Greg Gabriel, who was a personnel assistant with the Eagles last year and has been a successful scout for years, is now doing some writing for the National Football Post. Today he took a look at the Eagles from the NE game.
Here is part of his write-up on Matt Barkley.
Yes, he had some rookie jitters and a few poor throws but his overall play was very good. His accuracy was for the most part good as was his ball placement. He had some balls dropped and in some cases these dropped balls ended drives. Still, he showed a good feel for the game, made the right reads and gets the ball out of his hand very quickly. He does an excellent job going through a progression. What I didn’t like was he didn’t throw a consistent tight ball. That is going to have to improve. I have thought for a while that Barkley will be the Eagles starting quarterback by midseason if not before. While he doesn’t have the athleticism of Michael Vick I think he sees the field better and makes better decisions. Don’t be surprised to see Barkley as the Eagles quarterback for years to come.
Gabriel has good things to say about several rookies. I was disappointed that he didn’t share his thoughts on Damion Square.
I would expect the scouting report on Square to be analogous to that of Chad Hall. in other words, the scouts, much like you, see a limited prospect, but the coaches love him.