Although I don't think he will stay, I hope he does. Not because of the draft pick or whatever, but because he has that rare combination of speed and endurance that can be harnessed. Not sure why people are calling him an athlete over a footballer. IIRC, the biggest queries on him were his consistency and ability to find the ball on the outside. Similar queries were levied against DeGoey and JDG will be a fine footballer.
Buckley likes his pressure cooker midfield, and that necessitates a lot of hard running and big bodies to get the most out of it. The more, the better.
To be quite frank, Crisp is quickly becoming the kind of player that I suspect we would've wanted Freeman to be but IMO there is still room. Swan won't last forever and Pendles should be starting half back in the coming years ala Hodge. So I hope he doesn't go but if he's not willing to fight for his position, then I hope we can extract the most trade value we can.