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Rainer Sabin / Reporter
With each move Jason Garrett has made, his vision of the Dallas Cowboys becomes more crystallized. Determined to erase the laissez-faire culture that permeated Valley Ranch during the end of Wade Phillips' tenure, Garrett has dialed up the intensity in practices and secured the services of animated defensive coaches who are demanding.
The latest one to be hired is Brian Baker, who will oversee the defensive line after spending the last two years serving in similar capacity with the Carolina Panthers.
Baker has a domineering persona and has a reputation for barking at his players.
"He's aggressive and demanding and has always been that way," former NFL coach Bobby Ross, told the Charlotte Observer in August 2009. "I think in some respects, guys in the NFL aren't always used to that. It might be more of a college mentality. But I think that's good. "He's never been afraid to express his opinion. I knew he wouldn't always tell me what I wanted to hear. But he'd let it go."
Baker played for Ross at Maryland and later worked under him with four different teams.
At every stop, he has left an impression. There are multiple newspaper accounts detailing Baker's assertiveness in his interactions with players.
"He's really emotional," former Vikings defensive end Talance Sawyer told the St. Paul Pioneer Press in August 2001. "He gets into the game, and he really gets into practice, so we kind of get that effect from him, so it causes us to want to work harder, too."
Garrett hopes Baker can make a similar impact in Dallas, where the relaxed atmosphere is disappearing as an attitude adjustment is made.
With each move Jason Garrett has made, his vision of the Dallas Cowboys becomes more crystallized. Determined to erase the laissez-faire culture that permeated Valley Ranch during the end of Wade Phillips' tenure, Garrett has dialed up the intensity in practices and secured the services of animated defensive coaches who are demanding.
The latest one to be hired is Brian Baker, who will oversee the defensive line after spending the last two years serving in similar capacity with the Carolina Panthers.
Baker has a domineering persona and has a reputation for barking at his players.
"He's aggressive and demanding and has always been that way," former NFL coach Bobby Ross, told the Charlotte Observer in August 2009. "I think in some respects, guys in the NFL aren't always used to that. It might be more of a college mentality. But I think that's good. "He's never been afraid to express his opinion. I knew he wouldn't always tell me what I wanted to hear. But he'd let it go."
Baker played for Ross at Maryland and later worked under him with four different teams.
At every stop, he has left an impression. There are multiple newspaper accounts detailing Baker's assertiveness in his interactions with players.
"He's really emotional," former Vikings defensive end Talance Sawyer told the St. Paul Pioneer Press in August 2001. "He gets into the game, and he really gets into practice, so we kind of get that effect from him, so it causes us to want to work harder, too."
Garrett hopes Baker can make a similar impact in Dallas, where the relaxed atmosphere is disappearing as an attitude adjustment is made.
