Little Crabbytree

San Francisco 49ers receiver Michael Crabtree probably didn't make too many friends or fans with his rookie holdout last year. Claiming that he should be paid top-5 money despite being picked tenth. That strikes the Flea Flicker as a pretty foolish stance. He's continuing to show more reasons why a receiver that can't catch, Darius Heyward-Bey, was drafted ahead of him. The idiotic lockout has fouled up every team's offseason. The 49ers situation is more wacky than most. Like many teams, the 49ers have had some player-led workouts. Unlike most teams, the 49ers are brought together by a free agent. QB Alex Smith has no contract. He has no team. There seems to be little doubt now that Alex Smith will be re-signed, potentially paving the way for 2nd round pick Colin Kaepernick. Little Crabtree has skipped nearly all of these workouts. The fact that he is in the same general geographic area as these workouts seems a bit selfish. He claims to be working out on his own, running routes. His words, "I do just what they have been doing here. At a park. Nice field. It's in the mountains too." Very nice. Cool place. Everyone needs a little me time. Crabtree said that he prefers working out on his own so he can try things without embarrassing himself. I've paid pretty close attention to football for close to 40 years. I've seen and heard a lot of stupid things involved with the game. This last little Crabtree nugget is quite possibly the most stupid, certainly the most insecure. "When we have team functions. I'm there. I'm a team player." Classy. These workouts are a team function, Michael, and you're not a team player. When little Michael did finally make it down from his mountain to work out with his team, his new shoes hurt his little feet. This new aggravation kept him out some more.

Crabtree has the receiver skills to be one of the best. He will never see that potential with this attitude. He intentionally alienated his teammates last year, continuing to do so this year. A QB needs to be able to trust his receivers. It's troubling to see so many receivers fail to grasp that.