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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud
Yeah but Baldwin didn't fail because of his athleticism, he failed because he was mentally weak and didn't want it.
By all accounts, that separates him from Baldwin, making any comparison moot.
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I don't agree with you there.
He ran in water when he was making his cuts. He could 'want it' all day and it wouldn't have changed the fact that he turned like the Titanic.
And yes, physically, he had many of the same red flags that Conley has. He could jump out of the gym and run fast in a straight line but he got beat up pretty badly in the agility drills. The guy's hips were just so stiff that he had to come to a near complete stop to make a cut and then get everything up and running again. By then, any DB in the NFL would have driven on the route and he's covered.
It's a real concern that Conley will have to improve on or they'll have to scheme around it. He can do some things to compensate for it, but I'd be shocked if he's every a lithe athlete out there who's running crisp, precise routes. His feet just aren't quick enough for it.