Former Cardinal Anquan Boldin to retire a Raven

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

And having his face smashed in on the road by Eric Smith in a blowout against the Jets. He played hard for the Cardinals.

He definitely did. Until he became a pissy cry baby at the happiest moment in cardinals history.

 

[Jetstream Green]

That's funny Q, you really showed them Cardinals, but I have no problem with this at all... since a majority of your highlights are in a Cardinal uniform

 

[TJ]

I wouldn’t put it past Boldin to have retired a Raven as a passive-aggressive way of jabbing the Cardinals

 

[THESMEL]

Well Q was A great cardinal, but he was offered a fine top contract and wanted more than Larry- then Larry signed! But really he lost my heart when he held out with fake injury with Darnell Dockett - now Cards stepped up and paid both early - paid them well too!

He went to ravens for a lot less money- he was not the card fan bow tie was - don’t let the dork hit you where the good lord split you.

 

[Chris_Sanders]

The reality is no matter how great you are at your job, you are never larger than the organization. There is a reason that Hubris is one of the seven deadly sins.

Both of these are true:

He was a great Cardinal

He comes across as petty and petulant years later

 

[Chris_Sanders]

See also: Tyrann Mathieu

 

[GatorAZ]

This is my most cogent memory of him unfortunately.

Selfish act but I don’t think much about it unless people bring it up. I have a much more positive image of him as a Cardinal.

 

[phillycard]

I ain't mad at him. Loved him as a Card, but it's his decision. Godspeed 81.

 

[New Mexico]

I remember reading a quote by a Steeler who said Q didn't even bother trying to chase down Harrison. Have a nice life, Anquan.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

revisionist history... he deserved it more then Carson Palmer did and it’s not even a question.

Can’t say I blame him he was a monster in Baltimore and was a HUGE key making big play after big play during the playoff run and eventual SB victory. Good for him.

Exactly. It is sad that Carson deserves to be there.

It says more about how bad we have sucked over the decades that Palmer is there and Boldin isn't.

 

[Shane]

I remember reading a quote by a Steeler who said Q didn't even bother trying to chase down Harrison. Have a nice life, Anquan.

clearly that’s BS I was there and saw him chase which is shown clear as day in this clip as well but had a steeler shielding/blocking him... You guys crack me up...

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[Shane]

Exactly. It is sad that Carson deserves to be there.

It says more about how bad we have sucked over the decades that Palmer is there and Boldin isn't.

100%

 

[cardpa]

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I really don't care.

 

[Krangodnzr]

meh... he was the second best player on the team and was left in the bench during the biggest time in this teams history... He had a right to be angry especially being the competitor he was and the blood sweat and tears he’d sweated for this team. Much ado about nothing. Like I said revisionist history.

Me thinks Kurt Warner was best player on that team and Fitz was second best. You could argue either way and I would accept it.

Boldin was a distant third, and distant by a wide margin. Fitz was substantially better, and his career has been substantially better.

 

[GatorAZ]

I was surprised to see Q’s numbers with Baltimore in their postseason SB run: 22 receptions, 380 yards, 4 TD’s... Probably got Flacco paid.

 

[sdscard4]

Been dead to me for over 10yrs...still have his throwback jersey from the SDS days

 

[Shane]

I was surprised to see Q’s numbers with Baltimore in their postseason SB run: 22 receptions, 380 yards, 4 TD’s... Probably got Flacco paid.

He was a GAM during that run... It was like the 3rd best run in a playoff by a WR in NFL history behind Fitz and Rice. Resulting in a SB and I think cemented his possible HOF CONSIDERATION in the future.

 

[Shane]

Been dead to me for over 10yrs...still have his throwback jersey from the SDS days

Dead to you but you keep the Jersey?

makes sense... lol

 

[sdscard4]

Its a nice jersey loved him with the Cards...but once he put on that Ravens jersey he becomes just another opponent

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Dead to you but you keep the Jersey?

makes sense... lol

Maybe he walks around with it half-on and half-off like a disgruntled GAM WR at training camp ...

 

[blindseyed]

And having his face smashed in on the road by Eric Smith in a blowout against the Jets. He played hard for the Cardinals.

Side note, he didn't take ANY pain meds while recovering from that!

 

[daves]

Boldin was a distant third, and distant by a wide margin. Fitz was substantially better

Wow, we all love Fitz, but this seems like revisionist history. In his 95 games over his 7 seasons with the Cardinals, Boldin averaged 89 touches, 1104 yards, and 6.3 TDs per year. In his first six seasons (92 games), Fitz averaged 90 touches, 1187 yards, and 9.7 TDs per year.

Boldin's style and toughness led to more injuries, but on a per-16-games basis, Boldin averaged 105 touches, 1302 yards, and 7 TDs, while Fitz averaged 94 touches, 1234 yards, and 10 TDs.

In his 202 career games, Boldin reached 13779 yards, 82 TDs, and a Super Bowl ring. In his first 202 games, Fitz had 14389 yards and 104 TDs.

No argument that Fitz was better, and missing about 10% of his games hurts Boldin's case, but I don't think the margin is as wide as you portray, especially during the time they were both with the Cardinals.

...dave

 

[Shane]

Wow, we all love Fitz, but this seems like revisionist history. In his 95 games over his 7 seasons with the Cardinals, Boldin averaged 89 touches, 1104 yards, and 6.3 TDs per year. In his first six seasons (92 games), Fitz averaged 90 touches, 1187 yards, and 9.7 TDs per year.

Boldin's style and toughness led to more injuries, but on a per-16-games basis, Boldin averaged 105 touches, 1302 yards, and 7 TDs, while Fitz averaged 94 touches, 1234 yards, and 10 TDs.

In his 202 career games, Boldin reached 13779 yards, 82 TDs, and a Super Bowl ring. In his first 202 games, Fitz had 14389 yards and 104 TDs.

No argument that Fitz was better, and missing about 10% of his games hurts Boldin's case, but I don't think the margin is as wide as you portray, especially during the time they were both with the Cardinals.

...dave

Yup.. People just are mad at him now and have forgotten just how good he was.

 

[AZCrazy]

If he wanted to retire a Raven, that tells you where his loyalties are. Thanks for the memories, but seeeeya.

 

[SeattleCard]

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