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Well, that was unexciting.  I was at least hoping for a close game since I'm not really a fan of either team.

And Ramos misses the PK. 

Neymar is incredible.  Such simple moves that create so many opportunities.

Brazil is flat outplaying Spain right now.  They just seem to be complacent.  Brazil came out hot and haven't let up the pressure.

Well I can't link right now but I read Joe Lefeged S from there Indianapolis Colts was arrested. Lol.

This has been an offseason of arrests.

Pretty crazy. I see the CNN headlines now that say "NFL facing image problem." Funny stuff.

Wow, Josh Brent finds himself back in jail after failing a second drug test. 

 

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/27/josh-brent-back-in-jail-after-another-failed-drug-test/

 

I suspect the Cowboys will release Brent soon as Jerry won't want to look like a fool after the Patriots released Hernandez for murder while they haven't release him.

I can't stand Brent.  I still can't believe that he thought it was appropriate to show up on the sideline after his whole ordeal.

We have 6 million more in cap space now, we were $12M under before Anquan's release. All I'm saying is we have enough cap to try to keep Kruger & Ellerbe over Reed or sign Ellerbe/Reed while using our 1st Round Pick in RFA on Victor Cruz. Or we sign Wes Welker. I'm trying to think of reasons to justify letting Boldin go for ONLY a 6th Round pick. That is what has me more mad.

Because it was either a 6th, 7th, or letting him go for nothing. We had 0 leverage in trying to trade Boldin. Teams all over the league knew Boldin was likely to hit the market. For a team with a multitude of draft picks, it was no problem to dangle one out there and secure his services without competition on the market. He's an aging receiver with 1 year left at a high salary. He's not worth much more in trade.

I am myself to be honest. I mean, he goes and makes this statement like "Oh, man. I love this football team. Never go elsewhere, baby." Then the Ravens say "Oh? Really? Hey, my man. Can you take a little less, bro? Like, 2? We got some bills to pay." And then he's all "2 dollars? What kind of bills does that pay?" And we're all "No, son. $2M less." And he's like "Listen up, I'm not taking a penny less and you can shove it" and we're like "Wha? You said you wouldn't leave us, maaaaan. What happened?"

Anyway, it's a business. I get it. Not happy Boldin's gone. Expected it. Saw it coming. Doesn't make it better. Optimistic about our young WRs, though. Not pessimistic about Doss. I'm OK. I'm happy for Anquan, too. I hate the team. But he gets to contend. He knows the division. Nice fit.

But he is at the end of his career. Not sure how long the tires can keep rolling and you have to get younger. Sorry to see him go.

These are my exact sentiments. Its all doom and gloom every time we cut someone, year after year. And year after year, everything turns out fine. I can't deny what Boldin has done for the team, but it was simply time to move on. I would have loved for him to retire a Raven, but we can't sacrifice a potential future piece to keep an aging receiver for 1 more year. I don't expect Doss to replicate Boldin, but he's not horrible as the boards here seem to think he is.

So, nobody's mad at Boldin for going back on his "word" and playing for another team if the Ravens didn't want him? Interesting.

Nice one-way street we have here.

I won't lie, I am a little bit. He basically said he wouldn't play for the Ravens and then all of a sudden was going to hit the market. He also said he wasn't playing for money, but that changed fairly quickly too.

Apparently the Vikings made a play and offered a 7th for Boldin. I'm still somewhat happy that we at least got something instead of just cutting him and him going to an AFC team.

I feel like we could have gotten a bit more for him if we had waited instead of trading him immediately. With that being said, Ozzie may have really wanted his salary off the books. Maybe he has something brewing for the first wave of free agency over the next few days.

I'm not sure why everyone is flipping that we only got a 6th. We were just going to flat out cut him on Friday. At least we got something out of him.

Well, goodbye Anquan. It was great having him on the team, but I guess it was time to move on. At least we got something out of him rather than just cutting him.

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Is it tomorrow? I thought it was today.

Definitely tomorrow at 4.

Have we even tendered any players yet? I would have thought we would have by now to get a more better cap picture in regards to Boldin.

Nope. Expected to come sometime tonight or early tomorrow, I heard.

I agree on Leach, but cutting young talent to keep old veterans is a horrible idea. That is the exact opposite of what winning teams do.

This.

Side note, though: I'm surprised we haven't heard anything at all about Leach. I thought he'd be one of the first to go to be honest.

How much cap space does cutting Boldin save us?

Boldin is my second WR ever, right after Moss, but if we use that money to land a quality LT or DT, then I'd support this

$6 million, so it seems worth it if we plan on using the money to fill a long-term need.

if he doesn't then we have a losing season

i do agree with you . they do deserve a chance .i just think we need more options and veteran depth while we figure out which of these guys can contribute.

If they do indeed cut Boldin, we'll likely stick with our current group plus a potential draft pick up through the offseason into training camp and the first couple of preseason games. If they determine that Doss, Streeter, Thompson, etc. aren't ready or just aren't that good, then they'll make a move. It doesn't make sense to panic and sign some veteran now when they may not even be needed. One of these young guys may turn out to be that superstar #1 we've been searching for. One of these young guys may also be the worst receiver to ever play the game. It's a chance that has to be taken, and if the experiment fails, it will be corrected in some way.

you both missed my point . if we are cutting boldin wouldn't it be better to have a PROVEN talent to replace him and not gamble on unproven "rookies" ie doss williams streeter........... what happens if they all turn out to be david reed and 4 years from now they are still developing .if doss turns out to be the next calvin johnson great but what if the indy game is his norm we have no way of knowing thats the point.

Any how are you supposed to know if you never give them the chance? Look at the past. Ozzie has always cut veterans that he deemed too expensive in favor of younger players. He gives them a chance. Does it always work out? No, but Ozzie will find a way to correct that before it hurts us. You never know what you have until you give them a chance.

joe needs more then one reciever to throw too. we have pitta and dickson (who also is not the best at catching). what's the point of drafting more wr's to add to injured reserve until they develop . we need recievers who can take boldins place . and i don't see doss doing that the colts game, the superbowl and he just doesn't make enough catches to help .

Doss hardly saw the field this year in plays designed to get him the ball. Give him a full workload and he'll make enough catches. Now, I'm not saying I expect Doss to ever live up to Boldin's level. However, I just think your justification for why Doss is not Boldin is horrible.

that's not a good thing .wouldn't it be better if he caught the ball and ran with it ?

No. It means he had position on the coverage, and in order for the defense to stop it from being a huge gain, they had to hit him early.

. if he was targeted 18 times in the regular season then he caught 7 for 123 yards .thats not even half .

I bet 4 or 5 of those resulted in him drawing the pass interference. He was great a drawing the flag all year.

This kind of annoys me. Love Joe, but maybe if he takes a lower salary we could keep Boldin

Joe is making $6.8 million this year. Keeping Boldin or not has nothing to do with Flacco's deal.