BREAKING NEWS: Texans Trade Babin For Boulware

by Tim on Sep 1, 2007 12:28 PM CDT in News Comment 5 comments

Talk about out of left field! Your Houston Texans shipped former first-round pick Jason Babin to Seattle for safety Michael Boulware.

We knew that Smithiak was concerned about the talent, depth, and experience at safety, particularly with the loss of Glenn Earl a few weeks ago and the possibility that rookie Brandon Harrison is sent to the IR. The acquisition of Boulware seemingly addresses all three (3) concerns. You'd have to think that he immediately becomes a crucial part of the rotation in the secondary and that he's starting at one of the safety spots sooner rather than later. I know next to nothing about Boulware, but McClain mentions that he's solid in coverage; that alone makes me a fan of this move.

Jason Babin had a solid preseason, which makes his departure a bit more disappointing than it would have been, say, two (2) years ago. While he never produced the kind of success we hoped for when Charley Casserly mortgaged the 2003 Draft for him, his numbers suggest that he can be part of a rotation at DE. Best of luck to him in the Pacific Northwest.

More on this as we learn more about Boulware...

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From a friend

Good buddy of mine is a Seahawks fan and gave me these bullet points about Boulware. (Actually has the guys jersey so I'll take his word).

Converted linebacker (FSU grad I think)
Hits hard
Not overly great in coverage
Good run-support in the box

Take it for what you will.

WWJD? At the altar of Jacoby... I'm a believer.

by DisplacedTexan on Sep 1, 2007 12:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Boulware "not overly great in coverage"

You've said a mouthful there, brother. He got benched last year for repeatedly gettin' burned on coverage. SEA picked up 2 safties in free agency this year to compensate for his deficiencies. Also, the team prez called Boulware out on TV last week, saying he had to do well in the last pre-season game, or boot...

BTW, he didn't play at all in that game due to a tweaked hammy.

I'm crossing my fingers over this trade.....

by thatguy on Sep 1, 2007 2:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Re: Boulware

I'm starting to get an inkling that Seattle fans aren't too sorry to see Boulware go. Check out this post from Field Gulls. I think they're a bit too pumped about Babin, but I'm alarmed that they feel like they got over on this deal.

Looking forward to a day when being a Texans fan doesn't mean that April is the highlight of my season...

by Tim on Sep 1, 2007 3:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Boulware

I've lived in the Seattle area for the last 16 years (until moving to upstate NY for school) and I've been a pretty avid Seahawks fan since the Oilers left Houston. As a safety, Michael Boulware is hot when he's hot. However, he's not always on his A-game. I think a change of scenery might be good for him. In any event, it's a major improvement in a unit tha needed help.

Houston Texans: Wild Card 2007!

by 5stringJeff on Sep 2, 2007 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs