Dear Michael Crabtree

Better get used to riding the pine pony with an attitude like this...

via ESPN:

San Francisco 49ers receiver Michael Crabtree is prepared to sit out this season and re-enter the NFL draft in 2010, David Wells, Crabtree's cousin and adviser, said Thursday.

"We are prepared to do it," Wells said. "Michael just wants fair market value. They took him with the 10th pick and you have Darrius Heyward-Bey [the seventh overall pick by the Oakland Raiders] getting $38 million? This week is crucial. Michael was one of the best players in the draft and he just wants to be paid like one of the best players. This week is very crucial."

"With the 7th pick in the 2009 NFL Draft, the Oakland Raiders select Darius Heyward-Bey??"

Those words, to you Mr. Crabtree, are worth millions, literally. After being passed on by the Raiders, and essentially told by your draft positioning that you were not the de facto best wide receiver in the draft, you decide to hold out. Really, Mike? In all honesty, you haven't played a down of professional football yet. Making demands as to your salary and threatening to re-enter the draft seems a bit much doesn't it? Think about it. How many of these top-tier picks actually work out? You're skinny ass might not even do well if signed, much less if you get signed to the contract you're looking for. What's worse is that you seem convinced that you should have this money. You feel entitled. In my knowledge of sports, entitlement usually leads to different titles than one thought themselves worthy of. Do primadonna, selfish, team cancer or black list come to mind? I hope so. Because your ass isn't even signed yet. I know you saw what your coach Mike Singletary did to your hopeful teammate Vernon Davis. Just imagine what will happen to you. Hell, you might not even get drafted next year if the bad press continues. Then again, what do I know that your 'adviser' doesn't? Hopefully you don't end up finishing this season where you started it: on your couch...