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He dropped about 25 pounds between the season & his workout. I don't really know what this means since he is a lot lighter than his seasonal playing weight. I don't really like it when a player adds or loses significant weight because you don't get an accurate read on what it will mean as a pro. A recent example of a guy gaining weight before the draft was Erik Flowers. Weight shifts present another layer of uncertainty in evaluating a player. Will the weight stay on/off? Who knows.

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Here's more info: Name: David Baas Number: 75 Height: 6-5 Weight: 319 Position: OG Pos2: Class/Draft Year: Sr/2005 40 Time: 5.06 College: Michigan Projected Round: 2-3 Combine Results Pro Day Results Combine Invite: yes Height: 6044 Weight: 319 40 Yrd Dash: 5.06 20 Yrd Dash: 2.93 10 Yrd Dash: 1.72 Wonderlic: 37 225 Lb. Bench Reps: 29 Vertical Jump: 29 1/2 Broad Jump: 8'9" 20 Yrd Shuttle: 4.48 3-Cone Drill: 7.52 Dates: 03/18/2005 Height: 6044 Weight: 319 40 Yrd Dash: 20 Yrd Dash: 10 Yrd Dash: 225 Lb. Bench Reps: Vertical Jump: Broad Jump: 20 Yrd Shuttle: 3-Cone Drill: PLAYER PROFILE Player Draft Profile, News, Pre-Draft Scout Notes & Campus Agility. Tests results will be posted soon. Our Rating category grading scale is much like BLESTO'S grading, 1.00-5.00. The lower the number, the higher rated the prospect. Read a detailed breakdown of the player ratings HERE st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } ¤ Player School Jersey Year Entered Test BAAS, David Michigan 75 2000 Height Weight Birth date College Position Pro Position 6:04.0 323 9/28/81 OG-OC OG-OC Bench Press Squat Power Clean Vertical Jump Broad Jump 455 530 320 Arms Hands Time (1) Time (2) Time (3) 33 10 ½ Right-handed 5.34 5.3 Grade One Grade Two Grade Three 1.36 1.29 2004 Best Games Miami (Oh.), San Diego State, Iowa, Indiana, Minnesota, Purdue, Ohio State. 2004 Worst Games Illinois, Northwestern. 2003 Best Games Central Michigan, Houston, Notre Dame, Minnesota, Illinois, Michigan State, Northwestern. 2003 Worst Games Indiana, Purdue, Ohio State. Body Structure David has a big, thick frame with room for a little more growth. He has worked hard to define his upper body muscles and developed a big back, thick chest, wide waist and good bubble in the process. He has good thickness in his thighs and calves. His arms also show good thickness and he possesses very strong hands to jolt. General Report 1.14 Athletic Ability 1.3 While not known as a quick-twitch type, David is an above average athlete who has developed adequate balance. He shows above average quickness and play speed in the short area. He is a physical blocker with very good strength and enough agility to handle quickness inside. He struggles with his change of direction on the move and is more of a waist bender than a knee bender, though. Football Sense 1.1 He is an alert, focused and determined player. He learns the play book quickly and is very good for the program, evident by the drastic improvement of the team’s ground game in 2004 after he shifted to center (team improved from 106.0 yards per game to 189.7 on the ground). He makes excellent line adjustments and calls, having done that even when he played guard in the past. He is a very low maintenance type who is called a coach on the field by the Wolverines staff. Character 1.1 He is the type of kid you hope your daughter brings home. There is no flash or beating of the chest with this guy. David has never had any off-field problems, comes from a good family and his field smarts are evident. He is a tireless worker who has good strength and is very responsible. He does well in his academics and will graduate in December. He is a no non-sense guy who takes care of business. When he needs to, he will become vocal when he sees a teammate not performing up to his level. He’s just an all-around blue-collar type. Competitiveness 1.1 Davis is a fierce competitor who works to finish. He plays with tremendous aggression and has very good playing strength. Even Ray Charles can see that he is a tough and very productive player who utilizes his size and strength to dominate in the trenches. Work Habits 1.1 He will put in the extra hours after practice (which he did all of 2004 to adjust to playing center at the last moment). He works hard in the weight room and is the type of guy that you will have to tear his jersey off him to stop him from playing. Athletic Report 1.33 Initial Quickness 1.4 In the short area, he shows good explosion coming off the ball. He is rarely late to make the inside cut off. He also has more than enough hand quickness to recoil and reset in pass protection. When working up field, he looks a little stiff on the move and needs to play taller working to the second level. Lateral Movement 1.6 This is an area that needs further improvement. David has just adequate lateral quickness and will struggle to make the outside block. He needs to do a better job of bending at the knees rather than the waist, but he still manages to be effective on the pulls, but mostly in the short area. Balance/Stays On Feet 1.2 David has made steady progress with his balance. In the past, he would give up ground vs. the power rush, as he was prone to getting up on his toes, resulting in him getting push back. Now, he plays with his feet and back flast, which has greatly improved his anchoring ability. He also improved his balance and strength prior to 2004, resulting in him consistently neutralizing the bull rush (allowed only one sack in 2004 despite learning how to play center on the fly). Explosion/Pop 1.5 He flashes decent explosion on down blocks, but needs to show more consistency. However, he shows very good pop with his hands, doing a very good job of grabbing, pushing and steering his man wide. Run Blocking 1.2 Even when he bends at the waist, David shows good recovery agility to come off the ball well and generate good pop with his hands. He is a very good position and angle blocker, playing with enough everage and technique to be effective on double moves. Pass Blocking 1.1 David plays high in his stance, which allows him to make the reach blocks. He shows very good hand placement to mirror and has the base and strength to anchor. His above average pass set quickness lets him lock on and sustain while keeping his feet to slide and sustain in the small area.The thing you notice on film is his ability to hold off and keep position. Pulling/Trapping 1.4 He can pull in a small area, especially up the middle and is quite effective at locating and executing his blocks in the short area. However, when working in the second level and in space, he will lose balance and fails to recover (rarely used on pulls to the second level). From the looks of him on film, I think all he needs to do is get a little higher in his stance and kick out with more consistency. Adjust on Linebacker Downfield 1.7 This is one area that he struggles in, as he does not demonstrate the best change of direction agility to adjust on the move. He looks a little bit robotic playing in space, as he does not show his normal quickness to position and he will revert to waist bending when in space. Use of Hands/Punch 1.1 David uses his hands as well as any interior lineman in college football. He gets very good hand placement to mirror and shows the quickness to keep his hands inside. He uses his hands well and has the strength to control and sustain when asked to position block. The thing you notice on film is his ability to consistently punch and jolt with power. Reactions/Awareness 1.1 David is an outstanding competitor who plays hard and makes good mental adjustments. He is a classic product of the Michigan system – a lineman with very good technique. He simply plays with excellent awareness, instincts and reactions. Long Snap Skills NG He does not long snap, but shows good hand quickness and precision on the shot gun (no muffed snaps in eight games at center). Summation An All-American coming out of Riverview (Fla.) High School, David was one of the most highly sought recruits in the country. He was forced to sit out the 2000 season after suffering a knee injury in fall drills. He saw action in six games at both guard spots in 2001. The “Baas Man” took over left guard duties the following year, starting 29 games there before shifting to center in the fourth game of the 2004 season. David is a typical Michigan blocker, who is technically sound and versatile enough to play a variety of roles. He is a three-time All-Big Ten Conference pick and a finalist for Outland Trophy honors in 2004. He is steady and reliable. Baas is one of the toughest drive blockers in the game, using his strength and aggressive play to dominate the interior of the front wall. David compensates for a lack of ideal athletic ability with raw power, good intelligence and a tenacious nature. The thing you constantly see on film is his ability to gain position and sustain blocks. Baas uses his hands with force, generating enough power to jolt defenders. His excellent hand placement ability allows him to mirror the defender, compensating for a lack of sustained speed. He is best served playing at the line of scrimmage, as he tends to bend at the waist and struggle to get into gear when working into the second level. He showed in 2004 that he has the ability to trap and pull, but he still needs to improve his play when working in space. He is a very smart player, almost like a coach on the field. If you put a stopwatch on this kid, you might be disappointed. I say, break out that bag of popcorn, sit back and watch game films to see that he is going to be a special player at the next level. Medical 2000-Granted a medical redshirt after suffering a knee injury in August camp. Statistics Games Played-43 KD TDB DWF PRES SACK 325 35 51 7 3.0 Compares To ERIC HEITMAN-San Francisco (like Heitman, this is a player that is very technically sound in most areas of his game), as a guard. JEFF MITCHELL-Carolina, as a center. DRAFT SCOUT PLAYER NEWS WIRE 03/18/2005 - (Pro Day note, Next Level Scouting, Inc) - MICHIGAN senior offensive lineman DAVID BAAS did only positional drills, but looked very sharp and continues to be evaluated as both a center and guard. 02/24/2005 - (NFL Combine Note, Next Level Scouting, Inc) - Michigan senior offensive lineman DAVID BAAS was 6044, 319 pounds at his weigh-in, and will be doing a full workout with his group over the next few days. Says teams have been evaluating him, as both a center and offensive guard. 01/26/2005 - (Senior Bowl Practice Note) - David Baas continues to be switched back and forth between center and guard. This versatility will obviously help him at the next level, but he's been slow-footed and his technique hasn't been as keen as his reputation would indicate. Dan Buenning shows good technique, but isn't a standout athlete, either. He has arguably been as effective as any of the interior linemen, but hasn't stood out. To his credit, however, he has been consistent. 01/25/2005 - (Senior Bowl Practice Note) - Michigan's David Baas played both center and guard, though he struggled at each. 12/13/2004 - OG-C David Baas -- Michigan has a history of producing solid linemen and Baas more than fills the bill. He is a fundamentally sound player who uses his hands well. He has adequate balance and is very adept at picking up blitzes. 11/16/2004 - OG David Baas -- The fifth-year senior is one of the anchors on the offensive line. He has been very consistent in the past two years, and he has an opportunity to close the regular season with a dominating performance against Ohio State. 09/18/2004 - MICHIGAN senior DAVID BAAS currently weighs in at 6043, 307 lbs, with 5.09 speed in the 40....currently 22 years of age (DOB: Sept. 28, 1981)...has made 27 consecutive starting assignment at left guard...and played in 32 games at Michigan...three- year letterman and two-year starter at left guard. in 2003 he shared the Hugh H. Rader Award as Michigan's top offensive lineman with Tony Pape and Dave Pearson...started all 13 games at left guard...injured a knee as a freshmen (2000) and missed the entire year.

I've got a different take than FFS on why TD ended up choosing Gregg Williams: TD thought he'd be hiring Marvin Lewis, so he let things go until most of the other teams had chosen a head coach. The effect was that he had little to choose from. Lewis had his eye on the Cleveland job & didn't want to be coach of the Bills, knowing the salary cap disaster that was in Buffalo, plus the low $ amount that the Bills were offering a 1st time NFL HC. The only other candidate besides Gregg at that point was John Fox. The problem was that Fox was viewed as a loose cannon because several years earlier he had quit the Raiders in training camp when he was D-Coordinator because he had gotten fed up with Al Davis. Some may view this in a positive light, but I doubt that Ralph Wilson, who goes way back to the AFL days with Davis, bailing him out & saving the Raiders franchise, viewed Fox in a very positive light after what he'd done to Davis. So, after Lewis basically turned down the job (and then was stunned when Cleveland signed Butch Davis) TD had only Gregg & Fox to choose from. Based on Fox's treatment of Davis, it would be a tough sell to hire Fox with Ralph in charge. So he took the only real candidate left at that point-Gregg Williams. Now TD may have said all the right things about Gregg, but his actions speak louder than his words. He gave Gregg a 3 year contract, basically putting him on probation since day 1, showing his true lack of trust in what was basically the only candidate left. What else could TD do, tell the truth that his top candidate turned him down and there were no coaches left, because during the whole search it was Marvin Lewis or bust, or say Gregg was the greatest interview ever and try to spin it in a positive way when he really messed up the whole hiring process by assuming Lewis would take the job .

$650, a bargain. It might cost a few thousand to get the thing working but all I'd need is a day at the track for immediate money & then I'd win the lottery that night. How can you go wrong if you get the thing to work?

After reading all the gloom & doom, I'm convinced! JP is going to be worse than RJ, he'll get sacked every down because we don't have an offensive line. Then he'll get hurt, Holcomb will come in & get hurt and we won't win a game...all because Detroit signed Rick Demulling & Jonas left for SF. McGahee will get hurt & never play again -all because of the OL... and Henry will have been traded & will rush for 2500 yards. People, please relax until we know the roster entering training camp. If you see the same situation as when we had Jerry Crafts as our opening day RT, then you can worry. But to get all wound up before we even have an 80 man camp roster is so far over the top, you have to look down to look up.

Moorman, like Chris Mohr before him was not assigned to NFLE by the Bills. Both signed on after NFL Europe season ended. We don't treat NFLE like some teams do-assigning mid round players who need experience over there. Instead we sign some training camp fodder & assign them to NFLE. Then we scout the free agents not assigned by teams & look for gems. It has provided us our last 2 punters & little else. The most successful Bills assignee to NFLE was Ken Simonton who lit it up in Europe & then played in a few games 2 seasons ago after being cut put on the practice squad & subsequently activated.

When it comes to cars, NY State is pretty good compared to some others. I lived in Connecticut in 1978 & they had a property tax on automobiles. Now that was when cars only cost $5-7,000 new. Imagine how they screw over their residents today. PS: I bought a new car & registered it at my parents' address in NY that year.

The players know something you obviously don't: HE'S NOT A ROOKIE Any rookie QB has no prior training or practice with an NFL team prior to mini camp after the draft. Right now, JP is training every day at Ralph Wilson Stadium, while every rookie QB is nowhere near an NFL supervised schedule. No rookie QB has practiced with veterans or had a team's elder statesman comment on how he was lighting it up against one of the NFL's best Ds in practice last December. My answer is that no player is worried about playing with 2nd year veteran J.P. Losman.

Wyche got a few 'five more minutes' answers from Drew last year too, it went like this. Last year in the off-season: Sam: "When are you leaving the west coast & heading to Buffalo? " Drew: "Soon, don't worry I'm on my way" Three hours later, Wyche calls Bledsoe's house and says "So when are you leaving for the airport? " Drew: "Five more minutes" The next day an irate Sam Wyche calls Bledsoe again and asks why he's not in Buffalo yet. Drew: "Five more minutes" Finally, it's the last game of the season, a must win against the Steelers. Bledsoe gets hit, fumbles into a Steeler player's hand. When he gets back to the bench, Mularchy asks Drew "How long do you need before you get rid of the ball? " Drew answers "Five more minutes" At the end of the game Mularchy then let TD know that Drew's career with the Bills was about to last "Five more minutes"

I think he wants Theisman's job, creating yet another QB controversy. Similar resumes except Theisman started in Canada & actually won a few post season NFL games. Both considered too small & both ended up starting in the NFL. Doug's had a more stable homelife than Theisman, who publicly humiliated his 1st wife when he dumped her for actress Cathy Lee Crosby and proclaimed Crosby as the only woman he ever truly loved. If Flutie replaced Theisman I don't think many people would be too upset.

No discounted sale price on the Travis Henry uniform...interesting, that TD really knows how to keep the teams interested in Henry guessing.

I've always thought Flutie would end up in the announcer's booth. For anyone who wants him to go away, sorry you'll be seeing him for a long time.

How about we trade Henry to the Colts for James & then ship James to Miami for the 2nd pick in the draft. Since Miami won't give us the 2nd pick for Henry, maybe they will for James. We can even throw in Prioleau to replace Knight. Then we take the 2nd pick & trade it to St. Louis for Orlando Pace. Why would you settle for Shelton when we can have Orlando Pace. Has as much chance as your scenario.

A conditional 5th in 2006 that goes to a 4th, 3rd or 2nd based on performance & re-signing. 4th-If he starts 12 games or more 3rd-If he rushes for 1,000 yards 2nd-If he rushes for 1,000 yards and re-signs with the team that traded for him. The time to trade him was last season at the trading deadline because Willis had already beaten him out by then and his value would never get any higher. His subsequent injury dropped his value considerably, as did his "get me out of here" attitude.

I vote for Willie Totten

The main reason Flutie was so hated was because we had a great defense-one that was responsible for most of our wins-yet week after week in the national media, all you heard about was Flutie. Many fans of the team, not just Flutie, started getting PO'd that the team became Flutie in the media. Additionally, since the reality is that the defense saved the team on the field, not Flutie, fans like me would go friggin nuts every time we heard "He saved the franchise". The real guy who saved the franchise was Erkie Kailbourne, who rallied the business community to buy the club seats & boxes. Without the defense, Flutie would have lost most of the games he played in because, with the exception of 1998, the Flutie led offense put too few points on the board. In 1999, the team made the playoffs in spite of Flutie, not because of him-The result was very similar to our win strak this year with Drew Bledsoe at QB. In retrospect, nobody can deny that Flutie was the better player over Rob Johnson. Heck, AVP proved to be better than RJ, but that didn't mean we were set at QB with AVP. Flutie was better than Johnson, but once again, with the exception of 1998, both were below average NFL quarterbacks. Another aspect was that we cut Bruce, Thurman & Andre for cap relief within 1 year that Flutie got a huge raise. Here was a guy with the team two years who got rewarded while guys who got us to the Super Bowl were thrown to the curb after over a decade each of service to the Bills.

We had a few good ones over that period, but we definitely bombed on: 1970: Al Cowlings 1972 : Walt Patulski (Once referred to as the worst # 1 pick in NFL post merger history) 1974: Reuben Gant 1975: Tom Ruud 1976: Mario Clark 1977: Phil Dokes -not only was he a bust, but he died at a very young age 1978 : Terry Miller -one good year & a cloud of dust 1981: Booker Moore 1982: Perry Tuttle-we even traded up for him to ace out the Eagles, who took the next available receiver, Mike Quick. I haven't included the busts in years when we had multiple 1st round picks & one busted & one was ok

For a team that has picked at the top twice, and 3rd once since their rebirth, the Browns may just be setting records for draft futility. Here's the new Browns 1st rounders since they came back: 1999-Tim Couch (1st player overall in draft) -cut & out of NFL 2000-Courtney Brown (1st overall) -to be cut next week. 2001-Gerard Warren-(3rd overall)-traded for 2005 4th rounder 2002-William Green-on the trading block 2003-Jeff Faine-on the trading block 2004-Kellen Winslow Jr-injured early in rookie year-no factor yet. Instead they could have picked: 1999-Donovan McNabb or Daunte Culpepper (McNabb was #2, I would have picked Culpepper at #1) 2000-Lavar Arrington 2001-Ladainian Tomlinson or Richard Seymour 2002-Ed Reed 2003-WILLIS MCGAHEE 2004-Ben Roethlisberger (If they had taken the right QB in 1999, then-Roy Williams, Jonathan Vilma or Lee Evans) Next time you want to get on TD, just look at Cleveland. Since TD got here his 1st rounders are Clements, Williams, McGahee, Evans & Losman. All are starters.

Jordan got the $ because he was a UFA. The team acquiring him wasn't giving up anything other than $. If Henry had an IQ above 50, he'd realize how stupid he is being. Take a trade, play the year and if you have a good season Travis, you get your money. Otherwise, keep all trades from happening, rush for 200 yards with the Bills and get a minimum one year contract with your next team in 2006.

I guess he replaces Troy Brown on offense

I took 1 class in the summer of 74 so I could graduate on time. It was "Sociology of Sports". I only got a C because the prof & I had different ideas of what sociology in sports meant. I turned in a term paper on franchise movements in baseball with the angle being that owners set up franchise movement by undermarketing a team and driving the fans away from the seats when the promise for profits are better elsewhere. The prof thought I should have emphasized the fan heartbreak over losing a franchise instead of analyzing the business reasons for franchise shifts. Looking back, my paper was probably better suited for an economics class than a sociology class. Another funny story out of that class was that one if the students had spent time in prison (I can't remember how the topic came up). When he first mentioned it for a few seconds just about every classmate got a little nervous thinking we had some hardened convict with us in class. Then he said it was for drug possession & everyone relaxed.

We're not drafting any QBs this year. #3 will be a rookie or 1st year player who will never be expected to play & is really an afterthought. When you have a young #1 & a veteran #2, you don't worry about #3. It will be similar to when we picked up Travis Brown-If nobody in camp is good enough-we'll get a guy off waivers on opening week. I think that #3 will be in another team's camp until September.

He's in his 40s, he lasted a year longer than RJ. He ended up in the NFL his last 7 years as a pro. Give it up already. PS: If you really hate him that much you'll have to turn down the sound because once his career is truly over, he's probably headed to the broadcast booth.

I'd like to see Leelee Sobieski & Helen Hunt together because they can pass for sisters or mother/daughter. The resemblance is amazing.