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Michael Crabtree Ain’t Looking For Trouble

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Posted by Crabtree Zone | Posted in General Crabtree, San Francisco 49ers | Posted on 12-06-2009

So what happens if the San Francisco 49ers make it to the Super Bowl in the next few years, with Michael Crabtree leading the team? With the whole team just bust out in song and dance?

Coach Mike Singletary is known for his Super Bowl Shuffle…

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And Michael Crabtree is known for Crank That Crabtree…

Can you imagine if these two collaborated on the ultimate music video?

Will Crabtree Learn From Bruce ?

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Posted by Crabtree Zone | Posted in General Crabtree, San Francisco 49ers | Posted on 03-06-2009

Michael Crabtree might not see much action on the field during OTA’s, but that doesn’t mean he can’t develop into an NFL wide receiver from the sidelines. Crabtree has one of the best wide receivers in NFL history on his team… Isaac Bruce. Bruce has 14 years of experience, 4 Pro Bowls and nearly 15,000 receiving yards under his belt.

Once thing you notice when you look at Isaac Bruce’s stats is his level of consistency. The dude is like the Cal Ripken Jr. of football. In his 14 year career, he’s played in 12+ games in twelve of the seasons. The only time Bruce missed significant time was 1998.

As Crabtree rehabs his foot this offseason, his durability will be under a lot of scrutiny. Will Crabtree be one of those players that missed 4 games every year with nagging injuries? Or can he learn from Bruce and condition himself and play through pain?

Will Michael Crabtree Start Week 1?

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Posted by Crabtree Zone | Posted in Crabtree Zone, General Crabtree | Posted on 27-05-2009

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?

Michael Crabtree Signs With Subway

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Posted by Crabtree Zone | Posted in Crabtree Press, San Francisco 49ers | Posted on 16-05-2009

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:

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Crabtree Zone Makeover

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Posted by Crabtree Zone | Posted in Crabtree Zone, San Francisco 49ers | Posted on 09-05-2009

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.

Michael Crabtree is a 49er

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Posted by Crabtree Zone | Posted in NFL | Posted on 25-04-2009

With the 10th pick in the 2009 NFL Draft the San Francisco 49ers selected wide receiver Michael Crabtree. Crabtree was starting to get that “oh my god I’m dropping” look on his face, but it didn’t last long. Crabtree was the second WR selected in the draft, only behind Derius Heyward Bay to the Oakland Raiders.

The 49ers don’t have a great quarterback situation, but they are a team on the rise and despoerately needed a go to wide receiver. They haven’t had a player of Crabtree’s calibur since Terrell Owens.

NFL Draft Preview

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Posted by Crabtree Zone | Posted in NFL | Posted on 24-04-2009

The 2009 NFL Draft is just a day away. Michael Crabtree will soon become a member of a new team and a new league. It’s an exciting time for all Crabtree fans who have watching him excel at Texas Tech over the years. It will be a little sad when I have to update the theme of this website to a new team.

There’s no doubt in my mind Crabtree will land in the top 10 of the draft. He could go as high as No. 5 to Cleveland or as low as No. 10 to San Francisco. Neither of those teams have a wide receiver they can count own. Sure Cleveland has BRaylon Edwards, but they’ve been rumored to be shopping him… so I don’t think his future is with the Browns. Oakland and Jacksonville are also contendors for Michael Crabtree.

Where do you think he will go? I can’t wait for tomorrow!

Crabtree’s Cast Comes Off

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Posted by Crabtree Zone | Posted in NFL | Posted on 15-04-2009

Fianlly he’s getting healthy! Michael Crabtree, considered the top WR prospect in the upcoming NFL Draft, just had his cast removed the other day. Here’s a take from NFL.com

Texas Tech WR Michael Crabtree, who recently had foot surgery to repair a slight stress fracture on his left foot, had his cast removed Tuesday.

The cast was taken off by Dr. Carey in Dallas, nearly three weeks after Dr. Robert Anderson performed the surgery at the Carolina Medical Center in Charlotte, N.C. on March 4.

The operation was a success and the original report said Crabtree would be sidelined for 10 weeks. Crabtree will remain in a walking boot for another week and is expected to be back on his feet at that point.

One of the most productive wideouts in college football with the Red Raiders, Crabtree is expected by most observers to go in the top half of the draft.

His timetable for recovery should give him plenty of time to be ready for training camp in July.

Crabtree is now visiting 4 teams this week. I can’t confirm the teams just yet, but I believe three of them to be the San Francisco 49ers, the New York Giants and the Cleveland Browns.

Michael Crabtree to the Jags?

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Posted by Crabtree Zone | Posted in NFL | Posted on 17-03-2009

The Sporting News just published an article suggesting the Jaguars will draft Michael Crabtree if he’s available at the No. 8 spot.

Another receiver? Are you kidding me? Yea, I think it’s a little nuts but I began thinking about it and it does make sense on a couple of levels. If Crabtree fell to the Jaguars at the eighth pick, barring the Jags don’t trade down, he would represent excellent value. Selecting the Texas Tech product would be a smart decision that exemplifies a pick where both need and value met. While the team has a multitude of other needs Crabtree may be too good to pass up.

With the recent cuts of Jerry Porter and Matt Jones, plus the loss of Reggie Williams to free agency… that leaves the Jaguars with Dennis Northcutt (legal troubles) and Mike Walker as their top two receivers. Damn!

The Jags need another WR like Kerry Collins needs another beer. They have a terrible history of drafting WRs and their offense doesn’t exactly scheme around throwing the ball, but Crabtree could be a nice fit for Jacksonville. As the go to option from the first game, Crabtree will have every opportunity to succeed.

What do you think?

Crabtree’s Stock is Dropping

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Posted by Crabtree Zone | Posted in General Crabtree | Posted on 05-03-2009

Since the combine, nothing has gone right for Michael Crabtree. He’s failed to run for the scouts, he underwent surgery, and now two teams in the Top 10 that were looking at WR ended up signing free agents.

Almost every expert had Michael Crabtree going to the Seahawks No. 4 overall, but they just signed TJ Houshmanzadeh. The Cincinatti Bengals at No. 6 then seemed like a likely landing place for Crabtree until they just signed Laverneous Coles. This leaves the Raiders at No. 7 and the Jaguars at No. 8 at possibly landing spots. But even those teams have far more pressing needs then WR.

It’s not just free agency though. Many people are starting to doubt Crabtree’s durability. They also found out that he’s really 6′1″, not 6′3″ as was listed in his media guide. I love the guy, but things just aren’t looking good for him. Maybe it’s just a smokescreen for some team to move up and grab him.

Anyway, at least his surgery went well.

From Rotoworld:

Texas Tech WR Michael Crabtree underwent “successful” surgery to repair a stress fracture in his foot Wednesday. We’ve never heard of unsuccessful surgery, but this sounds good. Crabtree faces 8-10 weeks of recovery and should be healthy by mid-May. It’s worth noting that NFL Network’s Charley Casserly reported most teams drafting in the top ten encouraged Crabtree to have surgery ASAP. That shows they are genuinely happy with Crabtree’s tape and not as worried about his 40 time.