WOW, if you can get this kid for a 2nd rounder that is ROBBERY!!!
Yes and no. The draft pick isnt great, but you also have to sign the guy. Also, this isn't a 3rd or 4th year player hitting free agency. This is a man going into his 7th NFL season, and who has started 16 games twice, next highest total is 14 games, once. Double digit touchdowns, once.
I hate this term, but "in this economy" you have to think twice about investing that much into a guy like this.
I view Boldin as a nice receiver, but one that is being looked at my many as a "great" receiver, and he just isn't that.
I look at Boldin's production when Fitzgerald went down. In the first game, while teams were not prepared to adjust, he played well. the following two games, he was average, showing me that he was fitted well as a good #2 receiver, and an average #1.
Folks, we have seen the "Alvin Harper" types that put up very nice numbers beside a hall of fame caliber #1 (and yes, Fitzgerald looks like a hall of fame caliber receiver), only to fail when they go get the money. I see Boldin as this type of guy.
