Give me another drink of the Kool-Aid!
That looks too much like Wayne Fontes to be any MGoUser.
No one is kidding themselves that the Lions are an average team and this won't change that but after Golden Tate and Marvin Jones, the receiving corps was marginal. That's a good signing.
Speak for yourself, bud. I kid myself regularly.
Lions weren't going to replace Calvin Johnson with one guy. Boldin gives them the big strong receiver that can outmuscle a smaller CB, Jones has the speed on the outside, and Tate is still running around in zone holes made by the others. I expect a lot of 3 WR sets for Stafford to throw from this year.
Ten years ago. They should go after Marshall Faulk while they're at it
While comical, Boldin was still a very good player last year with a surprising amount of athleticism for his age. Of course he will regress a little, but you won't be able to find those kind of ball skills anywhere else. He will be a great chain mover if nothing else.
Boldin was a 3-sport star and Florida's Mr Football as a QB in HS: possibly the best HS QB I ever saw. He wwould have been a perfect Harbaugh QB: the best athlete on the team. He got lost in the shuffle at FSU but he was smart enough to move to WR.
Great pickup...
I think he's too old at this point...
Better than the rest of the nobodies in that receiver group after the top 2.
I'm no Lions slappy, but basically the same roster was a Hail Mary away from playoff contention last year. Outside of the WR core, you could make an argument that the roster is deeper. I'm not saying they're a playoff team, but this is still a 7-9 roster, and with a few bounces here and there they'll probably be in playoff contention a good deal of the season.
Been that way for 20 years my friend.
it's going to be a looong year
Good signing for depth and gives them a nice, reliable option. Not going to take them over the top, but it's a decent summertime move.
He's not a #1 at this point. Fine. We've all known that for a couple years now. But if he can give us 1 year as a #3 at his age, I'd take that in a second.
If he can re-create last year's perfromance, I'm totally fine with that as the #3 WR. Borderline giddy even.
He's a pretty good locker room guy and they could use some of that for sure
But he brings toughness and experience to the positon for the Lions. Calvin's departure leaves a huge hole in the offensive production. Boldin will help to take the pressure off Tate.
Fuck yes!
Tell us how you really feel
thank you
I do.
One of the toughest WR's to ever play. He's in the sunset of his career but I think he can still be productive.
I think that's Michael Crabtree
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That is Crabtree. Crabtree is #15 and Boldin was number #81 on all 3 teams that he played for.
I kept waiting for Q to come block somebody. At least he was in the last frame.
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I like the move. No, he's not going to do what he did in his prime but there's no reason to think he can't be suitable for this offense in the role he'll be asked to fill.
this move at all.
I remember his first game against the Lions. That was a bad match-up for them. He kept catching and no one seemed to have an idea how to stop him!
I hear Terrell Owens and Chad Johnson are trying to get back into the league still... ; )
OK with this development. They'll still miss the playoffs (or lose in the WC game) but it is still a neat development.
Oh yeah... I forgot about the lions. Dang...you reminded me.
I remember that game, and yes, that was definitely me. Except at home and much more vocal.
Aaron Rodgers' son is a Lions fan?
He does not need the money and can be very selective. He must think it's a good fit and the Lions can be a winning team.
Well then he's very mistaken.
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Kiss his career goodbye.
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He's 36. His career's about to go bye-bye as it is.
The Lions are 1% better today than they were yesterday.
Harbaugh Approved
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Anquan's career just went bye bye.
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