Matt Barkley to Announce Decision Today

[DraftBoy]

Barkley's announcement will come today at 3pm at USC.

Here is the why, the why not, and the other effected parties from his decision;

http://www.buffalobillsdraft.com/2011/12/decision-time-for-matt-barkley/

[PromoTheRobot]

Re: Matt Barkley to Announce Decision Today

What's so crazy about the Bills drafting a QB even with Fitz's deal?

PTR

[Mski]

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this will have a huge impact on the bills if they lose out

[stuckincincy]

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Is he any good? I've not seen him play. USC's recent qbs - Sanchez and Leinart - aren't exactly setting the NFL on fire. Booty never made the cut.

[OpIv37]

Re: Matt Barkley to Announce Decision Today

What's so crazy about the Bills drafting a QB even with Fitz's deal?

PTR

If Barkley doesn't declare, you can pretty much forget about the Bills going QB in Round 1 regardless of Fitz. The only QB's really worth drafting in the Top 10 are Barkley, Luck, and Robert Griffin III. Luck will definitely be gone before the Bills pick, and if Barkley is out of the picture, RGIII will be gone as well.

[OpIv37]

Re: Matt Barkley to Announce Decision Today

Is he any good? I've not seen him play. USC's recent qbs - Sanchez and Leinart - aren't exactly setting the NFL on fire. Booty never made the cut.

I'm always leery of USC QB's. They put up big numbers, but they also play most of their games against inferior talent, with tons of talent on their side of the ball. When you look at Leinart and Sanchez, you can see why. They aren't used to playing in bad weather and they aren't used to playing equal competition week in and week out.

[Forward_Lateral]

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If the Bills draft Barkley, you can pretty much count on 10 more years of suckage. He's going to be the next USC bust.

[Extremebillsfan247]

Re: Matt Barkley to Announce Decision Today

Rumor is that he is going to announce that he's staying with USC.

[Skooby]

Re: Matt Barkley to Announce Decision Today

Luck or bust.

[don137]

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IMO until the Bills draft a franchise QB to turn the team around it will be stuck in neutral. In the last 30 years the only time the team was consistently good was when they had a bonafide franchise QB.
I think having a franchise QB makes it easler to attract free agents as well. If Barkley does stay at USC and the Bills stay with Fitz then I do not see the Bills getting any better next year. The only chance the Bills have to get a franchise QB is if Barley declares since no way RGIII will last until the Bills pick if Barkley stays.

[Mski]

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so whats the verdict, he was supposed to announce 10 min ago

[DraftBoy]

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so whats the verdict, he was supposed to announce 10 min ago

They moved it back an hour but Pete Thamel of the NYT just said Barkley has told his teammates he will return.

Also word is leaking that both RGIII and Landry Jones are leaning towards returning to school.

[Mski]

Re: Matt Barkley to Announce Decision Today

They moved it back an hour but Pete Thamel of the NYT just said Barkley has told his teammates he will return.

Also word is leaking that both RGIII and Landry Jones are leaning towards returning to school.

it wouldnt suprise me at all if he stays, since USC will be bowl eligible next year... RGIII staying in though doesnt make much sense... i dont know much about Jones to form an opinion

[Ed]

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I hope Barkley and RGIII do end up staying. I don't want to see Miami land either of these guys and I don't think the Bills had a shot at them, or end up picking them anyway.

Fitz is our qb next year whether we like it or not. So if Barkley and RGIII don't enter the draft there's really no point in debating the qb position.

[better days]

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it wouldnt suprise me at all if he stays, since USC will be bowl eligible next year... RGIII staying in though doesnt make much sense... i dont know much about Jones to form an opinion

Makes sense for Jones to stay in school IMO. If he improves his game next year he will be drafted much higher than he would have this year, maybe higher than Barkley if both stay.