Eagles DL Jason Babin condemns NFL rule-makers via Twitter

More gold from the Twitter universe, this time via the account of Philadelphia Eagle's defensive lineman Jason Babin.

Babin, clearly bothered by the $15,000 fine he received for his hit on San Francisco 49ers QB Alex Smith last Sunday, had this to say early today:

@JasonBabin93Jason Babin 

Attn:Guy at the NFL that decides on who and how much players get fined Stop being a puppet, if you want to protect QB's, get better linemen

Not the worst thing to come out of the Twitter of an NFLer.

Sure, talking poorly of NFL brass will likely not go over well in the league office, but when asked about his Tweet, Babin claimed it to be sarcastic and then elaborated on the issue of players being fined for hits, pointing out its inconsistency. 

"Oh, I'll call that one 15, I'll call that 40," Babin said, according to the Inquirer. "There's no blueprint, there's no grid system to say 'Okay, this is how it works, let's plug it in'." 

The guy has got a point. The NFL as a league has been so good, so progressive in terms of determining what is right and wrong, changing rules, developing systems, etc. It does seem a bit silly to think that -  while the rules determining what an illegal hit are clear - there is no definitive way to determine dollar amounts to different typed of blows.

Nice job, Babin. He thought it. He tweeted it. He meant it. And he made sense while doing so.