09-27-2017, 12:29 PM
(09-27-2017, 10:09 AM)THE PISTONS Wrote: So far this year, Kirkpatrick's PFF rating is 41.9 which is Poor. He's ranked as the 91st best CB. Zeitler, in a new scheme with the Browns ranks at 72.5 which is Average. Last year he was rated as the #7 Guard in football.
IF we let Kirkpatrick walk, our CB's would have been: Jones/Jackson/Dennard/Shaw then Russell and Benwikere. Granted Dennard has been a disappointment up to this year...but this far this year he's at a 79.6. Jackson has a 77.4. Granted they're not facing a teams #1 WR like Kirkpatrick, but it seems they are capable.
Now the offensive line with Zeitler would have been: Ced/Boling/Bodine/Zeitler/Fisher...and Smith could be rotated with Fisher and Ced and TJ Johnson could be slid in at Center producing something like this: Smith/Boling/Johnson/Zeitler/Fisher.
Which scenario makes the team better?
Personally I think the dropoff from Kirkpatrick to the other CB's is less than from Zeitler to the other lineman. Especially allowing Johnson to slide in at Center.
More food for thought: Jones is a $7.6 million cap hit. Andre Smith makes $3.25 million. Combined you have nearly Zeitler's salary.
Eh, for the money Zeit got paid, Kirkpatrick was the right choice cause you never know if Dennard is going to stay
healthy or WJ3 will live up to his draft status. These guys look good right now thankfully but at the time extending
Dre was the right decision IMHO.
Zeit was bad run blocker here and was not worth nearly as much as he got paid. He is good in pass protection but
he isn't THAT good for heck sake. The Browns overpaid him big time.
The guy we should of kept is Whitworth.
