AlNFL19 Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Hey, I'm a Pats fan (yeah, yeah, I get it) and I was wondering about what you guys think of your ILB Deone Bucannon. Would you trade him? If so, what's his trade value? What does he contribute to the team? The Super Bowl exposed our slow front seven and Bucannon's a pretty decent ILB/S from the limited stuff I've heard with some great speed. I'd hope Bill trades for a guy like him or Jatavis Brown or Kwon Alexander or something. The draft's ILB class isn't the best and Bill tends to go DL in R1... By the way - I hope the Cards destroy the '9ers and Garoppolo. Good for him on the contract and all, but Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyNumber11 Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 He contributes a lot and has been an outstanding player for us for several years now. That being said, I am not sure what Steve Wilks will do with him, considering he is not your prototypical ILB. He was hurt a little this year, which is why you see a low grade on PFF. It's honestly really hard to put a value on a guy like him considering he's not going to be playing the same position on every team. He was once upon a time he was a first round draft choice, my ball park answer would be a second round draft choice, but I am not sure how willing we would be to part ways with him due to our lack of depth at ILB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khodder Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 I think outstanding player is a little strong he shows a lot of flash, moves very well, but the mistakes are still there. His over aggressive nature will lead him to run himself out of plays at times and given his history as a safety he can be shaky in coverage. He is a replaceable part in the NFL these days and really needs a defensive unit to build around the holes he leaves while playing his style of game. He is likely going to see his option picked up going into his 5th year, but contract wise I think he and the team will have very different values on him. A year with Al Holcomb could help him iron out some of the roughness in his game too. Note: Wilks and Holcomb have had success with converted safeties at LB in both Davis and Thompson. They like speed at the position so I think Deone will have a role to fill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barnaby8787 Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 Hey guys, Jets fan here. Just piggybacking off of this, given that you're moving a to 4-3, do you think Bucannon stays around? I know Thompson and Davis were brought up, but both have 20 lbs on Deone. Given he'll be an FA next year, I figured maybe you guys would look to unload him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the lone star Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 On 2/10/2018 at 4:11 PM, AlNFL19 said: Hey, I'm a Pats fan (yeah, yeah, I get it) and I was wondering about what you guys think of your ILB Deone Bucannon. Would you trade him? If so, what's his trade value? What does he contribute to the team? The Super Bowl exposed our slow front seven and Bucannon's a pretty decent ILB/S from the limited stuff I've heard with some great speed. I'd hope Bill trades for a guy like him or Jatavis Brown or Kwon Alexander or something. The draft's ILB class isn't the best and Bill tends to go DL in R1... By the way - I hope the Cards destroy the '9ers and Garoppolo. Good for him on the contract and all, but Jatavis would be a good get for a lot of teams, but I don't think he covers well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyNumber11 Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 On 4/10/2018 at 1:50 PM, barnaby8787 said: Hey guys, Jets fan here. Just piggybacking off of this, given that you're moving a to 4-3, do you think Bucannon stays around? I know Thompson and Davis were brought up, but both have 20 lbs on Deone. Given he'll be an FA next year, I figured maybe you guys would look to unload him. Sorry for the late response, but yes I expect Bucannon around this year, and it's likely a prove it year for him under Wilks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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