Will Michael Crabtree Start Week 1?

Do you think Michael Crabtree’s foot will be healthy enough to start week 1? 49ers beat writer Matt Barrows isn’t so sure he’s a lock to start.

Crabtree’s foot rehab and inexperience in the offense has him behind Josh Morgan at the “X.” Barrows expects the Niners to move Morgan or Crabtree to “Z” if they’re the top two receivers in training camp, but for now Crabtree is a backup with a lot to prove and a very talented player ahead of him.

Has there ever been a time when a WR taken in the top 10 did not start week 1… other than injury? If Crabtree is 100% ready to go I would expect him to be on the field the entire game. Inexperience for WRs isn’t as big of a problem as it may be for a quarterback. Crabtree can run routes and catch the ball better then anyone on the 49ers, even if he has never played a down in the NFL.

There have been plenty of rookie WRs to start day 1 and make an impact. What’s your take? Should they hold him back some, or let him loose?

New San Francisco 49er rookie wide receiver, Michael Crabtree, just signed a deal with Subway to do some national endoresements. Here’s one of his first promotions. Check it out:

If you’ve been following Michael Crabtree on this website then you’ll notice that we’ve given it a nice makeover. Crabtree is no longer on the Red Raiders, so I swapped the design to reflect his new team, the San Francisco 49ers, team colors. I think it looks pretty good.

For those of you coming here for the first time, you can expect to see daily blog updates during football season, maybe some fantasy news, some pictures and video, etc. Pretty much a standard fan site.

Crabtree is an exciting player and I’m excited to keep this website going into the next phase of his football career.