The offense is built around taking what the QB sees as the best option. I think having a generation back made them lean more to run then they needed to at times. Even more so when you see guys just flocking to 26. I don't think I can remember where pre pitch on an option and the outside mad doesn't even look at the QB, but tackles the RB. I get it, who is going to go 60 yards....26 or 9? Barkley at times takes 2-3 defenders or more....it's almost a gimme to get others involved more and they have had to.
You can say whatever you need to, he's great. He just wins games and is a great leader. I don't care how tall he isn't or how far he can throw the ball. That dude can play football and has far exceeded most expectations. You up in the stands seeing the check down that I see pro QB's miss too as they are also looking downfield doesn't mean he's not great. I usually just shake my head at those guys in the stands yelling as they don't seem to grasp the rush in the face and where the play may have started off at....but hey...you hold on to this like you have something there. I have seen a ton of HOF QB's miss the short read and throw picks or force balls. Guess what, they still win more than they lose.
BT title already and he will crush the record books. Keep trying though, you're not good at this. Just named a finalist for the Unitas award. All conference last year and will be this year. Hell you're making me respect him even more.
He's great and will go out that way. Good call on bringing up the Iowa game where he won on the final play. He is 1-1 versus UM and OSU. Looking at a second straight 10 win season. You really do suck at this. Practice or something. I mean it, maybe try another topic?
I had a chance, walking down a ramp, to ask Coach Franklin about the mesh point. I asked if the exchange was too slow, and if that was allowing defensive players to arrive at that point as the exchange was being made. He replied, " we are working on speeding that up."
Hmmm. Perhaps you need to reread his post. If you got hack and morelli from that....
Good post. If you only criticism which is so GD vague and just one big cliche of...he's missing the underneath throws sometimes, you aren't saying anything other than...he didn't win back to back Big Ten titles or a MNC so he's not great. Yet he is on pace for back to back 10+ win seasons while destroying the record books and may be back again next year. No such thing as a perfect QB, even the great ones missed throws, check downs, and had bad games. That is the absuridity and stupidity in these conversations. He has brought up his completion percentage this year, has run for more TD's, and is managing the game fairly well. He is about 3 minutes and a pass rush away from being 10-0 right now.
Considering that just about every team we play shuts down Barkley, and we are still 8-2. You may want to consider your comment. How did we win those 8 games?
And I remember hearing about his poor mechanics that he would need to work on in the NFL (which he did). So he was great even with areas that needed improvement...hmm, I guess you can have both.
