Give Babin a second chance?

[cadams]

heard on the radio this morning that someone found an interview babin did in philly where he was talking about his time in houston. the gist of it was that he knew he was a de and not an olb, and when he was in houston he always felt uncomfortable at a 3-4 olb. he went on to say that when near the end of his time in houston he went to talk to kubiak and told him that he did not want to play olb anymore and asked for a trade. and he further elaborated that he also told kubiak that he would not play in anymore games as an olb. if this is really the case no way the texans bring him in.

[nunusguy]

You gotta remember you've got the Capers-Fangio 3-4, then you've got the Wade Phillips 3-4. Not saying they are apples & oranges, but there's significant difference between those two 3-4 defenses.
But I suspect that Babin does not have fond memories of Houston and may actually feel that much of his NFL career was lost in Houston, plus there's going to be other takers for him and that would also come from other contenders. I'm sure Babin would love to be in a SB before he hangs them up.

[barrett]

Not to mention we have plenty of room for the guy as a DE. We are in a Nickel with a pass rush package for half of most games. For a million and change I'd pay this guy to do nothing other than put his hand on the ground and rush the QB on 3rd down.

[painekiller]

Originally Posted by barrett

Not to mention we have plenty of room for the guy as a DE. We are in a Nickel with a pass rush package for half of most games. For a million and change I'd pay this guy to do nothing other than put his hand on the ground and rush the QB on 3rd down.

Now that might be worth something.

[cadams]

Jags picked him up

[WMH]

Originally Posted by cadams

Jags picked him up

Interestingly, 8 teams put in a claim for him. Didn't see all 8, but Jax, Oakland, Miami, and Cleveland were amongst the group.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports...ivers/1732781/

A person informed of the Jaguars' acquisition who spoke to USA TODAY Sports on condition of anonymity, said eight teams put in claims for Babin, including the Cleveland Browns, Miami Dolphins and Oakland Raiders. Approximately 10 playoff contenders were ready to make a run at Babin had he cleared waivers.