Eagles Release DE Jason Babin - should Pats claim/sign him? - Page 4 - New England Patriots Forums

***Deus Irae*** · 11-27-2012, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by JackBauer

I don't see Cunningham and Babin as analogous players.

Now Trevor Scott? Yeah, sure.

Cunningham is the pass rushing substitute. Babin is a pass rusher. Where's the big difference you're seeing?

MUFC7 · 11-27-2012, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Danger Zone

Theres a reason Dillon and Moss chose the Patriots and it wasnt "to cash in".

Dont underestimate the allure of a ring, winning week after week, not losing week after week and even just belonging to a team with its act together... especially to a vet.

I hope you are right. But there have been so many examples were they simply went for the money. I don't think that Mario Williams was short on offers this off season and that he saw the SB caliber team with the Bills ...

Palm Beach Pats Fan · 11-27-2012, 02:27 PM

So are the Eagles deciding to pull a Colts move, and tank to move up the draft board?

Cassanova792 · 11-27-2012, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by manxman2601

No. Whomever picks him up would have to pay the remaining 1.64 mil of his salary. And he does have to pass through waivers (all according to twitter)

1.64 million for a potential elite DE? I hope to goodness he passes the waiver wire.

Imagine on passing downs

Hightower - Spikes/Cunningham - Mayo - Ninkovich
Jones - Wilfork - Babin

JMC00 · 11-27-2012, 02:28 PM

Every team except San Fran, Baltimore, Atlanta and Houston has priority over New England

Danger Zone · 11-27-2012, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by shmessy

The adjectives I'm reading are "preening", "all QB sack-no run support", "Gastineau" (in the worst way possible), etc.

Perhaps kick the tires, but if Chandler's wheel is closed to being back (and Bedard says it is), then I'd avo
I'd rather have a run stopper, given the past few games.

Seems like our front seven are good enough at run-stopping that we could afford and benefit from a pure pass-rusher. Maybe we just play a guy like Babin on passing downs.

But Im no Xs and Os guy (for example Im not clear on why DEs cant/dont like to flip left to/or right) but it seems to me that Jones is just that good that someone decent opposite him (such as a Carter had in Anderson) drawing some attention is going to have a magnified affect on everyones ability to get to the QB.

JackBauer · 11-27-2012, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Deus Irae

Cunningham is the pass rushing substitute. Babin is a pass rusher. Where's the big difference you're seeing?

Cunningham can line up inside and in doing so is functionally capable of being something other than a speed bump.

chasa · 11-27-2012, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Cassanova792

1.64 million for a potential elite DE? I hope to goodness he passes the waiver wire.

Imagine on passing downs

Hightower - Spikes/Cunningham - Mayo - Ninkovich
Jones - Wilfork - Babin

actually only like 25% of 1.64 million since its prorated