It was very shocking to me to see Barksdale sign a one-year deal. I thought Barksdale would sign a big multi year deal. Clearly teams have information we don't. It could be that Barksdale's asking price exceeded what teams actually value him as. When you turn on the tape of Barksdale versus Seattle, when you turn on the tape versus Denver he holds his own versus some of the premier pass rushers in NFL with little to no help at all. Barksdale is praised for his ability & physicality in the run game, but is very underrated in pass protection. Besides the above reasons, the tools and traits that Barksdale possesses paired with the new coaching of Coach D’Alessandris, who I consider one of the best OL coaches in the game, is a reason why I believe that the Chargers will come out winners in signing Barksdale to a one-year deal.

Joe: