Trade for Boldin?

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Originally Posted by John Riggins

"The Washington Redskins already came sniffing around after being turned down by the Cincinnati Bengals in their offer for Chad Johnson. Washington was offering the same package, this year’s first rounder along with a third in next year’s draft, but Arizona wisely said no thanks."

I'm not allowed to post a link apparenty, because I'm new, but it is from Raising Zona, a Cardinals blog.

Not sure if it is true, but I'm with some of the others who think that these WRs, while great, are not worth 2 first rounders. I forget where I read it (or heard it if it was on Jeremy Green's Football Today podcast), but apparently the performance markers for the Skins and the WR were fairly easy to meet. That's 2 first rounders gone for a team that is in sore need of help on both sides of the line (it killed me to watch our Oline get decimated by injuries last year, to the point where if another one went down we were putting a backup Dlineman in).

The cap gets bigger every year, and our guys, though frustrating at times (turf-toe Deion for one), are brilliant at working it. I'm not worried about that. Roy, CJ and Boldin are all studs. There is just no doubt about that. But is a King's ransom really worth it? And I mean the draft picks, not the contract.

As for the guy who said we aren't in the position to win the superbowl this year with just one more player, I don't want to hear it. At times last year we looked great. The friggin Giants won the SB. You don't think we could do it next year with a stud WR? Optimism man.

Here you go:
ESPN - Adding star WR rarely improves team - NFL

Adding star WR rarely improves team

By Aaron Schatz
Football Outsiders.com
(Archive)
Updated: April 23, 2008

When it comes to NFL wide receivers, the watchword of the day is "disgruntled." Chad Johnson is unhappy in Cincinnati and has demanded a trade. Anquan Boldin is unhappy in Arizona and has also demanded a trade. At least we know Boldin is unhappy about money; nobody seems to know why Johnson wants out of Cincinnati.

In recent years, adding a disgruntled wide receiver has provided the final piece of the puzzle for a number of Super Bowl contenders. Trading for Terrell Owens helped the 2004 Eagles finally advance to the Super Bowl. Trading for Randy Moss transformed the New England offense and led to a 16-0 regular season. It's no wonder numerous teams have contacted Cincinnati and Arizona, trying to talk trade.

However, if the Bengals and Cardinals give in to the trade demands, it may not mean as much as people think. NFL teams that add a star wide receiver don't actually have a very good record of improvement.