The biggest debate on the Michael Crabtree negotiations, which ended Wednesday after a 72-day holdout, was what to do about millions of dollars of escalators. Crabtree wondered if the San Francisco 49ers' offense would give him the chance to hit the 60-catch threshold to trigger some of those escalators or one-time bonuses. Offensive coordinator Jimmy Raye prefers a running attack. Nether side could come to a compromise until after 2 a.m. Wednesday. Playing time an issue: One of th ...

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