ZIBBY28 Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 very interesting atricle.. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/08/06/source-parker-tells-niners-that-crabtree-will-re-enter-draft/ could anyone see it actually happening, though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spjunkies Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 It'll never happen. Eventually the team will fold and give him the contract that he is demanding. It happens every year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BALLz Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 There were rumors that Darrell Revis was considering this route a couple years ago. I doubt it would go that far but the dude deserves #10 overall money and not a penny more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter_R Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 I'd never turn out like this, but I'd laugh my ass off if a rookie payscale was implemented by his return to the draft and he gets way less than the 49ers offered. I'd probably mail him a handwritten letter laughing at him, if I could. Too bad it'll never happen that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba9497 Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 it's PFT 'nuff said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZIBBY28 Posted August 6, 2009 Author Share Posted August 6, 2009 it's PFT'nuff said very true. at least its a reasonable source they quoted, for once Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Skins_&_'Stons Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 If this is true, then I say let the baby sit out a year. What an entitled POS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stickyshooZ Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 I hope he comes into the season super late so he can get killed on the field. Because that's essentially what's going to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackest Eyes Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 What a selfish son of a *****. I'll add him to my list of players I hope to see do horrible in the NFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Skins_&_'Stons Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Maybe Goodell will assign Tony Dungy as Crabtree's mentor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuchip703 Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Funnier thing would be for no one to draft him if he did that (although I know that wouldn't happen) It would serve him and his agent right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Blue Joe Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Crabtree would have to be a moron to do this. Who would waste a top ten pick on a guy who would rather re-enter the draft than negotiate a reasonable contract? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrifNick21 Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 He's for sure on my **** list now. I don't even think he's that good. **** Crabtree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmitty_199 Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 I really doubt it actually happens, the 49ers will likley somewhat crack. But it is nice to see a team stand up to a rookie like this, they have way to much bargaining power these days. Every year rookies land some of the biggest contracts in the NFL, and many of them never even get close to the level of that contract. IF Crabtree doesnt sign, first of all he's a selfish, greedy punk. 2nd of all, I really dont think he gets more money the following year. Being out of football a year could potentially lower his draft stock, and I believe his behavior with the contract situation with the 49ers could scare off some teams. There's going to be some teams that figure he wont sign with them to a fair deal either, and just pass on him rather then deal with the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 And this is his AGENT saying all this. Have we actually heard the words from Crabtree himself? He's just doing what his agent tells him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redskins:Victory_or_Death Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 And this is his AGENT saying all this. Have we actually heard the words from Crabtree himself? He's just doing what his agent tells him.For the most part, when aren't rookies listening to what their agents tell them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stickyshooZ Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 And this is his AGENT saying all this. Have we actually heard the words from Crabtree himself? He's just doing what his agent tells him. You can also tell your agent to get the deal done so that you can practice, or you'll fire his ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldskool Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 The kid is an idiot. He's asking for top 5 money comparable to last year's picks because "that's where I should have been taken". I knew having Deion Sanders as his mentor was going to be his debacaling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darklight1216 Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 It'll never happen. Eventually the team will fold and give him the contract that he is demanding.It happens every year. I'm not saying that I think he'll actually re-enter the draft, but you have to admit that this year's first rounders have been acting pretty atypically. The number of guys that held out for the amount of time has got to be some kind of record... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRAVEONAWARPATH Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Fwiw,I heard that Crabtree was horrible during his interviews for various teams. Supposedly, he came off as very arrogant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darklight1216 Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Fwiw,I heard that Crabtree was horrible during his interviews for various teams.Supposedly, he came off as very arrogant. Big surprise. Maybe he should have dropped along with Maualuga. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPortJGibbs89 Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 This guy is a ****ing idiot. You werent a top 3 pick get the **** over it! Your were drafted 10th and thats the type of money you deserve you whiny *****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iced Coffee Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 rooks have way too much control over this crap. just make the rookie scale like the nba already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stickyshooZ Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 This reminds me of a Matt Bowen article I read recently... The game is more than gettin' paidRookies should pay attention or pay the price. Matt Bowen Bookmark and Share Print This Send This July 01, 2009, 03:41 PM EST 7 Comments The NFL Rookie Symposium is going on right now in Florida, and beyond the images of rookies “iced” out in diamonds and necklaces — thanks to a little help with some money from their agents — and placing condoms on bananas, there’s something to be taken away from this week if you’re a rook — if you care to pay attention. The issue with the symposium, or any function that rookies are dragged to, is an appreciation for the game itself — and its history. When I attended in 2000, we were treated to a nice lecture — complete with raised voice — from Hall of Fame running back Marcus Allen on the history of the NFL, because, well, most of the rookies in the room didn’t know the names of the NFL greats he was talking about. Marcus AllenAPHall of Fame running back Marcus Allen You see, the league in this decade — and most likely since the beginning of free agency — isn’t about the history or the guys who played before us. It’s about “gettin’ paid.” And really, not much more. But that’s just the reality that comes out of the symposium. Sure, there are plenty of lectures, plenty of speakers who tell these young guys all about how to handle their finances, how to balance a checkbook and how to avoid — at all costs — forming an entourage that follows you around and siphons money from your pocket, not weekly, but daily. And it’s those exact opinions — ones that our Andrew Brandt discussed earlier today — that should be listened to. But, unfortunately, they are not. But as a former player, I believe the most glaring aspect of this week is rookies’ general disregard — or maybe even disrespect — for the panel of veterans and/or former players who implore them to listen, learn and handle themselves like professionals. In 2000, one rookie in the room actually challenged Allen about sticking with his boys back in his old neighborhood. They went back and forth on why a pro athlete should distance himself from his old issues back home — and this was coming from a guy, in Marcus Allen, who not only had longevity in his career, but a very productive one as well. Where is the respect? Well, that same guy, the one who didn’t want to listen to Marcus, played about a year or so and ended up doing some jail time. Thanks for coming out, buddy, but you probably should have listened to the Hall of Famer. Matthew StaffordAPQuarterback Matthew Stafford was the first overall choice in this past April's draft. The problem is that some rookies are glued to the idea that they’ve made it, based on the fact that they’re at the symposium and walking around with guys like Matthew Stafford and Mark Sanchez. But in reality, they haven’t even put on a pair of pads or made an actual team. And this is where listening to these panels of players, hearing their thoughts and paying attention — if only for a few hours every day at the symposium — can actually help a rookie make the transition to the NFL. Warren Sapp has recently commented on it, and many of the veterans I played with did so every day in the locker room. Because you never actually “make it” in the NFL. We’re all kicked out at some point — no matter how much money you’ve made, how many Pro Bowls you’ve played in or how many interceptions you grab. Those are the facts, and if I could talk to those rookies, I would give them a simple message: Listen up when these guys talk because they’ve done something that none of you has experienced. No matter how sweet you think you are — rook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
authentic Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 it's PFT'nuff said well ESPN is now reporting the samething. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4381335 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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