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Posted on 9/17/18 at 12:01 am
Posted on 9/17/18 at 12:01 am
Went back and found an old article from when Baker first beat out Briscoe during his sophomore year.
I remember looking at his recruiting profiles, and being disappointed in his lackluster 3-star ranking.
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I remember looking at his recruiting profiles, and being disappointed in his lackluster 3-star ranking.
lol
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During the spring, the 19-year-old Baker was little more than an after-thought at cornerback. Despite his speed, work ethic and 36-inch arms, Kirby Smart thought the 2015 U.S. Army All-American selection wasn’t playing with enough physicality. He improved on that during preseason camp but not enough to beat out Briscoe at the start of the season.
“I think he's bought into the fact that he won't play without tackling,” Smart said. “We wanted to play him in some other games, he just never got an opportunity. He's getting his opportunity now.”
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Posted on 9/17/18 at 1:12 am to grey
Forgot about Briscoe until reading that. What a dark time period we lived through.
Posted on 9/17/18 at 5:32 am to DirtyDawg
36 inch arms on a 5'11 guy? No way.
During the game on Sat, one of the announcers mentioned someone having a 7' wingspan, and it might of been Baker, which was complete bullshite. Isaiah Oliver had 33 1/2 inch arms at the combine last year, which was one of the longest reaches ever for a db (think he was a top 6). No way Baker has a 2 1/2 inch reach advantage over Oliver at 5'11.
During the game on Sat, one of the announcers mentioned someone having a 7' wingspan, and it might of been Baker, which was complete bullshite. Isaiah Oliver had 33 1/2 inch arms at the combine last year, which was one of the longest reaches ever for a db (think he was a top 6). No way Baker has a 2 1/2 inch reach advantage over Oliver at 5'11.
Posted on 9/17/18 at 6:29 am to DawgGONIT
It was JR Reed who they said had the 7’ wingspan.
Posted on 9/17/18 at 6:44 am to DirtyDawg
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What a dark time period we lived through.
Yep. Take a look at the photo of Eason and the O line within the article. Sad to see what Richt worked with and left for Kirby.
Posted on 9/17/18 at 6:52 am to runningdog
To be fair, Gaillard was the only OL in that picture. #69, Frix, was just a long snapper.
Posted on 9/17/18 at 9:12 am to grey
Briscoe lost his job because he was getting burnt like an old crack-ho with a book of matches.
Baker got the job because he knocked the tar out of Jalen Hurd against Tennessee when Hurd was show-boating while crossing the goal line, forced a fumble, and effectively ended Hurd's career there.
After that lick, Hurd was done for the day and transferred from Tennessee because he couldn't take a lick anymore without Baker living in his head rent-free.
Baker got the job because he knocked the tar out of Jalen Hurd against Tennessee when Hurd was show-boating while crossing the goal line, forced a fumble, and effectively ended Hurd's career there.
After that lick, Hurd was done for the day and transferred from Tennessee because he couldn't take a lick anymore without Baker living in his head rent-free.
This post was edited on 9/17/18 at 9:14 am
Posted on 9/17/18 at 10:47 am to lambertdawg
quote:Yeah I couldn't remember who it was, but it seemed 100% false.
It was JR Reed who they said had the 7’ wingspan.
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