Anquan Boldin

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(03-02-2016, 04:15 AM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Slowest player you've ever watched, with a hammy problem, with Kap/Gabbert at QB, without AJ Green taking double coverage, and without Eifert taking the best safety away.....

....and still produced only 27 less yards receiving than Marvin Jones in 2 less games.


I certainly can live with that for a year while the drafted rookie gets his feet under him. Not to mention, Anquan Boldin's game has NEVER revolved around speed. His 40 time was a 4.71 and he still put up over 1,300 yards his rookie year. Boldin's game isn't speed, it's routes, hands, aggression, body positioning, and fighting for contested catches. He still does all of those.

But but but.... He is old and slow.  

Point is the bengals are in a win now mode.  While we might lose some free agents we cannot regress in the passing game.   Rookies can take time to develop (we are spoiled due to aj green and the last few classes playing well out the gate) a veteran receiver would help with giving Andy enough targets and leadership development.  If people don't see ho a 2 year 4/5 million dollar contract is more beneficial than signing sanu to 5/20 and being able to draft a young gun the next few years I do question our fan base a little more.  It's not w bad thing we are losing some young guys it just shows our drafting ability and it happens.  But sometimes teams need to rely on veterans for their maturity and big game moments. A player doesn't have to be a pro bowler to be a contributer.  (Jericho crotchery, roman Harper, Owen Daniels) are all  "washed up" free agents that played a key role for their teams all year all the way to the Super Bowl.