Anquan Boldin

[Shake n Blake]

(03-05-2016, 08:56 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: I've never claimed to want to replace Jones with Boldin. I want to replace Jones with Rishard Matthews.

I want Boldin to replace Housh for one year until the drafted rookie is ready to step in for 2017. I say replace Housh because he's never been replaced ever since he left. They need someone with good hands and good routes who can get you that third down conversion. Sanu doesn't have the physicality, routes, or hands to be that great 3rd down chain mover.

If I have to watch one more 3rd & 6 or 7 where the WR runs a 4 or 5 yard route, I will throw something. The draft is slow, so you pick up Rishard Matthews (15.4 avg) to be your #2, and then you look at the draft for the guy with hands/routes/physicality, and then you get him to learn from Anquan Boldin (who could possibly be a better candidate to teach that style of WR play?) for a year.

Amen. 

Coles
Bryant
TO
Simpson
Caldwell
Binns
Sanu
MLJ
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MLJ was the only decent (long term) answer out of the whole bunch. It's not that #2 WRs are incredibly difficult to find, it's that the Bengals have made some really poor decisions (Coles, Bryant, Simpson, Binns) and at times they haven't taken the spot seriously (spending mid round picks or filling the position with some undrafted scrub).

As for Boldin though, I don't think he's going to go for being the 4th WR and 5th-6th option in an offense. He still has too much left to offer. I'd be ok with using Boldin as our #2 with a good draft pick waiting and learning behind him. For the people who think Boldin can't get deep, I'd advise looking at the video I posted. Also, Boldin had 10 catches if 20+ yards last season. MLJ had 13. Not much difference there. In this offense with these weapons, I imagine Boldin could get behind the defense even more.

Keeping MLJ and replacing Sanu with Boldin would be ideal, but I think Boldin would do just fine opposite AJ Green. People are still stuck on this whole "Sanu = Boldin" thing and the truth is that Sanu isn't fit to shine Boldin's cleats. Still.