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Anquan Boldin wants out of Arizona, and quick.  This really should be a no-brainer for Cap'n Andy and Co.  Boldin is a top-drawer receiver.  He reached 400 receptions faster than any other player, doing it in 67 games.  In five seasons, he has 413 receptions for 5458 yards and 29 touchdowns.  His stats would probably be better, but his current counterpart is a chap by the name of Larry Fitzgerald.  He's a physical player with tremendous hands and decent blocking ability.  If the Birds were willing to make a play for Randy Moss, offering a boatload of money, then they should jump at the chance to get Boldin, who would probably come at a fairly reasonable price. 

So far, with the exception of DeSean Jackson, the receiving corps has been pretty disappointing this preseason.  Dropped passes by all, plus an injury to Reggie Brown, highlights the Eagles' glaring need for a receiver that can step up and be the stud that McNabb needs to be at the top of his game and propel the team into the playoffs.  Boldin would bring the kind of offensive explosiveness through a powerful passing attack that Andy Reid covets, which when combined with the backfield of Westbrook and Booker, plus the abilities of Kevin Curtis and DeSean, would make for a scary-good offense.  Greg Lewis is a personal favorite of mine, and so is Hank Baskett, but let's face it, both are expendable.  Baskett has been working with McNabb on fade routes in the red zone, but Hank has yet to prove that he can effectively utilize his size over smaller defensive backs.  Greg Lewis makes that circus catch every once in a while, but his number is rarely called.  All things considered, a corps consisting of Boldin, Curtis, Brown, and Jackson sounds pretty good to me.

This would also be a good investment in the franchise's future.  Boldin is a relatively young player, and he would leap at the chance to perform well on a team that is definitely playoff-capable.  Even if McNabb does not stick around, Boldin would be the kind of proven playmaker that Kevin Kolb could use to build his confidence and abilities as a starting quarterback.  It would certainly make the transition process easier, and perhaps even spare the Eagles from a few seasons in the purgatory of the "rebuilding stage." 

The only knock on Boldin is that he's been injured more often than the Cardinals have liked, but it still hasn't been enough to write him off as an injury risk.  Assuming the Cardinals decide to trade him, and the Eagles jump on it, they would be getting a guy that is out to prove he belongs among the Mosses and (god help me) Owenses of the league.   So please, Andy, Jeff, and Joe: get Anquan Boldin, before Jerry Jones does.  There's no reason not to at least try.