baltimore wr's

[mav1234]

honestly the refs seemed way too involved in the game.

[philp]

totally agree about the refs.

[theyhateme45]

yeah but you don't pick the most important game of the season to "drop a few balls". clutch is everything. im not comparing the two....that would be crazy.

Well give me a team good enough to put us in big time playoff situations where they need to be clutch first.... then we can talk after our team is at that level.

[philp]

haha im talking about baltimore, not carolina. our receivers are rookies. their's are not.

[Swarly]

Those two were more than half the reason the Ravens were even in it. Unfortunately because of that reason, one bad game from both of them causes a loss.

Boldin was, but not Housh.

Housh started two games and ended up with 30 receptions, 398 yards. Less than both Gettis AND LaFell.

[MaineManPanther]

Getting Boldin wouldve been a waste given the circumstances. It would not of helped this year with the bad QB play. On top of it, we wouldve lost a third , fourth and fifth. With 28 million over 4 years, with $10 million guaranteed.

And next year unless Clasuen come to his own, Boldin wouldn't have had a good QB throwing the ball.

[Mr. Scot]

Some objective numbers...

Anquan Boldin Age: 30, 8th Yr, 16 games, 16 starts, 64 catches, 837 yards, (13.1 avg), 52.3 YPG, 7 TDs, 1 fumble

David Gettis Age: 23, Rookie, 15 games, 13 starts, 37 catches, 508 yards, (13.7 avg), 33.9 YPG, 3 TDs, 0 fumbles

Brandon LaFell Age: 24, Rookie, 14 games, 2 starts, 38 catches, 468 yards, (12.3 avg), 33.4 YPG, 1 TDs, 0 fumbles

T.J. Houshmandzadeh Age: 33, 10th Yr, 16 games, 2 starts, 30 catches, 398 yards, (13.3 avg), 24.9 YPG, 3 TDs, 1 fumble

And that's not even factoring salary in. T J may have made more than Gettis and LaFell combined. Both outperformed him.

Also worth considering that TJ and Boldin have Flacco throwing to them. Gettis and LaFell have Clausen.

Boldin was the best of the bunch, but far from dominating. And for both he and TJ, their best years are behind them while Gettis and LaFell are getting started.

And then there's their "clutch" playoff performances :sosp:

They'll all end the year with the same number of Super Bowl rings (that being zero).

Somebody tell me again why it would have been better to rent TJ and Boldin for one year rather than picking Gettis and LaFell with their whole careers ahead of them?

[Dpantherman]

our FO is DUMB for not going after these guys!! Cheap, cheap, cheap!!! they don't care, screw them!!! /scene

[Boltergeist]

Some objective numbers...

Anquan Boldin Age: 30, 8th Yr, 16 games, 16 starts, 64 catches, 837 yards, (13.1 avg), 52.3 YPG, 7 TDs, 1 fumble

David Gettis Age: 23, Rookie, 15 games, 13 starts, 37 catches, 508 yards, (13.7 avg), 33.9 YPG, 3 TDs, 0 fumbles

Brandon LaFell Age: 24, Rookie, 14 games, 2 starts, 38 catches, 468 yards, (12.3 avg), 33.4 YPG, 1 TDs, 0 fumbles

T.J. Houshmandzadeh Age: 33, 10th Yr, 16 games, 2 starts, 30 catches, 398 yards, (13.3 avg), 24.9 YPG, 3 TDs, 1 fumble

And I wonder if the Raven castoff Clayton would have outperformed them had he not gotten injured.

[Mr. Scot]

I mean good grief. If you want a 30-40 catch guy, why pay half as much for a 23-24 year old player that you could develop for the next ten years when you could pay twice as much for a broken down 33 year old that'll likely be hitting the bricks next season?

What is our front office thinking? :sosp:

[Highlandfire]

how many of you guys screamed when we didn't pick up anquan boldin or tj houshmandzadeh?

Whosyomomma should be punt kicked off the team immediately

[Davidson Deac II]

Some objective numbers...

Anquan Boldin Age: 30, 8th Yr, 16 games, 16 starts, 64 catches, 837 yards, (13.1 avg), 52.3 YPG, 7 TDs, 1 fumble

David Gettis Age: 23, Rookie, 15 games, 13 starts, 37 catches, 508 yards, (13.7 avg), 33.9 YPG, 3 TDs, 0 fumbles

Brandon LaFell Age: 24, Rookie, 14 games, 2 starts, 38 catches, 468 yards, (12.3 avg), 33.4 YPG, 1 TDs, 0 fumbles

T.J. Houshmandzadeh Age: 33, 10th Yr, 16 games, 2 starts, 30 catches, 398 yards, (13.3 avg), 24.9 YPG, 3 TDs, 1 fumble

And that's not even factoring salary in. T J may have made more than Gettis and LaFell combined. Both outperformed him.

Also worth considering that TJ and Boldin have Flacco throwing to them. Gettis and LaFell have Clausen.

Boldin was the best of the bunch, but far from dominating. And for both he and TJ, their best years are behind them while Gettis and LaFell are getting started.

And then there's their "clutch" playoff performances :sosp:

They'll all end the year with the same number of Super Bowl rings (that being zero).

Somebody tell me again why it would have been better to rent TJ and Boldin for one year rather than picking Gettis and LaFell with their whole careers ahead of them?

I agree about Housh, but getting Boldin does not necessarily mean we wouldn't have taken Gettis and Lafell in the draft. Having a couple of veterans in there while Gettis and Lafell learn the ropes is not a bad thing.

[Boltergeist]

I agree about Housh, but getting Boldin does not necessarily mean we wouldn't have taken Gettis and Lafell in the draft. Having a couple of veterans in there while Gettis and Lafell learn the ropes is not a bad thing.

Considering BAL gave up a 3 and 4 to get Boldin, it would've cost you at least LaFell.

[House]

I mean good grief. If you want a 30-40 catch guy, why pay half as much for a 23-24 year old player that you could develop for the next ten years when you could pay twice as much for a broken down 33 year old that'll likely be hitting the bricks next season?

What is our front office thinking? :sosp:

What you are failing to factor in is that if we would have signed Boldin at the begining of the season then we would have been on ESPN for at least a 2 minute segment about how we signed Boldin.

If we could have then signed Housh later in the season we would have once again possibly been on ESPN again.

Also, think about all of the average fans that don't know anything about football but could of gotten really excited that we were able to pick up a guy with an injury history and who excelled in the shadow of a really great WR.

Plus if we don't sign big name FA then we are doomed to fail because of...because of................So we need to sign us some FA and fast.