Boldin Trade Offer Rejected

by chase17 on Apr 26, 2009 11:58 PM CDT

This article says that Jerry Angelo offered his second-round draft pick to the Cardinals to pick up Boldin from the Cardinals. While this didn't work out, I'm glad that Angelo at least made the call and tried to bring in Boldin, this shows that he is really concentrating on winning now. While I think he probably could have tried to sweeten the pot by adding a veteran player, at least there was some effort. What do you guys think of this move?

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lame effort

of course he should have tried to sweeten the pot. Boldin is better than any #49 pick the Cardinals would have made.

by gillrowdy on Apr 27, 2009 12:39 AM CDT reply actions

he tried thats all you can ask.

we just don’t have the resources because of the Cutler trade it would seem.

going into Bulls playoff lock down..now!

by SoulEater7 on Apr 27, 2009 2:50 AM CDT reply actions

i'm confused

didn’t the cards drop the whole first and third round draft demand for a second rounder and other ‘considerations"? although i must admit that if we did get boldin, i’d probably start designing our superbowl ring right now!!! i, like many others, am holding out to see what bennett can do. people seem to forget that he came out early. not making any excuses for not seeing the field last year, but there is something to be said about the maturation process. plus, i don’t recall seeing much of manningham or sweed last year.

by windycity72 on Apr 27, 2009 3:54 AM CDT reply actions

Cardinals were never going to trade Boldin

Certainly not for the #49 pick and other considerations. That’s just insane on all levels. There is story going around that neither Philadelphia or the NY Giants could pry Boldin away from Arizona despite offering their 1st round picks and other considerations as bait. So I’m leery therefore of Arizona’s legitimate interest in trading him.

Boldin may be an unhappy camper about not having his contract renegotiated, but fact is he is under contract to the Cardinals in 2009 and doesn’t have any options other than to shut his mouth and once again perform on the football field under Ken Whisenhunt.

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by BLou on Apr 27, 2009 8:27 AM CDT reply actions

I think the cardinals believe

that Boldin will not hold out or skip OTA’s. If he does, however, then they might really start to shop him.

Think With Your Dipstick Jimmy!

by ifuwannacrownem on Apr 27, 2009 8:33 AM CDT up reply actions

Boldin will show up for Arizona's season

He may be unhappy that his contract isn’t being renegotiated (at least not yet anyways) but the bottom line is that he is under control of the Arizona Cardinals in 2009 whether he likes it or not. He can either forfeit tens of thousands of dollars by holding out during training camp, or he can suck it up and get back on the football field. Which I think he will do. Fact is he has limited leverage in all of this.

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by BLou on Apr 27, 2009 10:25 AM CDT up reply actions

Randy Moss was traded a 4th round pick

Arizona is going to lose this guy and get nothing in return.

by tempchad on Apr 27, 2009 1:10 PM CDT reply actions

Disagree completely

Anquan Boldin is in the prime of his career and there has never been a question about his work ethic and commitment to producing on the football field. Boldin also has had zero run-ins with the law or other troubling dimensions in his background.

Boldin is under contract with Arizona. He’ll play there and like it until that point when his contract is up. At which point I assume the Cardinals will slap the franchise tag on him, meaning Boldin will see his salary launch into the stratosphere of the average top 5 salaries for wide receivers.

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by BLou on Apr 27, 2009 1:40 PM CDT up reply actions