Dre Kirkpatrick stock is rising

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(12-14-2016, 02:17 PM)fredtoast Wrote: This is the problem with fan perception.  The Steelers drove 80 yards on 12 plays.  Before the td that Hall allowed Brown had 2 catches for 27 yards and drew a PI call.  And based on those three plays many fans assume that Kirkpatrick is awful.
 Yet I am the one who gets accused of cherry picking.  If I looked back at every drive I am sure I can find soem bad passes by Dalton and some drops by Green.  Yet for some reason people do not judge those two players by 2 or 3 plays nfroma  single drive.

Just like EVERY cornerback in the league Dre gave up some completions.  But when you look at his entire body of work he generally ranked among the top 30 in every coverage stat I can find.  

(12-14-2016, 02:59 PM)bengalguy71 Wrote: I would agree with you on Green, but Dalton??  In here???


There are/were many in here that if Dalton's QBR isn't 100 or above, they are ready to crucify him!!!

Yeah, fred, I gotta agree with this^ in regards to Dalton.

Dre gave up the other yards on that drive, and I specifically recall Lap roasting him on the radio broadcast over that first drive....this all goes back to draft hype in reality.  Is Dre terrible? Nope.  Is he Deion Sanders? Hell no.  He's been pretty pedestrian until this year, and that just irks some due to the fact that he was a first round pick with high expectations.