Anquan Baby

A few reports after the NFC Championship indicated Cardinals wide receiver Anquan Boldin wasn’t too happy about the focus of Arizona’s offense Sunday, namely the amount of balls thrown Larry Fitzgerald’s way and the lack of balls thrown his own.

While Fitz had another monster game Sunday (see below) Boldin had four catches for 34 yards. On the field, Boldin was seen arguing with offensive coordinator Tom Haley and after the game, while him teammates were going crazy like they, you know, just defied all odds and made it to the Super Bowl, Boldin was seen sneaking out the back door and didn’t participate in any celebration.

Um, bro, YOU JUST WON THE NFC CHAMPIONSHIP! Hello. What’s wrong with you? How big of a baby can you be?

The Cards used Fitz on nine of their final 14 plays in their 32-35 victory over Philly. Boldin, who despite missing two games had only four less ypg and one less touchdown than Fitz in the regular season, has taken a back seat to Fitz in the postseason, mostly because of a nagging hamstring that has taken him in and out of the trainer’s room.

But if you can’t swallow your pride for two seconds, soak in the a feat that very few players get to ever accomplish, and instead pout about stats…you have no place in a championship team’s locker room. I’m sorry, but that takes the me-first athlete to a whole new level. That’s TO ish right there.

Boldin did say all the right thing’s mostly when a reporter caught him on his way out:

"That's not an issue," Boldin said, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. "Like I told you guys at the beginning of the season, my main goal was to do this. I've come through with all of my promises. I fought. I gave my heart to this organization. It's paying off."

Hmm.. at least he didn’t go public with his gripes. But when you don’t party with your teammates, your boys, after you clinch a trip to the Biggest Game on the Planet, something is wrong.

I actually forgot about this, but Boldin requested a trade back in August over a dispute with his contract. Apparently he doesn’t like his 4-year $22.75 million extension he signed after 2005. Well, he has three more years left of it, so that must mean he signed it with two more years left on his initial rookie deal, meaning he got some guaranteed money well before he should have. Bet he wasn’t hating on the extension then.

I got an idea. After the emergence of Fitzgerald has an all-world wideout and the ability Steve Breaston showed in Boldin’s absence, how about after the season just say slayyyttttaa Boldin. Go put up numbers for the Lions, bro.