Pollard….has the higher ceiling of the two in my book. Both played well last year, but with quicker corners able to cover larger zones and hopefully disrupt at the line of scrimmage and recover, I see Pollard becoming a force against the run and across the middle.

Turk….mostly because I see him as being able to bring more to the table to this team than Tank, not that tank won’t, but if Turk can step up and become a starter at DE and can bring some pressure off that side…our d-line goes from solid to scary real quick.

Ok, now the business of choosing is over…I like them all because these 2 units with the offseason additions are incredibly fluid. Look at what we have in potential combinations on the line with dorsey boon turk tank edwards and maybe Johnston (not sold on him yet). When I watched the superbowl it wasn’t one or 2 pieces of that d-line that tore up the pats…it was the unit. The ability to exchange parts for different situations or different teams will be huge. Johnston off the end for speed rush with hali on the other side, with turk and dorsey with their speed and quick step to bring the heat up the middle for non mobile quarterbacks. Got a scrambler? Put tank in to anchor the middle and bring a push without leaving lanes for scrambling up the middle. Need to stop the run? Boone at end tank and dorsey in the middle, or give dorsey a blow throw turk at end and toss boone in his place. Its not all as easy as it sounds, but if these guys come together as a unit, the possibilities make me smile.

Switch the the defensive backs, I love Pollard and Paige, but adding Morgan solidifies their positions not diminishes them in my eyes. Once again, we have interchangeable parts. Pollard to stuff the run, paige as a pick specialist morgan faster to cover more ground against deep threat receivers. And god help us having some young blood at corner will help, even if they get burned sometimes which they will.

I hate choosing, because on d I see these 2 areas as areas where we have built almost complete units. They are fluid, and can change and matchup against different teams. Yes they are young, but give herm and co a couple more drafts to build other ares as well as these have come together plus experience, and if the coaching holds up (which we will see if it does or not) there is a winning team brewing here in KC.

DaJaun definitely played some corener in nickel and dime situations in college, and I think that versatility, along with his upside, is why we picked him so early. I think he could have been a late first-rounder had he of stayed in school. I agree with you, though, that with all three and Jon McGraw we should be set at safety.

I actually think Turk AND Tank will work out great. They just need to be literally thrown to the wolves so that they can start producing.

As for our safeties. If I was Page I would be pissed about the DaJuan Morgan acquisition. I think they both did as good as the rest of the defense last year, except Jared, we all know he had a stellar year. I think a Page and Pollard combination is great. Adding in Morgan makes the team better, but might cause some issues with P and P. Is Morgan good enough to switch from safety to CB? I don’t know much about the kid, but if he has as much talent as they say, he might be another CB candidate if Flowers and Carr falter.

Bottom line….I am not picking one or the other. I think the tandems at both positions will shine brightly if they are given a legitimate chance to kick some butt.