This Week on the Cover….
Two Birds of a Feather…
Since 2004, when Larry Fitzgerald arrived in Arizona, he and teammate wide receiver Anquan Boldin have been spectacular bookend receivers torching opposing secondaries for big numbers. Combined both receivers have been putting up the kind of numbers that make fantasy owners drool every summer.
Boldin arrived in Arizona the summer before, immediately turning heads by setting an NFL rookie record with 101 receptions in 2003. Boldin would also finish his rookie season with 1,377-yards receiving and eight touchdown receptions.
Once paired with Fitzgerald in 2004, the two have become mirrors of one another posting up similar numbers and elevating the Cardinals to new heights. The two have even rejuvenated an aging 37-year old former NFL MVP. In Warner’s last two seasons with both receivers to throw to, he’s completed 57 touchdowns passes; Fitzgerald-22 and Boldin-20.
When you compare the two wideouts over their careers since the 2004 season, they truly are two birds of the same feather. Since the 2004 season over a project 16 game season, Fitzgerald (76 games played) has averaged 89-receptions, 1,257-yards receiving, and 9-plus touchdowns to Boldin’s (64 games played) 100-receptions, 1,279-yards receiving, and 8-touchdowns. When healthy these two can explode making the Cardinals offense seemingly unstoppable and very dangerous to the rest of the NFC West.
While these are only projected numbers, the truly do show some of the potential of each of these lethal football weapons. We’ve already seen just how good Fitzgerald can be witnessing last season’s postseason run and no one can argue the toughness of Anquan Boldin watching him bounce back from the vicious hit he suffered in week four.
These two special birds that flock together, hope to stay together, as do all of the fans in the Arizona desert. With the 2009 season fast approaching, it will remain to be seen if these two of a feather can remain together.
Check back everyday for more football!
Boldin arrived in Arizona the summer before, immediately turning heads by setting an NFL rookie record with 101 receptions in 2003. Boldin would also finish his rookie season with 1,377-yards receiving and eight touchdown receptions.
Once paired with Fitzgerald in 2004, the two have become mirrors of one another posting up similar numbers and elevating the Cardinals to new heights. The two have even rejuvenated an aging 37-year old former NFL MVP. In Warner’s last two seasons with both receivers to throw to, he’s completed 57 touchdowns passes; Fitzgerald-22 and Boldin-20.
When you compare the two wideouts over their careers since the 2004 season, they truly are two birds of the same feather. Since the 2004 season over a project 16 game season, Fitzgerald (76 games played) has averaged 89-receptions, 1,257-yards receiving, and 9-plus touchdowns to Boldin’s (64 games played) 100-receptions, 1,279-yards receiving, and 8-touchdowns. When healthy these two can explode making the Cardinals offense seemingly unstoppable and very dangerous to the rest of the NFC West.
While these are only projected numbers, the truly do show some of the potential of each of these lethal football weapons. We’ve already seen just how good Fitzgerald can be witnessing last season’s postseason run and no one can argue the toughness of Anquan Boldin watching him bounce back from the vicious hit he suffered in week four.
These two special birds that flock together, hope to stay together, as do all of the fans in the Arizona desert. With the 2009 season fast approaching, it will remain to be seen if these two of a feather can remain together.
Check back everyday for more football!
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