Arizona Cardinals: Budda Baker right in his take regarding the next coach
By Sion Fawkes
Arizona Cardinals safety Budda Baker had some remarkable things to say in what he’s looking for in the franchise’s next head coach.
Budda Baker is one of the faces of the Arizona Cardinals franchise, and you can expect him to stay in that role for a long time. He was kind enough to share his thoughts on the Up and Adams Show regarding what kind of traits he’d like to see in his team’s next head coach.
"“I like real. Just be real, whatever that may be. Just be yourself, don’t be anything different, you don’t have to put on a front with anybody. Whether that is a loudmouth or a quiet more humble-ish type person.“Something I really like is that Eagles coach, he is who he is. Just seeing that is special as a player.”- via Arizona Sports"
Baker is correct in his words. There are times when new coaches believe they need to act a certain way to succeed, whether it’s trying to mimic the head coaches they formerly worked under, or believe management expects them to act a certain way.
But it almost always ends in failure if that coach doesn’t go into a gig as their true self. Take Bill Belichick, who is almost always straightforward with the media, and he has been so for over two decades.
Yet few remember that in Cleveland, Belichick sang a different tune. He often tried to act like Bill Parcells, his mentor who he coached under as a defensive coordinator between 1985 and 1990. Clearly, that didn’t work out, and when Belichick was himself, well, great things happened.
Next Arizona Cardinals coach must heed Baker’s words
Whoever ends up snagging the position, whether it’s Jonathan Gannon, Lou Anarumo, or Mike Kafka, they must slide into job being the same coach they were as coordinators. Players will respect it, and doing so will also make their jobs much easier going forward.
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It will immediately show players what the head coach of the Arizona Cardinals expects, and by extension, this will also let them make immediate changes to the culture. The Redbirds are currently one of the NFL’s most unstable franchises, and a new coach letting players know who they are and what’s expected from Day One could potentially go a long way.
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