3.) DeAndre Baker will return and have a fantastic 2020 season
Baker struggled significantly in his rookie year, allowing six touchdowns and a 61.4 completion rate against. While he did OK in coverage, he was often burned on long balls and allowed far too many touchdowns. A lot of this can be blamed on James Bettcher, who utilized him in a zone scheme that didn’t allow him to play press coverage, his strength coming out of Georgia.
The experience in zone was good for Baker, but it didn’t allow him to maximize his talents.
New coordinator Patrick Graham utilizes man coverage 50% of the time, so we can expect Baker to trail number two receivers and man-mark them. The second-year player is still facing discipline for an alleged armed robbery case he found himself caught in several weeks ago. His lawyer continues to claim he is innocent, and he has written statements attesting to the fact, but nothing is set in stone yet we are waiting on his arraignment.
Based on the public information available to us, Baker seems to be innocent and will walk free. If that is the case, he’ll return hungrier than ever and looking to leave his mark with the Giants in 2020.