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Re: Meet Jon Baldwin
Got to say that if Aaron Williams, Brandon Harris, Derek Sherrod and Pouncey are gone at #31 and Baldwin is there I would be totally OK if we took him."My team, may they always be right, but right or wrong...MY TEAM!" -
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This is a very deep WR draft. I would rather pass.Originally posted by Oviedo
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Re: Meet Jon Baldwin
Mayock: Jonathan Baldwin has “well-earned” diva reputation
Posted by Evan Silva on March 26, 2011
NFL Network’s Mike Mayock held a live chat on NFL.com Friday afternoon, and the draft community’s top prognosticator pinpointed the main concern about Pittsburgh receiver Jonathan Baldwin that may result in a slide down the board in late April.
Calling Baldwin “one of the bigger questions in this year’s draft,” Mayock explained that Baldwin has a “well-earned reputation as a diva."
“And publicly trashed his starting QB at Pitt.”
The situation Mayock is referring to was documented by John Taylor of CFT on December 8. Prior to the Pittsburgh Panthers’ January bowl game, Baldwin was asked whether it was “safe to say” he’d leave for the pros after his third-year junior season.
“No it’s not safe to say that,” Baldwin replied. “It doesn’t change my quarterback! … Heck yeah I’m leaving. It can only get worse.”
According to Mayock, Baldwin “could be the third (wide receiver) off the board” next month, “or he could be the fourth or fifth,” depending on NFL teams’ feelings about his attitude.
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Re: Meet Jon Baldwin
I'd rather take Austin Pettis in a later round & focus on greater needs at #31.Originally posted by steelerkeylargoComment
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Re: Meet Jon Baldwin
Originally posted by Mick'sTeam
1. CB – Marcus Peters – Washington – 6/190
2. OG – Josue Matias – Florida State – 6-6/320
3. OLB – Geneo Grissom – Oklahoma – 6-4/250
4. DL – Ellis McCarthy – UCLA – 6-5/330
5. TE – Jeff Heurman – Ohio State – 6-5/255
6. FS – Adrian Amos – Penn State – 6/200
7. DT – Terry Williams – East Carolina – 6-1/340
UDFA
DB – Justin Cox – Mississippi St. – 6-2/190
OLB – Davis Tull – Chattanooga – 6-2/242Comment
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Re: Meet Jon Baldwin
I think this kid has Pro Bowl talent. He also reminds me of Plaxico off the field. Pretty sure the Steelers will pass.The Steelers’ went through seven consecutive drafts (2003-09) without taking an offensive lineman in the first two rounds, the longest such streak by any franchise this century.Comment
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Re: Meet Jon Baldwin
I'd be completely shocked if the Steelers took a receiver who pouts when he doesn't get the ball at pick #31.Even if Bill Belichick was getting an atomic wedgie, his face would look exactly the same.Comment
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Re: Meet Jon Baldwin
After getting the full story on this guy I am convinced the Steelers don't even have Baldwin on their draft board. Known divas are not drafted by the Steelers. I'm sure there has been someone but I can't remember them drafting anyone with a known reputation as being a "diva".Trolls are people too.Comment
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Re: Meet Jon Baldwin
Originally posted by Shawn
I'll bet that coaches first recognized the "diva" in Plaxico in Pop Warner...
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Re: Meet Jon Baldwin
IMO any man who qualifies as being a diva, is not worthy of being a steeler... he should only be in SF>
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Re: Meet Jon Baldwin
I'm not sure I would classify Plaxico as a diva. He lacked maturity, but not sure diva would be a proper description.Trolls are people too.Comment
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Re: Meet Jon Baldwin
Originally posted by Shawn
Plaxico Burress, a Diva Among Giants
12/1/08
Photo: Getty Images
Players like Plaxico Burress — the ones with me-me-me issues, the sports equivalent of the spoiled pop diva — are famous for ruining delicate teams. Terrell Owens gutted the Philadelphia Eagles on the way out the door and might do the same to the Cowboys before he’s done. Chad Johnson has dragged the Bengals down with him. Jerry Porter would likely drive a team of Pop Warner kids to insurrection. Players like Burress serve as distractions, and with the hothouse flowers that make up an NFL team’s locker room, distractions are often what shove a fragile union of professional athletes off the psychological precipice. If what Burress has done lately had happened last year, it very well might have destroyed the New York Giants, and coach Tom Coughlin.
But after winning a Super Bowl and storming out the next season to achieve a 10–1 record, a team tends to see distractions less. The only person the diva can hurt, at that point, is himself. Plaxico Burress has spent most of the season estranged from his teammates. While he could still be one of the NFL’s top receivers, Burress has been metaphorically shooting himself in the leg for months now: He was suspended for a game in September for skipping a practice, and word leaked out that Jersey police have been called “several” times to his home for “domestic disturbances.” (He has also been fined 40 to 50 times since joining the Giants.)
It’s worth noting that Burress’s crime was more out of carelessness than chicanery. Out drinking with teammates Ahmad Bradshaw and Antonio Pierce at a midtown club Friday, Burress was carrying a firearm to protect himself and his “expensive jewelry.” This is more common than you might think — an ESPN.com report from a couple of years ago details athletes’ obsessions with weaponry — and on the one-year anniversary of the murder of Redskins star Sean Taylor, protection is on many players’ minds. Burress’s concealed-weapon license in Florida had expired, and New York State wouldn't have honored it anyway. The incident was stupid, not evil. It was vintage Plaxico.
And of course, the Giants responded to the fracas by completely trouncing the Washington Redskins. (And next week they may clinch the NFC East.) Antonio Pierce, who allegedly helped Burress hide the gun after the incident, played, and played well. It was as if no one noticed. Burress will spend today talking about the incident to police. The Giants will spend the week talking about Burress. And eventually, the team will finally drop him and go about their business, winning games, putting together perhaps the best regular season in team history. Shame Burress won't be there for it.
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Re: Meet Jon Baldwin
I would disagree...never seen anything diva like from Plax in the Burgh. I seen immaturity but never an Owens like break down. But, hey it's just my opinion take it for what it's worth.Trolls are people too.Comment
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Re: Meet Jon Baldwin
Originally posted by Shawn
we could both be right, we might just have a different definition of "diva"...
I have considered Plax to be one ever since he skipped the mandatory mini-camp weekend in 2004 and claimed it was because of Mothers Day. Burress' decision to not attend was the first time that a Steelers player under contract skipped a mandatory minicamp during Bill Cowher's tenure.
and here's a quote about Plax's time with the Giants after he left us, I'll bet you the NY Giants would consider Burress to be a diva:
"You can grab a star player here or there and win with them for a while,'' he said. "But usually not for long. Look at the Giants. They knew exactly what they were getting with Plaxico Burress, and they also knew what they had to do when he became a problem. Cut him loose. After he left, it came out that they had more than 90 different [internal] incidents with him. But they got that one big season out of him, won that Super Bowl, and then he pushed it too far and they cut their ties and moved on without him.''
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