Helping the LB core

Buc, Bynes, and Reddick started to develop some chemistry for the LB corp. Not sure why some want to tear it up when it's just getting started. And Bynes is actually the weak link of the 3. He's a good LB but he's still not the level of athlete Buc is nor the level that Reddick can be.

Mychal Kendrick's stats:

Season Team Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
G GS Comb Total Ast Sck SFTY PDef Int Yds Avg Lng TDs FF
2017 Philadelphia Eagles 15 13 77 55 22 2.0 -- 6 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 0
2016 Philadelphia Eagles 15 8 32 23 9 0.0 -- 1 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 0
2015 Philadelphia Eagles 13 13 86 64 22 3.0 -- 3 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 1
2014 Philadelphia Eagles 12 11 83 62 21 4.0 -- 3 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 3
2013 Philadelphia Eagles 15 15 106 81 25 4.0 -- 4 3 25 8.3 18 0 2
2012 Philadelphia Eagles 15 14 75 58 17 1.0 -- 9 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 0
TOTAL 459 343 116 14.0 0 26 3 25 -- 18 0 6


Is he worth spending $6 mill/year on for 2-3 years? Is he worth burning up that much cap space from next years Treasure trove?

He is not worth that much cap space.

Our entire focus when it comes to cap space and future cap space should be OL. Going and spending money on a LB is a luxury. We just drafted an injury prone QBOTF. I am pinching every darn penny we have to make sure when 2019 Free Agency rolls up, we have the funds to pay every pro bowl fat boy out there to come play for us.

Buc will be used, IMO, more in the 'extra' safety role in what I think will be a more 4-2-5 type, Dime D. The league is evolving, and with all the passing now in the game, and the rules to encourage more flashy passing plays, a rigid 4-3-4 is going to become old and out dated.
In this case I think Buc finds himself on the field more, but in a slightly different role to the one he has had so far.
Within the division, the Seahawks run game is a work in progress. The 9ers are hoping they are going to improve on the back of Garopollo's arm. So that's 4 games where Buc, IMO, will be better used in coverage, rather than up in the front 7.
Only L.A. with Gurley, in division, offer a really strong ground game. In those 2 games, maybe Buc sees less time? It will be interesting to see.

I'll address this in parts:
1. Buc was not moved from safety because he was weak in coverage. He was moved to $LB because he was versatile And could cover. Also he was filling a hole left by DWash and his antics that took him out of the picture. Otherwise Buc could've been our next Adrian Wilson, if he could've been left at his drafted position. Circumstances and his athleticism changed that scenario with the Cards. And as such he and the cards started a new LB position that many in the league are trying to copy.
2. Bynes was only better because Buc was still coming back from last offseason ankle surgery. Bynes until he became a Cardinal and realized he better step his game up was a journeyman LB at best. He's made good progress while being a Cardinal. Good enough to become a starter. But this is what is concerning some posters that say our LB corp is weak.
3.Reddick was trained to do one job during the offseason and TC last year only to have to change his rookie trained position because Golden went down. He is still a work in progress that DC Holcomb and HC Wilks will mold into the LB/DE they see him as. His story is still unfolding. So how anyone "sees" him is totally subjective right now with a new Coaching staff.
4. Athleticism is a bonus and if used with proper training is what makes an avg player a good player and so on. If Bynes was a bit faster, a bit quicker Detroit would've never let him go. But by letting him go it made bynes realize he had to hone his craft that much harder to win a starting position on any team. This is a good thing that he is doing this. But he's not going to be tracking down those speedy WRs or RBs as well as Buc or Reddick by physicality, only by "smarts".