2011 NFL Draft: Are Pittsburgh Steelers Eying Hometown Kid Jonathan Baldwin?

April 13, 2011   ·   Nick Sero   ·   Jump to comments

It is no secret that the Pittsburgh Steelers have been moving away from their old ground-attack offense toward a more spread offense. Ben Roethlisberger has emerged as one of the best quarterbacks in the league, and the Steelers think that just having Roethlisberger can steal them a few a games each season.
So why wouldn't the Steelers want to build around Roethlisberger and keep him progressing?
The Steelers have taken Roethlisberger into consideration before in the draft. Roethlisberger saw what it was like having a tall receiver in his rookie year, Plaxico Burress' last season as a Pittsburgh Steeler. Since then, he has publicly stated his request for a taller receiver, even getting under Hines Ward's skin with the request.
The Steelers went out and got Ben that tall receiver that year, and with almost zero success.
That receiver was Limas Sweed, who spent the entire 2010 season on IR and saw two rookie receivers contributing on a regular basis. Sweed only made t...

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