Tired of the Kirkpatrick hype.

[Yaboychris28]

Dre Kirkpatrick is rated the 22nd best player on Mel Kipers big board. I'm not saying that kiper is always right but his job is to watch film and evaluate players. With dre's size and speed, he has to have some reason why he is rated that low. (lack of coverage skills maybe?) All I am sying is that I don't think we should take him with our first pick. The prospect that will help us the most is Luke Kuechly. He is by far the best LB in this 2012 draft class. He is a tackling machine with size and speed. Kuechly led the nation with tackles by a marigin of 45. Thats my 2 cents.

[Panthro]

We have great tacklers. We need penetrators and disrupters

[philw5289]

if your tired of the kirkpatrick hype i cant imagine how your feeling about the The Golden Calf of Bristol hype.

[Dpantherman]

So you're using one draft board as evidence that hes over hyped? Where do the rest of the respectable mockers have him?

[Lout]

Lol @ Kuechly..

[Jbro]

My poo smears have a better chance of evaluating talent then Kipper does.

[mav1234]

So you're using one draft board as evidence that hes over hyped? Where do the rest of the respectable mockers have him?

Scouts Inc. has him at #8 as a 95, tied with RGIII and Reiff, just 1 below Claiborne, Coples, Richardson (with a 96). Kalil has a 97 and luck has a 99.

[davos]

Panthro is right

We need stellar inside penetration up that middle stuffing anything that may run :)

[Sloth]

I think Kirkpatrick is a decent-to-good CB and a potential pro-bowl type FS. Personally, I don't think he's worth a top ten pick.

That said, I'd take Kirkpatrick all day over Kuechly. He's stuck at MLB in a 4-3 and fug moving Beason again.

[Nicbsbll2]

Yeah and at this time last year Kiper said Cam was the 3rd best QB and a 2nd round pick.

[rayzor]

kiper's more overrated.

thanks for sharing, though.

[Herbert The Love Bug]

Kirkpatrick isn't my favorite but I can't say I'd be mad if we drafted him. It would be a decent pick. If we can trade back to a couple spots and draft him there and also pick up another 2nd rounder or 3rd rounder, I'd be happy.

[Panther's #1 Fan]

All I can think about when I see and here talk about taking luke kuechly is ,dan connor takling numbers are overrated really dan connor all time takling leader in pennstate history translating to mediocre lb in the nfl Dre Kirkpatrick would be a great pick for us at 8/9 we need speed at the olb spot lukekuechly doesn't fit the mold

[Mother Grabber]

I trust our staff's ability to judge talent much more than Mel Kiper. I'll let them decide if he's worth the pick.