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patriot lifer · 08-11-2009, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by signbabybrady

for me it was his prodution in 05 and 06 that stands out between the 2 seasons he caught about 70 balls for over a thousands yards. none of the other TE on the roster have a 2 year span like that.

His production declined since then but there are logical reasons in 07 it was the Moss and Welker show and last year he didn't have Tom and Cassel felt more comfortable with the afformentioned Moss and Welker.

Obviously BB wasn't happy with his decline in production and not just him but the TE position as a whole because he brought in two new guys. So hopefully now that Ben is back on the field the competition can bring out the best in him.

true, he did have a decent number of receptions and production in 2005 and 2006, however most of it was in 2006 when he had 49 receptions (3 per game) as opposed to 2005 when he had 29 receptions (2 per game). I remember 2006 when we were predicting that he was going to have a bunch of receptions (and more than 49), because the offense had no one to throw to. I look at his 49 receptions as less of an indication of his production than as an indication of the state of the offense (lacking genuine receiving targets). although, i don't remember how he blocked in those years, so I can't speak intelligently on that matter.

State · 08-12-2009, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by wdkantro2

Why is everyone so sold on Baker? I was never impressed with him with the Jets, and he caught zero TDs last year. Why on earth is he "the only lock??"

Why? Why ask why?

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–The OLB/DE group worked with the TE/T in early group work. The former were working to set the edge in the running game while the latter was trying to open up space for the running backs. Both sides had their share of wins in the work, although Chris Baker notably crushed Pierre Woods on one rep.

That's your purported starting OLB getting his arse handed to him.

Source: Official Patriots Football Weekly Blog Blog Archive From the Hart: Sunday morning hose-down

Oh, by the way, Baker has much better foot speed than Kyle Brady. In college Baker had outrageous speed for such a big man. I'm surprised he lasted until the third round in the draft (same year as Watson who, I agree, is notable trade bait).