Mark Eckel of NJ.com spoke with three NFL personnel executives recently to gauge their possible interest in acquiring Barkley to their rosters. The results weren't inspiring.
"No, no, no," one said. "If he became available [through release], maybe and that's just a maybe. But no, we wouldn't give up anything for him."
A second said their lack of interest in Barkley arises not merely from his performance in camp or this preseason, but on his entire resume, or lack thereof.
"We wouldn't trade for him," the NFC executive told Eckel. "We never really liked him, even at Southern Cal. But it only takes one team to like him and maybe give you something. If you can get two teams that's even better. Just know one of them isn't going to be us."Barkley went 12-of-20 for 192 yards and an interception in the Eagles' 36-10 victory over the Colts in each team's first preseason game. Even if those numbers improve over the rest of the summer, his would still be a niche market. Very niche.
"If every team keeps three quarterbacks, that's 96 quarterbacks," a third official said. "Is Matt one of the top 96 quarterbacks, I would think so, yeah. There aren't 96 guys better than him. But now, you're asking a team to give up something to get him, when maybe they can just wait it out and get him for nothing. That's the key. Why should I give you something, even a seven, when I wait a week and get him for nothing?"
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