Anquan Left the Stadium with Rosenhaus

[Shane]

I've got one question:

What if before the season TO bitched and complained LOUDLY to the media about his contract and demanded to be traded and said he would never play for that team again and would never talk to it's coach again? And then later in the season in Week 2 before they played someone like... say... Miami, he basically said the same things... then with the Cowboys on the verge of going to the Super Bowl, he got taken out for a play and started just reaming Jason Garrett and then when the team won, he high-tailed it out of there, not celebrating with his teammates and left with Drew Rosenhouse. Do you really think y'all would be making excuses for him? Do yuou think that everyone on this board wouldn't be shredding him to pieces?

And before anyone brings up Q coming back in record time to play after getting his face broken... well, so did TO from a horrific broken leg which people thought he'd be out two months... and yet there he was in the Super Bowl.

If TO did it it would be status quo for him and nobody would be shocked in the least. You are talking about a guy that while talented has been an NFL asshat for the better part of 6 years. Q complained about his contract in the beginning of the year. I dont really blame him because he believes he was promised something that wasn't given. Q is the type of person IMO that your word is golden and means something.

He put it behind him and went onto being just about the most dominant WR in the NFL over the first 10 weeks of the season. So he put it behind him and was a HUGE part of why this team is where it is right now. Not another peep. Not a complaint. Do you honestly believe you would have heard nothing out of TO?

I dont condone what Q did in the game or make excuses for it IT WAS BAD JUDGEMENT. But to me it is just a complete non-issue. It happened in the heat of the moment from a guy that is used to being the man and is a HUGE competitor. While I dont think it was the wisest choice for Q to leave so early. I think you guys are grossly overreacting to it. He gave his reason why he did it on national TV tonight with Trey Wingo. Its a done deal and it is time to move on. You guys IMO are in more of a tizzy because his agent was there after the game. Well woopty freaking doo.

Then you guys turn into mind readers and try to be facial recognition experts trying to figure out what other players are thinking. Its comical really.

Your comparison I can see maybe 5% of = comparison. When Q starts calling the media to his house and does sit-ups in his driveway while giving the interview, or hides sharpies in his sock after scoring a TD to sign the ball, or almost OD's on sleeping pills for attention, or starts getting so into himself on the sidelines that they have clip after clip of him praising himself in the 3rd person, or he starts whining to Warner or the coach or the media that he isnt being thrown to enough right after a game in which he was thrown to 15 times etc.. etc.. then you may have a valid comparison. About the only thing Q and TO have in common is their agent.

 

[82CardsGrad]

Shane, for what it's worth, I would never put Q in the same league as T.O. I know better....
BUT, Q screwed up... ROYALLY. And again, if you were there and saw his family searching for him in all the madness, I believe you would not be so quick to cut Q some slack.
Hey, the team will most certainly put this behind them. But, IMO, if there was even the slightest chance that Q would be with us nest year, it's now gone. He made his statement and his feeling crystal clear - again... He's toast...

 

[hsandhu]

I've got one question:

What if before the season TO bitched and complained LOUDLY to the media about his contract and demanded to be traded and said he would never play for that team again and would never talk to it's coach again? And then later in the season in Week 2 before they played someone like... say... Miami, he basically said the same things... then with the Cowboys on the verge of going to the Super Bowl, he got taken out for a play and started just reaming Jason Garrett and then when the team won, he high-tailed it out of there, not celebrating with his teammates and left with Drew Rosenhouse. Do you really think y'all would be making excuses for him? Do yuou think that everyone on this board wouldn't be shredding him to pieces?

And before anyone brings up Q coming back in record time to play after getting his face broken... well, so did TO from a horrific broken leg which people thought he'd be out two months... and yet there he was in the Super Bowl.

TO has been a dick for 10 years in two different cities (prior to dallas). There's a reason nobody makes that comparison.

I saw the footage of anquan walking out of the stadium, wearing his NFC championship hat, so he certainly was proud of the moment. Reporters were trying to ask him questions he declined and then drew rosenhous was standing there as he was near the end of the building as anquan continued to walk and walked out with him. Who cares? Why are cardinal fans starting a fight with cardinal fans over this NOW!

You said it perfectly in another post that anquan will move on at the end of the year, but in the meantime do everything he can in the superbowl. Why do we need to start it up by comparing him toTO (who incidentally was happy after the superbowl loss because he looked good and that's all he cared about).

 

[Cheesebeef]

TO has been a dick for 10 years in two different cities. There's a reason nobody makes that comparison.

I saw the footage of anquan walking out of the stadium, wearing his NFC championship hat, so he certainly was proud of the moment. Reporters were trying to ask him questions he declined and then drew rosenhous was standing there as he was near the end of the building as anquan continued to walk and walked out with him. Who cares? Why are cardinal fans starting a fight with cardinal fans over this NOW!

You said it perfectly in another post that anquan will move on at the end of the year, but in the meantime do everything he can in the superbowl. Why do we need to start it up by comparing him toTO (who incidentally was happy after the superbowl loss because he looked good and that's all he cared about).

i'm not trying to start a fight with anyone. simply just talking about the subject. the TO comparison wasn't the best analogy but if he was any other player or any other team, the entire board would be calling the guy a flat out moron and they would be justified in doing so.

again. I could care less about Boldin. I don't think his presence on the field in the present or future is all that important to the team. We win with or without him and I expect that to continue in two weeks and beyond! SUPER BOWL!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[jefftheshark]

Several years down the road, I bet Q will look back on his leaving the celebration early with regret. This should have been the culmination of a career's worth of blood, sweat and tears and he kind of pissed all over it. The way things go in the NFL, there's a better than even chance that he'll never get to experience that feeling again. And that's sad.

If he stays, great. If he leaves, it's fine. Either way I'll still be in the stands cheering. But in the long run, it's gonna be him that's going to have to live with this forever, not me.

JTS

 

[quadruple yoi]

You are right Shane. I remember when the D-backs won the World Series and Randy Johnson was already on his way home as the trophy was being presented. It happens all of the time during championship celebrations. This is just the media stirring the pot. Anquan Boldin is the ultimate team player and he is the kind of player that I think our we can all learn from. Yesterday's behavior was nothing out of the ordinary. Q was a team player for attempting to avoid media backlash. I mean, he would never do anything through the media to draw attention to himself, his agent, or his unhappiness. Not Q. He is the heart and soul.

not to change the subject here but i remember seeing randy hoist the trophy.

 

[az1965]

Mon Jan 19, 2009 11:18 am EST
Anquan Boldin even less valuable than previously thought

By MJD

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Not content to just have a screaming match with the offensive coordinator on the sidelines (which landed him on our list of five least valuable people of Championship Sunday), Anquan Boldin carried his hissy-fit to the Arizona Cardinals postgame celebration, too.
While most of the other Cardinals were still on the field being showered in confetti and picking up their NFC Championship trophy, Boldin had already bolted out of the locker room. The behavior prompted CBS's Mike Freeman to call him a naughty word.

He tried to ruin the Super Bowl celebration with his childishness.
In the game, Boldin got into a heated argument with offensive coordinator Todd Haley. After the game, instead of celebrating with his team, Boldin abruptly left the field, then abruptly left the locker room.
It was awful behavior.
[...] I have to say in nearly 20 years of doing this, I've never seen a player more concerned about his arguing with a coach over making a Super Bowl.
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I just wonder if Boldin isn't costing himself some money here, too. He doesn't want to be a Cardinal anymore. I think he's made that pretty clear. But who's going to want to give a guy a huge contract when he's fighting with a coach when he should probably be happy about going to a Super Bowl?
Presumably, he's worried about his touches. Meanwhile, the team is going to the Super Bowl. Obviously, Boldin's placing a lot more importance on the former than the latter. Teams are on a character kick these days. It doesn't pay to be a selfish malcontent.
It's disappointing to see from Boldin. He showed such unbelievable selflessness and courage by coming back from a catastrophic injury earlier in the season. Maybe there's more to the story than I know, but looking at at it from the outside, I wouldn't have expected this from Boldin.

 

[BirdMan21]

Several years down the road, I bet Q will look back on his leaving the celebration early with regret. This should have been the culmination of a career's worth of blood, sweat and tears and he kind of pissed all over it. The way things go in the NFL, there's a better than even chance that he'll never get to experience that feeling again. And that's sad.

If he stays, great. If he leaves, it's fine. Either way I'll still be in the stands cheering. But in the long run, it's gonna be him that's going to have to live with this forever, not me.

JTS

Exactly how I feel. As long as he shows up on February 1st and plays his ass off, I could care less about him leaving early. And knowing Q, there is no way he won't bring it on the field....if he dogs it, its gonna hurt his chances of another team offering us enough to think about moving him.

 

[Napier]

I am so disappointed in Q; he was always one of the players I pointed to when other people asked about 'team first players. I look back to all the stuff he spewed when he was drafted here about wanting to be part of making the Cardinals a winner... how can he walk out on the team at the very moment we get there? I just don't understand that.

I'm sure there's a lot more to this than we are party to.

 

[splitsecond]

Q pretty much has no choice but to put in a superb performance against the steelers if he wants a trade, or else he is going to be stuck here proving himself for another season. I doubt that the Cards will let him go for cheap.

Maybe we can trade him to the Lions/Rams/Chiefs/Seahawks and draft Michael Crabtree. That would be an adequate replacement I think.

 

[Linderbee]

Shane, do you really think what Q said about NOT wanting the media line to be about him & Haley is feasible? If he REALLY wanted to diffuse the situation, don't you think the better bet would be to celebrate with the team, maybe find Haley in the crowd & give him a hug or something? Hell, your team is going to the SUPER BOWL. Everyone loved everyone at the end of the game. Except Q. All his actions did was ENSURE the media would be all about him & Haley...not to keep it from being about him & Haley.

 

[green machine]

Shane, do you really think what Q said about NOT wanting the media line to be about him & Haley is feasible? If he REALLY wanted to diffuse the situation, don't you think the better bet would be to celebrate with the team, maybe find Haley in the crowd & give him a hug or something? Hell, your team is going to the SUPER BOWL. Everyone loved everyone at the end of the game. Except Q. All his actions did was ENSURE the media would be all about him & Haley...not to keep it from being about him & Haley.

Totally agree.

 

[IAWarnerFan]

I could understand if he threw a tantrum and stayed, but not partyied. Leaving is truely disappointing! I'm almost speechless, it's disappointing.

 

[Napier]

He'll be the one that will lose out long term; money can't buy the experience of winning championship games, or being able to play in the Superbowl.

It may take years for him to accept that; but if he never plays in another championship game, as a competitor, I don't see how he can't regret his actions.

 

[RugbyMuffin]

Just saw the clip of Anquan leaving the stadium during the celebration and guess who had his arm around Anquan's shoulder??? None other than Drew freaking Rosenhaus. Those saying this is much about nothing need to get their heads out of the sand. Again, as Adrian Wilson was crying on national TV, Anquan was walking out of the stadium with Drew Rosenhaus. Honestly, I hope he plays well in the Bowl, but I don't see how anyone can respect this guy after this. Sad and disappointing. That will stick with him forever. His excuse on NFL Live was rediculous. The fact is he took his ball and went home. Mods, feel free to merge, I just don't think this belongs in an Anquan Apologist thread.

I have a lot of respect for Q.

Until you know the whole story, then all it is, is speculation.

Maybe Rosenhaus is the idiot that gave Boldin the stupid advice of trying to duck out before the media got a hold of him.

Whatever, I will stick by my opinion of the situation. I truly think this story has taken on a life of its own. The Cardinals as a team, and as a whole say that it is a non-issue, and the only ones keeping it alive and playing it up to be more than it is, is the media, and fans.

By the end of the week Boldin will have killed three kittens before his left, and hit an old lady on his way out of the building.

Furthermore, I doubt he will be traded.

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[RonF]

I've seen Kurt Warner telling Todd Haley many times during a game what he thought because he is emotional when he comes off the field. I'm sure Q feels the same way and he told Haley what he thought keeping him out of the game. Don't forget, Q wants' to showcase his talent during these games so that he can justify a contract extension or be traded to another team.

Q is too much of a threat on the field not to play him. I'm sure Todd Haley saw something that made him go to Breaston. The next two weeks will help Q recover and man he should be a beast during the Superbowl. And as for Drew Rosenhous, I'm going to run my anti virus software to remove all mention of his name from my computer.

 

[RugbyMuffin]

Q is too much of a threat on the field not to play him. I'm sure Todd Haley saw something that made him go to Breaston.

Haley said that the reason was, that he though Breaston was running better than Q at that point in the game.

That is a good job by Haley making the right decision.

A healthy Breaston is definately going to run faster than Boldin with a bad hamstring.

If I am not mistake that play was the Pope screen play, and Breaston's job was to run off the CB. The farther away the CB on the other side of the field was the better.

Good call BTW.

 

[azdad1978]

You guys all know that that scumbag has other players on both team that he represents right? Its not like Q and scumbag decided to plan that Haley will pull him out of the game.

 

[RugbyMuffin]

You guys all know that that scumbag has other players on both team that he represents right? Its not like Q and scumbag decided to plan that Haley will pull him out of the game.

At this point I bet there are some that believe that.

Tin foil hats and all.....

 

[YouJustGotSUNSD]

Rugby, one thing that has never worked throughout the entire course of human existence is persecuting skeptics.

You keep bashing the people who can't accept that: "I didn't want to make a scene" = "Left the conference championship celebration premature with my scumbag agent"

Is it really out of line to be skeptical of such a scenario? Is it really out of line to be disappointed at such a predicament? Are you really willing to wager that people believe he conspired to get himself pulled out of the game?



He has "me" on the mind and is being beyond immature and selfish. And THAT storyline holds MUCH more water than any apologetic miscommunication spin he is oligated to regurgitate.



Let's just admit that this is one of the ugliest black eyes you can put on such an amazing storyline and hope he swallows his pride for just one more game.

 

[RugbyMuffin]

Let's just admit that this is one of the ugliest black eyes you can put on such an amazing storyline and hope he swallows his pride for just one more game.

I don't call it bashing, I call it defending myself LOL.

No worry man, it is a good debate.

I would be crazy to say this is not a black eye. Heck, I would be crazy to say that the training camp situation wasn't a black eye as well.

It is a buzzkill that is for sure. When I was going through the pictures of celebration, I remember thinking "Where's Q ?". I even wrote an email to Urban asking that. All I got back was. "Q didn't celebrate".

Talk about a buzzkill. After rooting for this team it plain sucks to hear, and see it.

But it is, what it is. From what I have seen this season, I fully expect Boldin to stick by his words on this issue, and to be here for his teammates, and working hard to win the Superbowl.

Now, the madness that will be sure to explode after the season ? Well, I will wait till after the biggest game in AZ history to worry about that.

But as you said, as long as Boldin's mind is on the Superbowl, and the team is all on the same page. I am fine with the situation.

But I also am not niave, the media will talk about this "issue" TO DEATH!!!! It is the Superbowl after all, and this is a juicy little story for them.

The question is that will this issue surpass the "start Leinart or Warner" topic ? That was EPIC on this board.

 

[Southpaw]

Rosenhaus is scum...

What does Rosenhaus have to do with this? He was doing his job... pacifying his spoiled brat client. That is their job. Do you think Drew told him to leave?

 

[Southpaw]

Anquan Boldin is a top tier player. Anquan Boldin has always been a jerk. He was the same kind of person at FSU. Always has been a " me first " guy. Has carried a huge chip on his shoulder. Wanted to play QB at FSU, and pouted his whole stay at FSU, cause Bobby made him a WR/KR/ etc. Really pissed off because the NFL made him a 2nd round pick. The guy has issues and anger. Some things never change.

BTW, Todd Haley is a Bill Parcell's trained guy and doesn't coddle players.

 

[Shogun]

Force Q to play out his contract. Then he can go elsewhere.

Church.

 

[az jam]

In the media frenzy during a super bowl, stories like this just won't go away. That said, Boldin won't let the team down and will play his heart out. He most likely will be traded in the off season. We will have a million threads on that for sure.