The two young gun receivers out in Arizona are hungry to surpass Marvin Harrision and Reggie Wayne as the best receiving tandem in the NFL, if they haven’t done so already.

…[Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin] talk about being the best. They talk about becoming the best duo in the NFL, about putting their name in the record books as the Dolphins’ Mark Duper and Mark Clayton once did.

Said Boldin, “Hopefully, we will get there one day. We’re starting to get recognized in that department, but the only way to get recognized as the best duo in the league is to put up numbers consistently. We are still working on that.”

That’s up for interpretation. The numbers the two put up last season were stunning. Fitzgerald had 103 catches for 1,409 yards and 10 touchdowns. Boldin had 102 receptions for 1,402 yards and seven TDs.

It’s hard to find a comparable tandem throughout the rest of the league.

The Rams’ Torry Holt is an elite receiver, but Isaac Bruce is on the downside of his career. Steve Smith is a star in Carolina, but new teammate Keyshawn Johnson doesn’t do enough to elevate the two. Chad Johnson and T.J. Houshmandzadeh are comparable in Cincinnati, but Houshmandzadeh’s resume is limited.

The two that most resemble the Cards’ wideouts are Marvin Harrison and Reggie Wayne in Indianapolis. It is not a coincidence that when running back Edgerrin James left the Colts to come to the Cardinals, the fact he would still have double the star power at receiver played a large role in luring him.

Blitz View: Lets hope Arizona can live up to all the hype, considering they haven’t made the playoffs since 1988. The franchise has one of the worst attendance records in the league, which blunts their home field advantage immensely.