03-04-2020, 09:23 AM
(03-04-2020, 09:16 AM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Kirkpatrick is only a mediocre cover guy, but he brings stupid plays, terrible tackling, and horrible hands to the table.
Now he also brings increasing durability concerns. He's missed more games every year for the last 4 years. He's never started 16 games. He's had multiple knee and shoulder issues. That's not going to help his tackling or coverage. That's not even including the fact that he's had 1 INT in the last 3 years.
Gotta move on. Spend the money on someone else in FA... be it at CB, LB, or OL.
The turnover thing is something we need to look at across the defense. Phillips in 8 games last year had 4 interceptions, he needs to be starting somewhere on the defense next year. That is more than William Jackson has had his whole career, that is as many as Dre has had in the last 5 years, and that is more than Dennard has had his whole career.
A lot can be forgiven if you have a nose for the ball and get turnovers. Marcus Peters is not a great cover corner but Baltimore went out and got him because he gets turnovers and he did not disappoint when he got to the Ravens.
