Michael Crabtree has been in the news a lot recently, for his contract holdout against the 49'ers. His reason is simple enough: He should have been a top 5 pick, but was not. Thus, he should be payed like a top 5 pick, regardless of him falling to 10th. His decision to hold out on the 49'ers doesn't surprise me in the least bit. Why, you ask?
This kid's ego is bigger than the collection of alts we've built on this site. Did you know, that when he was at Tech, if he didn't like the clubhouse food, he'd make (yes, he would force someone) to go to a restaurant to get him food. He's the perfect example of what is wrong with athletes. Yes, money is important. But he's a class-A a-hole......a prima donna, if you will. So what will the effects of his holdout be? Say the 49'ers do not offer him the money he wants, and he DOES sit out the 2009 NFL season....while the 49'ers would be dealt a big blow, Crabtree would take the bigger hit.
Crabtree wouldn't be assured the top-5 pick status that he believes he commands next year. Who knows, he might even go after pick 10. Not only is this an extremely deep NFL draft pool in 2010, but what kind of team is going to want to draft Crabtree after seeing his antics in 2009? Look at the way teams feel about guys like Terrell Owens. The same could easily apply to Crabtree.
So....this brings to light another question. Should Crabtree re-enter the 2010 NFL Draft....will he even be the top WR? We all know Crabtree put together an AMAZING 2007 Campaign, going for nearly 2000 receiving yards and 22 TD's. He fell off a bit, yet still put together a great campaign in 2008, going for 1,165 yards and 19 scores. But there may be an even better wide-out coming into the draft next year.
Crabtree has more competition to worry about in next year's draft. Dez Bryant is an example of a player who put up similar numbers to Crabtree in 2009, and now has the opportunity to build on his last campaign with a better season. Should he put up similar or better numbers, he'll no doubt be selected before Crabtree in 2010.
Not to mention.....Crabtree played in Mike Leach's prolific spread offense.....an offense that does not easily translate into the NFL's basic drop-back offense. OSU runs a pro-style spread under its Offensive Coordinators Larry Fedor and Gunter Brewer. So, while OSU is going shotgun most of the time.....make no mistake about it....they're a run-first team. That offense, translates easier into the NFL.
As of now, it looks like the 49ers are prepared to play through the 2009 season without Crabtree. A rookie who is rebounding from injury needs to get out there and make something happen. He's making a fool of himself and others are gaining on him in terms of desirability.
The funny thing about this is the fact that Crabtree's sitting out for more money. There's no way in the world that he'll get a higher contract next year than he was offered this year. And even if he did, would the difference be enough to offset the fact that he'll go all of 2009 without a job? Not a wise move on Crabtree's part.
This kid's ego is bigger than the collection of alts we've built on this site. Did you know, that when he was at Tech, if he didn't like the clubhouse food, he'd make (yes, he would force someone) to go to a restaurant to get him food. He's the perfect example of what is wrong with athletes. Yes, money is important. But he's a class-A a-hole......a prima donna, if you will. So what will the effects of his holdout be? Say the 49'ers do not offer him the money he wants, and he DOES sit out the 2009 NFL season....while the 49'ers would be dealt a big blow, Crabtree would take the bigger hit.
Crabtree wouldn't be assured the top-5 pick status that he believes he commands next year. Who knows, he might even go after pick 10. Not only is this an extremely deep NFL draft pool in 2010, but what kind of team is going to want to draft Crabtree after seeing his antics in 2009? Look at the way teams feel about guys like Terrell Owens. The same could easily apply to Crabtree.
So....this brings to light another question. Should Crabtree re-enter the 2010 NFL Draft....will he even be the top WR? We all know Crabtree put together an AMAZING 2007 Campaign, going for nearly 2000 receiving yards and 22 TD's. He fell off a bit, yet still put together a great campaign in 2008, going for 1,165 yards and 19 scores. But there may be an even better wide-out coming into the draft next year.
Crabtree has more competition to worry about in next year's draft. Dez Bryant is an example of a player who put up similar numbers to Crabtree in 2009, and now has the opportunity to build on his last campaign with a better season. Should he put up similar or better numbers, he'll no doubt be selected before Crabtree in 2010.
Not to mention.....Crabtree played in Mike Leach's prolific spread offense.....an offense that does not easily translate into the NFL's basic drop-back offense. OSU runs a pro-style spread under its Offensive Coordinators Larry Fedor and Gunter Brewer. So, while OSU is going shotgun most of the time.....make no mistake about it....they're a run-first team. That offense, translates easier into the NFL.
As of now, it looks like the 49ers are prepared to play through the 2009 season without Crabtree. A rookie who is rebounding from injury needs to get out there and make something happen. He's making a fool of himself and others are gaining on him in terms of desirability.
The funny thing about this is the fact that Crabtree's sitting out for more money. There's no way in the world that he'll get a higher contract next year than he was offered this year. And even if he did, would the difference be enough to offset the fact that he'll go all of 2009 without a job? Not a wise move on Crabtree's part.
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