Expectations for Kirkpatrick this year

[BengalChris]

(08-20-2016, 01:28 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Dre was #18 in yards per target
Dre was #19 in passes defended
Dre was #3 in solo tackles
Dre was between #18 and #24 in pass completion allowed




The #3 CB now plays more than 50% of the snaps for pretty much every team in the league.  the rankings I quote include 75 CBs who either had 8 starts or 50 targets.


We have a top 32 CB playing #2 for us.  How many other teams in the league can make that claim?

Seriously, you squeal for Dre to be replaced, but he is better than many #1 CBs and almost all the #2's.  You just do not have realistic expectations.  It is not even close to "average" to have a top 32 CB as the #2 Cb on any team. 

Hum, he's 18th, 19th, 3rd in tackles (presumably because he gets targeted more than average). Blah, blah, blah. He's the 2nd corner which means he's spending more time guarding the other team's second guy. Antonio Brown ate him alive.

Is he better than a guy on IR or injured who isn't on the field? Yes, absolutely!

Do we need him this year? Yes!

But do I want him phased out for better talent? Yes, definitely!