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Originally Posted by nunusguy
You didn't ask me, but here's my 2 cents worth anyway.
I never worry about the PC BS, so I'll just come right out and say it - like
Babin he's a white-boy who comes from a not-so-big-time football program, though granted the U of Cinncinati is a bit more prominent than Western Michigan. And also like Babin he's a "high-motor", over-achiever type who's Draft position was surely elevated as a result of his combine/pro-day performances.
And he's still in the midst of a positional transition - he was a TE for most of his college career and he's fighting a steep learning curve as he continues to
learn about playing DE. Babin on the other hand of course went from a DE to 3-4 OLB in the pros. So there's all that uncertainty about a successful position conversion.
So yea, they got atleast a couple things in common.
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That's pretty good. IMO, Peek was all about speed. There was no finesse at all. It was simply "I'm faster than you are and I will run past you". And if that meant he overran the play or got blown up at the point of attack, hey, that's not his fault. He was just there to be fast.
You've hit on most of the comparisons to Babin - small-program guy who has to learn a new position, expected to outquick his blocker but is a little undersized for a DE. Needs to learn some technique at the next level if he's going to have any success.
I wouldn't say that Babin and Barwin are a one-to-one correlation but I do see some similarities.