Crabtree misses practice with calf injury

[hawknation2014]

Even his injuries are mediocre.

:th2thumbs:

 

[HansGruber]

In 5 full seasons, 10 total starts, Crabtree has a total of ZERO touchdowns against the Seahawks. This includes the Mora Seahawks, who had the worst secondary I'd ever seen in Seattle.

That isn't mediocre, that's a draft bust. The guy has never lived up to his billing. Not even close. And I have to belly laugh every time he says he lets his play do the talking. That's a serious impediment.

 

[MizzouHawkGal]

If he isn't FP by Saturday then this is an issue otherwise meh.

 

[Largent80]

Wow, I'm actually rooting for Dal-ASS this week.

 

[Popeyejones]

Before he got injured AGAINST Seattle when he was a Viking he really wasnt injured at all. I am not sure how the injury prone label got attached to him.

Lots of injuries and nagging things through college, and like the NFL, even when he plays he's spent a lot of time on injury reports for one thing or another, has a reputation since college for taking himself in and out of games, etc. It was a knock on him in his scouting report coming out of college and his NFL career hasn't been too different.

He's a hell of a player and I loved the signing, but he got the injury prone label because he's pretty regularly injured. It's why the Vikings and their fans were fine with letting him go. The refrain among Vikes fans was that "With Percy it's always something."


Edit: College injury history

2006: Harvin injured his left ankle midway through the second quarter vs. Tennessee (9/16) after he caught a 14-yard pass to convert a third-down play, but he came up limping. He went to the sideline, where trainers taped the ankle heavily. Harvin attempted to run on the sideline later in the second quarter, but he did not return in the first half. He returned briefly in the third quarter but did not touch the ball. The following week, Harvin saw just limited action vs. Kentucky (9/23) and then sat out the Alabama clash (9/30), wearing a protective boot to help speed up his recovery from his high ankle sprain. He would not fully recover from this injury until two months later (first injury-free game was vs. Western Carolina on 11/18).

One week after the Western Carolina contest, Harvin was carted off the field on a stretcher after taking a hard hit across the middle with 2:51 left in the first half vs. Florida State (11/25). Harvin had already scored on a 41-yard touchdown run and gained a career-high 86 yards on four carries before he was forced to miss the game. The decision to cart him off the field turned out to be a precautionary measure. He was taken for tests and returned to the bench after halftime but did not play the second half due to a neck stinger.

2007: Harvin was limited in practice on 8/14 because of Achilles' tendonitis. ... Harvin suffered a hip pointer vs. Mississippi (9/22) that prevented him from practicing in the week leading up to the Auburn clash (9/29)...Harvin did not travel to South Carolina for the Gators' game (11/10) and missed close to two weeks of practice because of a sinus infection and migraine headaches, resulting in him also being sidelined vs. Florida Atlantic (11/17).

2008: On March 24, Harvin was ordered by team doctors to sit out the rest of spring drills due to lingering heel problems. He was forced to wear a protective boot and was re-evaluated by team doctors, who decided to shut him down for the spring. ...On April 7, Harvin had heel surgery that was performed by foot specialist Dr. Robert Anderson at the Orthocarolina Orthopedic Clinic in Charlotte, N.C. The Gators hoped the surgery would relieve years of pain in Harvin's right heel, which has bothered him off and on since his high school days in Virginia. Harvin returned for fall camp, but by late August, he the majority of practice roaming the sidelines and doing conditioning drills. The lingering heel injury would force him to sit out the season opener vs. Hawaii (8/30). The receiver was finally cleared to resume full-speed practices on 9/06.

Harvin sprained his right ankle at Arkansas and his foot was placed in a protective boot. Harvin left the Florida State (11/29) game when he re-injured his right ankle. He was again forced to wear a protective boot, missing practices leading up to the SEC title game vs. Alabama (12/06), as he did not see action vs. the Tide. Wearing sweat pants and his No. 1 jersey, he clearly favored the right ankle even when he was only trying to walk during the Gators' warm-ups prior to the SEC championship clash

 

[bmorepunk]

Michael Glasstree

 

[Largent80]

Even his injuries are mediocre.

/ Thread.

 

[Popeyejones]

:lol: :lol:

 

[Marvin49]

He's in for Sunday BTW.

 

[loafoftatupu]

Dude played same season after Achilles surgery. In the best shape of my life in 2001 I had the same and it was 3 years before I could run again and I still can't really do it right even with 2 years of aggressive rehab.

I would never question his sack, but I do think that he hasn't lived up to his draft prognosis. I actually wanted him here, but we got our own genuine draft bust before Crabtree was picked. At least Choketree has been a factor.

 

[Marvin49]

Dude played same season after Achilles surgery. In the best shape of my life in 2001 I had the same and it was 3 years before I could run again and I still can't really do it right even with 2 years of aggressive rehab.

I would never question his sack, but I do think that he hasn't lived up to his draft prognosis. I actually wanted him here, but we got our own genuine draft bust before Crabtree was picked. At least Choketree has been a factor.

I think his issue has largely been the OCs here and the QBs.

When Kap took over in 2012, Crab absolutely took off. Unfortunately, he tore his Achilles right after that.

We'll see if he can regain that.

 

[Largent80]

They won't even need him Vs. Dal-ASS.

 

[Popeyejones]

I would never question his sack, but I do think that he hasn't lived up to his draft prognosis.

For the most part the first round of the 2009 draft was a total train wreck. Even if you redrafted the whole thing right now you'd be hard pressed to find 9 players who definitively belong above Crabtree (who was taken at 10).

http://www.mynfldraft.com/2009-NFL-draft-results/

 

[NINEster]

All one needs to do is look at Hakeem Nicks' career to put all of this into perspective.

Drafted in 2009 just like Crabtree.

Makes a far quicker and sizeable impact as well. Best player on Giants offense going into their last super bowl season. Had a huge game against Aqib Talib while he was Tampa in 2012, then suffered an injury and hasn't been the same since.

Meanwhile their careers start going in opposite paths. Nicks was booted out of NY, and Crabtree like his departed QB are starting to get better as their career goes on. Nicks unless he has a major turnaround this season is done as being seen as a top receiver in this league (already is, but this would ice it for sure).

There was a time when many Niner fans would say "get rid of Crabtree....why couldn't we have drafted Harvin or Nicks". Outside of a TD catch against Saints, he did very little in the 2011 playoffs. The next year he started to play a lot better, even with Smith starting.

Now most Niner fans are afraid to have a team WITHOUT the guy.

Too many factors to consider when judging a wide receiver these days.

And only in Seattle do people think Crabtree sucks.

 

[Sports Hernia]

All one needs to do is look at Hakeem Nicks' career to put all of this into perspective.

Drafted in 2009 just like Crabtree.

Makes a far quicker and sizeable impact as well. Best player on Giants offense going into their last super bowl season. Had a huge game against Aqib Talib while he was Tampa in 2012, then suffered an injury and hasn't been the same since.

Meanwhile their careers start going in opposite paths. Nicks was booted out of NY, and Crabtree like his departed QB are starting to get better as their career goes on. Nicks unless he has a major turnaround this season is done as being seen as a top receiver in this league (already is, but this would ice it for sure).

There was a time when many Niner fans would say "get rid of Crabtree....why couldn't we have drafted Harvin or Nicks". Outside of a TD catch against Saints, he did very little in the 2011 playoffs. The next year he started to play a lot better, even with Smith starting.

Now most Niner fans are afraid to have a team WITHOUT the guy.

Too many factors to consider when judging a wide receiver these days.

And only in Seattle do people think Crabtree sucks.

No, we think he is a mediocre diva. He'll have good games against crap defenses, but disappear against good to great defenses.

 

[Smelly McUgly]

We don't think he sucks. We just notice that he abuses mediocre CBs like Patrick Peterson, but doesn't do much against great CBs like Richard Sherman.

 

[lsheldon]

All one needs to do is look at Hakeem Nicks' career to put all of this into perspective.

Drafted in 2009 just like Crabtree.

Makes a far quicker and sizeable impact as well. Best player on Giants offense going into their last super bowl season. Had a huge game against Aqib Talib while he was Tampa in 2012, then suffered an injury and hasn't been the same since.

Meanwhile their careers start going in opposite paths. Nicks was booted out of NY, and Crabtree like his departed QB are starting to get better as their career goes on. Nicks unless he has a major turnaround this season is done as being seen as a top receiver in this league (already is, but this would ice it for sure).

There was a time when many Niner fans would say "get rid of Crabtree....why couldn't we have drafted Harvin or Nicks". Outside of a TD catch against Saints, he did very little in the 2011 playoffs. The next year he started to play a lot better, even with Smith starting.

Now most Niner fans are afraid to have a team WITHOUT the guy.

Too many factors to consider when judging a wide receiver these days.

And only in Seattle do people think Crabtree sucks.

Craptree missed 16 days in the preseason out because of a hamstring injury and is now hampered by a calf injury. Healthy legs are extremely important to a receiver. The big question is how much those injuries are going to impact him this season. Sounds exactly like the scenario you mention for Nicks is possible for Crabtree. Sherman may have another opportunity to call your boy mediocre this season.

 

[HansGruber]

All one needs to do is look at Hakeem Nicks' career to put all of this into perspective.

Drafted in 2009 just like Crabtree.

Makes a far quicker and sizeable impact as well. Best player on Giants offense going into their last super bowl season. Had a huge game against Aqib Talib while he was Tampa in 2012, then suffered an injury and hasn't been the same since.

Meanwhile their careers start going in opposite paths. Nicks was booted out of NY, and Crabtree like his departed QB are starting to get better as their career goes on. Nicks unless he has a major turnaround this season is done as being seen as a top receiver in this league (already is, but this would ice it for sure).

There was a time when many Niner fans would say "get rid of Crabtree....why couldn't we have drafted Harvin or Nicks". Outside of a TD catch against Saints, he did very little in the 2011 playoffs. The next year he started to play a lot better, even with Smith starting.

Now most Niner fans are afraid to have a team WITHOUT the guy.

Too many factors to consider when judging a wide receiver these days.

And only in Seattle do people think Crabtree sucks.

Maybe we think he sucks because he does whenever he plays us.

5 seasons, 10 starts against Seattle for ZERO touchdowns.

Mediocre is a compliment.