Barron at SS versus Kirkpatrick at FS/CB

[Primetime42]

Originally Posted by burmafrd

never use a 1st on a player you are going to have switch positions

Like that DE we drafted out of Troy in 2005.

[Future]

Originally Posted by baj1dallas

I think the plan is to play Sensy at FS.

Well, with Pool here I would think he'd be in that role, allowing Sensy to play more in the box.

I think we're probably going to see a lot of diff. personnel grouping at safety because we've got a number of guys who are better in the box than they are deep. I guess that is where Pool will fit in...

Passing situations - Pool/Sensy
Run Situations - Sensy/Church

[RealCowboyfan]

Im really torn in between the the two here's why:

Barron, hard hitter, cover alot of field, can't check Megatron one-on-one, but he can deliver an explosive hit on him though.

Kirkpatrick, hard hitter, shuts down wide receivers, number one Conerback recruit coming out of high school, have the size and ability to check Megatron, and is versatile enough to play FS and CB.


Kirkpatrick by a edge slide only because the Cowboys have Pool and Church and draft a safety in the 4th Round.

[28 Joker]

I'd take Mark Barron over Dre Kirkpatrick, because Barron is a cleaner prospect on and off the field (intangibles), imo. Here is what Bucky Brooks (NFL Network) said about Barron:

2. Mark Barron will be a very good pro safety. He is smart and versatile, and can play deep in the middle or in the box. There is no problem with his ability to play in space. He could also play as a “big” nickel in sub packages. He is fast enough (unofficial 4.55 in the 40-yard dash) and has the tools to be a hybrid-type playmaker. He should go in the middle of the first round

http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/03/29/broo...right-futures/

With Mike Jenkins in a walk year and coming off shoulder surgery and with Brandon Carr making big time money ($ 50.1 million) already and with Orlando Scandrick being overrated and overvalued by the Cowboys (imso), taking the CB over the safety can be justified. However, I'd take Stephon Gilmore.

[Yuma Cactus]

IMO the CB class is much deeper and some good players can be had in the 3rd-7th rounds i.e. Hosley, Trumaine Johnson, Josh Norman, Minnefield etc... The safety class is much shallower and Barron is well above the rest of the class. And I would surely take Gilmore over Dre anyway.