Potential No. 1 overall draft choice Ndamukong Suh has chosen the same agents who represented receiver Michael Crabtree during negotiations with the 49ers.

Five reasons Rams fans shouldn't necessarily fear a Crabtree-type contract dispute if St. Louis selects Suh first overall:

• The Crabtree dispute centered around perceived value. Crabtree's camp thought the receiver should have been drafted much earlier. There's no room for that type of disagreement over a player chosen first overall.
• The same agents also represented the third overall pick in the 2008 draft. Tyson Jackson signed with Kansas City in time for the season. Again, Crabtree's situation was different from most.
• The Rams placed a high priority on getting 2008 No. 2 overall choice Jason Smith signed on time. They probably could have fought for a few bucks here and there, but instead they got the deal done. Their philosophy seems to center around getting a good deal, not necessarily the best deal.
• Teams choosing first overall can begin negotiations before the draft. That would gives the Rams a head start, whereas the 49ers never expected to draft Crabtree.
• Crabtree was threatening to skip his entire rookie season. With a rookie wage scale possibly looming, that type of stance wouldn't carry as much weight.

The decision St. Louis makes at No. 1 could put other teams in a Crabtree-type bind. If the Rams selected someone else, for example, Suh could find himself trying to get paid based on perceptions that he was the consensus No. 1 choice.