Pittsburgh junior wide receiver Jonathan Baldwin intends to declare for the NFL draft

[cowboyjoe]

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/...ver-baldwin-planning-to-declare-for-nfl-draft

University of Pittsburgh junior wide receiver Jonathan Baldwin intends to declare for the 2011 NFL Draft, he confirmed to NFLDraftScout.com on Tuesday, shortly after coach Dave Wannstedt stepped down amid pressure following a disappointing 7-5 season. Reached through text message Tuesday evening and asked if it was safe to say he would forego his senior year with Wannstedt stepping down, Baldwin responded, "No, it's not safe to say that."

At first, it sounded as if Baldwin was non-committal on his future, but when asked, "Why would you stay [for your senior season] when you have no chemistry with QB Tino Sunseri, a new coach/system taking over next season and possibly hurt your draft stock for the 2012 draft, Baldwin clarified, "Oh, I misunderstood you ... Heck yeah I'm leaving. It can only get worse. They had me running a lot of deep routes [this year] and yards were hard to come by. I barely ran intermediate routes; it felt like they were purposely trying to disrupt my draft stock."

At 6-feet-5 and 230 pounds, Baldwin is the No. 6-rated junior wide receiver by NFLDraftScout.com. But he entered 2010 with high expectations after catching 57 passes for 1,111 yards and eight touchdowns as a sophomore.

He was rated the No. 1 underclassman prospect in the Big East by NFLDraftScout.com Senior Analyst Rob Rang in August. However, he struggled to build on his sophomore success and has 52 catches for 810 yards and five touchdowns entering Pitt's bowl game as he struggled to adjust to first-year starter Sunseri.

 

[realtick]

Hello Earnest Wilford pt. II.

 

[Cover 2]

Hello Earnest Wilford pt. II.

I wouldn't touch this guy in the first 4 rounds. He's way too raw and says some questionable things.

 

[realtick]

I wouldn't touch this guy in the first 4 rounds. He's way too raw and says some questionable things.

He suffers from what alot of tall WRs do: he's stiff and a long-strider. Part of what makes taller receivers like Sidney Rice, Vincent Jackson, Plexico Burress successful is that they are pretty fluid athletes for their size. I don't see that with Baldwin so much.

 

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He suffers from what alot of tall WRs do: he's stiff and a long-strider. Part of what makes taller receivers like Sidney Rice, Vincent Jackson, Plexico Burress successful is that they are pretty fluid athletes for their size. I don't see that with Baldwin so much.

It definitely shows in his route running. He can't do the short choppy steps needed for making a crisp break in his routes.

Then combine that with his diva attitude and I honestly wouldn't even draft him. I know the majority will disagree with me on this point though.

If he's lucky he'll be able to turn out similar to Mike Williams (from USC) this season.