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Originally Posted by bowener
How will he fare in a WCO? Isn't he awful at route running?
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actually, WCO is all about short routes in & out. You don't need to have speed as much as the ability to get off the ball quickly and get turned in or out.
Bowe is going to flourish in WCO with his brutal skill set off the ball. Baldwin needs to get that going too.
What both players have to offer to the WCO style is their height & strength, the ability to leverage quickly and give the QB a large target.
I've seen Baldwin run good routes at practice, but during games he does not get off the ball quickly enough and does not understand leverage at this level.
He has a hard time adjusting his routes to press cover & has been poor route runner as a result. He needs to get stronger upper body and he needs to learn much better technique all around. The guy has not been putting himself in the right position getting off the ball, during initial cuts & shielding the pass using his body. It has been poor, all of it. But, he seems to know it from what I saw during practices. It simply did not translate during games. CB's are really having their way with him. If Haley were here, he'd be all on Baldwin to bend those knees, head up.
This coming season will be his make or break, I believe.