Budda Baker



:41 minute mark is why I'm glad Church is gone and why baker should be a cowboy. Should've at least been an incompletion
 
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Budda Baker S/CB/ST Washington

TALENT
ROUND 1

STRENGTHS
Budda is listed at about 5’10” but on film he plays like he’s 6’1”. He’s a remarkable fluid athlete with talent to play more than one position on defense and I suspect on offense too if you needed him. He’s instinctive with the play in front of him and has the makeup quickness if a player gets behind him in coverage. Budda is a leader through his play on the field and can be used close to the line of scrimmage because of his sure tackling talents. He has excellent cover skills and could be an excellent cover corner. Budda’s quickness and instincts are above the norm for a college player. When you watch Budda on film you’re looking at a player who loves the physical part of the game of football and loves to make plays tackling, breaking up passes, sacking the quarterback or making tackles for losses. He loves to intercept the ball and take it for a pick six and I suspect he would be excellent on the special team’s coverage units also. His play is infectious and the type of player every playoff team has to have to reach the big game.

CONCERNS
Budda is short for his position so the possibility of injuries will be a concern for some teams. Also, at his size, most teams will be looking for 4.4 speed so the combine is big for Budda to prove that. I see excellent quickness and make up speed on film but the lack of quality quarterbacks and receivers he went up against consistently might come into play for some teams also. If he shows the speed teams are looking for the big decision will be what position to play him at so that he can stay on the field because you want this kid on the field as much as possible.

BOTTOM LINE
I had to watch a few different years of film on this kid to get a read on him because he is so good most teams just played away from him as much as possible this year. Watching the last few years of film, made me realize that this kid could be something special. He is so smooth in coverage his talent is deceiving. He’s smart and knows how to bait quarterbacks into throwing deep. When it happens you think he is beat and then all of a sudden he is back in the picture reaching his hand up and snatching the ball out of the air for an interception. You better be quick getting the ball off when he comes blitzing from the slot position or he will sack you or find a way to disrupt the play. Try a sweep he will shed the block and make the tackle behind the line of scrimmage. Size will be the only issue teams will have to downgrade Budda because his impact is playing up near the line of scrimmage more than back deep. Most of the time safeties with Budda’s size limitations are selected in the 2nd or 3rd rounds but there are always exceptions. If Budda can prove he can play corner or safety his value will increase and that is when he just might be selected by some smart playoff team late in the first round. I think Budda is an exception and I think he has obvious talent to impact as a defensive player.

- Drew Boylhart (The Huddle Report) [PARAPHRASED]
 
reddyuta said:
Our scouts are obsessed with size for DBs,diffucult to believe they will be interested in him.lets see if he gets a Star invite.
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They were set to draft Earl Thomas if he made to our pick... and he's pretty much the same size. So, while you're correct in what Dallas likes to draft, they will go away from that for the right player.
 
AsthmaField said:
They were set to draft Earl Thomas if he made to our pick... and he's pretty much the same size. So, while you're correct in what Dallas likes to draft, they will go away from that for the right player.
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I think Baker and Heath can make a solid play making duo at safety. Move Jones back to CB.
 
JoeyBoy718 said:
I think Baker and Heath can make a solid play making duo at safety. Move Jones back to CB.
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Think you're better off with Baker in the slot

But that's my whole point, it's an advantage to have guys like Byron and Baker who can provide that type of versatility
 
Earl Thomas and Mathieu are two of the best and are small for the posistion. Maybe size doesn't matter.
 
Carharris2 said:
Earl Thomas and Mathieu are two of the best and are small for the posistion. Maybe size doesn't matter.
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Sure, size/speed/etc is important, but the most important thing at the end of the day is talent. We can draft SS Obi from UCONN and have the most physically freakish safety duo in the NFL, but that doesn't mean they'll be a very good duo. Someone like Budda Baker can change the whole dynamic of the secondary.
 
JoeyBoy718 said:
Sure, size/speed/etc is important, but the most important thing at the end of the day is talent. We can draft SS Obi from UCONN and have the most physically freakish safety duo in the NFL, but that doesn't mean they'll be a very good duo. Someone like Budda Baker can change the whole dynamic of the secondary.
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Yuck. Guy took the same bad angles as a freshman as he did last year. I hate taking freak athletes who don't look play like freak athletes on film. This guy was a Rd 3 player before his combine. Moving him up to the 1st is shear stupidity.
 
GhostOfPelleur said:
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I'm on board. I like him. Don't know that Rod would.
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What are they doing with that belly button?
 
The way Dallas used/uses Byron Jones, I'm thinking if the Cowboys don't trade down from 28, they will take B Baker based on need and his versatility.
 
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