Bucs play a 3-4 and it allows you disguise blitzes if you have the talent which is partly why he has 9 sks.
LB is a much more valuable position to a 3-4 because of that and the Bucs have been so bad for so long they have a lot of high picks on that roster and especially that defense. Look at that front seven. Suh, Vea, and Gholston on the DL with Pierre Paul, White, David, and Barrett? They were loaded this year. And kudos to them for making some very wise FA additions. The Cowboys need to do more in this area.
DE 93 SUH, NDAMUKONG U/LAR
NT 50 Vea, Vita 18/1
DE 92 Gholston, William 13/4
OLB 90 PIERRE-PAUL, JASON T/NYG 98 Nelson, Anthony 19/4
ILB 45 White, Devin 19/1 51 MINTER, KEVIN SF18
ILB 54 DAVID, LAVONTE 12/2 48 Cichy, Jack 18/6
OLB 58 Barrett, Shaquil U/Den 49 Gill, Cam CF20
CB 24 Davis, Carlton 18/2
SS 31 Winfield Jr., Antoine 20/2 32 Edwards, Mike 19/3
FS 33 Whitehead, Jordan 18/4 26 Adams, Andrew SF19
RCB 35 Dean, Jamel 19/3 23 Murphy-Bunting, Sean 19/2 29 Smith, Ryan 16/4
NB 43 Cockrell, Ross SF20