Comments on: Babin can leave Jaguars after 2013, if he wants

By: jaxjhawk

jaxjhawk — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 19:15:21 +0000

I understand Huge Douglas is saying that Babin quit on his team, well if that isn’t the pot calling the kettle black. Huge Dougass is still probably the biggest free agent flop and quitter in the history of the league, he is a disgrace to Philadelphia and his profession. Huge you’re a slim ball.

By: delsj

delsj — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 13:53:20 +0000

Expect Babin to run through the 5 stages of grief between now and the end of the 2013 season (just don’t expect any production).

He’s already passed Phase 1 – Denial – after finding out he was claimed by the Jaguars, and is probably now in Stage 2 – Anger. Stage 3 – Bargaining – will start in the off-season: “Please, please, please trade me”. When he is not traded, Stage 4 – Depression – will set in. After a miserable 2013 campaign, finally, Stage 5 – Acceptance – when he realizes he will be 34 years old before the start of the 2014 season and he is washed up. (Of course, the consolation is he gets to “retire” at 34 and sit around counting all the money he stole)

By: dadsource

dadsource — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 05:52:37 +0000

Even in the wrong scheme, he will finish as the Jag’s sack leader by season’s end, even if he get’s injured in his 3rd game!

By: ruthlssjag

ruthlssjag — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 05:31:21 +0000

I wonder where ALL your teams are right about now, hmm? ALL you naysayers will be sitting at home in January, regardless, so trying to beat up on a team who has the most cap space in the league, & more to come after the seasons end is seriously sad.
This is low risk/high reward, so deal with it ppl. I wouldn’t doubt all the negative comments about this claim are from the same ppl that were wishing Babin would be on their team, so stop bs’ing yourselves. Plus, he indeed has 20 games to showcase his skills, 2013 season, not the remaining 5 games of this season. Wow, didn’t know there was that many illiterate peeps on this site. Sad, but true!

By: i10east

i10east — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 05:19:26 +0000

What a shocker! You know who mentions a story about someone potentially leaving Jax… *sigh*

By: majbobby

majbobby — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 03:51:16 +0000

Meaning he will play hard try to get to 10+ sacks this season. Leave Via UfA and catch another nice payday.

By: mrphootball

mrphootball — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 02:36:21 +0000

What a bunch of idiots . Why block teams who have a legit shot at making the playoffs.

By: mtx1992

mtx1992 — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 01:24:05 +0000

Now there won’t be any rowdy fans bothering him because, you know, the Jaguars have no fans.

By: lbijake

lbijake — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 01:18:09 +0000

Babin will not be in NFL after 2013. One trick pony.

By: razzlejag

razzlejag — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 01:17:50 +0000

He’ll be evaluated from A to Z; ability, attitude, contract/cap hit vis a vis value over the next 5 games and possibly all of 2013.

It’s a low cost/low risk signing by a team in need and a team with a lot of cap room. What’s not to like? He sucks- he goes. He thrives-he stays.

It’s Corey Dillon/Randy Moss/Aqib Talib again.

By: jssgriffi

jssgriffi — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 01:02:33 +0000

You went to a winner babin

By: kappy32

kappy32 — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:56:57 +0000

If the Jags can cut him before the next league year starts without owing him money or taking a cap hit, then you can bet your bottom dollar he’s gone after this year. The Jags are a rebuilding squad & his big salary for next year can be used somewhere else. The only way he stays is if he puts up double digit sacks down the stretch, which based upon his performance thus far, seems highly unlikely.

By: vtdcfan

vtdcfan — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:40:29 +0000

2 mil for 5 games and the hope to make more $ with another team in a year when he becomes a free agent… he will play hard, maybe not produce much, but if he wants to get paid in the future he’ll play hard for now

By: tooz72

tooz72 — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:37:40 +0000

who in their right mind would want to leave Jacksonville?

By: hutch119

hutch119 — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:04:25 +0000

Read that wrong thought it said for the 2013 season not after. So they get 20 meaningless games not just 4.

By: necr0philia

necr0philia — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:03:23 +0000

Now I get it … The Jaguars are shooting themselves in the foot on purpose all these years.

By: eventhorizon04

eventhorizon04 — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:02:50 +0000

Of course, he’s going to play hard and be a good teammate on the Jaguars.

Here are the 2 main reasons:
1. Professional pride.
2. Rational self-interest.

The first 1 is self-explanatory.
The second is also pretty clear – whether he decides he wants to stay or leave, he needs to play well. If he plays poorly but wants to stay, Jacksonville will cut him. If he plays poorly but wants to leave, nobody will give him a good deal as an unrestricted free agent if he opts out of his current contract.

He needs to put out good gamefilm, whether he wants to stay or leave, so Jags fans should expect 100% effort.

By: hutch119

hutch119 — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:02:47 +0000

So they are paying him almost 2 million for what will be 4, maybe 5, meaningless games. Good work once again Gene Smith.

By: pastabelly

pastabelly — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 23:55:23 +0000

Wonder if the Jags knew this before claiming him.

By: zengreaser

zengreaser — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 23:55:17 +0000

Big mistake on the part of the Jags. They don’t run a Wide 9, which happens to be the only scheme he was effective in during his long career of jumping from team to team. Gene Smith has been with the Jags since ’94… Does he even remember that bust their division rival Texans drafted in the first round back in ’04? What was that guy’s name again? Oh yeah, Jason Babin. How about try drafting quality players instead of making desperation moves for gimmick journeymen? That might actually work out better for ya. The guy you just picked up, Gene, has played in a standard 4-3 before… and he sucked. Awesome move.

By: jagsfan1

jagsfan1 — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 23:53:22 +0000

After watching the entire PATHETIC GENE SMITH SHOW for the last few years – I see this playing out 1 of 2 ways :

1) Babin farts out 5 games with the Jags…does little or nothing…gets cut/signs with someone else next year – and we say “What the hell was that all about?”

2) Babin farts out 5 games with the Jags…does little or nothing…Smith signs him to big $$ extension…he continues to do little to nothing…everyone gets fired…he signs with some other dumb team for league vet minimum – we are still saying “what the hell was that all about?”

By: daysend564

daysend564 — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 23:48:43 +0000

They were probably going to cut him at that point anyhow when his salary goes over $6M.

Relatively cheap one year look at the guy.

By: hcdbus

hcdbus — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 23:47:58 +0000

Meaning he will leave the Jaguars after 2013