Rumor: Panthers, Titans, and Eagles Contact Michael Crabtree

[RelaxImaPro]

crabtree is actually extremely underrated ... yeah if you judge him on his career numbers you won't be that impressed, but given he's played in kaeperdicks one read offense, he's played pretty incredible when his number has been called, and unfortunately, that was only in 2012. 

 

2012: Crabtree 85 rec, 1105 yards and 9 TD's

2013: V. Davis: 52 rec, 850 yards, and 13 TD's 

2014: A. Boldin 83 rec, 1,062 yards and 5 TD's 

 

Kaeperdick picks one receiver at the beginning of each year and that's the guy he'll throw to 80% of the time. 

 

Give the guy a chance. He has some of the surest hands in the league and I think a change of scenery and a competent QB will bring out the best in Crabtree. Bring him in GMAN! 

 

He also tore his Achilles after 2012 during the offseason, so that might have something to do with it.  A lot of SF fans say he hasn't been the same since then.

[FearTheCats]

Johnson hasn't been cut yet.

Just became official.

[PantherFanOne]

We will see how the supposed Panthers interest in Michael Crabtree, turns out. I will be vastly suprised if anything comes of it. 

[WOW!!]

How has a incarcerated Bob rumor gotten this much attention? ?

[sml1950]

For anybody interested in an analystics view of why the Panthers should sign Crabtree....

Carolina Panthers: Sign Michael Crabtree

Given the skill set of quarterback Cam Newton, it's not a shock that the Carolina Panthers offense has been built around the run more than the pass since Newton arrived in 2011. For four straight seasons, the Panthers' offense has ranked higher in run offense DVOA than in pass offense DVOA. Last year, their running game dipped to 17th in DVOA after three straight years in the top ten. But their pass offense was even worse, ranked just 23rd.

Drafting Kelvin Benjamin last year gave the Panthers a size/speed freak to line up at one receiver spot, the kind of talent against whom defenses need to game-plan. The next step is to fill the other spot with the kind of receiver who can specifically take advantage of defenses that are either sitting in zone to prevent Newton scrambles, leaving a safety deep to prevent the bomb to Benjamin, or both.

That's where Michael Crabtree comes in. The former San Francisco first-round pick is the kind of excellent route-runner who eats up zone coverages. He doesn't have deep speed, but he's very quick to separate at the break of his routes. Newton is better at throwing from the pocket than most fans realize, and better at throwing with anticipation and hitting receivers after their breaks.

Crabtree struggled in our advanced metrics in 2014, with a below-average DVOA, but that's likely a product of the overall struggles of the entire San Francisco offense. Crabtree was above average in DVOA each year from 2010 through 2013, finishing sixth in total value by our DYAR (Defense-adjusted Yards Above Replacement) stat in 2012. As an added bonus, Crabtree is an above-average run blocker on the perimeter, a must for the Carolina offense. It could be just the right fit to help the Panthers follow up the first-ever repeat NFC South title with a first-ever third straight NFC South title.

[top dawg]

People have got to drop this "we need speeeeed!!" shtick. We don't need speed. What we need is talent. Something Moore lacks and Crabtree has.

Not that it matters either way because this is an Incarcerated Bob tweet so it's likely crap.

Moore lacks talent? You're off your rocker. Did you even care to watch Moore carve Sherman and company in the preseason last year? Obviously not.

[heelinfine]

Not big on Crabs, but surely he's better than the Crotch?

Haha he said he crabs and crotch haha

[Growl]

Moore lacks talent? You're off your rocker. Did you even care to watch Moore carve Sherman and company in the preseason last year? Obviously not.

That's not exactly the best endorsement of his abilities but alright.

As I said, we're signing a holdover and clearly in the market for another rookie WR, this year or next. I'd rather have somebody I can trust guarding the base while that happens. Moore is an experimental player with upside.

[top dawg]

I am sorry, but it bespeaks of a lack of credibility to say that Johnson, Nicks, Crabtree, Bowe, Moore, or even Mike Williams don't have talent. They all have issues, but lacking talent is not one of them.

[top dawg]

That's not exactly the best endorsement of his abilities but alright.

As I said, we're signing a holdover and clearly in the market for another rookie WR, this year or next. I'd rather have somebody I can trust guarding the base while that happens. Moore is an experimental player with upside.

And Crabtree is a receiver with an injury issue that hasn't lived up to his billing. So, there you go. I don't see ringing endorsements about either one, but I'll take the faster, more explosive guy with the upside, especially in our offense.

[MadHatter]

yeah, or maybe we should take a page out of the Raiders book and draft a guy like Darrius Heyward Bey in the 1st round b/c he's the fastest WR on the board.

He fast..... He really really fast

[Verge]

KB, Crabtree, Nicks, Brown?

 

Okay.

[NJPanthers12]

incarcerated bob makes me look like schefter, but lets continue discussing this

[Bj-Monster23]

I would love to have Crabtree. Sign him!