Babin rips media, former Seahawks brass

The first dozen games of the 2011 season have been such a disaster for the Eagles that even standout players have been criticized. Jason Babin, third in the NFL with 12 sacks and ninth among defensive ends with 28 QB pressures, hasnt escaped the blame game. Emphasis has been placed on his alleged apathy toward all factors outside of rushing the passer, with some accusing him of slacking off in the run game and going too hard after stats.

Its difficult to tell whether Babin was referring to those criticisms or more general ones about the 4-8 Eagles when he laid into reporters Monday on Daily News Live.

I just get a little frustrated with the lack of effort sometimes, Babin said of the media. Do some homework, watch some tape, report the facts. Do we deserve to be talked about in a negative way? Yes, weve lost. But I just feel they should get it straight.

As the Eagles continue to lose games their true talent level indicates they should win, the criticism will continue to pile on, whether Babin likes it or not. The Eagles got the exact help they needed on Sunday when the Cowboys lost in Arizona and the Giants fell at home to Green Bay, but it didnt matter because the Birds laid an egg 60 hours earlier against Babins former Seahawks.

It was a game the Eagles desperately needed, and a grudge match Babin wanted badly to win.

I wanted the outcome to be totally different, Babin said. "I wanted to go up there and really be a flip-flop of what happened. I was there for a while and wasnt talked to when they traded for me, and I had some ill will feelings toward them and, unfortunately, they were the better team that day and they beat us.

Babin expanded a bit on what he labels poor treatment from the Seahawks brass, citing a feud between former head coach and GM, Mike Holmgren, and former president of football operations, Tim Ruskell. According to Babin, he was traded for by one man at the top of the totem pole and unwanted by another.