In a stunning move, the Baltimore Ravens traded wideout Anquan Boldin to the San Francisco 49ers for a sixth round pick. On Tuesday, the Ravens were set to cut him because of his unwillingness to restructure his $6 million dollar contract.
It's understandable that the Ravens wanted to get the Boldin contract squabbles out of their hair, but Boldin was a human tractor beam pulling in Flacco's postseason passes, even though he hasn't been a 1,000 yard receiver in three seasons. However, there's a better way to get this done. You don't trade your postseason hero to the Super Bowl runner-up for a sixth-round pick. Most wide receivers experience a productivity dip in their early 30s, but on the off chance that Boldin's abilities doesn't go ghost on him, Boldin could be more of a factor on the field than the Randy Moss experiment was. Despite the cross country trip, Bold arrives without any extra baggage and the straight cash homie's cockiness.
This is what brothers are for. John Harbaugh gave his brother, Jim a Super Bowl swirlie but responded by throwing him a softball before free agency begins. Ozzie Newsome has a sterling track record as an exec but this may be one of his most controversial moves yet.
Anquan Boldin another case of old and slow and you make too much dough so you must go
— Pete Prisco (@PriscoCBS) March 11, 2013
Anyoe who says Boldin's too slow doesn't watch the games. It's that simple.
— Peter King (@SI_PeterKing) March 11, 2013
Boldin's lack of speed really hurt him in the playoffs. Come on, @priscocbs.
— Peter King (@SI_PeterKing) March 11, 2013
@geeeeemen He's doesn't run by anybody. He's the best at catching passes when he's covered — all the time.
— Pete Prisco (@PriscoCBS) March 11, 2013
That is an absolutely nonsensical trade, Baltimore.
— Peter King (@SI_PeterKing) March 11, 2013
This business is BS at times
— Torrey Smith (@TorreySmithWR) March 11, 2013
RT @priscocbs: Anquan Boldin another case of old and slow and you make too much dough so you must go … Puhleeeze.
— Peter King (@SI_PeterKing) March 11, 2013
Boldin's lack of speed really hurt him in the playoffs. Come on, @priscocbs.
— Peter King (@SI_PeterKing) March 11, 2013
Bill Belichick just opened champagne.
— Peter King (@SI_PeterKing) March 11, 2013
I used to trade football cards with my brother. The Harbaugh bros just took that to the next level #AnquanBoldin
— Daniel Jeremiah (@MoveTheSticks) March 11, 2013
#AnquanBoldin is in Africa, so it'll be a while before he can make it to Bay Area for a physical to make trade official. #NFL
— Shakeel Khan (@shakkhan79) March 11, 2013
Somewhere, Sam Bradford is crying into a pillow. #AnquanBoldin #PercyHarvin #NFCwest
— Jenn Perez (@JP_Leigh) March 11, 2013g
@priscocbs @si_peterking Ozzie said he wasn't going to make the same mistake he did after 2000 SB – keeping vets together for another run.
— Aaron Nagler (@Aaron_Nagler) March 11, 2013
