Demps not worthy?

I've heard a lot of speculation throughout the past week that the Birds might look to acquire a veteran safety because they don't believe Quintin Demps is read to be a starter in the NFL.  I wondered where the hell these rumors were coming from, well, I finally found the source - from Pro Football Weekly:

Couple the above rumor with Demps playing a subpar NFC Championship game and you've got a recipe for rampant and unadulterated media speculation.  Demps sure wasn't "handed" the starting job in the playoff this past season, but he sure played a hell of a lot of free safety (with Dawkins more of a hybrid safety/linebacker) when Jim Johnson trotted out his three safety backfield in the postseason.  That shows me what the Eagles seem to think of the guy.  However, the Sheldon Brown could move to safety rumors have already started to crop up just like they did last offseason, and the offseason before that.  

I don't doubt Brown's ability to play safety, but why move your best corner, and by Football Outsiders charting statistics, one of the top (if not the top) corners in the NFL to a different position?  I never really understood that argument unless some sort of injury crisis necessitated such a move. 

The current argument goes something like this:  Why don't we move Brown to safety and slip Hanson into a full time starting spot opposite Asante Samuel?  Along with Mikell, we'd have one of the most dynamic and athletic defensive backfields in the league.  

Who's playing nickel corner then hotshot?

Trae Williams?  Dimitri Patterson?  Jack Ikegwuono?  Shawn Springs?

Dime? Ummm......

If the Birds decide to nab a veteran safety, I'd presume it would be to challenge Demps for the starting spot next year, not to preempt his move to the starters role.  Demps has good college track record, he's got a chip (and a good head) on his shoulder(s), and he's a nice athlete.  I think Demps is going to be given every opportunity to assert himself as the starting free safety come training camp, and I think he runs with the opportunity.