Eagles Sign S Baker To One-Year Deal

by captain nodar on Mar 11, 2009 2:32 PM EDT

From philadelphiaeagles.com -

The Philadelphia Eagles today announced they have signed safety Rashad Baker to a one-year contract.

A product of Woodrow Wilson High School in Camden, NJ, the 27-year-old Baker joins the Eagles after a two-year stint with the Oakland Raiders. In 2008, Baker recorded 24 tackles and a career-high three interceptions for the Raiders. He joined Oakland late in the 2007 season after playing eight games for the New England Patriots that year.

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Warm body and competition… but hey it’s depth… i’m assuming we still grab a late round S though

"I tried to run him over but Eli had his big boy pads on and he kind of stopped me from getting in the end zone. The next time I’ll try to jump over his head.’’ - Asante Samuel

by foos05 on Mar 11, 2009 2:37 PM EDT reply actions

I think we go 3rd round safety.

I think you get another Demps past the 3rd. You may even have to go 2nd round if you wants some Talent. I heard that they were looking at some kid that was supposed to go in the second round.

I hope that Jones plays well and we resign him during the year though.

This Baker cat is just a body thats gonna get cut anyway. I don’t expect him to contribute at all. This is Eagle to those Undrafted player signings we have every year. Kinda like Shaheer McBride.

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by yophillybro on Mar 12, 2009 8:28 AM EDT up reply actions

This is Eagle to those Undrafted player signings we have every year

mikell was undrafted

by eagleyosh on Mar 12, 2009 8:36 AM EDT up reply actions

Common, I was just speaking in General, did you get excited when they first

signed Quinten Mikell or Greg Lewis or Reno Mahe at first. No, because no body cared. Of course, sometimes they actually work out though. But still, nobody cares when they are signed.

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by yophillybro on Mar 12, 2009 8:45 AM EDT up reply actions

i know what you mean

i agree, most of them pan out to be nothing big. just thought i’d throw in the “maybe he’ll work out better than hoped” like mikell did. I was just trying to make a boring signing a little more exciting, haha

by eagleyosh on Mar 12, 2009 10:29 AM EDT up reply actions

I got you bro, I can see him being the next Rashard Cook.

What do you think of William Moore (Safety from Mizzou) is he good? is he a first rounder or second rounder?

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by yophillybro on Mar 12, 2009 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions

wikipedia says he’ll go in the first round. and if wikipedia says it, it must be true, haha

by eagleyosh on Mar 12, 2009 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions

Special teams too, perhaps?

Can he return kicks?

by MRPH on Mar 11, 2009 2:37 PM EDT reply actions

if anything he will replace Considine on the cover teams.

"I need to do a better job of putting players in the right position to perennially come up short of expectations"

by Whodie126 on Mar 11, 2009 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions

im just happy we have 4 safties now

by andyb on Mar 11, 2009 2:41 PM EDT reply actions

And...

…that one of them is NOT named “Considine”

by ajay on Mar 11, 2009 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions

although he came around an S/T guy

"I tried to run him over but Eli had his big boy pads on and he kind of stopped me from getting in the end zone. The next time I’ll try to jump over his head.’’ - Asante Samuel

by foos05 on Mar 11, 2009 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions

he was decent on special teams.

but that guy was a dreadful starter. everytime a ball was snapped i couldn’t take my eyes off him, becuase i knew he was about to fuck something up.

by snowhill82 on Mar 12, 2009 3:51 AM EDT up reply actions

truth

"I tried to run him over but Eli had his big boy pads on and he kind of stopped me from getting in the end zone. The next time I’ll try to jump over his head.’’ - Asante Samuel

by foos05 on Mar 12, 2009 8:01 AM EDT up reply actions

Nice

Spads also mentioned that he got an INT for the Raiders in the game against the Bucs. Gotta love that.

by ajay on Mar 11, 2009 3:00 PM EDT reply actions

I should note...

that OAKLAND has a mediocre to poor pass defense last year, despite having arguably the best #1 CB in the league. Warm body might be the right word here.

"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog." - Bear Bryant

by NJBammer on Mar 11, 2009 3:38 PM EDT reply actions

I think he was behind Huff and Wilson on the depth chart there…

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by JasonB on Mar 11, 2009 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions

Obviously a depth move

i dont see him playing much at all pending a major injury

To me the Eagles are like that girlfriend that pisses u off, then u hate her, but the next morning you wake up and remember that thing u love so much about her

by XxBleedGreen5xX on Mar 11, 2009 4:28 PM EDT reply actions