Will Michael Crabtree’s Holdout Validate Al Davis?

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Published: July 31, 2009

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... Al Davis, for the selection of Darrius Heyward-Bey.

Seriously.

After the NFL Draft, I had as many doubts about Heyward-Bey as most Raider fans.  However, I could honestly say that I had my doubts about Michael Crabtree's attitude as well, as did Seattle, Cleveland, Jacksonville, St. Louis, and Kansas City.

Moreover, the Raiders had a situation too, which was they already had two superstar caliber players in JaMarcus Russell and Darren McFadden. The addition of Michael Crabree would have complicated the chemistry. 

Crabtree seems like Terrell Owens, and if Crabtree is like TO, I wouldn't want him to sabotage the quarterback (Russell).

After playing the devil's advocate, I started to think that Heyward-Bey was the equal but opposite version of Crabtree. Heyward-Bey had better tools (speed, size) while Crabtree had better college production.

The problem with production though is that, production from skill-positions often does not t...

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