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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
There's an excellent chance that Baldwin's not going to amount to shit at this level, even his fans (and I'll admit to being one) will concede that point.
However - look at the shit that Scooter left on this roster. What's the harm in giving him a year under a competent staff with a decent QB throwing him the ball?
Why are we so eager to cut him? He's not that expensive being a late first rounder. He shouldn't be getting displaced by Dexter McCluster or any of the parade of undersized non-prospects we've filled this roster with.
Committing to him as a guy that's going to be an elite #2 is a bad idea, yes. However, having seen flashes of what he's capable of and now having a staff in place that will play to a players strengths and not religiously adhere to a scheme, why not give him a season and see if we can salvage something from the pick?
I think we can safely conclude that he's not going to be a star in this league. I also think it's too early to conclude he can't be anything in this league. A lot of WRs take a few seasons to develop; the superstars don't, but some pretty good ones do. Lets give the kid a year to see if he's taking the Vincent Jackson approach to being a decent player. We don't really have anything to lose.
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people are eager to cut him just like other fans and other teams were eager to part with first round busts: Vernon Gholston, Aaron Maybin, Aaron Curry, Andre Smith, etc
happens all the time. Giving a free pass to a guy that clearly doesnt have NFL "it" factor and treating him like hes a 6th round prospect is not the way to go. He will eventually hurt the team more than he helps it once the new FO drafts or signs players at his position to compete and eventually beat him out...
you are really going to enjoy our first round WR becoming 5th or 6th on the depth chart?
and people really need to start comparing him to Vincent Jackson, he will never be half the player Vincent Jackson is.