Any chance Haley could lure Boldin?

We'll need a receiver to step in for Mike, and we could really use a veteran presence for Brown and Sanders. The Ravens are in cap trouble, espcially if they use the exclusive tag on Flacco like everyone expects, which counts as something like 20 million.

Boldin played for haley in arizona of course.

 

he is 33

 

Of course he could, money talks. The problem is that if we're going to pay that much for Boldin, why not spend a bit more and get a better and younger player in Bowe?

 

i don't think we have the money for either of them , i would look at ramses barden from the giants http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/5207/ramses-barden

 

As it stands now, we don't, but I was just saying if we're going to consider Boldin, we should consider Bowe first.

 

yes i understand while i think boldin should come cheaper than bowe , i mean boldin will domand 5-6 milion at 33 years old , bowe more than 10 probably

 

I could see Boldin going for 6-7 while Bowe will be around 10

 

Isn't Todd Haley one of the reasons Boldin left Arizona to begin with? Last I saw, Boldin was furious about being taken out of a playoff game and they were screaming at each on the sideline. Good old lovable Todd Haley. Good thing we got rid of Arians . . .

 

we should go young if we want a tall possesion wr we can sign back plax for cheap , paying boldin at 33 after he won the superbowl 6-7 milion has no sense , i agree if we had the money we should go directly to bowe but we don't have , but just to be sure i would ask his agent how much he want maybe we can arrange a deal

 

No way, I don't want any part of Boldin on the Steelers!! He's pretty far up my list of hated Rats

 

how about antonio brown and manny sanders pick up their game and we won't have to worry about boldin or bowe.

 

Unless the guy was an elite player I wouldn't want a player who just won the sb, i think they wouldn't be hungry, they just won one kinda like what happened to Cowher after winning his, the fire went away.

 

Personally....I wouldn't want him on the team.

 

i wish they would use will johnson and our TE's for this more. we all saw finally what heath is really capable of. i think will j. gets alot more trys too. he was a wr at first in college. he's a big fast dude. he should create some mismatches. paulson has shown flashes and i think gets better under heath. use them like gronk and vernon davis more. i'd love that.

 

Man people on this board crack me up. So much hate just b/c he's a Raven. When Boldin was in Arizona I thought he was the epitome of the type of player that Steelers fans love. He reminds me a little bit of Hines. I would say Hines was more consistent (although in these playoffs Boldin was the man), but Boldin stronger and a better deep threat than Hines was.

To say we should just look at Bowe instead is laughable. Bowe's going to make 10 mil a year. And Bowe is a turd. All his stats come in garbage time and if you watch his mental lapses result in a lot of interceptions and passes into no man's land because he ran the wrong route. Boldin is about to get cut because he's due 6 mil which is too much... I'm thinking about 4 mil over 2 years. Boldin is old, and honestly before that playoff run would've been taking about 1 mil a year.

Still, the guy is tough as nails, has great hands, and fights for the ball as well as anyone in the league. I'm not so sure Cotchery makes the team this year, and it would be nice to have a veteran presence. This team is really lacking leadership.

 

I'd love to have him too and I also was really furious when we didn't try to get him when we could have. There are many players I would have told to hit the road in order to obtain him. As far as the original question I think that Haley and Boldin are not very good friends and I don't think he would be able to do that. I think it would sorta be like saying "hey do you think Al Davis can lure Marcus Allen?" or "hey do you think Jim Mora can lure Peyton Manning?" I just don't think there is any love lost but I do think the Steelers should be falling all over themselves to try and make it happen though. But if it took some major sacrifices to make it happen who would you do away with to make this happen??? THAT is a provocative question my friend.

 

at this price yes but i doubt he will take 2 milion a year , he willl cash his superbowl perform with a lower team to end his career

 

If I could pick 2 guys who would make the most difference off the Ravens roster on ours it would be the following:

Kruger - cause he would immediately improve our pass rush, especially if he can play the right side that Harrison is on now. Pressure creates turnovers and IMO it is the largest weakness this defense had this year. Better pressure = more turnovers = better field position = scoring more points.

Boldin - he is exactly the type of guy this team is currently missing. A big physical strong presence who has great hands and fights for the ball. He immediately improves this team and changes the kind of WR you look for in the draft.

Those 2 signings IMO change the complete complexion of this team and change how you draft. Do I see either happening? No. Would I like them to? Yes.

 

I wouldn't want any Ratbirds on our team, then those fans would be ranting " so you can't win your own players, you need our help to win!?! "

I don't want any of their leftovers, I would feel like the Steelers west.

 

Yeah, Im with you...I would love to have Boldin too! We NEED a big, strong receiver. Manny and AB have speed but not size.

 

Once a player wins a SBowl, they consider their market value has just increased, sorta like an actor after they win an academy award, all of a sudden they demand millions more to do a picture. If we really wanted a hungry top receiver then we should talk to the cards about Fitzgerald, he has said he wants a ring more than he wants money now at this stage of his career, why not go for the best if you want to test the waters, Fitz has been mentioned as trade bait and Arians covets some of our players on offense, nothing wrong with trying to work a deal if Fitz is willing to take a smaller contract and come back to Pittsburgh for a shot at a ring since he is in his 10th year and the clock is ticking....

 

Thats crazy. Seriously. If that's the case we should've never signed James Harrison either.


Smart free agent signings is what put the Ravens over the top.

Bryant McKinnie, Matt Birk, Jacoby Jones, Bernard Pollard, Anquan Boldin, Cary Williams, Vontae Leach



If you want to turn your nose up at a guy b/c he was a Raven fine, but I want players that will get us back to the Superbowl.