Does Greg Jennings New Contract Have Any Effect on Anquan Boldin?

by Hawkwind on Jun 25, 2009 10:06 AM MDT in News Comment 9 comments

Perhaps it's the world we live in that we have to keep one eye on our own and one eye on everyone else, but the first thing I thought of when I heard that Greg Jennings got the new contract that he's been lobbying for is, will it effect Anquan Boldin? In case you missed it, Jennings' contract is a four year deal worth $27.535 million with $15 million guaranteed with an additional three million avaliable via incentives. That averages to almost seven million season at the original amount or just over seven and a half million if he reaches his incentives. Jennings was entering the final year of his rookie contract and was scheduled to make $535,000.

Jennings, of course, isn't on the same level as Boldin but his contract is still pretty significant considering that he could make as much as $7.6 million per season. It's possible that Boldin could see that number and consider it the baseline for his demands. Boldin's first three years on the league were much more productive than Jennings and their overall numbers really aren't comparable outside of touchdowns. All of that points to the idea that Boldin wouldn't accept a contract for similar dollars.

If you were Boldin would you accept a similar deal or would this deal push your demands very close to or over eight million per season?

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I think Boldin is worth about this.

Boldin is definitely a better WR than Jennings but Boldin will be 29 this year and his contract year he will be 30. Since Boldin is a go in head first type of player he ends up injured a lot and that will also affect his contract negotiation. I think by taking his age and how he plays in to account that somewhere between 6-8 mil would not be unreasonable for him but anything more is too much for a player that getting to be at the end of his prime.

by Pyromnc on Jun 25, 2009 10:20 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

I agree with everything but the last line.

He has so much fire about the game that I think he will play this way until he is 34. Yes he will get injured every year, but he will be right back on the field ASAP because he doesn’t know any better. He believes that hardwork, dedication and giving it your all is the only way to play. I think he will play like this until his wife tells him that he is risking his long term health for a league that doesn’t care about any one player, but their production only. She will convince him that he will be replaced and forgotten as quickly as he was drafted once the next IT comes along. It will make sense and he will concede to playing a lot safer. Then he will be at the end of his prime.

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by hevchv on Jun 25, 2009 10:47 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

+ 1

all we’ve seen from 81 is hardcore. I think he will play with the same caged demon style until he retires. His age and injury history should affect how much he is paid, but I doubt he will let himself become much less effective. He seems like the kind of guy that would walk away from the game before he allowed himself to become a shell of his former self.

by CardsDefense on Jun 25, 2009 11:02 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

+1 6-8M per year seems reasonable for a three year deal

Add in there 12M guaranteed and I think you have a very good contract for Q’s worth. While Boldin is better than Jennings his age and injury factors are going to keep his total worth/risk in a certain range. I think 3 years for 25 is worth it.

by CardsFan08 on Jun 25, 2009 1:46 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'd be really surprised if Q took a deal for 3 seasons

he’s got to know that this is his last big pay day and I’d think he’s looking for five or even six seasons. I’m thinking something like 6 for 45 with around half guaranteed.

by Bezekira on Jun 25, 2009 2:20 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think he'd take that

He’d be crazy to pass up an offer like that.

by Long Beach on Jun 25, 2009 2:24 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

No way the Cards are giving him a 6 year deal.

I really don’t think they’ll do it. Boldin will either have to settle for the 3 year deal or just play out his contract here and then try to get it somewhere else, which he most likely won’t be able to.

by Pyromnc on Jun 25, 2009 2:44 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

If I were Boldin

I’d focus more on the guaranteed money involved. However, I can see this deal causing problems for us since as you pointed out, Boldin is better than Jennings. The only thing working in our favor now (aside from him already being under contract) is that a lot of teams probably won’t pay him much more than that for all the reasons that have been pointed out.

by Long Beach on Jun 25, 2009 2:23 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs