Also what does this do to Cooks? This is his shot to be the leader in the WR room. Now you're bringing in a Vet that will take the room over. I believe Cooks has the leadership the room needs.
A third year player at 22/23 years old is not all the leadership a team needs. If it were, we wouldn't be looking at Boldin in the first place. Or do you know more about the situation than Payton too?