw 60, 70 yards downfield, but who does? And how many times are you throwing the ball 60 or 70 yards downfield? We had him as third-round, but I honestly believe if we had needed a quarterback, he would have been in our first round.”
Scout C: “It’s all who you talk to. Even within our own department, it ranged from second and fifth [rounds]. Nobody knows him better than Chip. He has a lot of the stuff — the mental makeup that you need that will compensate for not being a phenomenal athlete with phenomenal arm strength. But fourth-round quarterback, you can’t go wrong.”
Make sure to read the article to find out about the late round picks and why they slid. Were those guys good value or simply bad players?
Ahhh…now I see what you mean by spam.
Anyway, great article. You can tell what areas of the country each scout worked.
Interesting comments on Kruger as well as Barkley. First REALLY negative evaluation I read.
Tommy,
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mark
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Yea that spam is weird.. who spends the time developing a program to do that, or who spends the time doing that.