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    Maybe he's the leader that we've been looking for on defense. Per Moving the Chains Blog:

    Saturday, August 6, 2011

    Practice observations: Babin makes presence felt



    Jason Babin has brought energy to practices at Lehigh. (Yong Kim/Staff Photographer)

    At one point, during the second half of practice, Jason Babin lined up at right defensive end with the first team as Trent Cole got a breather.

    The Eagles were blitzing, and he somehow found himself lined up against tight end Brent Celek. Babin, who goes all out on every snap, used his hands (something he's undoubtedly refined with Jim Washburn) and threw Celek out of the way as if he were a cardboard cut-out and not a 255-pound tight end.

    But there was one more man to get by: running back LeSean McCoy. He too was no match for Babin, who trucked him over before "sacking" Michael Vick.

    A few minutes later, Babin was hanging on the sidelines, and I heard him talking to new defensive tackle Anthony Hargrove. The conversation appeared to be about Washburn's rotation. Babin, who piled up 12.5 sacks last season while playing 59.7 percent of the snaps, explained that there's room for everyone in Washburn's system, which used eight defensive linemen consistently in Tennessee.


    As Babin took a knee and the second team jumped on the field, Darryl Tapp took his turn at defensive end. He got in Mike Kafka's face, deflected a pass, caught it in the air and took it to the house.

    Babin reacted as if the Birds had just won the Super Bowl. Helmet in hand, raised above his head, he took off in a full sprint, racing 60 yards to meet Tapp in the end zone.

    If the last couple practices are any indication, the Eagles' new defensive end is going to bring an energy and attitude to this defense that was lacking in 2010.
    "Hey Giants, who's your Daddy?"
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