Top Ten Offseason Decisions

[Poes Crows]

Here are mine:

 

 1 Signing Monroe 

But not paying too much.  Set a hard ceiling and let him go if he can receive more elsewhere. There's other Left Tackles about as good.

 

 2 Signing Pitta

Same as #1  Pitta's return confirmed that though an asset he was not the difference maker as many opined.

 

 3 Hiring the Right OC

You gotta have the players for an Offensive Coordinator to make a difference, we have a lot of player needs. That said, if they select Shanahan, this fan believes will be closer to the change we really need.

 

 4 Identifying a Our Starting Center

Not certain Gradkowski was 100%, but at a minimum he needs to compete for the job next year.  Don't attribute any significance to what the lame Russell Street Report says, however Gradkowski will have to step up to stay put.

 

 5 Identifying a Our Starting Right Tackle

Or resign Oher. But if Oher walks, there is a clear need that needs to be addressed

 

 6 Adding a New Offensive Weapon

Yeah, "The Boldin Role"

 

 7 Dealing with Suggs and his 2014 Cap Hit

Let him go, who needs leaders?

 

 8 Managing Potential ILB Changes

Yeah, like letting Ellerbee walk, signing Elam and watching Alonso play like a Raven

 

 9 Finding FS to Allow Elam to Slide to SS

OMG....The safety decision again

 

10 Retaining or Filling the Void Left by Art Jones

Gonna miss Art Jones and so is the defense.

 

What else is there more important than these? 

 

To this fan it's the draft and even though we lost our 4th and 5th round picks, analyzing this draft properly is essential to stop the bleeding.  Miss-steps again in this draft and we are in for a spin. 

 

We can't tell with certainty yet but it looks like we are going after:

 

Wide Receiver / Tight End

Free Safety

Strong Safety

Right Tackle

Center

Defensive Tackle

Running Back

Inside Linebacker

Outside Linebacker

 

We have a lot of needs and not a lot of picks to find these players in the draft, so Oz will delve into the 2nd and 3rd tier Free Agents.  He did come up Daryl Smith last year and really needs to find a couple "can't miss" affordable Free Agents in that mold if we are going to reload.  It will have to be an outstanding draft and a multiple repeat of the Daryl Smith success.  One has to be optimistic, but one also has to be a realist.  It's unlikely Oz can do that at this stage of his career. He's trying to climb out of a very deep hole that he dug himself. 

 

Once again, we drafted a Strong Safety to fill a glaring self inflicted need at Free Safety and then asked the Strong Safety to play Free Safety and they ran behind him all season long.  That sounds funny doesn't it? You can't make this stuff up! So this fan will identify for the board the Free Safeties we should draft and the Free Safeties we definitely should not draft.

 

Will take a crack at Left Tackle and Right Tackle as well and outside linebacker.  Loved Jamie Collins, (Pats), but never went on the record. 

 

Lets call this the "Top 4" fill it properly and maybe we have a chance.

 

Who are your Top 4?

[Cawtious]

The one thing I haven't gotten is why we have Jensen as a Center. He played four years as LT in college hasn't played center since high school . I do get that playing Lt in college doesn't translate to playing LT in the nfl but center ...I don't get that. I too suggested a stop gap center. My fear is a repeat of last year and all we have is Shipley again or no one but I agree wasting a draft pick on another olineman  makes no sense unless its for depth .

Jensen doesn't have the length to play RT in the NFL. He is aggresive and smart. He will prove himself this year.

[Jokerraven]

Jensen doesn't have the length to play RT in the NFL. He is aggresive and smart. He will prove himself this year.

are you talking about arm length he is an inch shorter then oher? I don't want to derail the thread  just wanted to respond

[balfan23]

Guys don't worry about "derailing the thread". The decisions about what our top 10 decisions are, also depends on the decisions on how we plan to use our existing roster and what we can expect of them.

 

Since I think most would agree that "fixing the o line" is a top 3 item, determining the future of players like Gino, Jensen and Wagner - as it relates to what positions they could conceivably play and whether or not they should be considered potential starters (either this coming year, or ever) is germane to the topic. 

[Poes Crows]

Guys don't worry about "derailing the thread". The decisions about what our top 10 decisions are, also depends on the decisions on how we plan to use our existing roster and what we can expect of them.

 

Since I think most would agree that "fixing the o line" is a top 3 item, determining the future of players like Gino, Jensen and Wagner - as it relates to what positions they could conceivably play and whether or not they should be considered potential starters (either this coming year, or ever) is germane to the topic. 

 

Yeah, you have to define relevancy here sometimes but agree with that assessment.

 

Jensen was from a small school and hurt, if he is a hidden gem found by Oz that can step in, that would go a long way to resolving the pervasive problem.  The same can be said for Wagner, but there are some snaps to evaluate him upon and hopefully if he fills a void he steps in with greater impact.

[HoldingCall]

having a healthy osemele and yanda beside him should help him out.

a qb who can read defenses should help to.

castillo reputation should help him out as well.

 

size and such wise Gino is pretty much the same as Birk.

difference is experience.

 

you have to keep in mind he had to learn new terminology from the moment castillo started calling out the shots and he basicially wasted a year learning the scheme from birk since stuff changed lol.

then also keep in mind both osemele and yanda where not healthy and also learning the same new things.

then later on you had an undersized C playing guard.

also a QB who struggled reading defenses.

 

TBH he was setup to fail lol.

you have got to give the guy a lil bit of slack.

 

even yanda struggled terribly and no idea how he made the pro bowl .....

That's a very good point!  Probably not fair to judge Gino on this past year when everyone one the OL looked at or below average, even Yanda.

[Tru11]

That's a very good point!  Probably not fair to judge Gino on this past year when everyone one the OL looked at or below average, even Yanda.

 

yeah and drafting a new guy or signing 1 from FA would mean that person would have to start from 0 as well and need to learn the scheme and terminologie as well.

 

probaly have a better shot with gino since he already has a year worth of experience in the new scheme and it kinda looked he was getting better towards the end of the season.

 

the only way a new C would work from the start is if that C is familiar with the scheme and terminologie.

not to mention is familiar with what our new playbook will be like.

[balfan23]

We can say that Gino is better than he looked this year and is still a viable starter. We can hope that Jensen and Wagner are hidden gems found by Ozzie and can have a positive impact for us immediately. We can hope that Ozzie can find some low level FAs or castaways that can do the job. 

 

However, are we really willing to bet our season on that?

 

That's asking for a lot of things to go perfectly right. And even if all of that works out, our O line has zero depth. An injury, like the one we had in KO, sent the entire operation into a tail spin. Even if all went perfectly in the development of these players, a single injury could have the same impact in 2014. In my mind, there is no doubt we need to bring in quality help in order to "fix the o line" for this coming year.

 

So where does that quality help come from? 

 

Virtually every fan on this board is wanting to see us get that playmaker with our first pick and not a "meat and potatoes" guy like an O lineman. We can expend a high pick (2nd or 3rd round) on O line, but even then, you are still talking about a rookie that you are betting is able to be an impact player game 1. 

 

Yes, Ozzie can hit those 2nd/3rd tier FAs or cast away pick ups that are brilliant (like D. Smith), but as good as most of us believe he is - that is a hit or miss proposition as well. I mean really, isn't that what A.Q. was? I don't think there is much debate in that he's was not an answer to our problems. 

 

Therefore, I think we are going to bring in at least 1 quality FA guy for the O line this offseason and my vote is for center. Yes, I know - even on that front, there are no 100% guarantees, but the odds of it working are higher than hoping one of our deep draft guys from the past or that a rookie will be able to carry the load. Let them compete for the job, but in the end, we have to increase our odds of success on the O line this year. Given the negative impact the O line's performance had on our play in 2013, I just don't think we're going to want to roll the dice this year. 

[Jokerraven]

We can say that Gino is better than he looked this year and is still a viable starter. We can hope that Jensen and Wagner are hidden gems found by Ozzie and can have a positive impact for us immediately. We can hope that Ozzie can find some low level FAs or castaways that can do the job. 

 

However, are we really willing to bet our season on that?

 

That's asking for a lot of things to go perfectly right. And even if all of that works out, our O line has zero depth. An injury, like the one we had in KO, sent the entire operation into a tail spin. Even if all went perfectly in the development of these players, a single injury could have the same impact in 2014. In my mind, there is no doubt we need to bring in quality help in order to "fix the o line" for this coming year.

 

So where does that quality help come from? 

 

Virtually every fan on this board is wanting to see us get that playmaker with our first pick and not a "meat and potatoes" guy like an O lineman. We can expend a high pick (2nd or 3rd round) on O line, but even then, you are still talking about a rookie that you are betting is able to be an impact player game 1. 

 

Yes, Ozzie can hit those 2nd/3rd tier FAs or cast away pick ups that are brilliant (like D. Smith), but as good as most of us believe he is - that is a hit or miss proposition as well. I mean really, isn't that what A.Q. was? I don't think there is much debate in that he's was not an answer to our problems. 

 

Therefore, I think we are going to bring in at least 1 quality FA guy for the O line this offseason and my vote is for center. Yes, I know - even on that front, there are no 100% guarantees, but the odds of it working are higher than hoping one of our deep draft guys from the past or that a rookie will be able to carry the load. Let them compete for the job, but in the end, we have to increase our odds of success on the O line this year. Given the negative impact the O line's performance had on our play in 2013, I just don't think we're going to want to roll the dice this year. 

I agree that's a whole lot of what if's . then what happens if KO isn't back to form as well. I think Oher is a serviceable right tackle he has flipped back and forth he has proven he can play if he's not super expensive and we can sign Monroe wouldn't that be a solid option. I admit I don't know what position garners what salary maybe I am naïve  but with all the what if's wouldn't a sure thing be a good idea? I agree with bringing in a center on the cheap.

[HoldingCall]

We can say that Gino is better than he looked this year and is still a viable starter. We can hope that Jensen and Wagner are hidden gems found by Ozzie and can have a positive impact for us immediately. We can hope that Ozzie can find some low level FAs or castaways that can do the job. 

 

However, are we really willing to bet our season on that?

 

That's asking for a lot of things to go perfectly right. And even if all of that works out, our O line has zero depth. An injury, like the one we had in KO, sent the entire operation into a tail spin. Even if all went perfectly in the development of these players, a single injury could have the same impact in 2014. In my mind, there is no doubt we need to bring in quality help in order to "fix the o line" for this coming year.

 

So where does that quality help come from? 

 

Virtually every fan on this board is wanting to see us get that playmaker with our first pick and not a "meat and potatoes" guy like an O lineman. We can expend a high pick (2nd or 3rd round) on O line, but even then, you are still talking about a rookie that you are betting is able to be an impact player game 1. 

 

Yes, Ozzie can hit those 2nd/3rd tier FAs or cast away pick ups that are brilliant (like D. Smith), but as good as most of us believe he is - that is a hit or miss proposition as well. I mean really, isn't that what A.Q. was? I don't think there is much debate in that he's was not an answer to our problems. 

 

Therefore, I think we are going to bring in at least 1 quality FA guy for the O line this offseason and my vote is for center. Yes, I know - even on that front, there are no 100% guarantees, but the odds of it working are higher than hoping one of our deep draft guys from the past or that a rookie will be able to carry the load. Let them compete for the job, but in the end, we have to increase our odds of success on the O line this year. Given the negative impact the O line's performance had on our play in 2013, I just don't think we're going to want to roll the dice this year. 

I think the direction Ozzie goes first will depend on who's available. Clearly, the OL situation should take priority and has to be addressed so we can expect competition to be brought in, but I don't think they have written off Gino as a starter. AQ on the other hand is a possible backup at best. 

[Cawtious]

are you talking about arm length he is an inch shorter then oher? I don't want to derail the thread  just wanted to respond

His arms

[Jokerraven]

His arms

I sorta figured  that was the case

[Cawtious]

I sorta figured  that was the case

He did quite well at Texas vs. the Nation, as he played both RT and LT.  His reach is not prototypical for a RT in the NFL.  He has outstanding footwork, and as tenacious a guy as you would want to run into.

 

I believe the reason they left him on the 53-man roster was to ensure that he got reps and continued practice with the team.  I imagine the reason we didn't see him is he healed late in the season, had no Pre-season games under his belt, and as Harbs said early in the year "developmental player".  I think he pushes hard in the offseason, and comes in ready to compete.  

 

I don't see the Ravens drafting another Center this season.  FA, maybe......but they've got three right now, or four according to some.  

[Jokerraven]

He did quite well at Texas vs. the Nation, as he played both RT and LT.  His reach is not prototypical for a RT in the NFL.  He has outstanding footwork, and as tenacious a guy as you would want to run into.

 

I believe the reason they left him on the 53-man roster was to ensure that he got reps and continued practice with the team.  I imagine the reason we didn't see him is he healed late in the season, had no Pre-season games under his belt, and as Harbs said early in the year "developmental player".  I think he pushes hard in the offseason, and comes in ready to compete.  

 

I don't see the Ravens drafting another Center this season.  FA, maybe......but they've got three right now, or four according to some.  

I agree I don't see  a rookie center coming in . I think we have a rt on the roster already . Jensen was projected as a rt and a perfect fit in the zbs scheme . wagner  was also supposed to be a perfect fit. I wonder if Jensen had not of been injured preseason if we would not have seen him in the line up. I still believe he is not going to be a center here . I think they get a better back up  option but I think Gino is the guy . he actually did better end of the season . I go back and forth on that .I was looking up rt contract so the whole sign oher for cheap I will jump off that band wagon that's allot of money .

[Poes Crows]

We can say that Gino is better than he looked this year and is still a viable starter. We can hope that Jensen and Wagner are hidden gems found by Ozzie and can have a positive impact for us immediately. We can hope that Ozzie can find some low level FAs or castaways that can do the job. 

 

Its unlikely, was just giving Oz a little slack until it comes time for a taught knot.

 

However, are we really willing to bet our season on that?

 

How high do you want to draft in 2015?

 

Well, we rarely start rookies and are not going to have a great deal of cap space. Can't foresee the type of solid acquisition you're referring to. Who are you referring to in the way of top Center Free Agents? Mack or the New Orleans center. They'll probably both stay put.

 

That's asking for a lot of things to go perfectly right. And even if all of that works out, our O line has zero depth. An injury, like the one we had in KO, sent the entire operation into a tail spin. Even if all went perfectly in the development of these players, a single injury could have the same impact in 2014. In my mind, there is no doubt we need to bring in quality help in order to "fix the o line" for this coming year.

 

So where does that quality help come from? 

 

Virtually every fan on this board is wanting to see us get that playmaker with our first pick and not a "meat and potatoes" guy like an O lineman. We can expend a high pick (2nd or 3rd round) on O line, but even then, you are still talking about a rookie that you are betting is able to be an impact player game 1. 

 

Not here. Candidly this fan does not have any confidence in Newsome drafting a difference maker at Wide Receiver.  Just can't even see it and even if he does, it's gonna take Flacco a couple years to get to know him.  Agree we need to get the line to establish the run, but even knowing that its going to be extremely difficult to do.

 

Yes, Ozzie can hit those 2nd/3rd tier FAs or cast away pick ups that are brilliant (like D. Smith), but as good as most of us believe he is - that is a hit or miss proposition as well. I mean really, isn't that what A.Q. was? I don't think there is much debate in that he's was not an answer to our problems. 

 

Exactly, he scored on Smith, but lost on Huff, Spears and Shianco... and didn't fair well with Clark or Stokely. What kind of money did Oz send down the toilet there? You know, money that could have gone to a viable starter.

 

Therefore, I think we are going to bring in at least 1 quality FA guy for the O line this offseason and my vote is for center. Yes, I know - even on that front, there are no 100% guarantees, but the odds of it working are higher than hoping one of our deep draft guys from the past or that a rookie will be able to carry the load. Let them compete for the job, but in the end, we have to increase our odds of success on the O line this year. Given the negative impact the O line's performance had on our play in 2013, I just don't think we're going to want to roll the dice this year. 

 

 

[Tru11]

TBH Spears had the injury bug and i guess ozzie hoped he would have gotten healthy to contribute.

when healthy he is a good player.

 

Shianco Clark and Stokley where pretty much brought in because pitta gotta injured and they where the best options availeble.

None of them would have been signed if the receiver core was healthy.

To even suggest this money could have gone to a viable starter is pretty weird since there wasent any better options and they where stop gap solutions anyways because who we had wasent producing.

 

Huff got scapegoated after 1 game where the whole defense played bad.

lookin bad at the season the broncos had well they pretty much beat every team bad.

when you consider he was new in baltimore and in a new scheme going up against a QB like peyton well things can get bad.

he was also pretty much matched up in man to man on the TE who is quite the athlete and well it was dissater waiting to happen.

 

having huff with his range play deep safety and elam play SS could have worked better for us but after that broncos dissater they needed a scapegoat and huff became it.

 

some people can have a bad season and get promoted others can have a bad game and get cut without ever seeing the field again lol.

1 bad 1st game and 1 bad special team play was the end of huff in baltimore lol

[HoldingCall]

I get your point, but relying on Gino and hoping all goes well scares me to death.

I think Castillo changed much of what Gino had just learned. The entire O-Line had problems with the new scheme and all looked below average for much of the season so I hesitate to put blame totally on Gino but the team needs a good second choice.  

[balfan23]

Well, we rarely start rookies and are not going to have a great deal of cap space. Can't foresee the type of solid acquisition you're referring to. Who are you referring to in the way of top Center Free Agents? Mack or the New Orleans center. They'll probably both stay put.

I know we rarely start rookies ...which is why I'm saying we can't expect to get our O line help for 2014 out of the draft. 

 

And I know our cap situation will not be great. That's why I said we need to get a "quality" - not a "top" FA center to bring in to help. Mack is out of the question ... so is Evan Dietrich-Smith as both will be cost prohibitive and will very likely be retained by their current team. The New Orleans center, De La Puente is almost certainly not going to be retained by the Saints. They are the most cap stretched team in the NFL and they are dealing with FA Jimmy Graham.

 

There are 2 questions with De La Puente - even he could become cost prohibitive, depending on how many other teams show interest. If he is not, then it will also be a matter of whether the organization is throwing in the towel on Gino. If we extend an offer to De La Puente, Gino will be relegated to back-up duty until which time we cast him away.

 

If De La Puente becomes cost prohibitive or if we still hold out hope for Gino, then I'm thinking we'll hit the group of highly rated centers who are in their mid-30s and therefore will not require large $ or years on contract commitment. There are several ... Goodwin, Raiola or Garza to name a few. There may be more, I'm just throwing out a few. 

 

I'm not going to spend time analyzing whether these guys have experience with the blocking scheme we are likely to employ - certainly if they do, that increases their likelihood of success. But no matter how you slice it, a guy with a history in the league and a proven track record provides a better chance of success than 2nd year deep draft guys currently on our roster or a rookie out of the draft. 

[Poes Crows]

TBH Spears had the injury bug and i guess ozzie hoped he would have gotten healthy to contribute.

when healthy he is a good player.

 

Spears, Somewhere between 1,500,000 and 2,000,000 depending upon whether he earned his "roster bonus". 

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/ravens/ravens-insider/bal-ravens-looking-closely-at-marcus-spears-sources-say-20130315,0,7183234.story

 

Shianco Clark and Stokley where pretty much brought in because pitta gotta injured and they where the best options availeble.

None of them would have been signed if the receiver core was healthy.

 

We know why they were signed. It's a question of Evaluation that goes to the receivers we had, our quarterback and the receivers we acquired.  This is the entire issue. It's about acuity.

 

Shianco, 940,000

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/ravens/ravens-insider/bal-ravens-need-shiancoe-insurance-policy-right-away-with-dickson-hamstring-injury-20130806,0,3310437.story

 

To even suggest this money could have gone to a viable starter is pretty weird since there wasent any better options and they where stop gap solutions anyways because who we had wasent producing.

 

Once again, it's about acuity and foresight.

 

Huff got scapegoated after 1 game where the whole defense played bad.

lookin bad at the season the broncos had well they pretty much beat every team bad.

when you consider he was new in baltimore and in a new scheme going up against a QB like peyton well things can get bad.

he was also pretty much matched up in man to man on the TE who is quite the athlete and well it was dissater waiting to happen.

 

having huff with his range play deep safety and elam play SS could have worked better for us but after that broncos dissater they needed a scapegoat and huff became it.

 

some people can have a bad season and get promoted others can have a bad game and get cut without ever seeing the field again lol.

1 bad 1st game and 1 bad special team play was the end of huff in baltimore lol

 

So your opinion is that our Front Office "scapegoated" Huff? 

Miriam Webster defines Scapegoat as "One who bears the blame for the mistakes of others".  This fan is not going to contest that.

 

Michael Huff, 2,350,000

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/ravens/ravens-insider/bal-breaking-down-michael-huffs-6-million-ravens-deal-20130401,0,7048744.story

 

Brandon Stokley, vet minimum 1,040,000

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/ravens/ravens-insider/bal-ravens-to-sign-wide-receiver-brandon-stokley-source-says-20130810,0,5375402.story

 

Dwight Clark, likely vet minimum, he was a 10 year veteran about 1,000,000

 

When you add it all up its an approximate 6,500,000 to 7,000,000 in cap, the majority of which was paid to cut players. Now let's see, what player could we have had for 6,000,000?

 

Hindsight is golden, foresight is even more valuable.  It's a quality some are paid to have.

[Tru11]

 

TBH Spears had the injury bug and i guess ozzie hoped he would have gotten healthy to contribute.

when healthy he is a good player.

 

Spears, Somewhere between 1,500,000 and 2,000,000 depending upon whether he earned his "roster bonus". 

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/ravens/ravens-insider/bal-ravens-looking-closely-at-marcus-spears-sources-say-20130315,0,7183234.story

 

Shianco Clark and Stokley where pretty much brought in because pitta gotta injured and they where the best options availeble.

None of them would have been signed if the receiver core was healthy.

 

We know why they were signed. It's a question of Evaluation that goes to the receivers we had, our quarterback and the receivers we acquired.  This is the entire issue. It's about acuity.

 

Shianco, 940,000

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/ravens/ravens-insider/bal-ravens-need-shiancoe-insurance-policy-right-away-with-dickson-hamstring-injury-20130806,0,3310437.story

 

To even suggest this money could have gone to a viable starter is pretty weird since there wasent any better options and they where stop gap solutions anyways because who we had wasent producing.

 

Once again, it's about acuity and foresight.

 

Huff got scapegoated after 1 game where the whole defense played bad.

lookin bad at the season the broncos had well they pretty much beat every team bad.

when you consider he was new in baltimore and in a new scheme going up against a QB like peyton well things can get bad.

he was also pretty much matched up in man to man on the TE who is quite the athlete and well it was dissater waiting to happen.

 

having huff with his range play deep safety and elam play SS could have worked better for us but after that broncos dissater they needed a scapegoat and huff became it.

 

some people can have a bad season and get promoted others can have a bad game and get cut without ever seeing the field again lol.

1 bad 1st game and 1 bad special team play was the end of huff in baltimore lol

 

So your opinion is that our Front Office "scapegoated" Huff? 

Miriam Webster defines Scapegoat as "One who bears the blame for the mistakes of others".  This fan is not going to contest that.

 

Michael Huff, 2,350,000

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/ravens/ravens-insider/bal-breaking-down-michael-huffs-6-million-ravens-deal-20130401,0,7048744.story

 

Brandon Stokley, vet minimum 1,040,000

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/ravens/ravens-insider/bal-ravens-to-sign-wide-receiver-brandon-stokley-source-says-20130810,0,5375402.story

 

Dwight Clark, likely vet minimum, he was a 10 year veteran about 1,000,000

 

When you add it all up its an approximate 6,500,000 to 7,000,000 in cap, the majority of which was paid to cut players. Now let's see, what player could we have had for 6,000,000?

 

Hindsight is golden, foresight is even more valuable.  It's a quality some are paid to have.

 

 

 

 

the flaw in your logic is that you dont account for when events occured and arent that much of a critique in determing how much events are linked to one and another.

 

the thing is that even if you change a past event , there is no guaranteed that the outcome would be any different then it is.

 

the first event is that boldin got traded which freed up cap space.

dumervill, smith , canty spears and huff where signed tnx to this cap space.

keeping boldin meant that these players would not have been on the ravens and thus would have impacted our defense and probaly would have lead to a worse record then 8-8.

Boldin does not play o-line so no reason to believe blocking would have been better.

Boldin does not play RB so no reason to believe the run game would have been better.

Boldin does not play QB so no reason to believe the passing game would have improved to the point it could carry the team.

Boldin does not play defense so no reason to believe the defense would have kept games closed with out the signed FA.

 

Spears and huff have not contributed much at all but the other 3 players did and so trading boldin worked out better then expected.

 

Now no matter how good your foresight is you cant predict your replacement to go down with an injury before the season.

now this event lead to the signings of sianco and stokley.

Without an injury to Pitta one could argue these players would not have been signed but its a stretch to try and relate the signing of these 2 players to Boldin.

Chances are that if Boldin wasent traded and pitta did get injured that sianco and the later addition of clark would stil happen since both are TE brought in to replace a TE.

 

Which brings us to Clark who only got signed because neither dickson or sianco proved to being able to catch a pass.

to even link this signing to boldin is a huge stretch since its based on the injury to pitta and the stone hands of dickson and sianco.

 

 

The basis of a good evaluation is the ability to seperate events that are linked with those that arent linked.

 

Boldin cap number is linked to huff and spears and that you are correct in but Boldin cap number has nothing to do with stokely sianco or clark.

 

stokely and sianco are related to the injury to pitta.

 

clark is related to sianco and dickson having hands of stone.