If he's strictly looking at it from the pocketbook standpoint, I suppose. But I equate that to the win I feel when I have a .50-off coupon on a $10 item. I just don't see how it was worth it to go through all that for an extra mil, especially considering it essentially will cost him his entire rookie season, and (what should be, if the 49ers have a spine) most of that mil back in fines for holding out.

 

The "missing of the rookie year" doesn't hit his wallet now or, most likely, later. If he turns out to be the talent that everyone thinks he'll get the same contract in 3 years that he would have gotten had he been in training camp from day one.

 

Talent wins out every time.

That's how it is, but it's a stupid system. Crabtree shouldn't get punished because Al Davis is an idiot. The 49ers had to know the kind of money Crabs would want. If they didn't want to pay it they shouldn't have drafted him.

 

He didn't get punished because Al Davis is an idiot the 49ers did. :idunno:

The "missing of the rookie year" doesn't hit his wallet now or, most likely, later. If he turns out to be the talent that everyone thinks he'll get the same contract in 3 years that he would have gotten had he been in training camp from day one.

 

Talent wins out every time.

 

I don't disagree that talent wins out, but WR is widely considered one of the toughest positions in which to be effective immediately. Most top-notch WRs didn't become impact players until their third full seasons in the league.

 

If I read the details correctly, the first three years are all that are guaranteed, which means once SF meets the $17m mark, if Crabtree isn't getting it done, he may be out of a job, or at best signing on somewhere else as an FA on a discount. Crabtree hasn't left himself a lot of wriggle-room, so he better have been studying lots of film and working hard with his personal trainers all these months.

How difficult will it be for Crabtree to reach his incentives this year?

 

I'd imagine the incentives are not adjusted for a 12 game season.

If he's strictly looking at it from the pocketbook standpoint, I suppose. But I equate that to the win I feel when I have a .50-off coupon on a $10 item. I just don't see how it was worth it to go through all that for an extra mil, especially considering it essentially will cost him his entire rookie season, and (what should be, if the 49ers have a spine) most of that mil back in fines for holding out.

 

He won't and shouldn't be fined. You can't hold out if you don't have a contract. Crabtree did nothing wrong.

He didn't get punished because Al Davis is an idiot the 49ers did. :idunno:

 

Like I said, I'm sure the 49ers had to have some idea the kind of money Crabs was wanting. Maybe they didn't work him out or have contanct with him before the draft though. 49ers ended up giving in, so maybe they should have decided to do that earlier, because Crabtree obviously wasn't going to give in without some give from the 49ers. Crabtree might end up being a horrible NFL player, but the 49ers were a little lucky that he fell to them so they should have acted like it. JMO though, as I'm always going to side with the players in money matters.

Like I said, I'm sure the 49ers had to have some idea the kind of money Crabs was wanting. Maybe they didn't work him out or have contanct with him before the draft though. 49ers ended up giving in, so maybe they should have decided to do that earlier, because Crabtree obviously wasn't going to give in without some give from the 49ers. Crabtree might end up being a horrible NFL player, but the 49ers were a little lucky that he fell to them so they should have acted like it. JMO though, as I'm always going to side with the players in money matters.

 

 

 

Because players who get millions of dollars for playing a game need all the support they can get huh?

 

 

And also:

 

1. The 49ers weren't "lucky" he fell to them because quite frankly no one else wanted him because of his attitude and they felt like he'd be a bad person to have in the lockeroom.

 

2. Obviously the 49ers worked him out, they may be a rebuilding franchise that has struggled but that's step 1 in any kind of scouting of players in the draft.

 

3. If you are drafted 10th, you get paid 10th pick money because you were simply not good enough to go higher. If he was good enough he would have been drafted higher but wasn't. Simple as that.

 

 

Because players who get millions of dollars for playing a game need all the support they can get huh?

 

 

And also:

 

1. The 49ers weren't "lucky" he fell to them because quite frankly no one else wanted him because of his attitude and they felt like he'd be a bad person to have in the lockeroom.

 

2. Obviously the 49ers worked him out, they may be a rebuilding franchise that has struggled but that's step 1 in any kind of scouting of players in the draft.

 

3. If you are drafted 10th, you get paid 10th pick money because you were simply not good enough to go higher. If he was good enough he would have been drafted higher but wasn't. Simple as that.

I don't believe that is true at all. He feel because of an injury and Al Davis is an idiot.

I don't believe that is true at all. He feel because of an injury and Al Davis is an idiot.

 

:thumb:

 

If he stays healthy, looking back I think Crabtree will be viewed as a steal at #10.

 

WR tends to be a position that take a little time to adjust to in the NFL, so I'm not expecting a whole lot from him this year. At best, I'd say he can start consistently contributing late in the season. I worry about injuries more than anything. They guy has missed so much time, they really need to be cautious with him and make sure he doesn't try to do too much and overdo it early on. They also need to make sure they don't ask him to do too much until he's ready.

 

It seems like guys who hold out and start late often end up injured.

 

But, they guy is a playmaker. If he can stay healthy, the 'Niners have themselves a #1 receiver for years to come, IMO.

But, they guy is a playmaker. If he can stay healthy, the 'Niners have themselves a #1 receiver for years to come, IMO.

 

Until SF comes up with a permanent fix at the QB position, I can't see any WR there having anything more than moderate success.

They do need to find a long-term answer at QB, but short-term, Shaun Hill doesn't do a bad job. It could be worse. But going forward, I can't imagine they envision themselves entering the 2011 season with Shaun Hill still under center.