Cards Sign Macklin

[MadCardDisease]

Originally posted by JeffGollin
I think he will be solid. We really needed two corners and we got one. We still need another stud CB.
Particularly if Wilson doesn't make the changeover.

Macklin is considered short, solid but not real fast and (according to Scouts, Inc.) a bit vulnerable both in turn & go and red zone situations against faster or taller receivers.

This suggests that our opposite corner had better be (a) faster and (b) taller in order to avoid many mismatches.

I believe Starks is on the shortish side. If the Cards have decided not to try Wilson over there, they'll have to look to free agency to land a second corner. (Hint - Bobby Taylor's got nice size).

A Sinister Attempt to Stir Up Trade Talk:

1. If the Cards are beginning to feel cap pressure and decide to sign Taylor or another FA corner, you could see them cutting or trading Starks to free up dollars.

2. The Cards already have 4 pretty good OLB's in Thompson, Fisher, Woods and Hayes. Even just the attempt to sign Rudd suggests a trade is in the offing involving one of our LB's.

I totally disagree.

First off I don't think this team will waste a high draft pick on a safety.

Second, by signing Berry, our Defensive line has gotten much smaller. Therefore we will not be able to keep Offensive linemen off our LB's. Factor in that our LB's are not exactly the biggest guys, we are going to need some depth at that position!

 

[TheCardFan]

Originally posted by MadCardDisease
First off I don't think this team will waste a high draft pick on a safety.

Do you think Roy Williams was a wasted pick for Dallas last year? I don't.

I do agree that we need LB size and depth.

We also need to add size to our CB's and keep Starks.

 

[Shane]

Originally posted by MadCardDisease
I totally disagree.

First off I don't think this team will waste a high draft pick on a safety.

Whats the reasoning behind this?

 

[MadCardDisease]

Originally posted by TheCardFan
Do you think Roy Williams was a wasted pick for Dallas last year? I don't.

I do agree that we need LB size and depth.

We also need to add size to our CB's and keep Starks.

Dallas didn't take Roy Williams last year.

I Agree that we need a larger CB to match up against some of the bigger WRs in the league.

 

[MadCardDisease]

Originally posted by Shane H
Whats the reasoning behind this?

Because taking a safety that high is a waste of a first rounder. They can be found later in the draft or in FA at half that cost.

 

[Krangodnzr]

Originally posted by MadCardDisease
Because taking a safety that high is a waste of a first rounder. They can be found later in the draft or in FA at half that cost.

Exactly. Roy Williams is the only safety that was drafted that high in the past twenty years or so.

I wouldn't even be stoked about drafting a safety in the late first round...

 

[artp]

Macklin is a good pickup. Even if you say that Macklin for Barrett is a wash, if Starks can contribute at all, our DB is improved. I think Coach Green will go for a CB at the top of the second round. What about CB Colclough from Tuscollum? Is he worth the early second round pick?