Barkley has already been crowned

[Rayman70]

All the pundits and Mock "experts" think he is the best RB in the league!! Better than the top 5 backs! I feel sorry for this kid. It seems they are putting the kibosh on him. The level of disrespect for Zeke and Bell is Nonsensical. As great as this kid seems..he LOVES running the ball outside mostly. Doesn't seem like a between the tackles guy. BUYER BEWARE. Do not drink the Kool aid! He may have the largest boom or bust factor this year.Great college talent...but I just dunno if he is a transcendent back. I'm not seeing it. He's already been deemed the rushing champ. Ridiculous hype.I think Sony Michel and Nick Chubb will be better pros than he will. Chubb is a complete back and great value. They are getting little love. Guess I'm tired of the Barkley love fest and the kid hasn't even strapped on a pro helmet yet. That's my rant and observation. Give me your thoughts.

 

[CapnB]

All the pundits and Mock "experts" think he is the best RB in the league!! Better than the top 5 backs! I feel sorry for this kid. It seems they are putting the kibosh on him. The level of disrespect for Zeke and Bell is Nonsensical. As great as this kid seems..he LOVES running the ball outside mostly. Doesn't seem like a between the tackles guy. BUYER BEWARE. Do not drink the Kool aid! He may have the largest boom or bust factor this year.Great college talent...but I just dunno if he is a transcendent back. I'm not seeing it. He's already been deemed the rushing champ. Ridiculous hype.I think Sony Michel and Nick Chubb will be better pros than he will. Chubb is a complete back and great value. They are getting little love. Guess I'm tired of the Barkley love fest and the kid hasn't even strapped on a pro helmet yet. That's my rant and observation. Give me your thoughts.

He goes to any top 5 team I feel sorry for him. Not one top 5 team has anything that remotely close to being a good o-line.

 

[Rayman70]

He goes to any top 5 team I feel sorry for him. Not one top 5 team has anything that remotely close to being a good o-line.

Good point..

 

[Rayman70]

Guice may actually be a better back than he. Love Barkley as a back in a pass friendly system..but not an every down guy..or a between the tackles guy. I can think of 4-5 backs I would take before him.

 

[Hardline]

Zeke would be a 2 time rushing champion if not for that suspension,

And I read somewhere that 21% of Barkley's carries were for negative yards.

 

[Rayman70]

Again..the pressure to be Superman will be unfair and hard to live up too. Reminds me of when the Saints drafted Reggie Bush. He never quite lived up to the hype.

 

[Rayman70]

Zeke would be a 2 time rushing champion if not for that suspension,

And I read somewhere that 21% of Barkley's carries were for negative yards.

correct

 

[cowboyec]

Zeke is better.
nyg gets him,maybe we draft DaRon Payne to shut his *** down.

 

[Rayman70]

Zeke is better.
nyg gets him,maybe we draft DaRon Payne to shut his *** down.

agree. Most of his runs are outside the tackle box if you notice. In the NFL..its not so easy to bounce it outside like he does. Solid back in the right system...I see a fit in Denver actually. They like to pass quite a bit..and he would be a fit.

 

[RandyOh]

Zeke would be a 2 time rushing champion if not for that suspension,

And I read somewhere that 21% of Barkley's carries were for negative yards.

Also remembering hearing he goes down pretty easily as well. Not as much yards after first contact as you would think for such an athletic specimen and top talent.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Who's said he's already a top 5 back? What articles are you referring to?

 

[stilltheguru88]

He can be but we have to see it first. He’s 233 but I don’t think he plays 233.

 

[CowboyChris]

All the pundits and Mock "experts" think he is the best RB in the league!! Better than the top 5 backs! I feel sorry for this kid. It seems they are putting the kibosh on him. The level of disrespect for Zeke and Bell is Nonsensical. As great as this kid seems..he LOVES running the ball outside mostly. Doesn't seem like a between the tackles guy. BUYER BEWARE. Do not drink the Kool aid! He may have the largest boom or bust factor this year.Great college talent...but I just dunno if he is a transcendent back. I'm not seeing it. He's already been deemed the rushing champ. Ridiculous hype.I think Sony Michel and Nick Chubb will be better pros than he will. Chubb is a complete back and great value. They are getting little love. Guess I'm tired of the Barkley love fest and the kid hasn't even strapped on a pro helmet yet. That's my rant and observation. Give me your thoughts.

I like this kid, but I'm on record saying he will bust

 

[cowboyec]

I like this kid, but I'm on record saying he will bust

lotta penn st RBs do.
except for Curt Warner.

 

[tyke1doe]

I'm taking him tops in my fantasy draft.

 

[Daygoboy6191]

The draft is about a week away they are trying to hype it up. This happens every year, but the fun thing is mock drafts start to get better and you start to see where these guys are really being considered.

 

[CalPolyTechnique]

My gosh the draft can't come soon enough, smh.

 

[CowboyChris]

lotta penn st RBs do.
except for Curt Warner.

I don't think he will be a complete bust, he won't be able to live up to the hype

 

[ConceptCoop]

Zeke would be a 2 time rushing champion if not for that suspension,

And I read somewhere that 21% of Barkley's carries were for negative yards.

The people who have actually watched the games don't bring this up - just the box score scouts. His line play was absolutely awful. When you run an RPO offense and your line allows immediate penetration, you're going to have a lot of negative runs.

He can be but we have to see it first. He’s 233 but I don’t think he plays 233.

He ran a 4.4 flat at 233, after a stumble no less. He plays at 233.

Also remembering hearing he goes down pretty easily as well. Not as much yards after first contact as you would think for such an athletic specimen and top talent.

Not true. His YAC was among the best in the nation. He broke 10% of his tackles via power, the exact same ratio as Leonard Fournette and Dalvin Cook. (Per fantasyguru.com)

People always find a reason to be a contrarian when it comes to great prospects; especially when said prospects are unlikely to end up on their team.

 

[RandyOh]

The people who have actually watched the games don't bring this up - just the box score scouts. His line play was absolutely awful. When you run an RPO offense and your line allows immediate penetration, you're going to have a lot of negative runs.



He ran a 4.4 flat at 233, after a stumble no less. He plays at 233.



Not true. His YAC was among the best in the nation. He broke 10% of his tackles via power, the exact same ratio as Leonard Fournette and Dalvin Cook. (Per fantasyguru.com)

People always find a reason to be a contrarian when it comes to great prospects; especially when said prospects are unlikely to end up on their team.

Haven’t really put any time in watching him. We have a top RB already. Just know what I know about him from articles posted on here. Put my free time I had this offseason into watching film on other prospects. Thanks for the info tho. Dane Brugler does say he doesn’t have the vision Zeke has at the position. Wonder how much it will hinder him