Boldin or Fitz will miss at least 1 game this year. Breaston will rack up around 100 yds when they do. I also think he will be a serious playmaker out of the slot this year and Warner or Lienart will find a way to connect big with him. The one thing I hope Breaston can do this season is just catch the ball when he is thrown too. How many more yards per season would BJ have had if he’d a made the big catch in several games, he was always getting open.

It’s only logical that Breaston (or Breeston as the KC announcers called him last weekend) will mimic Bryant’s numbers, but for slightly different reasons. I suspect he’ll start off fast, having a great YAC to start before defenses start to pay a little attention to him. A physical corner on Breaston should keep him in check. I think Urban and Doucet are going to start getting some of his touches later in the season, especially after his body begins to break down a bit.

This prediction is moot if Boldin doesn’t “show up”. One more tantrum or “injury” and Breaston is suddenly #2 and he’ll be having 55 catches and 900 yards and six TDs.

Thanks for the welcome. It’s nice to find a niche on the Net that is pro-Cardinals and fairly objective too.

BJ had one season with a pretty high yards/catch average and Breaston has the ability to do that too. He has enough juke in his step to make a couple guys miss for extra yards. He also hasn’t shown a tendency to dive to the turf when the big hit is coming. *cough*Fitz*cough* The biggest “if” in his game is his durability, especially if he’s doubling with return duties. That’s where I figure his number of catches will suffer as Urban/Doucet begin to take some of his touches to keep him “fresh”. If the Cards are going to make the playoff push this year we (mostly) all feel is coming, Breaston is going to be needed to make some plays in Week 15-17.

He has always really impressed me returning kicks. We have three solid return threats from JJ, Rolle and Breaston. Can’t ask for more than that in the return department.

Returning a kick and returning an INT are two different beasts as well. Just because you’re good at one doesn’t mean your good at the other. It’s the rare individual that is, namely the man Rolle wears 21 to honour. On an INT, you’re catching the “defense” by surprise and half of them don’t have the speed to catch a defensive back. Punt/kick returns you have legitimate plays and the defense has been hand-picked to squelch the run back. With Rolle’s injury, I don’t think he’s going to get the reps to be a truly viable punt return option this season. It’s probably best to leave that to Breaston and Arrington, with Hightower likely taking Shipp’s role on Special Teams.

Plus JJ and Breaston would not be as big of an injury loss to our offense as Rolle would be to our defense.