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This is a Fantasy article, but it appears as if others around the league are starting to "get it".
I never cared so much about his behaviour and bad habits, as much as I was worried that he would never again play a full season for us.
I used to be mad we didn't get anything in return, but I'm even past that now, and just glad he's gone.
http://www.fanball.com/article.cfm/ID.1701
By Ted Carlson, Associate Editor
August 27, 2003 5:00 AM ET
When free agent wide receiver David Boston signed with the Chargers in March of 2003, how could we not be excited? San Diego's three main offensive weapons (Boston, LaDainian Tomlinson, and Drew Brees) were all 24 years of age. Two of them were already Pro Bowlers, and the other was an improving field general.
San Diego’s future suddenly stirred up visions of Dallas’ immortal Emmitt-Irvin-Aikman trio. Potential fantasy numbers starting blooming in our mind, and David vaulted immediately into our top-10 receiver rankings.
Things have changed.
Boston has racked up five different injuries over the past month. He’s battled a hip pointer, sore knee, pulled stomach muscle, mild foot injury, and bruised heel. All of these maladies were minor, but such problems always cause us to worry when the person involved is coming off a year where he played in only eight games.
And those injuries became even more worrisome following recent suggestions that Boston’s ankle and knee joints can’t handle his body mass. David came into the league in 1999 at 205 pounds. He currently weighs close to 260 – and it’s all muscle (except for the parts that are nipple, tongue, and ear rings).
Running back LaDainian Tomlinson told the San Diego Union-Tribune that he had to clothe himself the first time he saw Boston without a shirt. “I felt like I just needed to go lift more weights,” Tomlinson said. “I just didn't feel comfortable with my body anymore.”
Frankly, we’re not sure that we’re comfortable with Boston’s body, either. Wait…maybe we should rephrase that. We’re not sure that David can stay healthy in his current condition, and according to ESPN the Magazine, neither were the Cardinals. Boston's surge in body weight (along with his off-field problems) was a big reason why Arizona was too scared to sign him to a long-term deal.
And Boston isn’t about to tone down the workouts. David is maniacal about his body. He takes 90 pills a day and is administered 90-minute IV drips of magnesium and minerals, ESPN the Magazine reported. Boston makes Jack LaLanne look like Dom DeLuise.
"I hear this all the time," Boston told the magazine. “People question me because my physique is totally different from everybody else's in the league. What am I supposed to do? I pass every drug test. I eat the right things. I work out hard… Some people go to the movies; I like to lift weights and run. All I care about is my body. I take hot and cold contrast baths to flush my system out. I pay five grand to have a doctor test every pill I take. I watch my calorie intake. I take antioxidants. I eat egg whites and cottage cheese, lean steak with asparagus, protein shakes before and after practice, sushi and simple carbs at night like blueberries. I eat six, seven meals a day. Yeah, I'm over 250. But I'll be 240 on opening day. I can lose weight any time I want."
But right now Boston is 250-some pounds and a new injury appears seemingly every day. And we are faced with a dilemma.
On one hand, we have arguably the NFL’s most amazing physical specimen. He can out-run, out-jump, and out-muscle any defensive back (and probably most linebackers). The potential for 1,500 yards and 13 touchdowns is very real – just as much as it is for Marvin Harrison, Randy Moss, and Terrell Owens.
On the other hand, we have the injury worries – specifically if Boston’s ankles, knees, feet, and hip can carry his chiseled upper frame.
Unfortunately, the latter argument is beginning to win out, as it almost always does. Just ask Fred Taylor. David is slowly dipping in our rankings, as healthy receivers without Boston’s physical and mental baggage have started to look more appealing. We're just hoping it doesn't make David mad, as he might turn green and start terrorizing Southern California.
I never cared so much about his behaviour and bad habits, as much as I was worried that he would never again play a full season for us.
I used to be mad we didn't get anything in return, but I'm even past that now, and just glad he's gone.
http://www.fanball.com/article.cfm/ID.1701
By Ted Carlson, Associate Editor
August 27, 2003 5:00 AM ET
When free agent wide receiver David Boston signed with the Chargers in March of 2003, how could we not be excited? San Diego's three main offensive weapons (Boston, LaDainian Tomlinson, and Drew Brees) were all 24 years of age. Two of them were already Pro Bowlers, and the other was an improving field general.
San Diego’s future suddenly stirred up visions of Dallas’ immortal Emmitt-Irvin-Aikman trio. Potential fantasy numbers starting blooming in our mind, and David vaulted immediately into our top-10 receiver rankings.
Things have changed.
Boston has racked up five different injuries over the past month. He’s battled a hip pointer, sore knee, pulled stomach muscle, mild foot injury, and bruised heel. All of these maladies were minor, but such problems always cause us to worry when the person involved is coming off a year where he played in only eight games.
And those injuries became even more worrisome following recent suggestions that Boston’s ankle and knee joints can’t handle his body mass. David came into the league in 1999 at 205 pounds. He currently weighs close to 260 – and it’s all muscle (except for the parts that are nipple, tongue, and ear rings).
Running back LaDainian Tomlinson told the San Diego Union-Tribune that he had to clothe himself the first time he saw Boston without a shirt. “I felt like I just needed to go lift more weights,” Tomlinson said. “I just didn't feel comfortable with my body anymore.”
Frankly, we’re not sure that we’re comfortable with Boston’s body, either. Wait…maybe we should rephrase that. We’re not sure that David can stay healthy in his current condition, and according to ESPN the Magazine, neither were the Cardinals. Boston's surge in body weight (along with his off-field problems) was a big reason why Arizona was too scared to sign him to a long-term deal.
And Boston isn’t about to tone down the workouts. David is maniacal about his body. He takes 90 pills a day and is administered 90-minute IV drips of magnesium and minerals, ESPN the Magazine reported. Boston makes Jack LaLanne look like Dom DeLuise.
"I hear this all the time," Boston told the magazine. “People question me because my physique is totally different from everybody else's in the league. What am I supposed to do? I pass every drug test. I eat the right things. I work out hard… Some people go to the movies; I like to lift weights and run. All I care about is my body. I take hot and cold contrast baths to flush my system out. I pay five grand to have a doctor test every pill I take. I watch my calorie intake. I take antioxidants. I eat egg whites and cottage cheese, lean steak with asparagus, protein shakes before and after practice, sushi and simple carbs at night like blueberries. I eat six, seven meals a day. Yeah, I'm over 250. But I'll be 240 on opening day. I can lose weight any time I want."
But right now Boston is 250-some pounds and a new injury appears seemingly every day. And we are faced with a dilemma.
On one hand, we have arguably the NFL’s most amazing physical specimen. He can out-run, out-jump, and out-muscle any defensive back (and probably most linebackers). The potential for 1,500 yards and 13 touchdowns is very real – just as much as it is for Marvin Harrison, Randy Moss, and Terrell Owens.
On the other hand, we have the injury worries – specifically if Boston’s ankles, knees, feet, and hip can carry his chiseled upper frame.
Unfortunately, the latter argument is beginning to win out, as it almost always does. Just ask Fred Taylor. David is slowly dipping in our rankings, as healthy receivers without Boston’s physical and mental baggage have started to look more appealing. We're just hoping it doesn't make David mad, as he might turn green and start terrorizing Southern California.
