Josh Cribbs Makes Pro Bowl
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@king-ghoolie-lives said:
AH, since when is the pro bowl any different from the Golden Globe awards. Cribbs got in on his laurels. This guy is not deserving of all the discussion. He didn't help the Browns win anything. We need playmakers, touchdown makers and young legs.
Cribbs is no longer any of that. He makes no impact. Nobody is afraid of him and defenses don't have to play for him. His attitude also stinks.
HE doens't fit the mold of the team it sounds like Haslam is trying to build, So if he gets re-signed? So what? How does a cribbs one year older transfer into a bright winning future for a revitalized franchise?
Here in TN Haslam is said to be a man of principle. If so, Cribbs is gone!
Why? Because Mr Tom, I'm going to give you some sortable stats here. Kick\ punt returns, NFL 2012 Regular season You're getting blinded by the home run ball kick returner in the NFL- and it's pretty much gone. In the 256 NFL games last year there was a total of 16 KO or punt returns for TDs. Go click on the columns- and in every category that matters- Cribbs is no lower than sixth and that's entire NFL, guy. If you think that's "washed up" you're full of s**t. Cribbs my not be able to hit the home run ball anymore, but he sure as hell is capable of hitting a lot of singles.
Haslam was quoted as saying "There isn't a tougher player in the NFL than Josh Cribbs. I'll leave it up to the coaches and Joe Banner if they want to re-sign him." Regarding the Pro Bowl- they say it takes longer to get in than it should, and guys hang around longer than they deserve. After awhile, it's all name recognition.
FWIW, this isn't any man love for Josh- it's just facts. Sure, if Cribbs wants stupid money this contract you say "thanks for the memories, adios." Travis Benjamin proved last year he's more than capable as a KR, but do you want your only deep threat WR getting killed returning kicks? Benjamin may have 4.3 speed, but he only weighs 175 pounds. Cribbs has proved- other than some head hunting kill shots by thug Harrison, he's tough as nails.
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Bottom line: until and unless you get somebody better than Cribbs to man those ST positions, then you stick with him.
Travis Benjamin is by no means proven. He had one good PR.
And he certainly is not going to be the torpedo that Cribbs is on coverage.
I mean, Cribbs has been a combination of Eric Metcalf and Steve Tasker...or Bill Bates if you remember him.
Do what you can to IMPROVE the team....not detract from it. If Cribbs is a liability..if there is someone more competent to do his job, go for it. Until we have that someone, stick with him.
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Bottom line: until and unless you get somebody better than Cribbs to man those ST positions, then you stick with him.
Travis Benjamin is by no means proven. He had one good PR.
And he certainly is not going to be the torpedo that Cribbs is on coverage.
I mean, Cribbs has been a combination of Eric Metcalf and Steve Tasker...or Bill Bates if you remember him.
Do what you can to IMPROVE the team....not detract from it. If Cribbs is a liability..if there is someone more competent to do his job, go for it. Until we have that someone, stick with him.
Bottom line: until and unless you get somebody better than Cribbs to man those ST positions, then you stick with him.
Travis Benjamin is by no means proven. He had one good PR.
And he certainly is not going to be the torpedo that Cribbs is on coverage.
I mean, Cribbs has been a combination of Eric Metcalf and Steve Tasker...or Bill Bates if you remember him.
Do what you can to IMPROVE the team....not detract from it. If Cribbs is a liability..if there is someone more competent to do his job, go for it. Until we have that someone, stick with him.
That's for bringing that other aspect of Cribb's game up- his value isn't just as a return guy- he's probably the best kickoff coverage gunner in the NFL. Period. I've said it before- it's all going to depend on how many $$$ are going to keep Josh happy. I'm all for re-signing him- but not for crazy money.
OTOH, Give Dawson anything he wants- heck, we've already been paying him franchise player money the last two years, he can't hardly ask for much more.
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I think that out of the coordinators we've had in Cleveland, Horton seems the most likely to use Cribbs in a defensive roll. Little guys that can hit. Send Cribbs on a blitz or have him drop deep and play catch out there. He's really good at locating the ball in the air and catching those kickoffs right on the back line... Just seems so obvious to me, I don't understand, what is there to lose?
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TB is our only deep threat WR?
OK, Gordon had an outstanding ypc. What I worry about is turning Benjamin into a KR, he doesn't have the frame to absorb kill shots.
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TB is our only deep threat WR?
OK, Gordon had an outstanding ypc. What I worry about is turning Benjamin into a KR, he doesn't have the frame to absorb kill shots.
OK, Gordon had an outstanding ypc. What I worry about is turning Benjamin into a KR, he doesn't have the frame to absorb kill shots.
Definetly. I am NOT for Benjamin being the replacement of Cribbs. Ghoolie likes to say how Cribbs is "one shot" away from a vegetable. He has been out returner for how long? Benjamin would be a vegetable after ONE good shot. Benjamin has place as a WR, not as a ST returner. Cribbs has his place, as one of the best STers in the game.
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Cribbs STILL hasn't signed with another team! Keeping the HOPE ALIVE that he RETURNS HOME to CLEVELAND!
Cribbs still has tons left in the tank and I'd love to see him get to 10 returns in his career, as a Brown.
Make it happen Lombardi, pleeease.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one. -Mark Twain- "It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog." -Mark Twain- -
Cribbs STILL hasn't signed with another team! Keeping the HOPE ALIVE that he RETURNS HOME to CLEVELAND!
Cribbs still has tons left in the tank and I'd love to see him get to 10 returns in his career, as a Brown.
Make it happen Lombardi, pleeease.
Cribbs STILL hasn't signed with another team! Keeping the HOPE ALIVE that he RETURNS HOME to CLEVELAND!
Cribbs still has tons left in the tank and I'd love to see him get to 10 returns in his career, as a Brown.
Make it happen Lombardi, pleeease.
Good Lord, if the Browns had wanted Josh back it would have happened already. When you don't even make the player an offer, it's Adios.
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Cribbs STILL hasn't signed with another team! Keeping the HOPE ALIVE that he RETURNS HOME to CLEVELAND!
Cribbs still has tons left in the tank and I'd love to see him get to 10 returns in his career, as a Brown.
Make it happen Lombardi, pleeease.
Good Lord, if the Browns had wanted Josh back it would have happened already. When you don't even make the player an offer, it's Adios.
Good Lord, if the Browns had wanted Josh back it would have happened already. When you don't even make the player an offer, it's Adios.
i hope he comes back just so slap dick doesn't have to put his cat to sleep because he named the stupid thing after Cribbs.
However...Cribbs is done in Cleveland.
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Good Lord, if the Browns had wanted Josh back it would have happened already. When you don't even make the player an offer, it's Adios.
i hope he comes back just so slap dick doesn't have to put his cat to sleep because he named the stupid thing after Cribbs.
However...Cribbs is done in Cleveland.
i hope he comes back just so slap dick doesn't have to put his cat to sleep because he named the stupid thing after Cribbs.
However...Cribbs is done in Cleveland.
You really should highlight and save that post referring to his grandma and his cat and the subsequent reply. I cannot remember laughing that hard at a post before on this board. I don't like cats but...... LOL.
Maybe we need a spot for classic posts and their replies. Good reading for after a Browns loss.
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i hope he comes back just so slap dick doesn't have to put his cat to sleep because he named the stupid thing after Cribbs.
However...Cribbs is done in Cleveland.
You really should highlight and save that post referring to his grandma and his cat and the subsequent reply. I cannot remember laughing that hard at a post before on this board. I don't like cats but...... LOL.
Maybe we need a spot for classic posts and their replies. Good reading for after a Browns loss.
You really should highlight and save that post referring to his grandma and his cat and the subsequent reply. I cannot remember laughing that hard at a post before on this board. I don't like cats but...... LOL.
Maybe we need a spot for classic posts and their replies. Good reading for after a Browns loss.
Good plan...only one problem with it. The Browns aren't going to lose this year.
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You really should highlight and save that post referring to his grandma and his cat and the subsequent reply. I cannot remember laughing that hard at a post before on this board. I don't like cats but...... LOL.
Maybe we need a spot for classic posts and their replies. Good reading for after a Browns loss.
Good plan...only one problem with it. The Browns aren't going to lose this year.
Good plan...only one problem with it. The Browns aren't going to lose this year.
Watch out 72 Dolphins here come the Browns! Even without Josh Cribbs. LOL
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Richardson had better run for 1,500 yards, and score 12 touchdowns while were at it.
I'm sure you're selling Trent short. Be prepared to be amazed at the production he puts up when healthy. McCoy, Richardson, Gordon, Little, Cameron = Playoffs this season boys! I can't wait!
...I would have loved to add Cribbs to this list as he deserves it but it appears that he's headed to AZ...
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