good analogy with Seattle Mariners and Bengals- i think of old Brunner-TJ and old Griffey-Chad and way old Norm Charlton-Anderson lol…oh wait, Edgar Martinez, Jeff Nelson, A-Rod…man they were great for a year or two….Your right!

You can not tell me that the last Steeler’s game did not have you wondering what was up. I agree with you that the play of both teams will decide this better than our discussions.

…get by the Chargers first and then talk to us. You have a much better chance of beating San Diego than we do of going up to Jersey and upsetting the Giants. However, Big Ben has had a tough time as of late and I wouldn’t be shocked if the Chargers pull it off. Let’s see what happens.

He may not be putting up the numbers we are used to, but he is on one of the most unorganized teams in the NFL and has freakin Ryan Fitzpatrick as his QB. Yea, Chad has always come off as a me me me guy, but what have we seen from him this year making him look like that? He said his team will go 8-8, that is just a statement. He hasnt been doing the crazy celebrations, talking non stop, sending pepto bismol to other teams. Ocho Cinco and Ray Lewis are Best Friends and talk before every game on sunday. I think if Chad came here, saw the type of professionalism we have, he will settle down and just go out there and play football. Ray will not allow Chad to get outta hand, cause if he does, I am sure Ray would take assertive action very quickly and not let it happen again, and we all know that you do NOT want to piss Ray off.

I am not saying I wouldnt take TJ, but I just dont want him and have never liked him. He is a great reciever, but that is because he had the deep threat of 85 next to him. We have Mason is more of a possession receiver, maybe the best in the league at that aspect, but having 85 on the other side of the ball would force teams to drop back more, defend the deep ball, and open up more room for Mason to get his 10-15 yard curl routes.

But then we have to look at it this way. Sure, we would have one of these elite receivers who has been doing it for many years in the NFL, but all these guys, Chad, TJ, and even Boldin are nearing 30. They still produce great numbers and are still at the top in the WR class, but they will not be able to play that much longer. (Yes, I know, Boldin is a little crazy to through out there, but he is going to be 30 by the end of next season) I think this team and Joe needs a young 23-24 year old, 6’4", blazing fast receiver who we can develop over the years. This is a new face on the franchise and we are all looking to rebuild this team, get younger, and try to establish a bright future. However, what ever decision we make, I will take it, just make sure we look ahead of time.

would love Boldin. Have no interest in TJ or Ocho Stuipdo. They are me, me guys who will not fit into what Harbaugh is doing. We don’t want to add malcontents we want to get rid of them. If there was a way to get Boldin where it would cost us no more than a #1, I would pull the trigger on the trade today. Our #1 next year will be at best middle of the pack. The best receivers in the first round will go in the top 10.

I posted this in another thread but I think it is relevant here as well…

The main reason I can think for Zona to trade Boldin is that they can’t afford to pay him and Fitz. Also, because of Breaston’s emergence they might feel the money can be spent better elsewhere. He wants a new contract and his play this year has backed up his demands. It is a long shot but he is #1 on my wish list, and probably my favorite non-raven player. He would be a perfect fit on our O, and would bring some of the same toughness and intensity that our D brings weekly. I think Ozzie would strongly consider giving up our 1st rounder (pick ~20 or so) and next years 4th to get him. I’d do that in a heartbeat. It’s also too bad you can’t do sign and trades b/c Bart and a second or third rounder might get it done. Boldin, Flacco, Rice, McClain, and our young O-LIne would have our offense set for years to come.

Giants played the Eagles in the Wild Card round in ‘06. it’s 3 vs. 6, 4 vs. 5 – no matter what the division ties are.

..but not anymore.

is always tackled by a guy diving at his knees, and he almost flips on every play he makes. Wonder if he kept his head up if he could just jump over the diving tackler?

I stated in a post somewhere else here that Boldin will be 29 by next season. As much as I love his play style, as I feel he plays more like a Raven than any other player in the NFL not on our team, we need to rebuild this franchise with younger talent. What are we going to do 4 years after when he is 33 and slowing down? If we can get a 22-23 year old WR and breed him into a stud, show him the arm that he will have throwing to him. I feel as if our coaching staff is WAY TOO smart to ever draft a bust in this league. Ozzie has been drafting Pro Bollers Bowlers since we have been in the league. We even produce Pro Bollers Bowlers as undrafted free agents IE Bart Scott.

With Cam Cameron looking as our offensive coor. for many years to come, as I feel he will not go back to head coaching unless it is college, we have a lot of ways to breed a star Wideout. I feel as if we already drafted 3 future pro bowl players in this years draft in Flacco, Rice, and Gooden (I know we have not seen a lot of T-Good yet, but when Bart Scott is gone, Gooden will be taking his spot most likely. Ray Lewis loves him and is teaching him so much, plus he is from Miami, and they never produce terrible players). If we can add young talent to this young offense, let Mason teach the kid a little bit, line Mason up at the 2 spot, and let the other guy show his talent. I cannot imagine how good we could be if we had another problem for defenses other than Mason.

This team has been living off of the face of our defense, which is fine by me, but have never given our offense credit for what they can do. I cannot blame them for this because we have been one of the worse offenses in the NFL over many of the past seasons. It is time to show the NFL some spark from our offense. I want to see our boy Joe get some 300 yard 4 td games throwing to someone who just cannot be covered. I pray for that day.