I think a gleam of hope shined upon the world. Maybe an angel got their wings. But when the audio clip emerged of President Barack Obama calling Kanye West a jackass after his latest stunt at this year's Video Music Awards, everyone was simply ecstatic that someone in the spotlight said what everyone else wanted to.
Today in an article on ESPN, reporter Scoop Jackson began his article/column by comparing Kanye West's jackass-ness to that of Michael Crabtree, the only unsigned rookie from this past year's NFL draft.
Crabtree was taken 10th overall by the San Francisco 49ers which made him the second wide receiver chosen behind Maryland's Darrius Heyward-Bey (HEY BEY BEY!) who was taken 7th by the Oakland Raiders.
People in Crabtree's "camp" expected the receiver to go 5th despite the fact that he missed many workouts for teams with an ankle injury and requested money deserving of a fifth-overall pick and supposed "savior" to the teams thin receiving corps.
256 players were drafted by NFL teams this year and yet only one remains. The 49ers have offered around $20 million to Crabtree (which is a heck of a lot more than he makes sitting at home watching the games). Crabtree has threatened to sit out this season and re-enter into next season's draft in order to hopefully go higher and earn more money.
SURVEY SAYS??? XXXXXXXXXXXXX!
Crabtree is trying to hold the Niners hostage in this situation but in my opinion all he's doing is hurting his own stock.
Who is going to want to spend a first-round draft pick on this guy if there's no guarantee that he will actually sign with the team? Plus he's going to be a year out of the game! A year's worth of rust to shake off along with the eventual learning curve that all rookie's go through and this guy won't score more touchdowns than I will.
There's no doubt that Crabtree is a talented player. What he did to Texas on national television last year was simply amazing. But why cause such a stink about being the second pick taken (and five picks late according to his agents)?
Playing in the NFL is a privilege and he's lost sight of that. The Niners for their sake have never looked back at Crabtree and have started off their season 2-0. A surprising start for the team and their success only further weakens Crabtree's arguments and causes.
It's time for him to suck it up and realize that he screwed himself, and try to become part of a team that may be this year's Arizona Cardinals. San Fran may have a chance to win the NFC West (almost any team in the division has a chance). Why not make a big apology and come crawling back to a now successful team.
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