I got sick of Wist bashing Barnett, and to prove him wrong, I decided to watch all the games over again and focus on Barnett on defense in 2005. I had to side with Wist on alot with what I saw in the 2005 season. His play seemed to get alot better later in the year, probably when the defensive system finally began to sink in, but none the less, Barnett isn't the quickest read, and his play will suffer because of his lack of superior intuition or feel for the game. Yes I am being critical, and I also think that Barnett can hold his own at middle linebacker and keep improving as the players around him improve.