[Retired Greyhound]

Disagree. The Niners were fortuante to land him at #10. They should pay him as if he were the #7 pick, which he would have been had a sane person (i.e. not Al Davis) been making the selection.

I think the Niners are being cheap.

[Filo]

The Niners were fortuante to land him at #10. They should pay him as if he were the #7 pick, which he would have been had a sane person (i.e. not Al Davis) been making the selection.

I think the Niners are being cheap.

While I agree that Crabtree is better than Bey he was still drafted 10th. That's reality.

To suggest that players and teams should be tied to some arbitrary interpretation of reality opens the door for a bunch of really ridiculous nonsense:

"Well, we drafted you at 15 but that was a stretch. You're really a second round player so here's our offer comparable to the #45 pick. Take it or leave it."

"I know I was drafted at 16 but I'm as good as the number 1 guy (even though he's a QB and I'm a DB) so I want the same contract. . ."

Silly.

Crabtree was drafted at 10. His offer is a dollar less than the number 9 guy and substantially more than the number 11 guy.

That's all that matters. . . or all that should, tampering and bad advice aside.

[Michael.SF.]

The Niners were fortuante to land him at #10. They should pay him as if he were the #7 pick, which he would have been had a sane person (i.e. not Al Davis)

You can still say that after what has transpired?

Seems to me Al Davis's judgment regarding Crabtree is looking better all the time.

[Hegewisch Dupa]

Disagree. The Niners were fortuante to land him at #10. They should pay him as if he were the #7 pick, which he would have been had a sane person (i.e. not Al Davis) been making the selection.

So the Raiders had picks 7, 8 & 9? Jeez, there's parity and then there's parity

[SoldierDad]

The Niners are being prudent to not cave into the machinations of an untried player. Let this player prove his worth, then he can earn the pay he’s asking for. I’m sick of watching college players coming out of that system demanding money they have not earned.

[Brookhaven]

Disagree. The Niners were fortuante to land him at #10. They should pay him as if he were the #7 pick, which he would have been had a sane person (i.e. not Al Davis) been making the selection.

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Dan Marino was drafted what..21st, and in in the hall of fame.

Alex Smtih was drafted #1, and now sits on the bench.

Matt Ryan went #3. Maybe today Miami and St. Louis wish they had drafted him, but at the time they decided they should pass on him.

9 teams passed on Crabtree for a reason. He was a #10 pick.

[Publius Valerius]

They should pay him as if he were the #7 pick, which he would have been had a sane person (i.e. not Al Davis) been making the selection.

But he wasn't the Number 7 pick. He was the number 10 pick, so he'll get number 10 money. If he holds out and re-enters the draft next year, he'll get whatever the dollars are that are slotted for that pick.

Here, friends, is the wrinkle that makes Crabtree's move extra stupid. The NFL's collective bargaining agreement expires following next season. The NFL has been angling for a rookie cap, very similar to that found in the NBA. It's possible, though not likely, that the NFL will reach an agreement with the NFLPA for a new collective bargaining agreement prior to the '10 draft. If the new CBA contains a rookie salary cap, Crabtree will have cost himself millions of dollars.