Why the 49ers still want Crabtree

I still haven't found a respected football person who believes Crabtree (and agent Eugene Parker) has much of a case to get paid more than dictated by his draft position as No. 10 overall pick. Public sentiment is solidly on the side of the 49ers. And there appears to be a large faction of 49ers fans who have voiced the opinion that the 49ers should turn their backs on Crabtree and move on without him. A couple weeks ago, I wrote that the 49ers' best option might be to try to salvage something with a springtime trade. But I keep going back to what somebody in the 49ers organization told me leading up to the draft: "In four years, the best player from this draft will be Michael Crabtree." The person did not tell me that Crabtree would be the best player as a rookie. He projected out four years. If you knew that Crabtree, in 2012, would be the best player to come out of this draft, wouldn't you want him on your team and not some other team? (So...