Or, As the Ankle Turns. This guy’s a goddamn soap opera wrapped in a reality show wrapped in an ankle brace. For the 2nd time in 2 years, Michael (practice? PRACTICE?? We’re not talking GAME. Practice???) Crabtree hurt himself on the 1st day of practice. Year one of course was the Year of the Holdout. This guys is a walking Alan Iverson in shoulder pads. You know Crabtree. The guy who spent last offseason ignoring his quarterback, dissing his ass, and disappearing in the playoffs. He had a decent enough season, but he and Smith have about as much chemistry as do oil and water. Any route over 10 yards usually didn’t work.
I’m sure you guys are familiar with my misgivings about the guy. He can’t seem to understand how to read defenses. He rarely reacts to Smith being under pressure, and thus trying to get open. He for the life of him cannot run slants as he doesn’t turn his head fast enough to catch the slant. The few games I’ve seen live, and when they deign to show replays of routes, he never adjusts to Smith when protection breaks down, and he doesn’t turn for the ball if Smith breaks contain. All I hear is how wonderful he is. He’s a mean blocker. That’s all well and good, but I want my WRs to be able to catch a slant or improvise to help his QB.
I thnk the best thing to happen was for Randy Moss and Mario Manningham to come here, as it certainly knocks Crabs down off his esteemed position of being the automatic #1. He’ll fall even further if he remains on the sidelines.
Forty Niners Forever 
Yay. Crabs took part in the individual WR drills but nopt in the full practice.
Say goodbye to playing on Friday. Or to being a starter on 9/9/12.
Repeat after me: If healthy to play the regular season, like he usually is, Michael Crabtree will be our leading wide receiver. Vernon Davis doesn’t count. Forty9rfaithful and I traded his ass 100x over years ago…
And his goddamn 15′ self-portrait. Self-centered vain bastard.
Super Mario will likely take Crabs place as the possession guy in this offense.
So Fridays game is nationally televised? What network?
Wiseguy, as far as I can tell it’s only regional (local) coverage. It doesn’t show up on ESPN, NFL, or the usual networks.
The only national Niner preseason game is the Sunday 8/25 game vs Dennis’ latest beat-off guy, Peyton manning and the Denver Nags.
The Friday game locally to Nor Cal is CBS.
DirecTV carries it on there NFL package I think.
Just checked, DirecTV does have all the inner pre season games
Thanks, 12th. Wasn’t sure if they carried those.
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