Anquan Boldin retiring

[Skooby]

Dude can't play anymore, looked very slow and isn't familiar with the offense. It became plainly obvious to all involved so he walked away without why he came here, for a check. Acting like we are some premier destination for old players is stupid talk, he can't play so bye.

I'm not here to talk charity or his gifts of giving, the dude was here and gone in weeks. No money buddy, sorry. He knew he showed up slow and unable to play, couldn't sleepwalk past these coaches.

[Skooby]

If that is the truth than my confidence in the new staff and front office has a crack in it.

Classy move by them to not simply cut him, both sides knew he was going no where.

[Skooby]

And before Mitch response with more nonsense about Boldin's "finding of a higher passion", here is more about his charitable work from NFL.com upon him being named Man of the Year for 2015.



I don't know about you guys, but giving out 4,000 meals, pledging $1 million dollars, and awarding $520,000 in scholarships sure sounds like a guy who clearly just found his inner humanitarian.

To suggest that his decision to choose his charity work over football, had anything to do with his current talent level is both insulting and ignorant.

Good for him, no check for trying. He showed up not really able to play that well, it was a flyer that we reviewed for a few weeks.

[Forward_Lateral]

God this franchise is a laughing stock.

[DraftBoy]

Good for him, no check for trying. He showed up not really able to play that well, it was a flyer that we reviewed for a few weeks.

No ability to admit you even that you misrepresented him in your previous post. That's just sad man.

[Skooby]

God this franchise is a laughing stock.

We're bringing in the elderly (NFL wise) for looks, we can't attract any real talent here now unless we overpay.

[Skooby]

No ability to admit you even that you misrepresented him in your previous post. That's just sad man.

You pine for old guy we took a flyer on and his charity, go discuss that in spam. There's no football card for him or a Jersey available, so much for that. Seriously why do some of you dwell on non-football crap ?? He flies kites as well, maybe you can join him playing in the wind because he's not playing here.

[HHURRICANE]

Brandon is on the phone with Fred Jackson right now for damage control. Every Sunday is Free Jackson day and he will be used as our possession threat to replace Boldin.

Problem solved! OJ is out mid-season so Gillise should be covered as well.

[Skooby]

Brandon is on the phone with Fred Jackson right now for damage control. Every Sunday is Free Jackson day and he will be used as our possession threat to replace Boldin.

Problem solved! OJ is out mid-season so Gillise should be covered as well.

This is too funny, haha.

[sukie]

Where is Stevie Johnson?

[Bill Cody]

The guy had more talent than the remainder of our WR group combined. I doubt he would even need to ask, let alone be fearful, about being cut from this team.

This is the same situation Reggie Wayne found himself in when he signed with NE a couple years ago. Wayne and Boldin have both had borderline HOF careers. But Wayne retired before camp ended with NE after looking old and slow. Just like Boldin. Neither decision was about "talent". They both got old which is ineveitable for every player. I felt this could be the case earlier in this thread about Boldin.

Great players know when they're done and they don't want to embarrass themselves or get marginalized by less talented young guys. Boldin quit because he knew it was time. It wasn't about the Bills sucking. He's done and he knows it.

[justasportsfan]

So our #1 WR is now either Matthews, who may not see a snap all preseason, or Jones, a rookie.

Tank on!

Tank what? We didn't need Watkins or Boldin. We were going to run all the way to the playoffs anyways - Homer

[Goobylal]

The guy had more talent than the remainder of our WR group combined. I doubt he would even need to ask, let alone be fearful, about being cut from this team.

Maybe 2 years ago. But now he's done. It was plain to all in the game the other night.

Here's the stat line for the one actual game he played in, 3 targets and his one 5 yard catch made him bigger than everyone else on the stat line. Haha.

Dude, he wasn't engaged at all or even making this team. This isn't the old Bills management where we'd keep people hanging around for no reason, he was told after the game last week it's cut or retire (his choice). They delayed it (he's been no cost at all) to make it look like it's his idea (classy move). They "he found a higher passion" or a "calling of god" is such a bunch of BS it's unbelievable people still buy that. This isn't 1997 when he loses a few hundred thousand $'s, he's missing millions.
Goodluck to your higher calling, we were the last check you might of seen if you could play. You couldn't anymore and your last resort didn't work out (Bills figured why not take a flyer ?). Bills read the material and put the flyer down. Would we currently be any 38 year old WR first choice, everything being equal ??

No money here Boldin, take care.



P.S. The look at Boldin was zero risk, zero cost.

http://www.espn.com/nfl/boxscore?gameId=400951827

This is what I figured. They saw how little he had left in the tank and allowed him to bow out gracefully.

[YardRat]

Cutting Fred Jackson was the single worst move made during the Wrecks era, and nothing else even comes close.

[Goobylal]

Cutting Fred Jackson was the single worst move made during the Wrecks era, and nothing else even comes close.

Why? He was also done.

[YardRat]

Why? He was also done.

Leadership.

[Skooby]

Maybe 2 years ago. But now he's done. It was plain to all in the game the other night.



This is what I figured. They saw how little he had left in the tank and allowed him to bow out gracefully.

It's a good way to go, you're now going to also be accused of being me because other neophytes on here can't follow logic.

[Joe Fo Sho]

Leadership.

His leadership got us exactly 0 playoff appearances for the 8 years he was here. I love Fred Jackson, but letting him go was a decision that I don't regret. We should have offered him a coaching gig if we wanted to keep his leadership ability.

[YardRat]

His leadership got us exactly 0 playoff appearances for the 8 years he was here. I love Fred Jackson, but letting him go was a decision that I don't regret. We should have offered him a coaching gig if we wanted to keep his leadership ability.

You and I both are well aware that FJ's leadership is not the sole factor for this team's won-loss record over that time period.

[ICRockets]

You and I both are well aware that FJ's leadership is not the sole factor for this team's won-loss record over that time period.

Don't overestimate Joe's awareness. He thinks veteran players have no intangible benefits to the locker room because that's what coaches are for.