Friday, April 24, 2009

Hey Ravens forget Boldin draft Heyward Bey

There has been plenty of talk leading up to draft week of the Ravens trading for Anquan Boldin, which all in all i don't disagree with but to me you have to weigh the options. First of all Boldin will be 29 this year so realistically you might have 4 to 5 years max with him. Second the Ravens don't have much cap room to play with so if you sign Boldin for 4 to 5 years that probably means 2009 will be the last for Suggs in a Ravens uniform. If you draft a wide receiver you will have much more time with that receiver, also Boldins style is not what the Ravens need, they need a game breaker, Boldin is solid but he doesn't stretch the field. The one player i like is Maryland's Darrius Heyward-Bey. Heyward-Bey proved at the combine that he could stretch the field running a 4.3 40, the fastest of the receivers. Now on Baltimore radio for awhile now they have been saying that if you draft Heyward-Bey its like drafting Yamon Figurs. I totally disagree Heyward-Bey had more catches, more yards and more TDs than Figurs, and to me Bey is a more accomplished receiver. Bey does not have hands like bricks and the only reason his college numbers aren't better is because look at the quarterbacks at Maryland not exactly Heisman candidates. To me Heyward-Bey is the game breaker the Ravens offense sorely needs and hopefully the Ravens feel the same.

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