Moving Kirkpatrick Potential

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(04-29-2018, 10:34 AM)GreenCornBengal Wrote: I think we have had a great offseason so far, but one move that would really bring the whole thing together for me is if we somehow found a trading partner for Kirkpatrick.

We have so many good corners... I'm not sure if Kirkpatrick is even the 3rd best CB on the squad. Unfortunately, he makes the big bucks, so we will see him out there on Sundays.

Gruden loved him on TNF... can't we ship him that way?

Anywho, I feel bad saying this, but an injury to Kirkpatrick could in theory be a blessing.

Slim odds on trading him at this point, what you guys think?

My two cents:  Dre is our weakest corner of the three:  Dre, WJII, and Dennard.  I think Dennard could easily man the outside spot better than Dre although Dre is not equipped to be a slot corner.  Nor will he ever move to safety.  He is too frail and is a poor tackler. 

That being said, do I think there would be a market for him?  Absolutely.   My question (without reading all the responses thus far, so I apologize if you are being asked to repeat yourself) would be:  What are you hoping to get in return?  A draft pick?  Well, I would imagine no one would part with a first rounder, and although the Bengals could save money (to sign Dennard?) I don't think it is a win for the Bengals if you only get a second round selection for him.

An injury would not be a blessing because then we have Shaw likely playing nickel corner (although that is his best spot, imho) and the drop off from Dennard to him is pretty significant.  

Making "the big bucks" is relative.  I see Dre's contract like Dalton's...pretty significant when it was signed, but after you see some top tier CB contracts come up, you might not see it as so expensive.  

One thing I will say for Dre, he seems to play his best against pitt and in big games and I really, really like that characteristic.