CRABTREE SITTING OUT! RE-ENTER DRAFT!
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Drop Crabtree - Fire McCloughan!
I`m not for pick protection either. Everything in this article is on point. I was not aware of Parker`s track record of rookie`s holding out. That was enlightening to hear. Only adds fuel to the fire to call on the firing of the 49er GM. I have been extremely critical of this man`s decisions and influence over the past few years. Although Nolan was the GM at the time, Alex Smith was McCloughan`s pick. If this is the guy the 49ers rely upon for personnel decisions, it`s time for him to go.
The conversation about pick protection wouldn`t even be an issue if the NFL instituted a rookie salary cap similar to the NBA. It would make this whole process alot easier and would actually set up a true "slotted" system. It would stop the agents and rookies of coming out greedy from the gate. They would have to prove their worth in the league before they could be "shown the money".
I`m still pulling for this kid to re-enter the draft and holdout. I don`t want him on the 49ers, not even on the ps. While players of his caliber can become pro bowlers, many of these me first players never win championship rings. How many does T.O. have? How about Johnson? Marshall?
That`s right, 0.
Teams win Super Bowls. Individual players don`t. Hopefully this impasse leads to a final good riddance.:angry:
I`m not for pick protection either. Everything in this article is on point. I was not aware of Parker`s track record of rookie`s holding out. That was enlightening to hear. Only adds fuel to the fire to call on the firing of the 49er GM. I have been extremely critical of this man`s decisions and influence over the past few years. Although Nolan was the GM at the time, Alex Smith was McCloughan`s pick. If this is the guy the 49ers rely upon for personnel decisions, it`s time for him to go.
The conversation about pick protection wouldn`t even be an issue if the NFL instituted a rookie salary cap similar to the NBA. It would make this whole process alot easier and would actually set up a true "slotted" system. It would stop the agents and rookies of coming out greedy from the gate. They would have to prove their worth in the league before they could be "shown the money".
I`m still pulling for this kid to re-enter the draft and holdout. I don`t want him on the 49ers, not even on the ps. While players of his caliber can become pro bowlers, many of these me first players never win championship rings. How many does T.O. have? How about Johnson? Marshall?
That`s right, 0.
Teams win Super Bowls. Individual players don`t. Hopefully this impasse leads to a final good riddance.:angry:
i dont know if you guys watched the best of mike and mike in the morning today but they had mel kiper jr. on there and they asked him where crabtree would go if he enters next years draft. he said he would still go top 10 to top 15. he would be the best receiver (unless he gets "hurt, fat or in trouble"). He said then the teams would still have to try to sign him. he also said it would be a huge mistake to sit out the season tho.
Mel Kiper, Jr can read this shit!
by Monte Poole On the 49ers , Monterey County Herald
It has become apparent, as the beast grows bigger and more muscular, that the drama around Michael Crabtree in recent weeks will be dwarfed by that when he suits up.
Even if he had signed a month ago, the 49ers No. 1 draft pick would have faced huge expectations, based on a fantastic two-year career at Texas Tech.
But now that he has held out through training camp, the entire preseason and the regular-season opener, Crabtree who is said to want a contract based not on where he was drafted but where he believes he deserved to be drafted is cornered by this unforgiving beast.
The beast to which we refer is hype. It has attached itself to Crabtree, with no sign of budging. Nothing in sports is quite as ruthless or remorseless as hype. Hype can destroy.
And the hype got bigger and bolder with reports that 49ers president Jed York is reaching out to Crabtree and his agent, the veteran Eugene Parker, to arrange a personal meeting in hopes of discovering how to get Michael's signature, since $20 million over five years, with $16 guaranteed, has been deemed insufficient.
Insofar as the team seems to be acting more urgently than the player, this will chop a few more points off Crabtree's fan appeal rating.
It is one more reason for fans to shake their heads and say, "Oh, this kid had better be good really good. No, he'd better be better than really good." Crabtree has to realize what's ahead, that after he signs and practices and is activated there will be the anticipation of immediate results. Most teammates will understand his holdout; players are pretty good about separating teamwork from personal business. Most coaches also will understand.
Most fans, however, don't get Crabtree's agenda. Five out of six, according to one ESPN poll, believe he'd hurt his value by sitting out 2009 and reentering the draft next year. Should he follow through on that logic-defying threat, he'd sacrifice a year of his career, along with the money and marketability that come with it.
As for 49ers fans, most have passed the point of caring. They want Crabtree to show up, start catching and running and scoring, providing the kind of electricity not seen around here since Terrell Owens left town.
To these folks, it won't matter that offensive mastermind Bill Walsh is not on the sideline, that Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana is not throwing the passes or that the 49ers are not coming off a four-year span in which they won two Super Bowls.
Crabtree's holdout now is the second-longest of the past two decades, behind only that of Minnesota offensive tackle Bryant McKinnie, who was drafted in 2002, held out didn't sign until Nov. 1.
McKinnie, however, had the benefit of being a lineman, the least visible position on the field. He was one of a half-dozen relatively anonymous backsides hunched over in front of the quarterback.
A wide receiver, by contrast, often jogs in from the sideline on third down. He lines up apart from teammates. He must beat coverages, make plays on the ball, account for touchdowns and first downs. The wideout can't hide.
Highly drafted quarterbacks who hold out typically face the harshest glare. We all remember the JaMarcus Russell fiasco two years ago, when he didn't sign until Sept. 12 and didn't play until Dec. 2. Russell, however, wasn't joining a team convinced it could compete for the playoffs.
Moreover, neither Russell nor any of his relatives threatened to sit out the season.
There is distinct pressure that comes with being drafted No. 1 by an NFL team. Having seen hundreds fail over the years, it's clear some handle better than others.
Rarely, though, does one so immodestly invite it as Crabtree has. He's mocking the procedure, operating as an exception to a reasonable draft-and-sign process within an insane system.
Crabtree and Parker have created as imposing a set of circumstances as has been faced by any rookie. Consider how good Crabtree must be to live up to his opinion of himself.
The assignment of facing the beast goes strictly to young Michael. He'll have to battle it alone. The sooner he confronts his creation, the more easier to tame it.
by Monte Poole On the 49ers , Monterey County Herald
It has become apparent, as the beast grows bigger and more muscular, that the drama around Michael Crabtree in recent weeks will be dwarfed by that when he suits up.
Even if he had signed a month ago, the 49ers No. 1 draft pick would have faced huge expectations, based on a fantastic two-year career at Texas Tech.
But now that he has held out through training camp, the entire preseason and the regular-season opener, Crabtree who is said to want a contract based not on where he was drafted but where he believes he deserved to be drafted is cornered by this unforgiving beast.
The beast to which we refer is hype. It has attached itself to Crabtree, with no sign of budging. Nothing in sports is quite as ruthless or remorseless as hype. Hype can destroy.
And the hype got bigger and bolder with reports that 49ers president Jed York is reaching out to Crabtree and his agent, the veteran Eugene Parker, to arrange a personal meeting in hopes of discovering how to get Michael's signature, since $20 million over five years, with $16 guaranteed, has been deemed insufficient.
Insofar as the team seems to be acting more urgently than the player, this will chop a few more points off Crabtree's fan appeal rating.
It is one more reason for fans to shake their heads and say, "Oh, this kid had better be good really good. No, he'd better be better than really good." Crabtree has to realize what's ahead, that after he signs and practices and is activated there will be the anticipation of immediate results. Most teammates will understand his holdout; players are pretty good about separating teamwork from personal business. Most coaches also will understand.
Most fans, however, don't get Crabtree's agenda. Five out of six, according to one ESPN poll, believe he'd hurt his value by sitting out 2009 and reentering the draft next year. Should he follow through on that logic-defying threat, he'd sacrifice a year of his career, along with the money and marketability that come with it.
As for 49ers fans, most have passed the point of caring. They want Crabtree to show up, start catching and running and scoring, providing the kind of electricity not seen around here since Terrell Owens left town.
To these folks, it won't matter that offensive mastermind Bill Walsh is not on the sideline, that Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana is not throwing the passes or that the 49ers are not coming off a four-year span in which they won two Super Bowls.
Crabtree's holdout now is the second-longest of the past two decades, behind only that of Minnesota offensive tackle Bryant McKinnie, who was drafted in 2002, held out didn't sign until Nov. 1.
McKinnie, however, had the benefit of being a lineman, the least visible position on the field. He was one of a half-dozen relatively anonymous backsides hunched over in front of the quarterback.
A wide receiver, by contrast, often jogs in from the sideline on third down. He lines up apart from teammates. He must beat coverages, make plays on the ball, account for touchdowns and first downs. The wideout can't hide.
Highly drafted quarterbacks who hold out typically face the harshest glare. We all remember the JaMarcus Russell fiasco two years ago, when he didn't sign until Sept. 12 and didn't play until Dec. 2. Russell, however, wasn't joining a team convinced it could compete for the playoffs.
Moreover, neither Russell nor any of his relatives threatened to sit out the season.
There is distinct pressure that comes with being drafted No. 1 by an NFL team. Having seen hundreds fail over the years, it's clear some handle better than others.
Rarely, though, does one so immodestly invite it as Crabtree has. He's mocking the procedure, operating as an exception to a reasonable draft-and-sign process within an insane system.
Crabtree and Parker have created as imposing a set of circumstances as has been faced by any rookie. Consider how good Crabtree must be to live up to his opinion of himself.
The assignment of facing the beast goes strictly to young Michael. He'll have to battle it alone. The sooner he confronts his creation, the more easier to tame it.
"Crabtree is the biggest idiot in the NFL" "He's in that same category as Ryan Leaf" - Rodney Harrison. hahaha
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^Well who ever is giving him advice is fucking up big time, since the 9ers are dropping the cash ammount. So that should be a sign to any future NFL player to not get them fools to do bidness for them. Crabtree wanted more money and is getting less now. I just have to LOL @ that, and say that I am for damn sure glad that the Seahawks didn't sign him as expected(before the signing of Housh)
this whole situation does not make any sense. Do you guys think he might be injured and is trying to hide it? Or if not, does not want to aggrivate his previous injury?
It doesn't make sense that he is still holding out for more money when he is being offered less every week and if he sits out the year wont get close to what he is offered now + a bad reputation.
It doesn't make sense that he is still holding out for more money when he is being offered less every week and if he sits out the year wont get close to what he is offered now + a bad reputation.
