Golden Nuggets: Feels Good to Have Eddie D in the News..

Here:

http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Getting-inside-the-Crabtree-negotiations.html

by Andrew Brandt.

It explains the strategy of Parker, what Parker is trying to get, and pretty much dismisses the irrational. It has nothing to do with Crabtree not wanting to play with the Niners or any tampering. It’s all about the money, and how much guaranteed money Parker can get for Crabtree.

As far as Crabtree being a diva or greedy, he’s actually doing the right thing by remaining silent and not saying anything stupid. Saying stupid things are what Deion and his cousin’s jobs are. And that’s what Lou Holtz’s job is too, but he works for ESPN. By the way, Dr. Lou lost his license to practice a long time ago.

When he signs and comes in (two more weeks?) he’ll be glad things are settled, put his head down, and work hard and do his job and hopefully be a really good receiver. Jed’s offer of a meeting is a nice gesture but it’s just another public posture.

Expect the final contract to be a little higher with the guaranteed money, with the extras at a level to make the difference in Parker’s demands while giving Crabtree bragging rights for the size of the overall contract even though some of those extras will never be met.

The frustrating thing with the negotiations for a fan is that we are all emotional and the players in the negotiations are all business. The leaks from both sides are tugging at our emotions but have little to do with the actual negotiations. The deal will get done, Crabtree will be a Niner for the next five years, and hopefully do great things. And in two or three years perhaps Nate Davis will be hitting Crabs for plenty of TDs.

For anyone who feels bad about being punk’d with that ESPN bit, don’t feel so bad. We’ve all been punk’d all summer over these negotiations. By both sides.

It helps to have someone who’s been there flesh this out. That said, it’s going to take Crabtree putting pen on paper for me to think he’s not that stupid.

Having Eddie D back just brings back to the forefront how horrible the Yorks have been..Crabtree would be signed and playing with Eddie D around..

Jeb is just a better dresser and talker than his old man, but just as stupid when it comes to football..When are you dofuses going to actually hire a football man to run the team, instead of a 28 year old who is in so far over his head, that other teams just laugh at us..

The proud 49ers are a laughingstock under the Yorks idiocy..They are just terrible..

I’m sure you know to either take public transit or give yourself plenty of time to drive in, and even more to drive out (the worse part).

And yes, let’s get Eddie D into the HOF.

but to complain about Jed is not only premature but a little stupid. First off, is there any evidence Jed is micromanaging the team? If there is, I don’t know of it. There’s actually more evidence to the contrary, since he has stayed well out of the Crabtree negotiations.

Is it because Jed is President? Well, there’s exactly three team presidents in the NFL with a football background: Bill Polian, Rich McKay and Tim Ruskell. Mark Murphy of the Packers played in the NFL but his background is as an athletic director.

I think we’d be better off with Eddie still as owner, but it’s because of the disasterous ten years under John and Denise York, two people with little interest in football and quite possibly a vendetta against Eddie, rather than anything Jed has done.