SJ_Browns Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/...appy_since.html Cribbs' progress: Josh Cribbs said his agent and the Brown are "making good progress" on his contract renegotiation. "I feel really good about where we are right now," said Cribbs. Mangini also said last week the Browns "are moving forward" on a new deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJ_Browns Posted December 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 i wasn't sure if this was already posted, i haven't seen anyone really talking about this though, so i thought i would post it for those who might have missed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fan Of STEEL Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 About damn time. I was hoping that Mangini would let him go and the STEELERS could pick him up. By far the best player with the right kick ass football attitude on your team right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefjerky Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 this was definitely needed and I'm sure Mangini knew that. now if only Cribbs would get carries at RB.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJ_Browns Posted December 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 this was definitely needed and I'm sure Mangini knew that. now if only Cribbs would get carries at RB.. agreed, he definitely needs more carries. no disrespect to j-lew but, him being put on the ir was a good thing for the browns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brownsfan_Althaus Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 Nice find man, I was actually thinking about that haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJ_Browns Posted December 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 Nice find man, I was actually thinking about that haha. thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trodgers Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 I'm a bit worried about the crap I'll get for asking this, but I'll go ahead an do it anyway. What are your honest assessments of Cribbs I think he's an excellent athlete, a very good and explosive return man. I'm not sure that he has the skill level to be good at either WR or RB, however. Some of these athletes who come out of college lacking a true position have great hands...but Cribbs does not seem to be one of them. I know this will sound to some like a very negative assessment, but I don't think it is. He could be a good third option in the receiving game, a change of pace back who finds a lot of ways to get involved both on offense and special teams, but I don't see him making a big impact in any aspect of the game except returns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATENEARS Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 I'm a bit worried about the crap I'll get for asking this, but I'll go ahead an do it anyway. What are your honest assessments of Cribbs I think he's an excellent athlete, a very good and explosive return man. I'm not sure that he has the skill level to be good at either WR or RB, however. Some of these athletes who come out of college lacking a true position have great hands...but Cribbs does not seem to be one of them. I know this will sound to some like a very negative assessment, but I don't think it is. He could be a good third option in the receiving game, a change of pace back who finds a lot of ways to get involved both on offense and special teams, but I don't see him making a big impact in any aspect of the game except returns. I agree 100%. I like Cribbs, and realize he has become the face of the franchise right now, but he is a return guy and I was fairly pleased with Lawson's returns in training camp and pre-season. I want the guy here as he adds a ton to the team as aour gunner as well, but I wouldn't give him the house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJ_Browns Posted December 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 I agree 100%. I like Cribbs, and realize he has become the face of the franchise right now, but he is a return guy and I was fairly pleased with Lawson's returns in training camp and pre-season. I want the guy here as he adds a ton to the team as aour gunner as well, but I wouldn't give him the house. I agree as well. Cribbs is a great st man and can be useful in trick plays on offense, but I think that his new contract will be more of an extension than a raise. I do not see him getting a boatload of money per year, jmo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedyd900rr Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 I wish half this team had the heart and dedication that Cribbs has. If they did we might actually win a game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefjerky Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 I agree 100%. I like Cribbs, and realize he has become the face of the franchise right now, but he is a return guy and I was fairly pleased with Lawson's returns in training camp and pre-season. I want the guy here as he adds a ton to the team as aour gunner as well, but I wouldn't give him the house. Normally I would agree if your post was about him being a WR, but every single time he gets a carry(in wild cat usually), it seems to be a long gain. I just wanna know what it'd be like if he got an entire full start playing RB the entire game, I'm 100% sure that he'd do much better as a RB than a WR(he has the body for it), perhaps he doesn't want to play RB as it takes a large toll on the body? Perhaps he'll only play that position if he gets a big contract raise, perhaps Mangini doesn't want to play him as one? who knows? all I know is that I want to see at least one game where he gets a full start at RB to see what he can do, I don't see why not when we've been starting him at WR for no apparent reason, he is not good as a WR at all. I feel like we're not utilizing him as much as we could be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Couch Pulls Out Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 Cribbs being an everydown RB would kill our running game. His legs would be dead by the 2nd half every game, and his career would be shortened by a couple years. I like him as a gimmick back, not a WR. But he is able to stretch the field with his speed, and he did make a pretty athletic catch last week. I've always wanted to see what he could do as a defensive back, personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brownsfan_Althaus Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 We won't let him get away. Our franchise KNOWS that if we do alot of fans will be upset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefjerky Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 Cribbs being an everydown RB would kill our running game. His legs would be dead by the 2nd half every game, and his career would be shortened by a couple years. I like him as a gimmick back, not a WR. But he is able to stretch the field with his speed, and he did make a pretty athletic catch last week. I've always wanted to see what he could do as a defensive back, personally. when I said I wanted him to have a full start, that's just for one game, if he excelled in the full start, then I would want him to split carries with another RB to get the most durability from them. I guess that could qualify as "gimmick back" if he got around 5-12 carries a game. and yeah I wouldn't mind seeing him at safety either, if Mike Furrey(who btw, should be the starting WR2, either him or Robiskie) can do alright at it, why not Cribbs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Couch Pulls Out Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 when I said I wanted him to have a full start, that's just for one game, if he excelled in the full start, then I would want him to split carries with another RB to get the most durability from them. I guess that could qualify as "gimmick back" if he got around 5-12 carries a game. and yeah I wouldn't mind seeing him at safety either, if Mike Furrey(who btw, should be the starting WR2, either him or Robiskie) can do alright at it, why not Cribbs? When I said kill our running game, I meant kill our return game. I'm too lazy to fix it. Yeah, I could see him as a good change of pace back, that's pretty much what he does now, except he only runs from the Flash package. It would be interesting to see him at RB in one of our traditional formations; maybe some kind of I-form so the defense has to account for a run up the middle, and then we pitch it to him outside and let him get the edge. When we line up in the Flash, its almost guaranteed that Cribbs is going to run, and he still finds a way to get at least 5 yards every time. And I'd like to see our WR depth chart like this to begin the game tonight: #1- MoMass, #2- Furrey, #3-Robo, #4-Stuckey,#5-Cribbs. I want to see what Robo does in the slot, I think he might just tear people up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedyd900rr Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 Honeslty, I think now is the perfect time to try new stuff. It's not like it's going to hurt our chances for the playoff's or anything. I wouldn't mind watching Cribb's on D. I bet he would be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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