Josh Cribbs?

bbedward

Would Cribbs even pass a physical at this point? Cribbs did great for us, but dude is over 30 now I think we have better options - just not Benjamin or Poyer.

nickers

@comeonman said:
Can any of them catch a damn punt? If so, than yes sign them

I totally agree dude.. We have nobody else.. And he has the experience.

gftChris

This is far from the stupidest thing you've said, PG. That doesn't mean it's a *good* idea, but worth 'kicking the tyres' as they say.

hoorta

@poeticg said:
I was just thinking about this past game and was really pissed about that muffed punt in our own redzone. That was a game killer. We have nobody on this roster that I feel safe with fielding punts or returning kicks. Nobody. Then I got to thinking about Josh Cribbs. He would be a HUGE spark to Special Teams and an ace on the field. I know he older now and all, maybe a step or two slower but I think that he's a free agent right now and adding him would be huge. Sign Josh Cribbs.

Just no, no, and no. He's as washed up as a dead whale on a beach. It takes more than just being able to catch a punt to make an NFL roster. Others have suggested a far better option- put Gilbert back there to see what he can do. I'd bet you right now Gilbert would beat Josh by 15 yards in a 100 dash. Cribbs never had sprinters speed- he was just shifty & once they changed the wedge rules on kickoffs, he was toast.

@diehardbrownsfan said:
Take your psych meds.

Nope, he's on Cloud 9, now that one of his faves (Colt McCoy) is actually going to start another game in the NFL. Show me what you're made of Colt boy. However, his other stud Trent "beast" Richardson is continuing to show he's a major bust. Averaging a not so studly 3.5 ypc with 2 tds ( for comparison Crowell is averaging 5.0 with 4 TDs).

PG, I hope they come up with a Reality Pill soon to help you out.

lodilobo

Over 30???!!!...holy shit!! Can he still walk?

The Gipper

@gftchris said:
This is far from the stupidest thing you've said, PG. That doesn't mean it's a *good* idea, but worth 'kicking the tyres' as they say.

Tyres? What is that? A pet name for Tyrion Lannister?

calfoxwc

I think bringing in Cribbs is a great idea - as an assistant special teams coach. @@

Dste Ace

Based on what I've seen of our punt returners this season, I'm all for signing him

as a "Designated Fair Catcher".

slimdawg

Im down with it, couldnt hurt to "kick the tyres" lol

Hoorta says it takes more than just being able to catch a punt to make an NFL roster, we got guys who cant even do that and still have a roster spot, so why not inquire at the very least. If at the very least we could get 1/2 a season of "decent Josh Cribbs", at this point I'd be all for it!!

WalterWhite

Put Justin Gilbert back there.

brnfan16

@poeticg said:
I was just thinking about this past game and was really pissed about that muffed punt in our own redzone. That was a game killer. We have nobody on this roster that I feel safe with fielding punts or returning kicks. Nobody. Then I got to thinking about Josh Cribbs. He would be a HUGE spark to Special Teams and an ace on the field. I know he older now and all, maybe a step or two slower but I think that he's a free agent right now and adding him would be huge. Sign Josh Cribbs.

Man I could'nt agree with you more. It would be great to see him suited up again in the Orange and Brown. He was always was exciting to watch and a threat to take to the house at anytime. Maybe he would sign for league mininum. He would surly catch punts better that what we got. Come on back "16"...

Tour2ma

I loved Josh, but.... no.....

DieHardBrownsFan

While were at it lets suit up Jim Brown, Bernie, etc.......

gftChris

@diehardbrownsfan said:
While were at it lets suit up Jim Brown, Bernie, etc.......

And laurence vickers?

PoeticG

Vickers has a good 4 years or so left of good/great football left in him. With the amount of good runningbacks that we have and a lack of a great FB on the roster, what we need would be a Lawrence Vickers lead blocking for the young rookies... shit he already lead blocked for Ben Tate 2 seasons ago when Tate busted out 1000 yards behind Foster.

I'm saying that we need a FB- Bring in Vickers for a 3-4 year deal, and the bonus is you get him for Vet Minimum. Shit, Vickers would play for free. Vickers leading for Crowell and West for the next few year would be amazing. I'm talking about 2,000 yard rushing seasons.

So, here's the gameplan, Pick up Vickers, Cribbs and convince Dawson to give us 2 or 3 season and I PROMISE you that this time win Championships.

Bring back Vickers, Cribbs and Dawson and in doing that we'll bring home the Lombardi Championship.

gftChris

@poeticg said:

Vickers has a good 4 years or so left of good/great football left in him. With the amount of good runningbacks that we have and a lack of a great FB on the roster, what we need would be a Lawrence Vickers lead blocking for the young rookies... shit he already lead blocked for Ben Tate 2 seasons ago when Tate busted out 1000 yards behind Foster.

I'm saying that we need a FB- Bring in Vickers for a 3-4 year deal, and the bonus is you get him for Vet Minimum. Shit, Vickers would play for free. Vickers leading for Crowell and West for the next few year would be amazing. I'm talking about 2,000 yard rushing seasons.

So, here's the gameplan, Pick up Vickers, Cribbs and convince Dawson to give us 2 or 3 season and I PROMISE you that this time win Championships.

Bring back Vickers, Cribbs and Dawson and in doing that we'll bring home the Lombardi Championship.

And McCoy, and Richardson, and Hillis?

PoeticG

Football is a game of Emotion. Dawgs Forever - Forever Dawgs! I'm just saying. With Cribbs out there you know he's going to make the right decisions, under pressure, under fire with the game on the line, Cribbs is who you want back there. With Vickers you get a guy that is going to blow up the second and third levels to spring the runningbacks for even larger gains. Vickers is twice the fullback that Agnew was and look what we were able to do with Agnew, even with him blowing assignment and not getting enough puss up front, you won't have that with Vickers out there. Let the bodies hit the floor and bring back our core nucleus.

We could get both players for very cheap, veteran league minimum most likely, is that right? Is that fair? I think both would deserve more but make it incentive based. Look, these guys don't have much time left but they have enough left in the tank to make a difference while they are here. I'm all for signing both and letting them go beast-mode.

PoeticG

We don't need to bring back Richardson. We have Crowell, West and Tate. They can do the job just as good as Richardson. I believe Crowell could be just as good if not better than Trent. Hillis? He was only as good as he was BECAUSE of Vickers. Look at what he did the year after Vickers was let walk... he didn't do anything.

McCoy? Damn, I love the kid but lets be real, Manziel IS McCoy with a stronger arm. I loved McCoy and I'll root for him until he retires but we have 2 QB's right now on the roster that I believe in and I think can be great in their own right.

However, Kick/Punt Returner? We have nothing. Fullback? We have nothing. Kicker? We have Billy Cundiff, we can't even kick a 50 yarder in GOOD WEATHER! We need these guys back, yesterday.

gftChris

Apparently someone doesn't get sarcasm.

Manzier

I loved Cribbs too, but he hasn't run a kick back for a TD in something like 5 years. I think he is an old 31, NOT a young 31 and doesn't represent a viable player for a growing team. We aren't gonna win the Superbowl this year and the FO has stated we are building for the long term. So, even if he's is a touch better than some of the new young players(and we dont know that), I'd rather be developing talent that will help us down the road. Bringing back an old player for a short term upgrade may get us a couple more yards this year, but will force us to cut a young player that may help us more down the road.