Michael Crabtree has dominated NFL headlines for the past week or two. Probably the most hyped rookie WR in the NFL this season, Crabtree feels that he deserves the salary of a top-5 pick, despite the fact that he was picked 10th overall. Talk about an egomaniac! The wide receiver claims he'll skip out on the season as a result.
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.
Here's why: Michael Crabtree Is Not A Guaranteed Top 5 Pick Next Year. He may not be top 10, for all it matters, because the 2010 Draft Class may be one of the most stacked classes in recent memory. Not many teams are going to want to build around a selfish, egotistical WR who sat out one year. We've seen what has happened with TO and Chad Johnson.....no team wants to go through that, regardless of the talent of the receiver. In the 2010 NFL Draft, you're looking at top-rated prospects such as DT Ndamukong Suh, FS Taylor Mays, QB's Colt McCoy and Tim Tebow....and possibly even players like Brandon Spikes, Sam Bradford, Jevan Snead, Jahvid Best, Eric Berry, etc. Now I'm not saying that all of these will go top 5, or even top 10, but they're definitely candidates to be picked high, should all of them enter the draft.
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.
Dez Bryant, should he enter the draft, may be a better option. His 2007 season was not as good....in fact, it was pretty bad. However, his 2008 season was better than Crabtree's. He caught for over 1400 yards and 19 TD's as well. Not to mention, he'll be going into his 3rd year, playing in an offense returning one of the best QB's in the nation in Zac Robinson (3000+ passing yards) and a 1500 yard rusher in Kendall Hunter, poised to have an even bigger season. So while Crabtree sits out, not playing football......Bryant will be enjoying another year as the top WR in the country.
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.
So Crabtree will sit out a year, and he won't even be able to get into camp this year.....which makes no sense for him. He's recovering from an injury, so it's vital that he gets time in to adapt to the NFL's basic offensive schemes. Not only that, but he needs to take time to get to know the franchise. Meanwhile, Dez Bryant will have another year of experience under his belt, and will likely get drafted high in the first round, barring some freak injury or terrible season. So while Crabtree does think he's the most interesting man in the world at this point in time....he's really turning out to be one of the stupidest players coming out of college. He thinks he has it made.
Ironically, this is all about money that Crabtree feels he deserves. Does he really think he'll earn more of it next year after putting on this show? I think not. Does the name Mike Williams ring a bell? Crabtree may ultimately suffer from the same fate if he doesn't turn it around.
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.
Here's why: Michael Crabtree Is Not A Guaranteed Top 5 Pick Next Year. He may not be top 10, for all it matters, because the 2010 Draft Class may be one of the most stacked classes in recent memory. Not many teams are going to want to build around a selfish, egotistical WR who sat out one year. We've seen what has happened with TO and Chad Johnson.....no team wants to go through that, regardless of the talent of the receiver. In the 2010 NFL Draft, you're looking at top-rated prospects such as DT Ndamukong Suh, FS Taylor Mays, QB's Colt McCoy and Tim Tebow....and possibly even players like Brandon Spikes, Sam Bradford, Jevan Snead, Jahvid Best, Eric Berry, etc. Now I'm not saying that all of these will go top 5, or even top 10, but they're definitely candidates to be picked high, should all of them enter the draft.
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.
Dez Bryant, should he enter the draft, may be a better option. His 2007 season was not as good....in fact, it was pretty bad. However, his 2008 season was better than Crabtree's. He caught for over 1400 yards and 19 TD's as well. Not to mention, he'll be going into his 3rd year, playing in an offense returning one of the best QB's in the nation in Zac Robinson (3000+ passing yards) and a 1500 yard rusher in Kendall Hunter, poised to have an even bigger season. So while Crabtree sits out, not playing football......Bryant will be enjoying another year as the top WR in the country.
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.
So Crabtree will sit out a year, and he won't even be able to get into camp this year.....which makes no sense for him. He's recovering from an injury, so it's vital that he gets time in to adapt to the NFL's basic offensive schemes. Not only that, but he needs to take time to get to know the franchise. Meanwhile, Dez Bryant will have another year of experience under his belt, and will likely get drafted high in the first round, barring some freak injury or terrible season. So while Crabtree does think he's the most interesting man in the world at this point in time....he's really turning out to be one of the stupidest players coming out of college. He thinks he has it made.
Ironically, this is all about money that Crabtree feels he deserves. Does he really think he'll earn more of it next year after putting on this show? I think not. Does the name Mike Williams ring a bell? Crabtree may ultimately suffer from the same fate if he doesn't turn it around.
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