49ers WR Michael Crabtree: Backlash Already?

as will a better situation at QB, even if that comes mainly from the same improvements in system and coaching. I do think he’s not a typical #1 WR but he could become a guy who’s hard to cover on certain routes due to technique and strength vs. physical DB’s.

he’s going to have a decent year with an accurate QB. i am in no way ready to give up of him. he may not be as good as some thought but he’s still going to be good.

IMO, Crabtree can be a #1. He’s not fast but he’s quick. He gets good separation and uses his body to shield defenders from the ball, all qualities you look for in a go-to guy. I think with the inept offense the 49ers had to struggle through all year, as well as Sing’s insistence on running the ball, really hurt Crabs. Add on the fact that teams were probably keeping a closer eye on him this year than last and you’ve got a surefire recipe for failure.

As for his attitude, I don’t think it’s an issue at this point. It’s not like he’s Desean Jackson.

that I have his jersey… so I’m full on the Crabtree bandwagon.

We haven’t had a QB to throw it to him. When he gets more touches regularly, or at least throws to his hands, then we will be able to see. Also, coaching has a whole lot to do with it.

it’s hard to have a wr get a lot of receptions if no one can get him the ball

Let’s just say If I had a choice of another name on the back of the shirt I’d change it. I bought the shirt In Vegas in preparation for his (and the 49ers) break out year. I’m willing to wear it another year. I like his name. I do get the sense he wants to be a Cowboy.

Is his attitude. His “swagger” as some might call it just ends up pissing me off. The guy celebrates or makes some sort of stupid gesture after every catch. It aggravates the hell out of me. He needs to act like he’s been there before. I know he’s still young, but his cockiness after every minuscule on the field accomplishment just bugs me. Our team was garbage, they played like garbage, what was there to celebrate about. His immaturity is what bugs me the most

a full off-season with a full training camp, and a real quarterback, with a real offense, and then we can judge him

a lot of 49er players were upset about the offense and lack of a scheme, Crabtree was not alone in that. The fact that he didn’t publicy critisize it shows some maturity.

In regards to his play. Doesn’t a lot of that have to do with QB play. It isn’t like either Smith was looking and throwing Crabs way without success. I saw long spans of time that Alex, especially, didn’t look Crabs way. It could be that he wasn’t getting separation, but i think most of it had to do with Smith’s inability to get past his first and second reads.

I see why people are sick of him. Look, if Frank Gore was inactive during training camp I would completely understand. He is29, and has proven himself from his first year with the niners to the last. A VETERAN deserves that kind of treatment because they have earned it.
What in the world has Crabtree proven? He came to the team late in his rookie season over money? He dropped passes that we all know any legit wide receiver would have made. Why should we be lenient on him? Was Vernon Davis taking days off during training camp? I think he’s earned it way more than Crabtree has. Oh, and by the way, I’m happy that he was called out for acting like a prima donna when the rest of the team is working their butt’s off. I’m not giving up on the kid, but its ok to call him out on his bs.

And why not add Julio Jones to roster as well. He makes QB better. I would go sooooo crazy if we traded down to get him before the Rams. Two playmakers and coach up a rookie for the future equal a great offensive show. I know this is only a dream.

like adusuron stated above, 3rd year is the year receivers come into their own….no way you draft a guy that high, pay him that much money and trade him away because you don’t like his passion….yeah he does some things at times and has caused me to yell at my television one too many times but he is a special talent and he’s property of the 49ers, MY 49ers and he will show this upcoming season EXACTLY WHY he was thought of so HIGHLY by SO MANY..

although he does disappear at times, probably due to double coverage, but bigger then that, he does not seem to be a good route runner. You could see Smith agonizing at times using his hands in the air showing that Crabs went the wrong way on routes!!! Then the switch from Alex to Troy and you see Troy doing the same thing usually directed at Crabs!!! Now the rest of the WR crew was not any better, but Morgan seem to catch almost everything except when he was “hearing” footsteps but this was mostly due to Troy hanging him out to dry on his jumpball passes.
All things being equal, last year was a wash… both Crabs and Alex deserve another year and a chance to work with a good coaching staff in a real NFL offense, and Harbaughs WCO could be the magic needed for both including VD too, to really blossom into the talents we expected when & where they were drafted.

At no point in his career has he been put in a situation that plays to his strengths. He is a RAC guy. You get him the ball inside 10 yards and let him make plays with the ball in his hands. His game is built for the WCO offense, short timing routes and slants.

Furthermore his trade value has never been lower. Is anyone out there advocating trading Crabs AND signing Namdi? If so, take a step back and ask yourself why you are attempting to sell low on one asset while purchasing another at the peak of it’s value. PROTIP: Not good for business.

Throw the ball his way a couple times every drive. He is hard to cover and his hands are made of glue if the ball is out in front, where it should be.

I hope Fooch is now convinced of that!

Crabs can be a #1 receiver. I believe he will be one with the Niners.

I have no problem with his attitude. Like most of the Niners offense, he did not buy into the misguided Singletarian offensive philosophy. Receivers tend to be a little more temperamental by nature (don’t folks recall Rice pouting and walking back and forth angrily on the sidelines when he didn’t get the ball as often as he though he should have?).

Crabs avoided getting into arguments with Sing, but I think that much of his body language that is being interpreted by naysayers as diva-like was merely his way of expressing disapproval of the offensive schemes.

Hel’ll be fine next year with a thousand yards and 10+ TDs.

49er Future HOFamer!!!

Crabtree can be great or he can be a mini TO. If Greens there at 7, Crabtree will hit the block immediately…….

whether its xbox 360 like me or playstation 3 or even PC or Wii its a loooonng off-season and games brings people together n help burn of some days at least with me it does.Again im not trying to change what they do on NN i love the site im just trying to bring something new in the off-season???

But after he made that catch against Chicago in his rookie season, over the middle, where he beat his man on a nice route and Alex threw a horrible duck to him that he somehow adjusted to in full stride, caught low near his knees in this horribly awkward and off-balance way, and still managed to keep going full speed to the end zone with a DB on his tail, I thought, okay, this guy has it. Will we see it on a consistent basis? Dunno. But he has it in him.

Let’s find our playmakers a quarterback. Remember, a qb makes everyone better. Look at Larry Fitzgerald, a pro bowler who had no qb.

Once he’s put into the right offense with some good players and coaches around him he will thrive. I can picture him running slants and getting yac for days. Give him time

next year you watch, Harbaugh will use the WCO to get maximum production out of crabs and he will be a pro bowler one day mark my words

He’s not that fast, he’s not that big, he is a technician but not that good of a technician. A real technician would have developed chemistry with his QB when he had the chance. Instead Crabtree went into the season content with not having a rapport with Alex Smith and it never did develop, that’s Crabtree’s fault. Jerry would have been draped all over Alex during the offseason like white on rice … umm rice on white.

I’d trade him for a 1st round pick. Use the pick to get a WR that is bigger, faster and doesn’t have such a question mark over his dedication. You know, everything I said two years ago. Oher should have been pick. Would of freed the 49ers to select Dez Bryant last season who they really liked.

Look how many times crabs was targeted an that tells u the season an u talkin bout his production vds production was dwn this season where was he.