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Still Mad About Losing Out on Boldin?



Don't be....Or, if you are, hopefully this makes you feel a little bit better.

Ok, so we lost the bidding war on Anquan Boldin, but we did re-sign Chris Chambers, and after comparing some stats, not only did we save a ton of money, but we also saved our draft picks.

2009 was a very good year out of Boldin: 84 rec, 1024 yds, 4 TD

2009 does not look as spectacular for Chambers: 45 rec, 730 yds, 4 TD

The main difference is once Chambers came to KC, we all saw what he did: 36 rec 608 yds, 4 TD...in 9 games (4 of those without our "1" WR, Dwayne Bowe). So, he was THE guy while he was here and if you take his 9 games and project an entire season with his new BFF, Matt Cassel throwing to him, you get:

64 rec, 1072 yds, 7 TD

The above line is stretched over 16 games, and neither Boldin nor Chambers played 16 full games this year. They each played 15, but they still compare nicely when you look at their YPG, with Chambers' KC numbers being used.

Boldin: 68.3 YPG

Chambers: 67.6 YPG

Not much difference in production there...

Now, I know that it is difficult to say whether or not Chambers will duplicate his 9 game stretch over a full season next year, because he will be 32 in August, he was playing for a contract, etc...but what about Boldin? The same can argued against Boldin, he will be 30 in October, he has been auditioning for a new team for years now, and he no longer has #11 on the opposite side of the field.

I would be more comfortable with Chambers going forward than Boldin, especially when you consider just how much Baltimore gave up for him. There are far less questions regarding Chambers, he knows the offense, he has established a good rapport with our QB, and he will not have to handle the pressure of being dubbed "the missing piece", or the team's "savior". All of these things are huge questions with Boldin...

...oh, and lets not forget how other WRs leave one team a 1,000 yard threat, only to disappear into foorball oblivion. (Alvin Harper anyone?...or how about a local bust-Brett Perriman?)

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