Found October 21, 2009 on Shutdown Corner:
Michael Crabtree(notes), the 49ers rookie wide receiver who held out through training camp, preseason and the first month of the regular season, is being handed a starting job this Sunday against the Texans. Said head coach Mike Singletary: "I don't think that it's going to be too big for him," Singletary said. "To me, even though he's come in late, he looks like he's ready." To accommodate Crabtree, Josh Morgan(notes), who sweat through two-a-days, training camp, preseason and the first month of the regular season, is being fed some bench. His starting job is now Crabtree's, even though Morgan's been the one helping him get up to speed in the 49ers offense. I'm not rallying for Morgan, offering him sympathy or implying that any of this is unfair. It's just the way things go. The NFL is a show-me business. Morgan hasn't met expectations, so a more talented guy -- even if that guy hasn't been a model citizen so fa...
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