Jonathan Baldwin - WR - Pitt
Who is this guy? Baldwin is an athletic freak and finally brings the Chiefs another WR to help out Dwayne Bowe. He has great ball skills and an amazing 42-inch vertical. His 6'4" frame is in the Pioli mold, but his character issues don't seem to fit. Despite being on the Big-East All-Academic team in the fall and reportedly being a hard worker in the weight room, he was arrested and charged with misdemeanor indecent assault, summary harassment and summary disorderly conduct. However, all charges were dismissed. He also has attitude issues and was a distraction to his team in the fall. Hopefully the other high quality characters we have on the roster, combined with how Haley runs the team will get Baldwin in line to really showcase his abilities and help the team.
How is he going to help us? Getting some help for D-Bowe was a priority in the draft, but I didn't expect it to come this early. However, without the character issues Baldwin may have been a much higher selection in the first round. Remember how far Randy Moss dropped because of character issues? And how did that turn out (mostly)? Moss was even the 2nd WR taken that year, behind the forgettable Kevin Dyson from Utah. I'm not saying he'll be Randy Moss, I'm just saying..... Moving on, Baldwin is a big, physical guy who should fit really well in our offense that needs a big play-maker opposite Bowe, and someone who can dominate the one on one coverage defenses will be showing us due to our superior running game. His 4.49 speed will be a huge help due to our high number of short passes that require yards after the catch. Combine him with Bowe and Moeaki in the red-zone, and defenses are really going to have to worry about who is going to get the ball. This draft pick gives Cassel 3 guys who can jump for some of his errant passes.
