03-05-2016, 01:17 AM
(03-05-2016, 12:52 AM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Thanks, I was about to make this reply but then decided to scroll down a bit more and saw it was already said.
People just don't realize that Boldin has never been fast so they see him now and think he's washed up. He's in the same mold as Tony Gonzalez later in his career... looks slow as hell, but his skill set allows him to just keep getting open and producing regardless of it. Gonzalez was 38 and still could just produce 80/870/7 type seasons like it was the easiest thing in the world.
Actually, I was thinking of Gonzalez too. Both guys that relied more on savvy, strength and amazing work ethic to keep playing at a high level.
Those types of players age well. I don't think Boldin has lost too much physically just yet either, tbh.
The training, nutrition, medicine, fitness, playbooks and rules evolve. The athlete does not.
