Why? This smelled of Snyderatto so was a little surprised to here of this news. Babin is 32 years old. He still has a lot of money remaining on his contract and he is suited for a 4-3 defense. All that taken together, it didn't make sense for the Skins to make a play for him.
Shanallen has done a good job fixing the salary cap situation that Snyderatto screwed up. They have installed a 3-4 defense and Babin wouldn't fit in our scheme and he is older and we have been getting younger. I didn't understand the attempt to bring him in.
I get that we need help in the pass rush and we are in the thick of the playoff hunt but I didn't like the move. I'm happy that the Jaguars got him.
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From a Bleacher Report article:
"Before anyone declares "he's a 4-3 player," let's be clear: Babin's use would be as a nickel pass-rusher. In other words, he would only appear in packages where the Redskins use a four-man line."
I don't think they expected to get him, but Shanny must have figured, if Babin fell in their lap, it wouldn't hurt. Obviously, it doesn't make sense from a long term perspective, but I can understand why interest was shown.
Sure. We need better pass rush but Babin had a career year last year. He is 32 years old. He hasn't done much this year. He carries a hefty contract. If we could have rented him out for the rest of this season and had the option to release him at the end of it without further financial commitment than I would have been all for it but otherwise, I'm glad we didn't do it.
Even if he was with us next season, where would he fit? You figure you would have Orakpo and Kerrigan manning the edges so where would Babin fit?
Again, it seemed more like a Snyderatto move as you would be paying a premium for basically the name.
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