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Seahawks’ Baldwin proves his point against Giants

Todd Dybas Tacoma News Tribune

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Doug Baldwin’s irritation was clear earlier in the week.

Baldwin, cerebral and fiery, has earned the nickname “Angry Doug” for his tenacious temperament.

Midweek, he used social media to express his dissatisfaction with a USA Today story that suggested the Seahawks receivers would be the reason the team can’t win the Super Bowl.

Baldwin was not pleased.

“Who the (expletive) wrote this article, didn’t put any stats in it, then obviously didn’t watch any tape, because if they would have saw the tape, they would see that we’re making plays all over the (expletive) field? 

“We’re the most efficient receiving corps in the NFL and we’re one of the tops in big plays and we don’t throw the ball that much. We’re one of the last teams in the NFL to throw the ball, but yet we’re in the top in explosives. C’mon. Somebody’s got to say something. Somebody’s got to do some research here. I can’t do it for you.”

Sunday, he zipped around the field to catch six passes for 71 yards and a touchdown.

His average of 16.3 yards per catch is ninth in the league. Baldwin has played one more game than Denver’s Wes Welker, but has been targeted 51 fewer times. Yet, he has more “explosive” plays, gains of 20 yards or more.

He grumbles about articles that underestimate him and the other receivers. He’s also thankful for them. It just shovels coal into his furnace.

“It’s always in my head,” Baldwin said. “I play with that tenacity because of the fact that there’s so much negativity out there pertaining to our receiving corps.”