Lmao! But here’s my favorite stat of all from the weekend: Baltimore’s four wide receivers Thursday night: 15 catches, 215 yards, one touchdown. The receiver Baltimore traded away for a sixth-round pick: 13 catches, 208 yards, one touchdown. “I think you earned that $2 million today,’’ I said to Anquan Boldin Sunday night. “Thanks,’’ he said with an awkward laugh. The 49ers and Ravens, as you recall, had a marriage of convenience last March. Baltimore wanted Boldin to cut his pay from $6 million to $4 million. Boldin thought being the second-best Baltimore player in the postseason (next to Joe Flacco) did not merit a pay cut and stuck to his guns. When the Ravens knew they couldn’t re-do Boldin’s deal, Baltimore coach John Harbaugh got on the phone with his brother, Jim, the Niners’ coach, and they worked out a deal. Instead of cutting Boldin, Baltimore would get something for him, a sixth-round pick. And when the 49ers lost Michael Crabtree until November with a torn Achilles, all of a sudden San Francisco had the top receiver it needed to go along with its top everything else.
Posted on: Mon, 09 Sep 2013 17:19:25 +0000
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