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more important mangold or boldin?

The Greek

The Greek

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i would have to say boldin. at his age he still fights for the ball and would be a perfect chain mover for us while mentoring bp, moore and the other younger receivers. i personally feel they will go with what we have at center between jensen, urschel, skura and possibly siragusa
 
Depends on health.
Personally I'd go with the OL help as that helps the run game as well as protects joe.
 
C > WR so mangold > boldin.

Also quality play > former raven nostalgia.

I'm not convinced boldin can even jump anymore let alone be a starting wr
 
Do you have a time machine to get those players 5-8 years ago version? Then Center let Urschel Jensen and Siragusa play it out. Best center takes all. As for Boldin I really like him. But he is 37 yrs old and not making a difference unless it's a coach/player role he accepts. I would prefer the young receivers sink or swim than play this game every year.
 
Tiz said:
Depends on health.
Personally I'd go with the OL help as that helps the run game as well as protects joe.
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Yeah, if Mangold's ankle is okay then he would certainly be an upgrade over Zuttah from last year. If Joe has enough time to sit back in the pocket and go through his reads then he can be deadly, regardless of who he's throwing to.

That being said, I would love to have Boldin back. Perriman has shown flashes, but it's hard to say if he can put it all together for an entire season.
 
I think that center is more important than wide receiver. But if I had to choose between the two, I would take the one who is healthy, despite the position that they play.
 
I love Q and can see the possibilities of him coming home to Baltimore (like I thought they would do with Torrey) but we got to help Flacco out with that O-line. It's got to be a priority a la those Dallas Cowboys. Get that line humming right and we may be in business!
 
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Mangold is more important, because he contributes to the well-being of Flacco, but Ozzie better do something fast about the WR corps. As much as I love Anquan, he is NOT the answer.
 
JoeyFlex5 said:
C > WR so mangold > boldin.

Also quality play > former raven nostalgia.

I'm not convinced boldin can even jump anymore let alone be a starting wr
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I'm not convinced that he is healthy. Assuming that, I'd have to put Boldin ahead of him. Now, if both were healthy I'd agree with you.
 
Its Boldin. The Ravens thought they were better off without Zuttah so whoever is going to play center this year the Ravens must believe they are better than Zuttah and while not good Zuttah was serviceable so better then that is at least fine. The WR group was not serviceable and did not willingly lose one of the better starters.
 
Adreme said:
Its Boldin. The Ravens thought they were better off without Zuttah so whoever is going to play center this year the Ravens must believe they are better than Zuttah and while not good Zuttah was serviceable so better then that is at least fine. The WR group was not serviceable and did not willingly lose one of the better starters.
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Zuttah was not a bad center, he was injured to start the season and it showed. But he finished out as a middle of the pack center which isn't bad at all.
 
JoeyFlex5 said:
Zuttah was not a bad center, he was injured to start the season and it showed. But he finished out as a middle of the pack center which isn't bad at all.
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That sort of helps my point though. Whatever you think of Zuttah the Ravens must believe they have better or they do not willingly trade him. They were openly trying to get better at WR so they do not think they have better at that position to step up and take the place of SS which means the WR corp will be worse this year so clearly WR is the much bigger need.
 
I gotta say Mangold. Joe having time in the pocket and a good running game would make up for a worse WR corp
 
I am going to say Boldin, but for purely selfish reasons.
I am running thin on ACTIVE players jerseys. I have Webb and Sizzle. I have on old Boldin so bringing him back will up my game day wardrobe just a bit.
 
Somerset Ravens said:
I guess I focused on Zuttah's negative plays. What did you see in Zuttah that impressed you?
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Never said he impressed me, just that he was bashed a little too hard by the boards. Early on he was injured and played terrible but he was generally mistake free for the most part as the season carried on.

He's reliable in pass pro(when healthy), a damn good stretch zone center, but doesn't get much push in a run game that involves him to clear holes.
 
I'd have to say Mangold as of right now. I have no idea how the competition for C in camp will play out and if Joe is always on his backside then whoever we have at WR will be irrelevant anyway.
 
RavensMania said:
I'm not convinced that he is healthy. Assuming that, I'd have to put Boldin ahead of him. Now, if both were healthy I'd agree with you.
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Also, assuming he's even healthy, would he really be an upgrade over any Urschel/Jensen/Gusa? I'd love to have some protection for Joe, too, but at this stage of his career would he help our QB sleep well at night?
On the other hand we have an old WR but with the skill that our current unit lacks. If the price is right (not more than 2/2.5 a year) I'd consider it. Unless we employ a ton of 2TE formations we still miss a reliable wideout.
I can't even blame the draft for the situation, cause except for a few slot guys, plus Williams and Davis, the depth was embarassing.
I wouldn't be mad at either move, but Mangold has a very big question mark pending. I'd spend those money on the more 'secure' investment.
 
as much as mangold has been touted here - is he definitely an upgrade given that he was slowing down even while on the field for the jets, he's old, he's coming off an injury and no other team has picked him up yet?
 
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