York offers to meet with Crabtree, Parker in person

After all, the 49ers did not seem to offend their six previous first-round draft picks over the past four years. The 49ers have also been proactive about signing young players - including Shawntae Spencer, Michael Robinson, Frank Gore, Delanie Walker, Parys Haralson and Joe Staley - to lucrative contract extensions. Take this as a good sign that York is putting pressure on Crabtree's camp to talk. After all, negotiations and dialogue have been non-existent for most of the 50 days of this contract impasse. The 49ers want Crabtree on the team. Whether they had him rated as the top player on their board or not, there is no denying that Crabtree was not chosen within the first nine picks of the draft. When the NFL puts together its rookie salary pool - the cap within the cap that places some broad limits what teams can spend on its rookie class - the dollar amount is derived from where each team selects. Each draft pick is assigned a figure based on where the selecti...