49ers reach out to Michael Crabtree
According to the Santa Rosa Press Democrat, 49ers co-owner Jed York has offered to meet with first round pick Michael Crabtree (who skipped all of training game and has yet to practice with the team due to a contract holdout) in hopes to come to a resolution.
Take this as a good sign that York is putting pressure on Crabtree’s camp to talk. After all, negotiations and dialogue have been non-existent for most of the 50 days of this contract impasse.
The 49ers want Crabtree on the team. Whether they had him rated as the top player on their board or not, there is no denying that Crabtree was not chosen within the first nine picks of the draft.
When the NFL puts together its rookie salary pool – the cap within the cap that places some broad limits what teams can spend on its rookie class – the dollar amount is derived from where each team selects.
Each draft pick is assigned a figure based on where the selection was made. Each pick is assigned a dollar amount less than the previous slot. That, in itself, does not guarantee a slotting system that teams and players much follow, but it is certainly a guideline that has been the standard for as long as anyone can remember.
The 49ers have been more than fair to Crabtree. They’ve offered to pay him market value and he’s refused. They shouldn’t have to pay Crabtree like he’s a top 5 pick when he was selected 10th overall because if they do, then their next draft pick will think he can get away with the same thing.
Every game that Crabtree misses is just another week where he becomes less valuable to the 49ers. He and his clueless agent are playing a very dangerous game with his career.
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I don’t understand his plan here. The 49ers have offered him X dollars to play this season, which I believe is about the same as what #9 pick BJ Raji got from the Packers. Every week he sits out, he is going to miss out on a portion of that salary (assuming the 49ers prorate the offer based on how many weeks he misses). If he skips the season and re-enters the draft, does he really think he is going to be drafted higher than #10 after missing a year of football and being a total headache when he has a fair offer on the table from the 49ers? It is far more likely that he does not go in the top 10. Even if he goes #15 and gets an offer a bit higher than the 49ers’ offer, he is going to miss out on a entire year’s salary.
This just doesn’t make any sense.
Everyone jumped on Eric Mangini when word got out that there’s no way the Browns would draft this guy after Mangini met with him. Maybe Mangini is a good judge of character.
The Niners were stupid to draft this guy. Sure, he’s talented, but he played in a conference that played flag football style defense. Combine that with his attitude, and this was a huge blunder.
No way he goes top 10 next year if he holds out. Then he’ll hold out again for top 10 money. What a tool.
If he holds out, he will not go for top 10 next year. he is going to miss out on a entire year’s salary…He has to improve himself..
If he holds out I don’t see him even in the first two rounds let alone top ten. I don’t understand if he feels he is top five money sign and deal and show it lined in front of NFL corners.
CRABTREE JUST SIGN BE A 49ER ALREADY WE WANT YOU ON OUR TEAM REMEMBER SO PEOPLE DONT HAVE THE PRIVLEDGE OF MAKING IT TO PRO FOOTBALL YOUR BLESSED AND TAKE WHAT LIFE GIVES YOU DONT GET GREEDY
Crabtree and his agent are actually pretty smart. Yea right.. considering Crabtree went to college and got a decent education.. Maybe.. Does Basket Weaving count as a decent education. Even if the Niners are dumb enough to sign him I doubt he will be productive.. HMM let me name you another holdout that didn’t amount to much. AKA Mike Williams (Lions). I think this guy is GIFTED or something. Actually hope he holds out until next season just to realize “HOLY CRAP THERE ARE 5 RECIEVERS IN THIS DRAFT THAT ARE JUST AS GOOD OR BETTER THAN I AM” and gets drafted in the 2nd/3rd round by a team that he wouldn’t even be a starter and just a backup. Now that would be awesome.
crabtree is being a real dumbass right now, if he thinks he is scaring the 49ers by reentering the 2010 draft hes not. he is going to loose 10 mill gaurenteed money out the door. the best option for crabtree is to signt w/ the 49ers cuz he will make them a better team. how much more money does he want, i mean 16 mill is alot of money but he wants more?!? that is one greedy ass fool
Crabtree is a fool! The last guy to try this hold out for a season bit was Bo Jackson. Jackson went from a very high 1st round (perhaps even #1 overall) to the TB Bucks. He reentered the draft the next year & became a 3rd rounder. Crabtree has already managed to alienate most 49er fans, so good luck getting those endorsement deals (no one wants you to endorse their product if everyone hates you)! Crabtree you are the reason the NFL needs rookie salary slots, havn’t even done a darned thing & over 20 mil isn’t good enough, what a fool!
This guy is an asshole for what he is doing to himself and my time they should just not sign him and ruin his career for him being a dumb ass…..
My 9ers are still winning without this guy. He is of questionable character if you ask me how can you ask for so much and you haven’t played in the nfl yet?