Schwartz NY Post: Giants Not Interested in Baker

I'd hate to see his "attorneys' fees".

Seems like he is assuming it without a source or based on past information.

vs where we were last year, this team works together, plays hard, goes all out each play and deals with issues around TEAM vs ME attitude swiftly, I doubt Baker is an option. Maybe in the off season if they met with him, Judge talked with him (multiple times) but, not in the middle of the season while this team is improving and establishing its identity.

Give the kid a shot. There is no down side. He does have talent. With good teaching coaches, he may be able to turn his life around. Sometimes kids do stupid stuff. I think this is just Schwartz's opinion anyway, some of these reporters think they are actually part of the organization.

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if Judge wants to move on.

for Baker's being cut.

I want.....

if true

Some team will give him a shot. He could still have a good career somewhere else. It's a drag Giants wasted those picks. Live and learn I guess.

Isn’t true. Giants are gathering all information they can.

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says no reunion.

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...He played better when he didn't start and had limited snaps.

Once he started again in the last 3 games, he returned to his sucky ways. His QB Rating against was 107, 107 and 133. Against the Redskins he allowed 9 or 10 completions.

Schwartz is right, it's not gonna happen.

Also its not like Baker was doing well and working hard when he played here

In comment 15048179 csh2z said:

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Give the kid a shot. There is no down side. He does have talent. With good teaching coaches, he may be able to turn his life around. Sometimes kids do stupid stuff. I think this is just Schwartz's opinion anyway, some of these reporters think they are actually part of the organization.

+1000000 totally agree

In comment 15048300 Rico said:

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Schwartz is right, it's not gonna happen.

There you have it. I don't blame them. Not the attitude they were looking for and he showed little effort right after the incident...

It's "Jints Central"

when DG blew 3 drafts picks on him.

In comment 15048318 Sonic Youth said:

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In comment 15048179 csh2z said: Quote: Give the kid a shot. There is no down side. He does have talent. With good teaching coaches, he may be able to turn his life around. Sometimes kids do stupid stuff. I think this is just Schwartz's opinion anyway, some of these reporters think they are actually part of the organization. +1000000 totally agree

He had a shot, he shit the bed. Sayanora.

In comment 15048200 Ira said:

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for Baker's being cut.

No, Baker was responsible for Baker being cut.

good call.

They'd welcome him back. Sadly, he was disappointing on and off the field BEFORE the incident in FL.

and it played a big role in cutting ties with him. Once you cut those ties it's difficult to go back and trust each other.

No interest in bringing him back.

bottom line, even if Giants brought him back he would be a liability in the secondary.

He's not even close to game shape and fans would expectations would be exceedingly high.

He more than intimated that they know Baker did probably do what he was accused of, and that suspension from the NFL is likely.

The interview is posted on FAN'S website.

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Not in the the sense of reanimating his dead contract, no. That contract has been terminated.

There are, however, a few ways the Giants might be able to mitigate the dead money hit from Baker’s total guaranteed compensation of $9MM. The simplest involves possible offset language in his contract that could reduce the Giants’ obligations to Baker based on salary he receives In 2021 from a new team. (I don’t think this applies to 2022, since his year-four salary does appear to have been guaranteed.)

There are also possibilities of mitigating the hit from his contractual 2020 and 2021 salaries based on his having been suspended and those payments never being made - assuming he hasn’t gotten that money, and never will.

Note that OTC assumes the Giants are already off the hook for Baker’s 2020 and 2021 salary. Spotrac treats those two years of guaranteed salary as dead money. If OTC is right - and they probably are - the only dead money currently on the books reflects Baker’s signing bonus.

Lastly, the Giants could try to claw back up to three quarters of his $5.7MM signing bonus. I’m not sure what protection the standard rookie contract provides a team for a situation like this one. To get cap credit, I think the team has to show that the money was actually recovered, which might be challenging in Baker’s case.