So am I thinking too much madden like for this to happen?

Calibucsfan · Joined: 05 Sep 2011 Posts: 2493 Location: Los Angeles CA

Be realistic with me...
But what are the chances we trade away some picks to move up and get Matt Barkley?
I know a lot of you are going to say that we desperately need a secondary and I agree we do...but to be a successful team we do need to do the basic which is: Build around a QB. And right now we do not have a QB to build around. If we go into 2013 with a beefed up secondary, we will still go into a 8-8 year MAYBE 9-7 where we might make wildcard but with Freeman not make it out of the 1st round.
Clearly Freeman is not the answer. All the dude has proven in his 4 year career that he CAN win games against the bottom half of the league. But anytime we play a good team, Freeman always chokes and does not come through for us. He has been in the league 4 years....there is no more room for excuses. We need to build around a QB to be a successful team....by the way do you guys remember Atlanta pre-Matt Ryan era? They were PATHETIC and we the laughing stock of the league...look at them now with Ryan...they built around him and now are an elite team.

Right now it looks like we will be picking between the 7-13 spot(13 being we win the last 2, doubt it but anything can happen in this league)
Teams currently ahead of us(for sure will be ahead of us in the draft)
1)Chiefs
2)Jags
3)Eagles
4)Raiders
5)Lions
6)Titans
7)Chargers
8)Browns
9)Panthers
10)Bills
11)Cardinals
12)Bucs

Teams 6-11 can defiantly win 1 or 2 more games to put us ahead in the draft order(there is actually a small chance that we can be picking #6-8 and Barkley can fall to us IF no one trades up because teams 1-5 dont look like they are in the market for a QB(except Chiefs, but they will land Geno Smith) OR if the order stays like this we would not need to move up that much in the draft, just in front of Arizona)
I am no draft expert...but just from hearing names getting thrown around I assume the best QB this year is...Geno Smith? Followed by Matt Barkley? And I dont know anybody else after that.

Chiefs will have Geno Smith locked down...they are done with their Cassel run(from what I hear).
Jags I am not sure about....would they draft Barkley....or stick with Chad Hanne???
Eagles will probably stick with Foles.
Cardinals are the only team that will for SURE get Barkley if he lands to them(assuming they do not trade up as well).

I am no draft expert because outside of the big games and the Trojan games, I hardly watch college ball. I follow USC closely but am not a fan, but down here in Socal USC football is a BIG DEAL. I do watch every game and have watched Barkley play since he became the starter over there. And I will be the first to admit that I do not know if Barkley is an elite college QB by himself.....or the fact that he had the best WR duo to throw to(Marqise Lee and Robert Woods), not to mention one of the WR's was the best in College Football(Marqise Lee). But having said that I would be willing to take a chance on him, he does look like the real deal and we do have weapons for him ready in Tampa....thoughts?

Once again, I know we have many holes, from every DB position to DT, WR,....but even if we fill those needs it will mean NOTHING with Freeman as our QB....maybe if we do have a killer defense we might make it to playoffs but I dont see us making it out of the 1str round with Freeman....in other words we will never go anywhere with him.
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LazyBoyFil · Joined: 08 Jan 2008 Posts: 1383 Location: Bradenton,FL

nooooo
sry man but Barkley just isnt the guy
hes like Sanchez 2.0

i much much rather get a stop gap FA
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bucsEST96 · Joined: 22 Sep 2009 Posts: 2026

Make no mistake Wilson is the best QB in this draft and will be a steal

Soul Glo · Joined: 22 Nov 2009 Posts: 2758 Location: FL

I just don't see an answer I'd be willing to bet on in this draft, Geno might be one but we won't be in position to get him. Sadly, having a do or die year for Free and hoping he puts it together might be our best option.

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eggybucsfan31 · Joined: 27 Feb 2008 Posts: 5022 Location: Westerly RI

I'd rather have Sanchez than Barkley.
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manilathrilla1 · Joined: 18 Feb 2005 Posts: 1108

Chances are we don't have our Franchise QB on our roster right now, even worse chances that we sign a free agent QB to become our Franchise QB.

The QB draft class looks weak, I wouldn't spend a 1st on any QB in this draft, but that doesn't mean to say that one won't turn out to be a Franchise QB. Barkley is not the answer, I got the chance to watch a lot of USC games and to me he isn't Franchise QB material. One guy I like on SC, which is definitely @ a need position, is Nickell Robey.

I know it sux, it really does, because we all know without a Franchise QB in this league it's near impossible to be where we want to be.