Basis4day wrote:Rewatch the Pats game.
SeaTown81 wrote:I fear he simply had a special connection with T-Jack.
Hawkstorian wrote:SeaTown81 wrote:I fear he simply had a special connection with T-Jack.
No joke. The same thing worries me.
Sgt. Largent wrote:Baldwin's injuries are a big reason for his big drop in production, but there are more factors.
- Emphasis on run game
- Little time to work with Wilson due to injuries
But the biggest thing that's different this year than last for Baldwin is a healthy Rice and improved Tate. Last year Baldwin was getting 10-15 targets a game cause Rice was out, and Tate was playing like crap. This year Rice has been healthy and productive, and Tate's coming on like gangbusters.
HawkFan72 wrote:Next year, when RW has a whole training camp as the starter with these guys, I think we'll see some great chemistry on the field. I think the 1/3 play time this training camp, along with injuries, really hurt them this year.
hawker84 wrote:i always thought he would turn out to be one of those stokely, welker types, not blazing speed, but always open on 3rd downs.. doesn't look like he's getting the seperation he was getting last year.
Largent80 wrote:He dropped a crucial pass that RW put right on his hands last Sunday.
Tech Worlds wrote:Last year may have been his zenith.
Hawkstorian wrote:Tech Worlds wrote:Last year may have been his zenith.
Bullshit. Last year proved he can play ball. He'll be back.
Hawks46 wrote:With Rice and Tate healthy and playing well, you would expect to see Baldwin's impact on 3rd downs. Engram just caught 1st down conversions on 3rd downs when the top 2 WRs were healthy, but he was amazing at it. I would hope to see the same thing out of Baldwin; let Tate and Rice get theirs, and let Doug tear up the nickle CB on 3rd downs, and the occasional 1st down catch when we run 3 wides to confuse the defense and the nickle guy loses focus.
The other thing is that we are actually running Miller out in routes more often, and he gets open. Russ also is actually capable of seeing the TE out in routes, unlike TJack. Miller is going to get some of Baldwin's 3rd down catchs.
The bright side is, if Baldwin can gain most of his form back from last year, Miller can get back to his Raiders form, and Rice and Tate just stay the same, we have a pretty decent WR corps that is a strength and not a weakness. Would free up a draft spot to get a guy for the OL, OLB, 3 Tech DT, or another good Nickle CB or Safety.
Sgt. Largent wrote:Baldwin's injuries are a big reason for his big drop in production, but there are more factors.
- Emphasis on run game
- Little time to work with Wilson due to injuries
But the biggest thing that's different this year than last for Baldwin is a healthy Rice and improved Tate. Last year Baldwin was getting 10-15 targets a game cause Rice was out, and Tate was playing like crap. This year Rice has been healthy and productive, and Tate's coming on like gangbusters.
Hawkstorian wrote:Tech Worlds wrote:Last year may have been his zenith.
Bullshit. Last year proved he can play ball. He'll be back.
Russ Willstrong wrote:Largent80 wrote:He dropped a crucial pass that RW put right on his hands last Sunday.
Do you mean the incomplete pass that ended RW's streak of 16 completions? That was a difficult pass and I think Wilson was a bit too pumped and overthrew that ball. Had RW gone to his next progression with Rice crossing underneath and clearing the backers into the right flat he'd gotten a sure completion and a likely first down. The drive would have continued and a record fallen.
Rice was wide open but by then the ball was thrown to Baldwin. RW had plenty of time but chose the difficult pass IMO.
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