boldin says he wants out of arizona for the next year could he be in a kc uniform next season? i personally think we need to build this team from the offense and defensive line first.but i can already hear the bowe boldin rumors coming
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boldin says he wants out of arizona for the next year could he be in a kc uniform next season? i personally think we need to build this team from the offense and defensive line first.but i can already hear the bowe boldin rumors coming
I'd send my first round pick to AZ for Boldin in a heartbeat!!
Swap LJ for Boldin.
Hey, he is a free agent. The Chiefs could use another great wide out.
I like the idea of swapping 1st round picks with Arizona to land Boldin. He's going to want 10mil/yr though. That will create problems with resigning Bowe.
thing is I think the Cards have more Cap space than we do. If they want Boldin they can afford him.
I think they have about $42 million in cap space if I heard correctly. But even with that I doubt they'd want to up the ante on his price tag and offer him Larry Fitz type money (~$10 million a year) the investment seems to high when you have a #3 reciever in Breston who I think can easily fill in for Anquan and more pressing matters to attend to on the defensive side of the ball. Anquan's got hefty trade value so I think that he'll be out of Arizona for the 09 season.
Weren't there some problems between Haley and Boldin? Why would either want to be with the other next year?
jb
Boldin definitely wants out of Arizona but don't count on him ending up with the Chiefs. Boldin doesn't like Haley and vice versa, and Pioli doesn't bother with acquiring insubordinate players.
Maybe the Cards should trade with the Giants?
Boldin for Plax
It doesn't help us, but I don't see us getting either.
Perfectly said. Are you really going to tie up $20 million in 2 WR's, when you have a guy like Steve Breaston waiting in the wings? They have a chacne to get some value for him Boldin now. Easily another 1st rd'er. I think they will make that move otherwise they would have already contacted Boldin. Free agency begins in less than 2 weeks.
Arguments on the sideline happen in EVERY game. This one was just caught on tape. It's being blown WAY out of proportion.
I read that after the game Boldin appologized and thanked Haley for helping him keep his head in the game.
dont know how true that is, but I would say its more believable than them hating each others guts~
i hope we get boldin also
Maybe he and Warner will come over with Haley. :D
I absolutaly agree. I dont think near as bad as Morris, and I still think hes too scary too give up on, but...
I finally had enough of him when he couldnt recover that onside kick(I believe against the Chargers).
And they go down and win the game.
A 1st round pick should at least be able to perform on special teams.
My feelings on Bowe's hands are well documented, but are we really comparing him to Sylvester Morris? Bowe had 86 catches, 1000+ yards, and 7 TDs in his second season. Morris didn't have a second season...
As much as I think Bowe needs to improve his pass-catching ability, he was easily a top 15 WR last season.
I dont think that Pioli or Haley will necessarily bring in veterans from other teams unless they feel that they could make a immediate impact. Not sure if they would want to pay the type of money that a High Profile receiver would demand especially with the defense having so many question marks.
jmlamerson...You just itch for an argument, eh? lol
I never said DO NOT resign him. I said he is not worthy of a high dollar contract at this time.
Now, if he improves even more this upcoming year (less drops, for one thing), then it is worth negotiating, imho.
I agree that I was totally disappointed in the performance of Bowe when he needed to have a big catch or play he seemed to always drop the ball.
I do, I admit it.
It's just that we have so few bright spots on this team right now. Players like Bowe, TG, and Thigpen are bright spots. And I keep reading how we need to dump these guys for draft picks or that they're not really future starters. And in the same breath, people defend guys who haven't done anything for the team, like Tank, Dorsey, and Page.
And I just wonder if everyone's crazy but me. That following the plan of dumping our good young players for projects is what you expect from the Royals, not the Chiefs.
Hey I understand but...For arguments sake...I'll bite on this one with uppers and lowers! ;-)
As far as Bowe being a bright spot...WHAT? He is the 2nd best reciever on the team when compared to TG and that being in his 2nd year, right?
The are 2 reasons why he DID get that many catches and 1000 yds (which is a 62 yd avg per game):
1) TG cannot catch 150-200 balls.
2) Other than TG, there was no competition at WR.
So, if you want to keep 2 of your bright spots, TG and Thigpen, I will not debate their performance given the circumstances.
Bowe...He needs to bump it up another notch before he gets a HIGH dollar contract. He was a first rounder and this will be his 3rd year as a Pro. I expect it, I know Pioli and Haley will expect it and HE, above all should expect it.
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Bowe is a second year receiver who has about 1,000 yards a year for the past two years. He's never had a great QB throwing to him. Except Calvin Johnson and maybe Brandon Marshall, he's the best WR in the NFL under 25 years old.
I mean, FFS, what do people want out of the guy?
And it's crazy that people can defend people who have done nothing or massively underachieved for the Chiefs (i.e. our entire defensive front seven) and go after our 24-year-old 1,000 yard WR. He's one of about five Chiefs players who could start for any other team in the NFL. Cut the guy some slack.
Does he deserve to be the highest paid WR in the NFL? No. Are we idiots if we don't pay him market value? Definitely.
I said this on another thread and I think it bears repeating. It's tough to evaluate any of the young talent on this team because they were so God-awfully coached this year. That includes the positions coaches that are supposed to help with technique. I guy like Gonzales isn't going to have problems anymore. But young players like Bowe need good positions coaches to help them the first few years. So I think this year, more than last, is where the true evaluation of the young players comes from.
Well, I just looked at the 2008 salaries for WR's and for every one I found that was underpaid, I found one that was overpaid.
But, to be fair....Bowe got $2mil in 2008 and I would not see a problem with bumping it up to 3 or 3.5 mil.
I don't see what this has to do with the price of tea in China. Every position has players that are unerpaid and overpaid.
Wow. When people look at the Chiefs roster now and wonder where the talent went, it's because of attitudes like these.
Good points, Mr. Lamerson.
I'm just not sure how a guy with 86 catches, 1,022 yards, and 7 TD's is not considered a good receiver.
Great? Maybe not, and the guy did drop some balls, but clearly he contributed to the offense in 2008, and in a productive, positive way.
I think he'll do so again in 2009.
jb