Anquan Boldin Anyone?

So, it’s come down that the relationship between star WR Anquan Boldin and the Cardinals has deteriorated to the point that the player and the head coach (Ken Whisenhunt) are not even on speaking terms these days. Boldin wants his contract renewed and the Cardinals don’t seem too interested in that. Boldin has three years left on the four-year, $22.75 million extension he signed after the 2005 season that keeps him under contract through 2010. He's making an average of $4 million a year. By the way, can anyone guess who Anquan Boldin’s agent is? You guessed it…Drew “Next Question” Rosenhaus, who is TO Owens agent as well. At this point, Boldin has formally requested that he be traded to another team. Now, who just might be interested in one of the NFL’s top receivers? Who might have, not only the cash, but additional draft picks AND space available for this? I would offer up Los Vaqueros.

It was rumored that Jerry was trying to trade for Boldin around draft time this year but either the asking price was too high then and/or neither team’s interest in trading/acquiring the player was that high. Plus at that time, the Cowboys were still counting on having Terry Glenn on the roster but have since rethought that and released Glenn because of his gimpy knee. Add to that the fact that Miles Austin, who was making big strides in training camp, sprained his knee in Saturday’s game against the Broncos and the Cowboys WR depth is dangerously weak. If TO Owens were to go down with an injury, this team would go from a Super Bowl contender to just a pretty good team instantly. So, if there is an opportunity to add another WR, especially one that is a star like Boldin is, I would think Jerry would be all over that.

Boldin is worth trading for…for the right price, obviously. He reached 400 career receptions faster than any other player, doing it in 67 games. In five seasons, Boldin has 413 receptions for 5,458 yards and 29 touchdowns. If he were to become a Cowboy and play opposite TO Owens, Dallas would, arguably, have the top WR combo in the NFC, if not NFL. I’m salivating right now just thinking about that possibility. Think about this offense: Romo, TO Owens, Anquan Boldin, Patrick Crayton, Jason Witten, Marion Barber, Felix Jones…and throw in capable WR backups in Sam Hurd and Miles Austin (when he heals from his knee sprain). That is the makings for a juggernaut offense. And because of the little depth right now at the WR position, I’m sure Dallas is right in the middle of trade talks for Boldin. However, I would be naïve to think that they are the only one’s that are in the mix for him. Filthadelphia also needs a stud WR, for McNabb, so I’m sure they are involved in this too.

I’m not totally sure what the Cardinals are asking for though. Certainly they would want multiple draft picks (probably a 1st round, 3rd and/or 4th rd pick) and might even want a good, young player as well. Dallas has the picks to offer up…it’s just a matter of if Arizona wants a player and if they do, who? If they were to offer up the picks plus, say Tashard Choice, I would do that deal in a heartbeat as Dallas still has Alonzo Coleman to be the 3rd RB behind Felix Jones.

If the Cowboys don’t end up landing Boldin, then the NY Football Giants have a plethora of solid WRs, a few of which they will have to cut. After watching what Dominek Hixon did to the Browns on Monday night, I would pluck him up if the Giants cut him…or even Sinorice Moss. The Giants can’t keep them all. It’s going to be interesting to see how all this goes down though. The bottom line is that the Cowboys really do need to add another WR to their roster…hopefully, it will be Boldin.