Michael Crabtree is a Texas football legend. Period. Full Stop. No more discussion. He’s responsible for one of the best plays in state history, the glorious last second catch that lifted Texas Tech above the Texas Longhorns in 2008. He was a four-star recruit out of legendary Dallas Carter high school as a dual-threat quarterback. He also played basketball, and reportedly had to choose between basketball and football as a recruit.
His stint in the NFL has been far more successful than many other wide receivers, but not successful enough to merit elite status. He’s proved his worth time and time again in multiple roles, and it seems like now that Derek Carr is coming into his own as the QB1 for the Raiders, he would be set up to prosper.
Just because Crabtree isn’t dominating in the statistical realm doesn’t mean that he isn’t a huge part of this Raiders team. He could pull away and dominate at any time. What makes the Raiders good is that he doens’t need to pull away and dominate every single game for the Raiders to be good. They have Latavius Murray and DeAndre Washington, Amari Cooper and Seth Roberts. They don’t need any one person to step up, because they’re a complete team.
In a way, that’s better for Crabtree than anything else. Obviously, every wideout wants to be #1, they want to be the one that gets the ball when it’s crunch time. Both Cooper and Crabtree are excellent, so they both pull coverage from each other. You know what’s better than getting the ball in crunch time? Not having to beat double coverage to get the ball in crunch time. The Raiders are a complete team, and that’s good for Crabtree, a Texan legend.
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