ESPNU 150 updated

who would you rather have... RS or Matt Barkley?

I'd rather a great pocket passer in the SEC, but I love Shep's natural ability and attitude

if you are the LSU head coach

Given that which one is more talented and/or will contribute more in college is debatable, I'll take the one who can't wait to be an LSU tiger. California can keep their abercrombie model QBs.

barkley, and that's no slight on RS at all.

Ill take Shep. Ill tell you why. Barkley is great and will be great but each and every year there are many great Pocket passers availabe. Players like Shep rarely come around. Now, Barkley is the better QB at this time but Shep could develop into the kind of pocket passer a team needs. Barkley will never be able to develop into a duel threat. Duel threats open up the playbook for you. These days, more and more teams are using 2 QB to supplement the offense. We have or will find the pocket qb we need even if Shep doesnt develop into one. There are plenty each year. Time will tell.

In USC's pro-style offense, I'd much rather have Barkley. In LSU's offense, where the QB runs a bit more, I'd rather have Shep. Can you really go wrong with either of these guys? The 2009 recruiting class is pretty loaded

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RS as an Athlete.
Barkley as a QB.

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So which one would you rather have? For me I take RS, as an earlier poster stated, it is difficult to predict the success of pocket passers when they move up levels, may have trouble.

Players like RS may not be able to play QB, but his athleticism, and instincts are not going anywhere, and can play many positions.

For LSU and their position right now, I think RS is the best choice. Now in a year or two a pro style passer may be nice.

Wow P.Kelley at 27 and A.Oakafor at 147 they should probably be swapped.

Well said