Bucs postgame locker room scuffle

[Mr. Scot]

From the Tampa Bay Times...

Baker smiling after big penalty led to scuffle in the locker room

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An ugly screaming match that erupted into a scuffle between teammates in the locker room following the Bucs 22-19 loss at Carolina Sunday involved the off-sides penalty by defensive tackle Chris Baker.

Apparently, several Bucs players took issue with Baker smiling and lack-of-remorse attitude following the game.

During the incident, captured on the post-game radio show, linebacker Lavonte David is heard yelling to stop quarterback Jameis Winston from confronting Baker.

"Yo, yo, Jameis! Jameis! Jameis!'' David shouts.

Then middle linebacker Kwon Alexander begins swearing at Baker. David left the interview to intervene.

 

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Facing fourth-and-3 at the 5-yard line, Baker was warned by defensive tackle Gerald McCoy and others to watch the hard count of quarterback Cam Newton, who had drawn several encroachment penalties.

"Yeah, he had a good hard count,'' Baker said. "We were aware of that at the beginning of the game. We've got to be aware of his hard count. I just had a mental error, because right before the snap, Gerald and the other guys told me to be alert for the hard count and I just got anxious and made a bad play.''

McCoy confirmed he had warned Baker.

"Yes I did,'' McCoy said. "Whatever. Moving on. Next.''

 

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Baker, who signed a three-year, $15.75-million contract as a free agent from the Redskins, hasn't lived up to expectations this season. He has 32 tackles and a half sack.

What's more, some players and coaches feel as if his attitude has been poor from the beginning in terms of effort, especially given what the Bucs are paying him. Unfortunately, the level of accountability demonstrated in the locker room Sunday didn't happen earlier in the season or training camp.

 

[Jeremy Igo]

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Gotem

[chknwing]

[Mr. Scot]

Baker sounds like a numbskull.

[!stUp]

[Captain Morgan]

wonder how much of that 15.74 mill is guaranteed?  

 

I know we rarely have money to go after bigger free agents, but this scenario is quite common.  

[rayzor]

They seem.....a  little angry. Haha.

I hope they stay angry all week and take it out on the saints.

[Cary Kollins]

Between this and the Eli Apple debacle with the Giants, it just goes to show how important leadership is in the locker room.

[Montsta]

Cam’s cadence has been on point lately. I wonder what he has changed up that keeps getting guys to jump? I’ve noticed he isn’t snapping the ball with one second to go on the game clock as often. 

[Udogg]

4 minutes ago, Montsta said:

Cam’s cadence has been on point lately. I wonder what he has changed up that keeps getting guys to jump? I’ve noticed he isn’t snapping the ball with one second to go on the game clock as often. 

Was wondering the same thing.  Looked at film earlier in the year, only difference I can tell has been a little earlier in the play clock , and Ryan Kalil doing Jedi mind tricks.  Also the way he brings his hands up to catch snap has up to catch the snap.   

Only thing I can tell by my untrained eye. 

[t96]

16 minutes ago, Cary Kollins said:

Between this and the Eli Apple debacle with the Giants, it just goes to show how important leadership is in the locker room.

And why, to a degree, we should be somewhat appreciative of Rivera, DG and JR not wanting to bring in guys with character concerns.

[TheRed]

Baker falling for the oldest trick in the playbook.

[Jesse]

 

 

Im pretty sure he got Chris Baker back then too!

[joemac]

Cam has gotten like 7 encroachment penalties in the last 2 weeks. poo is crazy. Cam's cadence game is fuging official!!