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rikesh316
03-19-2007, 04:17 PM
http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/homeNewsDetail.jsp?id=66316

March 19, 2007
By CHRIS McPHERSON

Linebacker Shawn Barber will be wearing a new uniform in 2007.
The 6-2, 240-pound free agent outside linebacker has decided to join the Houston Texans after spending two days with the team last week. Barber spent last season in Philadelphia and contributed 60 tackles in the nickel linebacker role despite missing three games due to injuries.

A leader in the locker room, Barber was awarded the Jack Edelstein Memorial Award this past season, which is given to the Eagles player "with an uplifting manner, a love for life, and an exceptional sense of humor who makes all with whom he comes in contact with feel good."

The 32-year-old Barber joined the Eagles last year after three seasons in Kansas City. Barber enjoyed his best season in 2003 when he tallied a career-high 141 tackles and five sacks. Injuries hampered his 2004 and 2005 seasons. Barber previously played in Philadelphia in 2002 and had a superb season with 119 tackles, two interceptions including a career-long 80-yard interception return for a touchdown.

Barber began his NFL career with the Washington Redskins as a fourth-round draft pick in 1998. In 105 career games - 76 starts - Barber has 643 tackles, 10 sacks, seven interceptions, 10 forced fumbles and six fumble recoveries.
NJRocket
03-19-2007, 04:21 PM
great signing by the Texans
SwoLy-D
03-19-2007, 04:25 PM
Help for DEMECO? Not that he needs any... but... I wonder what that 3-4 is going to look like... :eek:
bigboymumu
03-19-2007, 04:29 PM
I don't know about you guys but it seems to me that the new regime is going after good, solid citizens that are great teammates. I'm proud of this organization. I think the playoffs are around the corner.
updawg
03-19-2007, 04:31 PM
good signing.
(and sounds like he will be good for the locker room)
ima_drummer2k
03-19-2007, 04:32 PM
Let's hope Jeremy Foster didn't break this story...
Ric
03-19-2007, 04:43 PM
uhm... not to drop too much piss in your corn flakes, but i'd be shocked if he even makes the team. guys who's best season was four years ago are almost universally on the rapidly increasing downside of things. he's this year's sam cowart.
Baqui99
03-19-2007, 05:13 PM
Next stop -> Super Bowl!
The Cat
03-19-2007, 05:14 PM
Help for DEMECO? Not that he needs any... but... I wonder what that 3-4 is going to look like... :eek:

I don't know if we'll ever find out, considering they run a 4-3 now... :)
The Cat
03-19-2007, 05:15 PM
Next stop -> Super Bowl!

Your Titans brought him in this weekend and offered to him as well... I'm guessing you'd be singing a different tune if he chose to sign there.
percicles
03-19-2007, 05:32 PM
Wow! He's not a Denver or Greenbay reject.
emjohn
03-19-2007, 05:32 PM
uhm... not to drop too much piss in your corn flakes, but i'd be shocked if he even makes the team. guys who's best season was four years ago are almost universally on the rapidly increasing downside of things. he's this year's sam cowart.
What about guys who've steadily declined over their first 5 seasons and look more lost as a veteran than they did as a rookie?

Evan
The Cat
03-19-2007, 05:35 PM
What about guys who've steadily declined over their first 5 seasons and look more lost as a veteran than they did as a rookie?

Evan

Ratings of 82.1, 77.2 and 83.5 with a positive combined TD/INT ratio over that span is a decline from a rating of 62.8 with 9 TD, 15 INT and a league-record sack total with a 4-12 record?
kaleidosky
03-19-2007, 05:38 PM
happy with the signing.
Baqui99
03-19-2007, 05:56 PM
Your Titans brought him in this weekend and offered to him as well... I'm guessing you'd be singing a different tune if he chose to sign there.

I've never even heard of the guy. But a 32-year old LB isn't going to solve any of Houston's problems.
The Cat
03-19-2007, 06:03 PM
I've never even heard of the guy. But a 32-year old LB isn't going to solve any of Houston's problems.

Except LB is the one position where age is less of a factor, and Houston had a gaping hole with Shantee Orr last season. No, trying to upgrade a weakness can't help at all.
macalu
03-19-2007, 06:22 PM
I've never even heard of the guy. But a 32-year old LB isn't going to solve any of Houston's problems.
well if YOU'VE never heard of him, he obviously sucks. :rolleyes:
Lil Francis
03-19-2007, 06:31 PM
Nice to see the Texans finally building quality depth. Not a big name like the fans want but he's a decent LB.
rhino17
03-19-2007, 06:54 PM
I heard someone on the radio say this sometime last week
SamFisher
03-19-2007, 07:19 PM
You guys need to stop being so defensive. LB's dont' exactly have a long shelf life. Shawn Barber is a scrap heap player at this point in his career. He was once an above average player but those days are gone which is why he's a journeyman and on his third team in three years. That's the NFL.

No need to shame the Texans for signing him to a minimm deal, no cause for celebration either.
Howyalikemenow
03-19-2007, 08:40 PM
I follow the Eagles pretty well... Anyways, Shawn Barber was good in 2002 and left the Eagles for a better paycheck because he had a break out year, and the eagles have a policy of not over-paying when they reach a certain age. But Barber ended up coming back to the eagles last year after he started to faulter with the Chiefs. Barber didn't really crack the LB core this last year back at the Eagles, and I'd have to say that was probably the weakest part of their D, aside from Trotter.

He's probably an ok backup, but he's by no means a game breaker anymore.
slowmustang
03-19-2007, 08:54 PM
I follow the Eagles pretty well... Anyways, Shawn Barber was good in 2002 and left the Eagles for a better paycheck because he had a break out year, and the eagles have a policy of not over-paying when they reach a certain age. But Barber ended up coming back to the eagles last year after he started to faulter with the Chiefs. Barber didn't really crack the LB core this last year back at the Eagles, and I'd have to say that was probably the weakest part of their D, aside from Trotter.

He's probably an ok backup, but he's by no means a game breaker anymore.

Thought he was with the Saints last year.
Howyalikemenow
03-19-2007, 09:46 PM
Thought he was with the Saints last year.

Nope, riding the pine in Philly.
studogg
03-19-2007, 10:06 PM
Nope, riding the pine in Philly.

well with pine riding picking up 49 tackles in 13 games, that's an upgrade over Orr
Laozi
03-19-2007, 11:03 PM
I'm a big Eagles fan, and Barber is a solid backup who can contribute alot in the nickel. He can backup all three posititions and doesn't have any reservations about playing special teams. You bring guys in like Barber to cover in the nickel and mentor young players. A good luxury to have if you can afford the roster spot
Nice Rollin
03-20-2007, 12:30 AM
barber is done
ima_drummer2k
03-20-2007, 07:22 AM
well with pine riding picking up 49 tackles in 13 games, that's an upgrade over Orr
This is why we typically overreact to minor signings like this. Pretty much anyone we sign is an upgrade...
redgoose
03-22-2007, 09:37 AM
I've said this before. Anything to help get us to .500 where we'll have a shot at actually signing younger impact players who we won't have to dramatically overpay for. NFL players have super egos and free agents would like to believe that they can be the one to take an average team over the hump.

In a few years, the Colts, Ravens, ect... wil all be on the way down while we are on the rise. At least we've finally realized we need a mix of veteran leadership in the locker room to mesh with all the younger players we have on the field. I don't know exactly how fair or hard it is for an unproven Carr, Johnson, or even Robinson, it is to take the team leadership role from year 1 or two. Leave that to the proven vets that we didn't have at the very beggining of the franchise because we wouldn't sign anyone over 28.