FO on ESPN: CAR should sign Michael Crabtree

[Rook35200]

Living in the bay area i see all of the 49er games and Crabtree is a really good receiver. He doesn't have deep speed, but he is an above average route runner and gets plenty of seperation. He is an upgrade over Jericho Cotchery. I'd rather have him over Torrey Smith, who i think is a one trick pony.

 

Crabtree hasn't had a quality QB throwing him the football either. As for Kaepernick, I have personally heard come out of one of his starting receiver/TE's mouth that Kaepernick has no rapport with any of the offensive players, and that his attitude is terrible.

[CarolinaSock]

Don't we already have a couple receivers with limited speed that create separation with route running?

[MichaelNewtonII]

Crabtree is mediocre.

At best

[AceBoogie]

I don't get how anyone that roots for the Panthers can turn up their nose at any WR. He'd easily be the second best WR on the team. Maybe the first.

[Hammerin'Cameron34]

With Cam he'd dominate Crabtree hasn't had the chance to really break out I believe he is very good though and his hands are great but he is explosive as heck too

[csx]

I hate to be the bearer of bad news but Kaepernik and Newton have nearly identical passing production the past two years.

[PhillyB]

he's definitely target material

[gettlemanjack]

a younger Cotchery? Compare them during the 1st six seasons of their careers:

Crabtree - two 800-yd seasons

age 22 (2009) - 625 yds, 2 TD

age 23 (2010) - 741 yds, 6 TD

age 24 (2011) - 874 yds, 4 TD

age 25 (2012) - 1105 yds, 9 TD

age 26 (2013) - 284 yds, 1 TD

age 27 (2014) - 698 yds, 4 TD

Jerricho Cotchery (all with Jets) - four 800-yd seasons

age 22 (2004) - 60 yds, 0 TD

age 23 (2005) - 251 yds, 0 TD

age 24 (2006) - 961 yds, 6 TD

age 25 (2007) - 1130 yds, 2 TD

age 26 (2008) - 858 yds, 5 TD

age 27 (2009) - 821 yds, 3 TD

note that after he was 27, Cotchery wasn't as productive:

2010 (Jets) - 433 yds, 2 TD

2011 (PIT) - 237 yds, 2 TD

2012 (PIT) - 205 yds, 0 TD

2013 (PIT) - 602 yds, 10 TD

2014 (CAR) - 580 yds, 1 TD

[Mol3m4n]

a younger Cotchery? Compare them during the 1st six seasons of their careers:

Crabtree - two 800-yd seasons

age 22 (2009) - 625 yds, 2 TD

age 23 (2010) - 741 yds, 6 TD

age 24 (2011) - 874 yds, 4 TD

age 25 (2012) - 1105 yds, 9 TD

age 26 (2013) - 284 yds, 1 TD

age 27 (2014) - 698 yds, 4 TD

Jerricho Cotchery (all with Jets) - four 800-yd seasons

age 22 (2004) - 60 yds, 0 TD

age 23 (2005) - 251 yds, 0 TD

age 24 (2006) - 961 yds, 6 TD

age 25 (2007) - 1130 yds, 2 TD

age 26 (2008) - 858 yds, 5 TD

age 27 (2009) - 821 yds, 3 TD

note that after he was 27, Cotchery wasn't as productive:

2010 (Jets) - 433 yds, 2 TD

2011 (PIT) - 237 yds, 2 TD

2012 (PIT) - 205 yds, 0 TD

2013 (PIT) - 602 yds, 10 TD

2014 (CAR) - 580 yds, 1 TD

Those stats support him being a younger Cotchery if you were trying to prove otherwise.

Edit: If you weren't, good job.

[the butch]

he's better than the second and third options we have right now.  if he comes for the right price, i'd be overjoyed to have him.

[gettlemanjack]

Those stats support him being a younger Cotchery if you were trying to prove otherwise.

right. It was pretty much a response to the guy above that said: "Don't we already have a couple receivers with limited speed that create separation with route running?"

[Rook35200]

I hate to be the bearer of bad news but Kaepernik and Newton have nearly identical passing production the past two years.

 

Have their weapons been nearly identical the past two years also?

[Nate Dogg]

I hate to be the bearer of bad news but Kaepernik and Newton have nearly identical passing production the past two years.

 

Sigh...

 

Cam didn't have a top 3 offensive line. Cam didn't have Frank Gore to hand off to. Cam didn't have Anquan Boldin, Crabtree, Vernon Davis, Stevie Johnson, and Brandon Lloyd. Kaepernick didn't have a surgically repaired ankle, cracked ribs, or cracked vertebrates and he most certainly didn't have the most conservative coaching staff in all of football. A simple eye test should be able to distinguish the two. 

[Anybodyhome]

This guy is highly overrated.

 

Not quite sure how you overrate a WR who has a 60% passer in Kaepernick as your QB.

 

Look, Frank Gore and Vernon Davis were Kap's primary targets the last couple years. The design of the SF offense simply does not require a speedy, deep threat. The team has a QB who throws a terrible deep ball and Crabtree is a wasted talent on that roster.

 

He has great hands and does get separation out of the break, which are 2 more attributes none of the current Panther WRs have.