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[PhiladelphiaEagles.Com] Shawn Barber signs with Texans

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  1. rikesh316

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    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.
     
    #1 rikesh316, Mar 19, 2007
  2. NJRocket

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    great signing by the Texans
     
    #2 NJRocket, Mar 19, 2007
  3. SwoLy-D

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    Help for DEMECO? Not that he needs any... but... I wonder what that 3-4 is going to look like... :eek:
     
    #3 SwoLy-D, Mar 19, 2007
  4. bigboymumu

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    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.
     
    #4 bigboymumu, Mar 19, 2007
  5. updawg

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    good signing.
    (and sounds like he will be good for the locker room)
     
    #5 updawg, Mar 19, 2007
  6. ima_drummer2k

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    Let's hope Jeremy Foster didn't break this story...
     
    #6 ima_drummer2k, Mar 19, 2007
  7. Hey Now!

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    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.
     
    #7 Hey Now!, Mar 19, 2007
  8. Baqui99

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    Next stop -> Super Bowl!
     
    #8 Baqui99, Mar 19, 2007
  9. The Cat

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    I don't know if we'll ever find out, considering they run a 4-3 now... :)
     
    #9 The Cat, Mar 19, 2007
  10. The Cat

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    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.
     
    #10 The Cat, Mar 19, 2007
  11. percicles

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    Wow! He's not a Denver or Greenbay reject.
     
    #11 percicles, Mar 19, 2007
  12. emjohn

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    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
     
    #12 emjohn, Mar 19, 2007
  13. The Cat

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    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?
     
    #13 The Cat, Mar 19, 2007
  14. kaleidosky

    kaleidosky Your Tweety Bird dance just cost us a run

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    happy with the signing.
     
    #14 kaleidosky, Mar 19, 2007
  15. Baqui99

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    I've never even heard of the guy. But a 32-year old LB isn't going to solve any of Houston's problems.
     
    #15 Baqui99, Mar 19, 2007
  16. The Cat

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    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.
     
    #16 The Cat, Mar 19, 2007
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    well if YOU'VE never heard of him, he obviously sucks. :rolleyes:
     
    #17 macalu, Mar 19, 2007
  18. Lil Francis

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    Nice to see the Texans finally building quality depth. Not a big name like the fans want but he's a decent LB.
     
    #18 Lil Francis, Mar 19, 2007
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    I heard someone on the radio say this sometime last week
     
    #19 rhino17, Mar 19, 2007
  20. SamFisher

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    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.
     
    #20 SamFisher, Mar 19, 2007
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