BREAKING NEWS: Michael Crabtree

Breaking news: will sit out the 2009 season and re-enter the NFL draft in 2010.
Discuss amongst yourselves.
Discuss amongst yourselves.
MrMustang1965 wrote:ESPN now reporting that this info is coming from Crab's cousin and 'advisor'!![]()
His agent is remaining tight-lipped.
MrMustang1965 wrote:ESPN now reporting that this info is coming from Crab's cousin and 'advisor'!![]()
His agent is remaining tight-lipped.
Dooby wrote:Deion: "Oh! The phone is ringing!"
Crabtree skipping season makes little sense
August 6, 2009 2:00 PM
Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando
Michael Crabtree's cousin and adviser, David Wells, says the 49ers' first-round draft choice is "prepared" to sit out the season if a contract remains elusive.
As noted in the NFC West chat, I'll believe it when I see it, which likely means never.
Crabtree would be taking a colossal risk going that route. Receiving money now beats receiving money later. He would have to earn more on a 2010 contract agreement just to break even. He also could not know how teams would view him. Nine teams passed on him this year. Ten or more could pass on him next season, depending on a range of factors, including concerns about a difficult negotiation, how many underclassmen declare, draft order, etc.
Crabtree's agents would also be taking a colossal risk. Rival agents would likely seize the opportunity to convince Crabtree he was making a mistake. That shouldn't take much convincing, either, because sitting out the season would indeed be a mistake. The threat of it sounds more desperate than foreboding, at least at this point.
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MustangMan2001 wrote:If he wanted to make #1 pick money he should have stayed at Tech another year or 2
bagice wrote:MustangMan2001 wrote:If he wanted to make #1 pick money he should have stayed at Tech another year or 2
that says it all, so true, he came out after only 2 years plus with an injury, when he was hurt and it was healing slowly, he should have just went back for his junior year, otherwise, he needs to realize he wasn't going to be paid like a number 1 pick.
George S. Patton wrote:Old trick in the playbook of negotiating thru the media. When you make this very public, you've just created more trouble for yourself.