. Tyler Lockett Is "A Lot More Polished" Than He Was As A Rookie
This past Sunday, Seattle coach Pete Carroll said rookie wideout Tyler Lockett's route-running looks like that of Baldwin, who led the club in receiving his rookie year after the Seahawks picked him up as an undrafted free agent out of Stanford. But on Thursday, Baldwin admitted Lockett is ahead of where he was during his initial season in the NFL.
"He’s a lot more polished than I was as a rookie," Baldwin said. "His coaches at K-State, they did a really nice job of preparing him for the NFL. Obviously, himself, he did a very nice job of preparing himself for the NFL and he’s doing a fantastic job out here building chemistry with Russell [Wilson] and the other quarterbacks, and then just making plays when he has the opportunity to do so."
In calling Seattle's 2015 receivers the best he's ever been around, Baldwin's Facebook post from the other day also singled out Lockett as someone who has the chance to be "something special" in the NFL.
"He’s a phenomenal kid," Baldwin said. "A hard worker. Like I said in the camp notes, I think he can be really special, not only as a punt returner but as a receiver on this team. He’s got the explosiveness, he’s got the speed, he’s got the savvy, and he’s got the work ethic. So naturally you just want to be close to somebody like that because you know that they can do anything that they can put their mind to.”
This past Sunday, Seattle coach Pete Carroll said rookie wideout Tyler Lockett's route-running looks like that of Baldwin, who led the club in receiving his rookie year after the Seahawks picked him up as an undrafted free agent out of Stanford. But on Thursday, Baldwin admitted Lockett is ahead of where he was during his initial season in the NFL.
"He’s a lot more polished than I was as a rookie," Baldwin said. "His coaches at K-State, they did a really nice job of preparing him for the NFL. Obviously, himself, he did a very nice job of preparing himself for the NFL and he’s doing a fantastic job out here building chemistry with Russell [Wilson] and the other quarterbacks, and then just making plays when he has the opportunity to do so."
In calling Seattle's 2015 receivers the best he's ever been around, Baldwin's Facebook post from the other day also singled out Lockett as someone who has the chance to be "something special" in the NFL.
"He’s a phenomenal kid," Baldwin said. "A hard worker. Like I said in the camp notes, I think he can be really special, not only as a punt returner but as a receiver on this team. He’s got the explosiveness, he’s got the speed, he’s got the savvy, and he’s got the work ethic. So naturally you just want to be close to somebody like that because you know that they can do anything that they can put their mind to.”
