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Very good point and more than likely true. No matter what happens, I'm sure Rosenhaus will get his.
Interesting about Rosenhaus, I never thought of that.Philly has plenty of draft picks to "sugar up" a deal like this, but I'm not sure I can see Arizona going into the year starting Early Doucet or Steve Breaston. Maybe the Cards would want Reggie Brown?
FWIW, Boldin is considered a model citizen and teammate.
maybe it's a matter of where (at what positions) they want to invest the money. if i'm the cards, i have to question how much good having two stud WRs does when i can't run the ball or stop anyone.
Agreed, but if Philly really wants him they have a bunch of extra draft picks sitting around, including an extra 1st rounder from the Otah deal, that they could package for an impact player now.I think it would be somewhat silly if Samuel's minor injury prevented them from making a deal like this(assuming this is at all legit.) Hanson is a decent CB and a #1 WR is more important than a nickel corner.It's interesting that someone mentioned Arizona not wanting to spend so much cap space on one position, because I think that is Philly's reasoning for Shephard.I think something like Boldin/2nd for Shephard/1st would be a deal that would help both teams, although Arizona would probably need to add a WR if they do make a move, even if its just a guy like Keenan McCardell.
What a difference a year makes. Four years ago, Sheppard was a unanimous 1st-team AP All Pro (he actually has as many 1st team All Pro awards as any CB this decade not named Bailey or Barber). Three years ago, he was injured and ineffective when on the field. Two years ago, he was a Pro Bowler and turning heads ago. Last year, he was injured and ineffective when on the field. If Arizona believes they can get him healthy again, Sheppard is absolutely good enough to forfeit Boldin for. Especially considering the disparity in the relative value of the two positions. I mean, Nate Clements had a career that looks a lot similar to Sheppard's without the injuries, and Clements became the highest-paid defender in NFL history. It appears that that was a colossal blunder, but the point remains that there are plenty of justifications for trading Boldin for Sheppard (not the least of which is that Boldin's going to be gone, so you should get value while you can).On the flipside... I shudder to think what would happen to Fitzgerald if this went down. I mean, the guy was ALREADY twice topped 160 targets in his 4-year career (the two years he didn't he was either a rookie or injured). Add to this the fact that Boldin topped 160 targets the year before Fitzgerald came to town, too, and you've got a team with a track record of force-feeding led by one of the few guys in the league for whom amassing ridiculous target totals is a demonstrable skill rather than a year-to-year fluke. I think Fitz, if he stayed healthy, would easily become just the 5th WR since 2002 to top 180 targets, and I think he could even make a serious run at Harrison's record of 204 targets.BigRed said:
I would think it would probably knock McNabb back up to the top-5 as well.
People over value WR's on this board as compared to real value in the NFL world. A top flight CB, which Lito is when healthy is much more valuable to a team than a #2 WR.
Hush, man! I have 6 rookie drafts starting Friday!Seriously though, I was a big fan of Doucet's prospects until he landed in Zona behind Fitz and Boldin. If Boldin were to move, I'd put him right up with Kelly, Sweed, Avery. I'm pretty sure most would disagree with me, but I'm used to that.
I've also been touting Mike Walker, Devin Hester and Robert Meachem for dynasty since January but few will listen. Most people only see things AFTER they already happen; few see things coming. If Boldin leaves, Doucet is coming.
