TMQ drives me crazy at times.
Oct. 6 column, he says Crabtree should take the $16 million from SF:
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Crabtree wants to be able to claim, "I got $40 million." There is no scenario in which he would actually receive that amount, regardless of what the contract says on paper. San Francisco's reported offer of $16 million guaranteed is right in line with where Crabtree was drafted -- and, ahem, $16 million is not chopped liver. Crabtree should take the deal before San Francisco has the sense to withdraw it, and before he becomes the Maurice Clarett of wide receivers.
Oct. 13:
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In NFL news, is there a Crabtree Curse? San Francisco broke out of the gate 3-1, in part because management's no-compromise attitude toward holdout diva Michael Crabtree sent the message that nobody is bigger than the team. Then last week, suddenly Crabtree is granted $16 million guaranteed even though he skipped training camp, doesn't know the playbook, and spent the first month of the season relaxing on the couch. Suddenly the message sent is that you can jerk the 49ers around and get away with it. Immediately San Francisco lost to Atlanta 45-10 at home.
$16 million is a fair offer one week, and the next week he considers it to be giving in to Crabtree for holding out. WTF?
Oct. 6 column, he says Crabtree should take the $16 million from SF:
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Crabtree wants to be able to claim, "I got $40 million." There is no scenario in which he would actually receive that amount, regardless of what the contract says on paper. San Francisco's reported offer of $16 million guaranteed is right in line with where Crabtree was drafted -- and, ahem, $16 million is not chopped liver. Crabtree should take the deal before San Francisco has the sense to withdraw it, and before he becomes the Maurice Clarett of wide receivers.
Oct. 13:
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In NFL news, is there a Crabtree Curse? San Francisco broke out of the gate 3-1, in part because management's no-compromise attitude toward holdout diva Michael Crabtree sent the message that nobody is bigger than the team. Then last week, suddenly Crabtree is granted $16 million guaranteed even though he skipped training camp, doesn't know the playbook, and spent the first month of the season relaxing on the couch. Suddenly the message sent is that you can jerk the 49ers around and get away with it. Immediately San Francisco lost to Atlanta 45-10 at home.
$16 million is a fair offer one week, and the next week he considers it to be giving in to Crabtree for holding out. WTF?