For me, it's a tale of two Bakers. Good Baker did absolutely make everyone around him better. WSU's example of the Jets game where he came in and the offense took off is a great example.
Bad Baker actually does the opposite. He drags the offense down.
There's no single silver bullet to kill Bad Baker and keep Good Baker. I think the many fixes start with his mechanics and technique. He's going to have to bite the bullet and talk to some broom sweepers. Supposedly, the first thing AVP did when he got here was begin to fix Baker's footwork, but then we have Kurt Warner point out footwork 101 mistakes in a game a couple weeks ago. This should fix his accuracy (not throwing balls at receiver's feet) and a little of his timing. His decision-making is another story. I do think getting the other things settled will help him focus more on reading the D in front of him, but that only gets him so far. I don't have an answer for his inability to see open receivers.
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