One question always bugs the Baltimore Ravens in the off-season.
"Whadda ya gonna do about receiver?"
Well, this year the Ravens answered that Q with a Q of their own...
Welcome, Anquan Boldin, otherwise known as Q, to Maryland. The 54th pick of the 2003 draft has been to 3 pro-bowls, one Super Bowl and helped the Arizona Cardinals to two consecutive division titles. He left one of the most high-powered passing offences in the league, because he wanted to be the go-to guy - a role occupied by Larry Fitzgerald in Arizona. Well, Q got his wish and he should see plenty of touches this year as third-year QB, Joe Flacco, looks to stretch a previously stout field. The Ravens solid, run-first, pass-to confuse strategy is good for a decent record and a Wild Card berth, year in, year out. But this team was on the cusp of being a real dynamic championship contender. With the addition of Boldin and some slick draft moves, they might be there.
I expect the Ravens to take the AFC North off the Bengals, but I think Marvin Lewis's men from Ohio are not the pretenders many think them to be, and having Terrell Owens and Chad Ochocinco on the same team can only be good...in theory.
Two teams will get out of the AFC North, and I think it will be the Bengals and Ravens but with the boys from Maryland putting a chocolate chip in the Bungals hopes of repeating.
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