The current management has taken two crappy teams to a combined record or 14 and 18 in two seasons. They have two or three more seasons to produce. If they do this is meaningless if they don't it's just another shovel of dirt on the corpse. On a very good team Baker is at best a role player and contributor. On a crappy team he is a core player.
I just think that some of these players are rediculous when they sign a contract and then want to renegotiate it before it is over. Its one thing if you're a 7th round pick and are playing at a pro-bowl level but being paid as a 7th rounder. But this was a FA contract Baker signed. Honor it, and don't ***** about it.
His best season was 07 41 receptions 3 tds *yawn* he is replaceable and shouldnt be bitching about money
Losing Kendall only cost us at most 2 or maybe 3 games last year. We were never going to the playoffs in 2007; we simply were not that good. If they end up doing the same to Baker; I will support it. However, I will say his (Baker's) point of view has some backbone; he is just going about it all wrong. He is being very unprofessional.
I guess you continue to advocate that any contributing player that is unhappy with his contract should be re-evaluated by the front office because of the Kendall "lesson learned" to which I say utter nonsense. First off, we have 3 TE, one a very good blocker, one a pro-bowler and one that can strech the field. I don't care if one gets 40 catches but we will for sure get more than 40 amongst the 3 of them. Second, the Kendall situation was a mistake not because we did not keep him, but we did not replace his sorry ass soon enough with better or equal talent. It is time for players to start honoring their contracts and stop bitching. Baker sure as hell did not complain when he got more money last year for Pete's sake.
Baker probably thinks he has some leverage because of Kendall last year and how that turned out, but it's a different situation. We don't need Baker as much. Plus, he's pissed off about what was said in a conversation for which he and his current agent were not present. So he's basing his whole deal on what the previous agent--whom he fired--told him was said.
The problem is that the Jets capitulated and traded Kendall. They should have done nothing. And treated him like the Chargers did with Gates. Once Kendall started to lose game paychecks he would have come in and played. Trading him gave him what he wanted. Baker learned from that and is trying the same tactic. Once again, if the Jets trade or cut him that strategy would have won. If they do nothing and fine him when he does not show up, then it will end this type of posturing from the players.
