Mike Singletary is partially at fault here. As a player, he was renowned as one of the "tough guys", and I always respected that. In the beginning of this fiasco, instead of either taking a hard-line stance or alternatively keeping his yap shut, Singletary decided to reminisce about the 2 times he held out as a player. FAIL. Then I get to read how so many 49er fans think that Mike is going to exact some revenge when the diva Crybabytree finally does roll into camp. Sure.
Al Davis' physician is partially at fault here. Had he kept the old guy's dosage properly monitored, DHB would have not been taken by the Raiders in the first place, and once drafted certainly wouldn't have been overpaid, especially in light of the "reach" nature of that selection. Put him on an IV drip, doc.
T.O. is partially at fault here. These young wide receivers all seem to aspire to the same narcissistic model of behavior.
Matt Bowen is partially at fault here. Oh yes, we all remember what Matt has written on the subject of draft picks and them getting "paid". We suspect that Crabtree's cousin got someone to read Matt's articles to Crabtree.
As a Packer fan FLIPPING OUT because my pick isn't in camp, I am on the case regarding the culpable parties...lol.
Boston College is partially at fault here. B.J. Raji was not given the benefit of anything approaching a decent education,as evidenced by the fact that he missed the part about fallacies of logic, so he is hitching his fate to that of Crabtree's, (and apparently Crab's cousin) at least partially. Let me take this opportunity to advise B.J. that when you autographed those press passes at BC, you might have taken the time and trouble to learn that it is "Soar Eagles", not "Sore Eagles". Call me nervous. (j/k btw)
I suspect a long, long wait. It is everyone's fault but mine. I'm working on all of the reasons and will get back to you on that...in the meantime, here are a few more...
Parker: You are the best
Crabtree: Ya, I am the best
Parker: DHB can't carry your jockstrap
Crabtree: Ya, DHB can't carry my jockstrap
Parker: You deserve top three money
Crabtree: Ya, I deserve top three money
Dunn: You are the best
Raji: Ya, I am the best
Dunn: Crabtree can't carry your jockstrap
Raji: Ya, Crabtree can't carry my jockstrap
Dunn: You deserve more money than Crabtree
Raji: Ya, I deserve more money than Crabtree
The guy that wrote an article for the SF Chronicle is partially at fault. (You 49er fans can fill in author's name) Instead of being used by the team in the PR battle, he got used by the Crabtree "camp". He applied pressure via that piece on the 49ers to pay Crabtree DHB money or better. Amazingly, within about 24 hours of that article hitting, we get this holdout threat from diva and co.
Dfosterf
Aug 07, 2009
09:53 AM
Thank you for publishing my rant. I feel better now.
Back to your regularly scheduled, far more coherent commentary.
:)