Zack Baun signed with the Eagles, 1-year/3.5M (6 Viewers)

[NatureBoy]

Can I interest you in restructuring older players past their prime instead?

Very true, it's the elephant in the room.

 

[srcampbell]

Good for him. I wish him nothing but the best.

He wouldn’t find a better fit for his skill set. I wouldn’t be surprised if he hauls in 6+ sacks.

 

[sfidc3]

Strange move, on a team that struggled so much rushing the passer, letting a young potential impact player go that plays ST's as well?

Doesn't make sense...

 

[BreesusSaves]

Strange move, on a team that struggled so much rushing the passer, letting a young potential impact player go that plays ST's as well?

Doesn't make sense...

Going to have to see the contract numbers. I'm willing to bet it's an extremely cheap contract and he just wants a chance to rush the passer and play his way to a payday.

 

[sfidc3]

Going to have to see the contract numbers. I'm willing to bet it's an extremely cheap contract and he just wants a chance to rush the passer and play his way to a payday.

I hear you, the fact that it was a 1 year deal made me think it was an "inexpensive" acquire....

 

[boutte]

Given a choice I'd keep Baun over Jordan at this stage in their careers.

 

[St. Widge]

Strange move, on a team that struggled so much rushing the passer, letting a young potential impact player go that plays ST's as well?

Doesn't make sense...

It really depends on how much he got paid and given that he really is a 3-4 OLB and the Eagles are a contender it probably would have cost a lot more to get him to stay here. Fact is he was never the right fit for this team. And given what pass rushers with like 4 sacks were getting yesterday, I doubt it was all that cheap of a deal.

Plus, even if they had Baun on the team they still need a big upgrade in the pass rush. Baun looked good at the end of the year, but who knows if he can sustain that over a 17 game season and it's a lot harder to get him pass rush opportunities in our scheme than in the Philly scheme. They need to take that money and start to upgrade the pass rush and find one or two more in the draft.

 

[Wisco Steve]

1 yr 3.5M...all guaranteed
Might be enough, with good performance to generate a comp 7th RD pick?

 

[Rouxble]

1 yr 3.5M...all guaranteed
Might be enough, with good performance to generate a comp 7th RD pick?

Yes, assuming we don’t cancel him out with a signing.

 

[DerrickB]

What's the over/under on Baun's sack total in Philly?

 

[PBsWhodat]

Never understood why we drafted him… we have a trend of drafting players with no plan of how to use them. Then end up putting them in the wrong position.

 

[PBsWhodat]

I’ve heard the DL coach liked the bigger DEs and now that he’s gone we’ve changed that.

We have the same DL coach from last year. Where we rank bottom 10 in sacks. He’s not gone.

 

[sfidc3]

It really depends on how much he got paid and given that he really is a 3-4 OLB and the Eagles are a contender it probably would have cost a lot more to get him to stay here. Fact is he was never the right fit for this team. And given what pass rushers with like 4 sacks were getting yesterday, I doubt it was all that cheap of a deal.

Plus, even if they had Baun on the team they still need a big upgrade in the pass rush. Baun looked good at the end of the year, but who knows if he can sustain that over a 17 game season and it's a lot harder to get him pass rush opportunities in our scheme than in the Philly scheme. They need to take that money and start to upgrade the pass rush and find one or two more in the draft.

3.5 million a year for a potentially effective pass rusher that recently shined once given the opportunity and is a key ST player? You have to be joking....that is all that cheap.....and easily worth taking a chance on his potential....

This is a bad move.....period.....IMO

 

[J.T.]

Yes, assuming we don’t cancel him out with a signing.

What's the over/under on Baun's sack total in Philly?

3.5 million a year for a potentially effective pass rusher that recently shined once given the opportunity and is a key ST player? You have to be joking....that is all that cheap.....and easily worth taking a chance on his potential....

This is a bad move.....period.....IMO

I'm going to guess the Saints sign more "qualifying" free agents than they lose. I expect 1-2 Offensive Linemen and a Safety.

I put the over/under at 5.5 and take the over.

My guess is he wanted "out" and would have rejected the same offer from the Saints vs from Philly. He's hoping for the one year splash of maybe 8+ sacks and a 3-4 year deal for big money.

 

[abnrgr]

that’s a lot of money for a ST guy.