The Ravens have acquired 29-year old WR Anquan Boldin and a 5th round pick in this year’s draft from the Cardinals for a 3rd and 4th round pick in next month’s draft.  Boldin played in 15 games for the Cardinals last season and he caught 84 passes for 1,024 yards (12.2 avg) with 4 TD grabs.  He also carried the ball 3 times for 12 yards (4.0 ypc) last season.  Boldin has now played in 95 games in his NFL career and he has caught 586 passes for 7,520 yards (12.8 avg) with 44 TD grabs.  Boldin has also carried the ball 36 times for 209 yards (5.8 ypc) with 1 TD run.  This was a outstanding move for the Ravens as they have gotten themselves a true #1 type receiver.  They know that because they quickly signed him to a shiny new 4-year, $28 million dollar deal.

The Ravens have traded 25-year old OLB Prescott Burgess to the Patriots for a conditional 7th round draft pick.  Burgess played in both games for the Ravens last season and he has 2 tackles.  He played 3 years for the Ravens appearing in 10 games and making a whopping six tackles.  This will likely turn out to be a good trade for both teams.

I don’t see any scenario where I think the Ravens will win more than seven games.  I would bet the ranch on the under as rookie QB Joe Flacco is being thrown into the fire without much support on offense.  The Ravens’ once great defense is starting to get long in tooth and could start falling apart at any time now.  Next April the Ravens will be drafting very, very high!

The Ravens have acquired 31-year old DT/DE Marques Douglas from the Tampa Bay Bucs for a late 2009 Draft Pick and a conditional one in 2010.  The Ravens acted quickly to replace injured Dwan Edwards and they hope that Douglas comes through for them.  Douglas played in all 16 games for the 49ers last season and he made 72 tackles, had 3 interceptions and defended 3 passes.  Douglas has now played in 88 games in his NFL career and he has made 339 tackles, has 19 sacks, forced 6 fumbles and he defensed 10 passes.  This was a solid move for the Ravens as Douglas should help the defense especially against the run.