Babin blasts Seahawks
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Babin blasts Seahawks
Jeff McLane, Inquirer Staff Writer
Jason Babin spent less than two seasons in Seattle, played in only four games total for the Seahawks, but his stint there had a lasting impact.
The Eagles defensive end tweeted the following Tuesday: “Ready to physically show my disdain to Seattle, they treated the Babin family bad. #BlameMikeH #SinsOfTheFather.”
The “MikeH” in Babin’s tweet is former Seahawks coach Mike Holmgren.
“My wife and kids were obviously with me both years I was in Seattle,” Babin said. “It’s not easy to play in a new place, not being wanted and kind of being treated badly. You have your position coach not talk to you, head coach tell you, ‘I didn’t want you.’”
Babin spent all of the 2007 season and part of 2008 in Seattle. He was traded to Kansas City and wound up with the Eagles in 2009. It was at Tennessee, under Washburn, that he flourished. In the last two seasons he has 22-1/2 sacks in 27 games.
Needless to say, there’s extra motivation to show Seattle what they potentially missed out on.
“I think if someone was on a team for two years and didn’t play and they didn’t feel upset about it, they should be embarrassed,” Babin said. “Of course, I’m sassy.”
Another former Seahawk had a contrary experience.
Defensive end Darryl Tapp, Seattle’s second-round draft pick in 2006, spent his first four seasons with the franchise before he was traded to the Eagles in March 2010 in exchange for end Chris Clemons and a fourth-round draft pick.
“Hell, yeah, I’m ready to go,” Tapp said. “It’s going to be fun. I’m excited to go back. That’s the team that raised me pretty much, gave me an opportunity.”
Clueless....— Lil Ratman- Eagles are thisclose to being supplanted by the Sixers as the #4 team in this town. Jabbin' Babin's sassy tweets are ill-advised.— KDH
- Actually, Babin has been one of the very few stars (VERY FEW) on the defense this year- 10 sacks is nothing to whine about after 11 games, especially with Castillo "leading" the way.— mrjarn
- You mean with Castillo CHEER "leading" the way don't you? Lord knows, he's nobody's defensive coordinator. — essell
- I know one thing the Eagles "D" haven't been very friendly to the FAN'ILY— rl-eagles
- Should anyone be afraid of a person that claims to be "Sassy"
— keepitreal1234
haha!
The Iggles suck. Plain and simple. Seattle is probably licking their chops.— jakeAZ - He didn't mean "sassy" -- he meant "sissy."— 2smart4philly
- uhh Mike Holmgren is friends with Andy...and Andy cut Babin after one season lol...they only brought him back out of desperation because Andy and Howies drafting was so bad they had nobody else to start at DE. He should be mad at Andy for calling some of the dumbest playcalls in the entire league. Fold Standard.— CharlieGarner25
- Babin looks like Adam Sandler. If only he could play the run like Bobby Boucher...— dasher
- You are going to show the Seahawks what? How you can give up 100+ yards rushing, get no tackles at the line or stop the run at all, but you might get a sack? Is that what you are going to show them? I know Pro Football has changed, but I thought that to talk trash you should at least play on a winning team, not on a 4-7 team?— golson@florida
- The sassy comment was hilarious. That almost made my day.— kjuggs77
- The sassy comment was hilarious. That almost made my day.— kjuggs77
- He's not just sassy - he's kinda perky, too.
I'd like to know what does Bill Bergey and his generation say off the record of this team.— COskier - He's an absolute joke, unbelievably stupid too
- MOLD STANDARD! The best. That's what Jeffrey said we are: The MOLD STANDARD.— BigMike100
