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OL Kirk Barton (Don't tase me Bro!)

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Is Kirk Barton a Fake Buckeye?

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He wasn't the only one smiling. OSU tackle Kirk Barton was beaming as he strolled into the atrium of the Woody Hayes Athletic Center beaming after his workout, which included a 4.93-second 40.

"I made money today, boy," said the 6-foot-5, 311-pound Barton.

Barton aimed for something in the sub-5 range. He wasn't able to run at the combine after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery following a minor injury while practicing for the Senior Bowl in January, so today's effort was important to his hopes.

"It was exciting to do that in front of all the scouts," Barton said. "They'll probably re-check their draft lists after they see those times."
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BuckeyeXtra - The Columbus Dispatch : Gholston, Barton happy with pro-day performances
 
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Gholston, Barton shine at workout
OSU linemen improve on their 40-yard dash times

By Marla Ridenour
Beacon Journal sportswriter
Published on Saturday, Mar 08, 2008

Barton, a Perry High School product, was motivated because he suffered a knee injury at the Senior Bowl and had an arthroscopy Jan. 24. He had only three weeks to train for the 40 with Lichter.

With Lichter working on his starting technique, Barton said, he trimmed about two-tenths of a second off his 40 time and ran it in 4.95 seconds.


''It's a moneymaker. I'll take it,'' Barton said. ''I was disappointed I couldn't run at the combine because I thought I'd be able to put up some great times. When you step up to the plate in front of all the scouts and are able to pop off a 4.95, it's exciting. It upgrades your status. I'm expecting to get some individual workouts from some offensive line coaches based on those times.''

He said he also hit 311/2 inches in the vertical jump and had good shuttle clockings. At the combine, Barton lifted 225 pounds 34 times, third among offensive linemen.

Barton said he watched the movie 300 Thursday night to get pumped up for the workout.

''I'm a big fan of that movie,'' he said. ''It was kind of like I was in the phalanx today and I couldn't let my mom and sister down.''

Projections vary on where, or if, Barton will be drafted. He knows the compensation is not the same between the second and seventh rounds.

''You try to get as high as you can,'' he said. ''All you really want is a chance, and I think I earned that today. I opened some eyes.''
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Barton proudly sported new athletic apparel from Under Armour, with whom he signed after the combine.

''For a lineman, you just get apparel unless you're Joe Thomas,'' he said of the Browns' left tackle, the No. 3 pick in the 2007 draft. ''I'll take it. They were interested in me.

''Under Armour makes khakis now that the coaches wear. They're like $130 pants. I don't have to buy khakis anymore, underwear, socks. This knocks out all the little stuff that used to grab at your bank account.''

But Barton said he won't big-time his OSU friends.

''Any time you guys want to meet at Subway for dinner, I'll be around,'' he said.
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Ohio.com - Gholston, Barton shine at workout
 
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good stuff from Capt. Kirk in his latest blog entry...

Rep Blogs ? Blog Archive ? Politics, Musings, and the coolest thing I saw on the field this year

Senior offensive tackle Kirk Barton also had a strong day. Characterized as a tough guy with marginal athleticism throughout his career, Barton raised eyebrows with a 4.95 40. The sub-five-second 40 was the first scouts have seen from Barton, as the four-year starter was limited at the combine due to a knee sprain suffered at the Senior Bowl.

The fastest time recorded by any offensive lineman in Indianapolis was the 4.99 by Rutgers' Jeremy Zuttah. Barton, while not running the 40 at the combine, showed impressive strength there, ranking among this year's strongest men with 34 repetitions of 225 pounds.
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SNIPER26;1112595; said:
Don't you guys have a notoriously fast track?
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Yes, although the guys didn't run on the fast track from what I've been reading.

There is a strip of AstroTurf outdoors near the WHAC where all the ridiculous times have allegedly been clocked over the years, such as AJ Hawks 4.4 and Bobby Carpenters 4.5.

Presumably, because of the weather, the players were unable to run on that surface, so the reports seem to indicate that they ran indoors on field turf.
 
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Presumably, because of the weather, the players were unable to run on that surface, so the reports seem to indicate that they ran indoors on field turf.
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I believe there's an indoor strip of astroturf, or something not similar to the field turf anyway... from my recollection of the interior.

Yep, the 40 is on astroturf, or was last year for Roy Hall's

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCG2EAVGoAI"]YouTube - Roy Hall @ OSU Pro Day[/ame]
 
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OSU's Kirk Barton is staying quiet until NFL Draft day
Thursday, April 24, 2008
BY Todd Porter
REPOSITORY SPORTS WRITER

Admittedly, Kirk Barton felt confident about his NFL Draft status after Ohio State's pro day last month. Admittedly, it probably wasn't the wisest thing to share those thoughts with reporters.

Now, meet someone Ohio State fans aren't quite accustomed to: low-key Kirk. Barton still is kicking himself for a comment he made, because he fears it is having a negative effect on how NFL teams are thinking about drafting him this weekend.

In March, the 6-foot-5, 312-pound Barton ran a 4.95 40-yard dash. It beat the fastest 40-yard time of any offensive tackle at the NFL Combine. Barton was especially impressed with the time since he had minor off-season knee surgery. So he told reporters, "I made money today, boy."

"I've heard more about that making money quote than I could ever hear about anything else," Barton said. "After running that good 40 time ... I just better not try to become any type of media person."

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OSU's Barton battles poor image
By Marla Ridenour
Beacon Journal sportswriter
Apr 24, 2008

At Ohio State, right tackle Kirk Barton was known for his way with words and lack of convention.

When it came to the latter, his lighting a cigar in the press room after a 2006 victory over Michigan might have been rivaled in the coach Jim Tressel era only by Ben Hartsock's notion to leave a snow angel on the White House lawn. And when the media needed an honest and witty answer, only Anthony Gonzalez was in Barton's league.

But in the weeks leading up to the NFL Draft this weekend, Barton might have been wise to ignore his press clippings.

Analysts' reviews of the Perry High School product have not been kind. In Pro Football Weekly's 2008 Draft Preview, Nolan Nawrocki wrote Barton ''moves like he is attached to a trailer hitch.'' In his 2008 Draft Report, ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. said Barton ''never developed into the prospect I once envisioned.''

''Their job is to take you apart,'' Barton said Tuesday. ''Some (evaluations) are better than others. If you go by what they all say, nobody can play in the NFL.''

NFL Network analyst Mike Mayock expects Barton to be a mid- to late-round pick.

''I never really believed the hype on him,'' Mayock said in a recent telephone interview. ''He was a good solid right tackle on a real good team. When you're a right tackle only, that's bad in the NFL, especially if you're a backup. If you're going to be a starter, that's one thing.''

On a conference call, Kiper said Barton was ''in that sixth- or seventh-round mode'' and didn't discount the possibility he might not be drafted.

''Good college player, limited at the pro level,'' Kiper said. ''When you talk about being athletic and quick and working against powerhouse defensive ends, he will be a little overmatched. He may be a backup who can battle his way onto a roster.''

But Barton is a battler. He seemed undaunted by a right knee injury at the Senior Bowl that required arthroscopic surgery Jan. 24. He trained hard in Columbus for OSU's pro day on March 7 and ran the 40 in 4.95 seconds at 6-foot-41/2 and 310 pounds.
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Ohio.com - OSU's Barton battles poor image
 
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