Comments on: Jason Babin: Eagles have “socialistic” system

By: oldbyrd

oldbyrd — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 02:56:31 +0000

Where does a redistribution of the wealth come into Babin being cut.? How many concussions did Jason have?

By: flipadelphia77777

flipadelphia77777 — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 02:17:38 +0000

Worst fan base in the country? Because we liked this guy when he was doing well and speaking highly of his team and lost respect for him when he was so bitter about being cut for underperforming? Nah… we just don’t keep our mouths shut and don’t mind putting BS players on blast. Sorry we don’t ride the bandwagon over here.

By: eaglesfan94

eaglesfan94 — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 02:11:52 +0000

“Socialism” is the new “irony”: the word everyone uses without having the slightest clue what it is. What a knucklehead.

By: mykelane

mykelane — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 21:52:41 +0000

Bab’s hasn’t been the same since his supplier passed away.

By: Simon

Simon — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 21:01:34 +0000

Who is Jason Babin?

By: rollore

rollore — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 20:29:45 +0000

When he can learn to rush a passer, play the run, and play the pass as an all-around DE (see Trent Cole), then he can open his mouth.

As for being a “socialist”, yes. Washburn was the socialist, not the Eagles, for he alienated the entire DL from the rest of the whole defense and dictated that whole side of the football team.

Bring Washburn to Jacksonville and you’ll get the same result.

By: hallcyon

hallcyon — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 19:00:27 +0000

The Eagles are a broken organization, that must rebuild. Blaming those added those let go or fired is the wrong way to go. They have made obvious mistakes, continue to do so, as these are on the shoulders of Andy Reid. But to blame Washburn and Babin, etc as well as offer inept apologetics for Red cutting them is silliness. Both have done quite well in the NFL. As to Babin getting less results, the team has had two coordinators and scheme problems directly related to coordination. This sort of thing impacts a player and frustrates coaches trying to make the knee jerk Reid’s plans become successful. Overall all that can be said is that this situation did not work out for anyone in the Eagles. Babin and Washburn will do well again in the NFL elsewhere. Pass rushers such as Babin are needed and so are coaches who can motivate the likes of Albert Haynesworth. Each will find a place in a scheme and situation that fits them.

By: surfinbird1

surfinbird1 — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 18:52:28 +0000

Whatever happened to,”never burn your bridges” ?

By: 25cuts

25cuts — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 18:24:41 +0000

It’s a shame bc he was good for one year……why has he been on so many teams again? Lol

By: andyreidisthegoat

andyreidisthegoat — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 17:52:45 +0000

The only mess worse than Philly is the Jets, but it is close. All the people on here crushing Babin are probably the same ones who were buying his jersey and loving him up after his sacks last year. worst fan base in the country.

By: thefirstsmilergrogan

thefirstsmilergrogan — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 16:26:48 +0000

babin is an idiot. he was a loser at every stop. it has to be a lot easier to get sacks when you ignore the run and all the other precepts of defensive football. but jason was all about the sack. one of their early games, he ignored the running back four times in a row to chase the quarterback without the ball. even a moderately stupid person learns faster than that.

By: richeed

richeed — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 16:21:10 +0000

I don’t get Babin’s socialism angle. I don’t give a crap about his political beliefs anyways.Most of his snaps he had his head down running blindly for the QB. How many times he failed to recognize a screen or run right by a RB with the ball. Mainly because of this Wide 9 system. The reports we’re hearing about Washburn was that he was a deriding coach that didn’t work well with the D coordinators the Eagles have used. It can’t be easy to be a D coord. that is forced to have a sieve for a defensive line. Andy removing this dysfunction at this juncture is pointless anyway. They are all gone after this train wreck is over. Andy created this mess. His atrocious assistant hirings have been the second biggest reason for the Eagles failure last 2 seasons. The biggest IMO is player acquisition drafting/free-agent signings. One of the biggest mistakes among them being Mr. Babin.

By: bluebongzilla

bluebongzilla — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 16:08:31 +0000

The Eagles’ problem is not that they get so many one-dimensional players, it’s that they get so many dumb one-dimensional players.

By: cruuuzcontrol

cruuuzcontrol — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 16:04:48 +0000

I read his quotes three times, and I still don’t have any clue what Babin was trying to say. It doesn’t help that he’s inventing words that apparently have meanings different than their literal interpretation. Babin? More like Baboon.

By: dylude

dylude — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 16:01:57 +0000

Since no player has an inherent right to individual stats while employed on a private team franchise, this kind of syllogism would make WWII Vets cringe.

By: azarkhan

azarkhan — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 15:04:21 +0000

Babin obviously despises Democrats, like I do. Good for him!

By: nineroutsider

nineroutsider — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 14:49:45 +0000

I do not know what you guys are talking about; this is the textbook definition of ‘socialism’. I was a political science major and Andy Reid’s outfit was always cited as the ‘case study’. Babin is obviously highly educated and well versed in political theory. He surely did not confuse an economic system with a form of government. If most of your political education came from the picture box box, sound machine, or the internets than I would be sure to add Babin to your sources.

By: mp4philly

mp4philly — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 14:38:16 +0000

- Socialism! Cries the man who signed a 28 million dollar contract. Yeahhhhhh.
- @Alper that was a hilarious line about capitalism. Very insightful.

By: sportsmeccabi

sportsmeccabi — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 14:38:10 +0000

I don’t think the eagles were taking your salary and redistributing it to your less fortunate teammates Mr. Babin.

By: kev86

kev86 — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 14:37:21 +0000

sharp as a marble

By: cometkazie

cometkazie — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 14:36:04 +0000

Consider the source.

The NFL is not a model of modern mental health.

By: foofeiter

foofeiter — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 14:35:58 +0000

Inconceivable!

By: dfwprosports

dfwprosports — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 14:34:21 +0000

Anyone who runs with the bulls is probably crazy but he does have a point. When they fired Juan Castillo they trashed him and made it seem like Andy Reid was such a good guy to even give him a shot (instead of the correct commentary of Andy Reid being an idiot for giving an OL coach a defensive coordinator job), when they fired Sean McDermott they trashed him, and when Sean McDermott’s Panthers came to town they fired his older brother Tim McDermott the day before. Coincidence? Maybe or maybe we should remember these incidences as well as the most recent one: The Eagles trying to shortchange Mike Patterson by putting him on the Non Football Illness list in a move that his agent called, “a cheap and classless move….not something that quality teams do.” Babin isn’t the only one having beef with the new regime in Philadelphia these days.

By: mightymightylafootball

mightymightylafootball — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 14:33:02 +0000

Another NFL Rhodes Scholar…

By: Jeremie

Jeremie — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 14:27:24 +0000

This guy is a clown. He was much better when he stayed focused on actually doing his job. Now he tries to make political statements, and he’s clearly out of his depth(as evidenced by his apparent confusion as to what “socialism” is). Good riddance, Babin. Your best days are behind you. Better start taking some classes if you want to have a career after football.

By: phillyphever

phillyphever — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 14:23:45 +0000

Move over TO, Babin’s taken your spot as the most disliked Eagle in recent memory.

By: NoDecaf

NoDecaf — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 14:19:37 +0000

So there were libraries and fire departments? Listen Jason, we all know you have a picture of Ted Nugget in your locker and that’s fine. The bottom line is you
went from extremely productive to nada, all while your guy was tearing through morale of the defense, including the DC. Going forward, worry less about socialism and more about professionalism.

By: ajtexans

ajtexans — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 14:17:45 +0000

There’s a reason this guy is with his seventh team in eight seasons. He’s not as good as he thinks he is and at best was a one trick pony, albeit briefly, under Washburn. Should have gone onto the pro wrestling circuit when he had the chance.

By: arson81

arson81 — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 14:17:27 +0000

Just because you have the right to free speech doesn’t mean you have to use it.

Maybe we should start charging for it lol.

Now I see why Bill started the “patriot way”, he truly is a genius in that aspect.

I like Babin, and I think he got the raw end of Lurie…but he does talk too much, no doubt.

By: bla bla bla

bla bla bla — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 14:17:06 +0000

Give a guy a few million dollars and everyone he doesn’t agree with is a “Socialist”. He doesn’t need to understand the word. 90% of the people constantly using the word “Socialist” or its derivatives have no clue what it means.