Ravens' Anquan Boldin Traded to 49'ers

[usc90grad]

For a 6th round pick reportedly.

[M.C.]

wtf man the niners don't need anyone else...the team is already stacked granted Boldin may be gettin older he is still very good

[usc90grad]

Originally Posted by M.C.

wtf man the niners don't need anyone else...the team is already stacked granted Boldin may be gettin older he is still very good

It was a salary cap move by the Ravens, but why let him go to a rival? I don't get it.

[M.C.]

Originally Posted by usc90grad

It was a salary cap move by the Ravens, but why let him go to a rival? I don't get it.

still went to the niners nonetheless

[FloydTheBarber]

Originally Posted by usc90grad

It was a salary cap move by the Ravens, but why let him go to a rival? I don't get it.

The 49ers are in the NFC, and the Ravens are in the AFC.

Just because they met in the Super Bowl does not make them rivals.

Honestly- I've never heard of two NFL teams referred to as 'rivals' that weren't in the same division. Maybe I'm missing some old, storied rivalry from before the divisions were shifted around, but I can't think of any.

When I think of rivals in the NFL, I think of divisional opponents that have to play each other twice a year, every year, and could impede each other from making the playoffs / super bowl.

[Jim Lahey]

wow, the 49ers are loaded!

[RoyalAir]

Originally Posted by Jim Lahey

wow, the 49ers are loaded!

Eh, maybe. They've got an aging running back, a timebomb at head coach, and a great big question mark at QB. Kaepernick played pretty well last season, but as with many of the more mobile quarterbacks, he's going to have to prove he can read a defense and pick apart defenses in order to maintain his status as the "next one."

[BigSteven34]

Originally Posted by RoyalAir

Eh, maybe. They've got an aging running back, a timebomb at head coach, and a great big question mark at QB. Kaepernick played pretty well last season, but as with many of the more mobile quarterbacks, he's going to have to prove he can read a defense and pick apart defenses in order to maintain his status as the "next one."

You and I see the 49ers very differently...

[GamecockSuperFan]

Originally Posted by RoyalAir

Eh, maybe. They've got an aging running back, a timebomb at head coach, and a great big question mark at QB. Kaepernick played pretty well last season, but as with many of the more mobile quarterbacks, he's going to have to prove he can read a defense and pick apart defenses in order to maintain his status as the "next one."

Hater. A great big question mark at QB? The kid played well enough to erase any questions in my mind.

The 49ers actually averaged less rushing yds. per game with Kaepernick and threw for more yards with him. Yeah he's mobile, but he proved he can throw from the pocket. The offense they run will put him in positions to make big plays. Same with RGIII.

[RoyalAir]

Originally Posted by GamecockSuperFan

Hater. A great big question mark at QB? The kid played well enough to erase any questions in my mind.

The 49ers actually averaged less rushing yds. per game with Kaepernick and threw for more yards with him. Yeah he's mobile, but he proved he can throw from the pocket. The offense they run will put him in positions to make big plays. Same with RGIII.

Hater? OK. I'll accept that. Kaepernick has an extremely small sample size, and the 49ers just got rid of his insurance policy in case he flounders next year. He could turn out to be the Next Best Thing, but I've got my doubts.

The 49ers are a very, very talented team. And Boldin only makes them more so. But I've got to think that Harbaugh has a pretty short shelf life. His whining and childish act would have to get old in the locker room.

[cockyjordan3]

Didn't he say he'd retire if the Ravens released him? This trade may be enough to send him to retirement.

[MikeTrainNC8]

Brother wants brother to win one

[uscfreek88]

Originally Posted by cockyjordan3

Didn't he say he'd retire if the Ravens released him? This trade may be enough to send him to retirement.

thats what im wondering too....but he will prb play again...kinda hard to pass up being traded to the team that you just beat in the SB but they are clearly on the rise and the ravens gonna lose alot of ppl

[ccured]

Boldin was a major reason the ravens won in the playoffs and eventually the super bowl.

[Acockolypse Now]

6th rounder?

Wow.

[usc90grad]

Originally Posted by FloydTheBarber

The 49ers are in the NFC, and the Ravens are in the AFC.

Just because they met in the Super Bowl does not make them rivals.

Honestly- I've never heard of two NFL teams referred to as 'rivals' that weren't in the same division. Maybe I'm missing some old, storied rivalry from before the divisions were shifted around, but I can't think of any.

When I think of rivals in the NFL, I think of divisional opponents that have to play each other twice a year, every year, and could impede each other from making the playoffs / super bowl.

IIMO, when you play in the SB against each other, you become rivals. And the Ravens/49ers more so because of the coaching connection.

But like someone else said, maybe bro is helping bro in some crazy way.

[uscsaxplaya]

Originally Posted by usc90grad

IIMO, when you play in the SB against each other, you become rivals. And the Ravens/49ers more so because of the coaching connection.

But like someone else said, maybe bro is helping bro in some crazy way.

That doesnt make the Ravens rivals with the 49ers...I think the Brother v. Brother thing could be a rivalry yes, but as far as the franchises go, I dont see it.

I think this is a good move. On one hand it sucks bc he helped us win the Super Bowl, but I think itll be for the better. Frees up a good bit of cap space and that will help us get some depth that we desperately need.

[I Bleed Garnet]

I didn't know the 49ers and Ravens were rivals.
Damn, ya learn something new everyday.

[Cock Kool-Aid]

So, they make a QB who isn't even Top 5 the highest paid player in the league and then trade Anquan Boldin for a 6th round pick...

WTF

[uscsaxplaya]

Originally Posted by Cock Kool-Aid

So, they make a QB who isn't even Top 5 the highest paid player in the league and then trade Anquan Boldin for a 6th round pick...

WTF

Look at Flacco's record. He is one of the best in the NFL.