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Take a look. It seems like we are going to carry this expensive bum for 3 years. The Dolphins need to sign better contracts.
Am I reading this wrong? It looks like we take a huge hit regardless. I still say we take the hit this year and cut him right now.
$20 Million guaranteed? Seriously? No wonder he is playing like this. He is paid in the shade!

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KingHydra said:
Take a look. It seems like we are going to carry this expensive bum for 3 years. The Dolphins need to sign better contracts.
Am I reading this wrong? It looks like we take a huge hit regardless. I still say we take the hit this year and cut him right now.
$20 Million guaranteed? Seriously? No wonder he is playing like this. He is paid in the shade!

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I don't think Baker is a bad player. The thing with him is he's being put into positions by this coaching staff that play on his weakness rather than his strengths, we saw those weaknesses woefully exposed on Sunday. He's just another sign of the mismanagement of this playing staff that is going on right now.
 
The team is only screwed if it doesn't begin taking necessary corrective steps to improve this off-season.

The great thing about sports management is that if you hire the right people to the right positions, you can ALWAYS get yourself out of the hole.
 
Geordie said:
I don't think Baker is a bad player. The thing with him is he's being put into positions by this coaching staff that play on his weakness rather than his strengths, we saw those weaknesses woefully exposed on Sunday. He's just another sign of the mismanagement of this playing staff that is going on right now.
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Not to be argumentative but, he makes close the highest paid LBs in the NFL. Highest paid LB right now is 14.5 million (Darius Leonard). Baker, is being paid 13 million. I would not rank Baker anywhere near the top LBs in the NFL. This is a very bad contract for us.
 
KingHydra said:
Not to be argumentative but, he makes close the highest paid LBs in the NFL. Highest paid LB right now is 14.5 million (Darius Leonard). Baker, is being paid 13 million. I would not rank Baker anywhere near the top LBs in the NFL. This is a very bad contract for us.
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Now on Sundays it's hard to determine what's worse: Baker or Baker's contract.
 
Baker played okay last season but he certainly isn’t worth the type of money they are paying him now. No team is going to trade for him because of his bloated contract and cutting him would cost the Dolphins $16 million dollars in dead cap space in 2022.

Basically they are stuck with him next year and in 2023; he will still have a dead cap hit over $6 million dollars.

What makes signing him even worse is they could have used that money to extend Gesicki instead of possibly losing him in free agency.
 
KingHydra said:
Take a look. It seems like we are going to carry this expensive bum for 3 years. The Dolphins need to sign better contracts.
Am I reading this wrong? It looks like we take a huge hit regardless. I still say we take the hit this year and cut him right now.
$20 Million guaranteed? Seriously? No wonder he is playing like this. He is paid in the shade!

www.spotrac.com

Jerome Baker | NFL | Spotrac.com

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I rose this thread from the dead earlier in the week.

Either all the supporters in that thread still love this terrible contract or they're too cool to eat their crow 🤷
 
Geordie said:
I don't think Baker is a bad player. The thing with him is he's being put into positions by this coaching staff that play on his weakness rather than his strengths, we saw those weaknesses woefully exposed on Sunday. He's just another sign of the mismanagement of this playing staff that is going on right now.
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His only strength is blitzing....when he's uncovered to the QB or against the RB blocking. Other than that, he's a liability.
 
1972forever said:
Baker played okay last season but he certainly isn’t worth the type of money they are paying him now. No team is going to trade for him because of his bloated contract and cutting him would cost the Dolphins $16 million dollars in dead cap space in 2022.

Basically they are stuck with him next year and in 2023; he will still have a dead cap hit over $6 million dollars.

What makes signing him even worse is they could have used that money to extend Gesicki instead of possibly losing him in free agency.
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Makes my stomach turn thinking about that last sentence
 
You can cut him after next year if needed. I used to be a huge advocate of being frugal with the cap. A buddy of mine keeps telling me "The salary cap is an illusion. Kick that can down the road."

After seeing what the Saints pulled off this season, he's 100% right. Another point in case the Rams.
 
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