All true...But Whiz should have fought to keep those players. Why let Boldin go? He was our heart and soul...If he would have been paid ...he would be the toughness this team needed. Why let Dansby go?? He should have been a huge priority....Rolle I can see but Pace, Dansby and Boldin all should be here....and if they were....we would be ALOT better. Boldin had that brass toughness that carried a long way. In fact...Dude missed like 1 or 2 games with a broken face!!! A Broken face!!! He came back. Players look up to that...players feed off that.
Long time viewers of this board have heard this from me before and few have ever agreed with me but I still think there is something in the Cardinals attitude toward the players or how they treat them in negotiations that makes guys want to leave town unless they are paid huge sums of money.
I'm really concerned about Rhodes play this season and that he has turned Cardinal. Mitch hit on this in another thread. Younger players learning from the older players that they can put out minimal effort and still pick up their paycheck.
Look at the key veterans that were on the SB team. Berry, Boldin, Dansby, and Warner. Those were guys that in my estimation wouldn't put up with players turning Cardinal and that's why we won in '08 and '09. For some reason Adub and Fitz haven't been able to do that.
The real question of course is where does this attitude generate.