New York Jets Team Meets With Trojans Quarterback At NFL Combine

Matt Barkley remained one of the most productive college quarterbacks while actively playing at USC around the final four many years, however head qualified Lane Kiffin says which fans in the country made a "heavy under-appreciation" for him and he played.


According to ESPNLosAngeles.com, both the Trojans go qualified spoke about his quarterback which week and claimed his draft stock the next remained hurt through one subpar USC defense last season. Barkley is finded as one of the vying quarterbacks in an draft, however his stock and place in mock writes has remained decreased after he didn't toss at the searching combine, where he made a direct date with both the New York Jets.

Barkley would have been one top 5 and top 10 select final season and if he came out after his young year, but he shock many beneath school football through returning for his older season. According to be able to ESPN.com write experts Mel Kiper Jr. and also Todd McShay, Barkley is not one first round select in this write.

Barkley didn't participate around the NFL scouting combine beneath Indianapolis, but he has his private pro time on USC later beneath March.

"I think he's going to be able to be an excellent beginning quarterback in the NFL, and also the film shows this," Kiffin said. "The turns he makes, all tosses he's made there, the leadership features ... I've said which prior to: If Matt Barkley made both the defense which Matt Leinart and Carson Palmer had, Matt Barkley hased won both the Heisman Title just like they will did. He would have made the successful files they made."

Kiffin suggested his defense on last season, that was performed through his father Monte, that now is to the Dallas Cowboys after he remained drove. Both the defense remained ranked 40th beneath messages against and also quitted a ton of landscaping, including over 700 beneath a 62-51 reduction to be able to Oregon in November.

USC joined the season as preseason number one listed organization, but both the Trojans had one disappointing year on 7-6 and lots customers felt Barkley regressed beneath his senior year, irrespective throwing with regard to 3,273 landscaping and 36 touchdowns. His 15 interceptions final time were both the most he had tossed since forthcoming to be able to USC in 2009.

Both the Trojans were 10-2 beneath 2011 and scored less points beneath 2012 rather than that time. The defense remained the empty connection on the organization and also Kiffin brought in original Cal defensive coordinator Clancy Pendergast to be able to put beneath one new structure for next time, although to but not help Barkley when he comes in the NFL.

Kiffin suggested that the stock on Barkley possible started to be able to drop when he gave up 56-48 in overtime to Andrew Chance and Stanford in 2011.

"Andrew tossed an interception with regard to one touchdown and, their own very next energy we keep these people, and [protection] T.J. McDonald has called for one head-to-head your foul that continues the drive full of life," Kiffin said. "Is actually which Matt Barkley's fault? And if that flag's not tossed and we keep them power presently there, you try, 'Man, Matt just suffered Andrew Luck.' On I you should know Matt, I think of all of which stuff."

Kiffin and spoke about the roster rules USC was charged once the Reggie Bush scandal and also said that the unpleasant line depth reported due to which, preventing Barkley on the run.

"Presently there have been heavy USC quarterbacks [who have accomplished] such things in an NFL," Barkley told reporters last week around the NFL scouting combine. "I understand my condition, my personal situation and also my story is actually different rather than those other guys. I do not consider you can left everyone in equal mold. I know what I am they can, and I not only be so fast to put one mold around me personally."