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Bengals sign LB Josh Bynes


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5 hours ago, theJ said:

That's a good signing.

Though I do wonder if they intend for him to play 3 downs? Thought he was mostly a 2 LB through his career (though a very good one). 

Depending on how much you rotate, Bynes can play all three downs as long as you don't ask him to run down the field covering TE's, RB's and WR's. He did quite well getting into passing lanes and disrupt the play that way and was good at getting to the QB's outlet in the backfield (typically the RB) and he uses his eyes well to spy on the QB.

He literally came in 3-4 days before our first Steelers game this year and shore up that middle of the defense that none of our young, athletic and aggressive linebackers could do. You could do a lot worse, and most Ravens fans wanted him back. 

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Given our depth chart, the market, and how the draft is shaping up, this was a much needed and important signing.  If we get one of the coverage LB in the mid rounds they can split time with Bynes and Pratt will essentially be a 3 down LB this year but still probably come out on 3rd and longs where Williams and said coverage LB would be in.  It's not a disaster now if we don't get a LB on day 2.

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7 minutes ago, johndeere1707 said:

I think we still should grab one more FA LB to really open up the draft to go BPA each round. 

If the right guy is out there, sure.  If Ogletree gets desperate and we can get him on a cheap one year deal, then make it happen.

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Bynes is a good signing. He's 30 so they probably didn't want to give him a long term deal. Along with Pratt and Nickerson, we're still thin at LB and should sign another vet. Nigel Bradham is available. He's a coverage specialist, not as strong in run defense. Or we could go for a Danny Trevathan or Pernell McPhee. Trading for Davis would be ok. I'm sorry we didn't outbid the Raiders for Kwiatkoski. He only signed for 7 mil per and getting him and Bynes would have been great. 

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