Receiver Michael Crabtree, who is already sounding at times like a guy who at some point will be publicly thanking his hands or doing sit ups in his driveway or nudging traffic cops with a car bumper or all of the above, made another ill-advised comment on Thursday.

The remark came during a live chat on NFL.com. According to RaiderBeat.com, Crabtree had this to say when asked about whether he wants to play for the Raiders (and, apparently, about whether hes cocky): Im not cocky at all, Crabtree said. People talk, man, but Im a cool guy. As for playing for the Raiders, no comment.

Hmmmmm.

But the odd thing about this one is that the live chat currently contains no such no comment comment. But it does, however, contain a subsequent reference to the exchange.

Q: Why did you say no commit [sic] to playing for the raiders? Does that mean you wouldnt like to be a raider[?]

A: No, Id like to play for whoever picks me.

Yeah, right.

Were starting to get the feeling that, come Saturday, this guy will be sliding like Aaron Rodgers stretching a single into a double on a baseball diamond made of freshly Zambonied ice

4evrnyt says:
April 23rd, 2009 at 9:42 pm
Maybe Im just being the Devils advocate here but what if he said that because he has a pretty good idea that he is infact going to be a Raider.

It could be that he just isnt smart/smooth enough to come up with a way of answering the question without giving anything away.

2 Dimes and a Nickel Back says:
April 23rd, 2009 at 9:44 pm
If this is a big deal, then Eli Mannings facial expression when he was drafted number 1 was armageddon

Smush Rodrigez says:
April 23rd, 2009 at 9:46 pm
At least he is not being a bitch like Eli Manning and saying - I wont play for your team cuase I am a Manning an entitled to do whatever I want. And its not fair because everyone loves Peyton more than me.

CompanyCalls says:
April 23rd, 2009 at 10:16 pm
No comment Doesnt necessarily mean he doesnt want to play for Oakland. When I first read it I had a similar thought but then figured he probably didnt want to say anything in favor of one team or another. Granted, saying Ill be excited to play for any team that drafts me would have been smarter than No comment but I dont think he meant to diss the Raiders.

TheDPR says:
April 23rd, 2009 at 10:21 pm
I dont see any particular diss in the exchange. Perhaps hes already been in discussions with the Raiders and isnt at liberty to comment on them. Perhaps his agent has told him to no comment any specific team questions. Thats no diss.

Im not one to always accuse you of making up stories, Mike, but this one is just ridiculously piling on a guy you dont seem to like.