Anquan Boldin Traded to the San Francisco 49ers

[Guest Mr. Nobody]

Kind of like how we didn't have an answer on how we were going to replace Heap or Mason when they were released.

not really, Q replaced Mason quite well and Heap was more injured than not lately

[gregreid5]

Deonte will be our #2 this year... book it.

I agree lets put a guy at WR who cannot catch the football to replace the best hands in the league

[runamuk]

This has been said with jarret johnson, derrick mason, and Jared gaither. Ozzie knows what he is doing. Anquan will only decline from here on out. Why not invest in younger players who will give more production relative to their position like ellerbe, pitta, and author jones.

Stop being prisoners of the moment, and think what if we draft a robert woods or tavon austin to replace and supercede boldins production.

Will this still be the fo's worst decision? I believe drafting boller or our wr busts in the 1st round was worse, but everyone is entitled to their own opinion.

the depth we have behind q and torrey i have no faith in. ozzie will not trade up to get austin . ozzie likes to pay for wr that have no hope of ever catching a ball that matters. i have heard doss has the best hands on the team .....where did he put them , thompson same thing maybe he can but if you can't run a route and stay in bounds does it matter. no . in the end i'm a fan so it doesn't matter . but yes i will still think this idea is horrible . and i refuse to even mention david reed and wr in the same sentence thats a joke.

[rmw10]

so if Doss won't give us the 900+ yrds Q got us last season... we might find ourselves short in some games... you can't really expect us to go Torrey-JJ-Doss as 3 WR set

Yes you can. This is what Ozzie does best. He routinely lets go of good veterans and let's the young guys see the field. If he doesn't like what he sees, Ozzie will make a move and sign somebody to fill that role. It happens every year.

[codizzle]

Yup

11 pages in a couple hours?

[BMORE_96]

Kind of like how we didn't have an answer on how we were going to replace Heap or Mason when they were released.

exactly, the wide receiver class is deep. we can draft guys like justin hunter or tavon austin to bring in an explosiveness unknown to the ravens. Boldin would have made drafting for bpa complicated and would have left us cash strapped in fa.

I also believe suggs is in for some sort of pay cut next year as well if he does not somehow return to dpoy form. he is taking up 13 mill for a declining linebacker. Yep guys, this team truly is flacco's now,

[melvinmelon123]

Guys, you can't keep everyone. Every year this happens and people freak out. And guess what? It works out because our FO is the best in the league. We replaced Grubbs, JJ, Landry, Mason, Heap, Mclain, in recent years, and that's just some of our starters! IF, we release Boldin (still an if), we will move on and continue to compete. Many people on here call for Laquan or Doss to get more time, well this could be their chance. Thompson and Steeter both have potential, but if we cling to our veterans they will never get a chance.

[BMORE_96]

the depth we have behind q and torrey i have no faith in. ozzie will not trade up to get austin . ozzie likes to pay for wr that have no hope of ever catching a ball that matters. i have heard doss has the best hands on the team .....where did he put them , thompson same thing maybe he can but if you can't run a route and stay in bounds does it matter. no . in the end i'm a fan so it doesn't matter . but yes i will still think this idea is horrible . and i refuse to even mention david reed and wr in the same sentence thats a joke.

Maybe not austin, but this tells me the fo will draft a wr with their first two picks. And he will probably do well given their pedigree with replacing guys recently. mason(torrey), heap(pitta), johnson(upshaw), kruger(suggs, for most of the season), jamal lewis(ray rice).

[JO_75]

Apparently the Ravens and Boldin are still talking... please hope something gets done!

[Raven Hammer]

Then I don't see why we are asking him to take a pay cut. We have the cap to pay him the $6 million that he is worth, unless they are planning something big in free agency. $6 million would be saved by cutting him so something tells me they want to do a big move and that is the only reason they are asking him to take a pay cut or be released.

Had not thought of that You just might be right

[frangecko112]

I'm not that worried about the FO cutting Boldin. Yes, the offense loses a key player and flacco loses one of his favorite receivers but there are many young WR's on this team that were drafted/signed for this kind of situation. I believe that deonte thompson or tommy streeter or some other young WR on the roster can at least come in and bring the same amount of production on offense that Boldin did.

[Grapple Raven]

I'm wondering since Boldin made that statement earlier and now it appears to be a little different situation, especially since Flacco's cap hit was lower than expected, if the direction of the F.O. has changed. I find it hard to believe that Boldin would have made such a bold statement if he knew what we know now? It isn't like everyone didn't know the cap situation. Things that make you go...hmmmmmmm!

[Alexir]

Yup

11 pages in a couple hours?

Gonna break the Bart Scott record

[ravensfan160]

Obviously the FO has more important reasons for cutting a guy like Boldin but I have to wonder if a side benefit of doing so isn't the FO's way of telling Flacco "you wanted to be the highest paid...this is what happens".

[Grapple Raven]

Ironic that Boldin is on the NFL Channel right now in a re-run of "Hey Rookie", lol.

[Alexir]

Obviously the FO has more important reasons for cutting a guy like Boldin but I have to wonder if a side benefit of doing so isn't the FO's way of telling Flacco "you wanted to be the highest paid...this is what happens".

Ok, I'm sorry but 7 Million dollars has nothing to do with "this is what happens". It has to do with the large amount of money that we are giving Suggs and Ngata. Not saying they deserve it or not, but a QB making 7 million this year is awesome and clearly not the issue.

[RavensAllTheWay]

Obviously the FO has more important reasons for cutting a guy like Boldin but I have to wonder if a side benefit of doing so isn't the FO's way of telling Flacco "you wanted to be the highest paid...this is what happens".

That's basically suicide. It's one thing to try and teach someone a lesson, but not at your own expense also.

[RavensAllTheWay]

Ironic that Boldin is on the NFL Channel right now in a re-run of "Hey Rookie", lol.

Yeah, I'm in my dorm at the computer with the TV on, half watching it, lol.

[Moderator 3]

Obviously the FO has more important reasons for cutting a guy like Boldin but I have to wonder if a side benefit of doing so isn't the FO's way of telling Flacco "you wanted to be the highest paid...this is what happens".

No. And Flacco structured his contract in such a way that this wasn't supposed to happen.

[ravensfan160]

No. And Flacco structured his contract in such a way that this wasn't supposed to happen.

I think a lot of people are being short sighted when it comes to Flacco's contract. Yes it has a low cap hit this year but you have to think long term. If they keep Boldin this year than he's an unrestricted free agent next year. Meanwhile we had to cut one of our young WR's who the team is supposedly high on for a one year rental of Boldin. Good teams would rather cut ties with players 1 or 2 years early than 1 or 2 years late.

[hawkprey]

I agree lets put a guy at WR who cannot catch the football to replace the best hands in the league

Boldin had 2 drops in the Super Bowl.

[melvinmelon123]

Now there are reports that Boldin hasn't gotten a request from the Ravens.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/9034272/anquan-boldin-baltimore-ravens-asked-restructure-contract

[1/28/01]

What'll take to keep him and make both sides happy? 2year/$10M deal? Couple $M guaranteed with a $4M cap hit this year? Reduces cap hit by $3M+. Do it! Damn!!!

[JO_75]

Have we even tendered any of our RFAs yet? That might help to do that first to see what cap room is left after they received the tenders.

[RavensPunkXVX]

I guess the organization has to do it eventually. That's the bad part about football. You have to see people that you really like get cut, like a Mason, Heap, or in this scenario, Boldin. I hated when that happened to Heap and Mason, but the team did great moving forward.

[Moderator 3]

ESPN is reporting that Boldin says he has NOT been asked to restructure and he plans on playing for the Ravens.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/9034272/anquan-boldin-receives-ultimatum-baltimore-ravens-report-says

What the heck is going on?

[Crabcakes&Football]

Maybe it's just me, but our receiving corps without Boldin doesn't look too good. He led in receiving yards the last 3 years. Torrey is still hit or miss, can have a big game but then disappear the next. Jacoby is a big playmaker like Torrey but he's not a go-to guy either. That was Boldin.

[JO_75]

ESPN is reporting that Boldin says he has NOT been asked to restructure and he plans on playing for the Ravens.

http://espn.go.com/n...ens-report-says

What the heck is going on?

ESPN is reporting that Boldin says he has NOT been asked to restructure and he plans on playing for the Ravens.

http://espn.go.com/n...ens-report-says

What the heck is going on?

I guess it's just the media who wanted to write up a report and quickly did it without confirming it.

[beasy2487]

Obviously the FO has more important reasons for cutting a guy like Boldin but I have to wonder if a side benefit of doing so isn't the FO's way of telling Flacco "you wanted to be the highest paid...this is what happens".

[gregreid5]

Boldin had 2 drops in the Super Bowl.

Only one I can think of was a horrible throw by flacco that boldin stretched out to get 1 hand on while reaching down. If you call that a drop then you dont understand what a drop is. If your attempting to argue that boldin doesnt have great hands then you obviously dont watch ravens games.