Golden Nuggets: Have to say it, of course... Don't Taze Me Bro!

by Ninjames on Aug 13, 2009 4:00 AM PDT in Golden Nuggets Comment 8 comments

Gooood morning everyone, James here with your Golden Nuggets for the day. Much apologies, I seem to be very late in beginning this article, and thus I'll be late in posting it. Just got busy and couldn't help the fact. Either way I should have a bunch of links for you as I have in the past few days. Something or other about a taser, which I just cant wait to read. Remember if I've missed anything (likely in my haste today) and you find an article that I didn't dig up, feel free to post it so long as it's not from a garbage source or says something bad about HB Thomas Clayton. Ok, maybe I can't dictate what you post, but I can certainly [site decorum] about it. Enjoy your links

QB Alex Smith is being the nice guy. I kind of want to see this kid fired up and spitting flames though. Oh well. (SacBee.com)

So here's a look at the 49ers' version of the Wildcat, which they're calling the "Taser." (SFGate.com)

Maiocco recaps a practice from yesterday. (PressDemocrat.com)

WR Micheal Spurlock has been a pleasant surprise thus far. I have a good feeling he'll make the roster, though I hope not in place of either Dominique Zeigler or Jason Hill. (PressDemocrat.com)

Si yeah, WR Michael Crabtree still has yet to even consider signing a contract. I'm really starting to dislike his agent. I also still stick with my initial observations on the kid, which I'll not post here. (PressDemocrat.com)

I certainly hope the 49ers aren't too tired to play football come tomorrow. (SFGate.com)

A general article on training camp and the upcoming game against Denver, of note is Raye saying he wants to see Thomas Clayton and Kory Sheets to see what he has to work with. I'm pulling for Clayton. (49ers.com)

Camp Spotlight: Cody Wallace. (49ers.com)

Mike Singletary is sticking to a physical training camp. (Yahoo.com)

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All i have to say

about Crabtree, is wow…
Bears fan here… but doesnt this seriously piss some of you off? other than the niners bears game, i dont wish ill-will upon SF, my wife being from the bay area… and of course big Mike as coach, i’m curious to see what the kid can do, and with this, i dont know if he’ll even make the field. how frustrating!

I would debate you, but that would only lead to me being dragged away in handcuffs...

by BearNecessities on Aug 13, 2009 4:50 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I have held back

on the Crabtree situation. After what Maiocco and Kawakami have written, I’m pretty much at the point where I’m standing with Paraag and McCloughan.

Now I suspect that David Wells’ eruption was a planned tactic by Eugene Parker to put pressure on the team by getting the fans upset. Let a relative publicly threaten and then the agent would present himself as the calmer head in the matter. That stunt had the opposite effect. Most fans are pretty fed up with the Crabtree camp and after the JaMarcus Russell fiasco in Oakland realize that Crabtree’s value for on-field performance this season is steadily dropping. In fact, it’s gotten to the point that when he finally does sign he’ll take the place on the final roster of someone who would be better able to help the team this year. Someone like, say, Spurlock.

Because Crabtree will have little positive effect on the team for at least half a season I think the Niners’ offers to Parker should reflect his lesser value, if not lowering the overall value of the contract then lowering the upfront money, or lowering the guaranteed money, or making bonus money contingent on him actually catching passes this year (which he won’t get because he doesn’t know how to run the offense’s patterns and has no clue to their timing).

Crabtree’s agent has negotiated his client into being worthless for the Niners. He should be paid for such.

by Bob On The Coast on Aug 13, 2009 6:26 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Thanks

that sheds some light, i was kinda thinking the same thing, that making his “big” contract dollars hinge on his performance, which clearly he wouldnt be able to deliver because of missing almost 30 practices. sure give him 50 mil, but only guarantee 10 of it, and make the rest incentive based… or however you write it up like that.

I would debate you, but that would only lead to me being dragged away in handcuffs...

by BearNecessities on Aug 13, 2009 6:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yea that about sums it up for me to.

Not much else to add..

by WC-Ninerhead on Aug 13, 2009 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I thought Jason Hill showed tremendous promise and i was excited to see Morgan and Hill (before crabtree) for the future. Has hill really fallen or is he not getting a chance? i would be pretty disappointed if hes cut

by Mathews on Aug 13, 2009 6:28 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Hill

Hill seems to be farther back in the pack of receivers. The good news for the Niners is that there are so many good receivers in camp. Losing Brandon Jones with an injury should help Hill.

Myself, I wonder if Crabtree will even be worth suiting up the first couple of months of the season.

I’d like to see how others see the breakdown of receivers in camp, who’ll definitely stick, who’ll get cut, who are on the bubble. Before camp opened I figured that Spurlock, for ex, was just a camp body, but he keeps showing versatility. He may actually push Rossum off the roster.

by Bob On The Coast on Aug 13, 2009 6:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs