Golden Nuggets: Start the Season Already

Sanders needs to be investigated. The Niners shouldn’t even have to push this. This signing could possibly be the difference between a successful franchise or more malaise. Anything that looks like conflict of interest in this fishy hold out is a problem for the league in maintaining its objectivity credibility. The NFL needs to hold Sanders accountable as an employee (which apparently he is), especially if they expect teams to maintain slot discipline.

that the Sanders comments were anything other then the last ditch effert of the Crabtree camp.
But the point made about tampering and the leagues melaise about it, is disconcerting. But, maybe its just inquiry when any other team contacts a player and asks questions of worth, through league employee. Because we all know the only team that can tamper is the 49ers, it’s true I saw it in the leagues bylaws.

I like Jed and I think he has the best interest of the team, but would this have happened the same way under Eddie?

Here’s what the Niners need to do: Continue to negotiate and sign Crabtree to a fair contract (about what they are offering). Right now there’s no point in adding to the problems of bringing in Crabtree by bringing charges against his agent.

If he refuses, then complain to the league. Say, around November. By then it will be clear that Crabtree is holding out for some promise of more pay next year (as the system clearly won’t pay him more by any normal means).

If and when Crabtree signs the Niners should then ask for an investigation. If there are two teams interested in Crabtree and making offers that could be two more picks going to the Niners. Maybe first-rounders since Crabtree is a first-rounder himself.

If it’s just Sanders lying on camera for the NFL Network, the league should fire him. If it’s Sanders lying on camera on the NFL Network for his ol’ buddy, then he should be fired. Mayber Parker can give Deion some finders fees or something. And there’s always bail bonds work to be done down in Dallas.

I’m not sure if the NFL investigates tampering charges unless a team makes a complaint. There are too many ways that players, agents and owners have contact with each other to investigate every possibility of tampering. The news will be if the Niners, say, in November, still haven’t signed Crabtree and ask the league to investigate and the league refuses.

To me, it looks like Sanders was pimping for Crabs and Parker. I doubt that any team would risk a top draft choice by going the tampering route. Suppose it was the hated Dallas who tampered. So now it’s March 2010, are they going to then go to SF and ask for his rights? And if they wait for the draft are they going to go for Crabtree in the first round when there are a lot of better receiver choices around? Or suppose someone else drafts him? Then what? They are going to risk sanctions for Crabtree?

And if there are two teams that interested in Crabtree the odds of some secret tampering have just gotten worse.

It makes no sense. Sanders is just being the fool for Parker/Crabtree. For that alone he should be fired.

By the way, Eric Davis was being a mouthpiece for the CrabCamp a couple of weeks ago during a Niner preseason game. It sounded like he was reading from a script. Someone should ask Davis who he’s working for.

But after we were charged with tampering for less I don’t think so. Deion is likely just helping a close friend (Parker) and new up and coming Texas acquaintance (Crabtree) but in that role he was working as a journalist not for the agent. He needs to get h is roles straight. If he was BS’ing, that’s horrible journalism. If he’s speaking the truth, he’s jeapardizing both his friends, if the league had any sack to pursue the charges. More than anything, Deion made sure everyone was talking about him afterward.