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If Baker just stays out that year he was injured and doesn't do the tough guy bullshit that leads to all those losses and causes the Browns to miss the playoffs, he doesn't bounce around the league like he did and Cleveland doesn't wind up the Deshaun Watson shithole that it is.

You can argue he's in a better position in Tampa. Sure. NOW he is. But for a couple seasons, it looked like he was gonna be Backup McGee the rest of his career.

When Pat has been gimpy, I like to think he's been smart enough to know how much he'll be limited on the field and whether or not that's going to actually hurt his team. And if he's not able to be honest with himself, then Reid will certainly be honest with him and pull him out.

It's been great to watch Baker, yes, but the only reason he has a redemption arc at all is because he put himself in the very same pit that he just climbed out of.