Posted by Mike Florio on June 13, 2010 10:29 AM ET

Hopeful to entice a cluster of unsigned restricted free agents to report for a weekend minicamp, the Cleveland Browns made an unusual offer.

Any of the players who had yet to accept their RFA tender offers would be eligible for a $150,000 incentive, per Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

But, as always, there's a catch. The team would have to win 10 games in 2010, and each player would have to reach a specific performance threshold.

So while the Browns get points for creativity, the fine print puts this one in the "too good to be true" category.

@browns57 said:

My guess is, there is no way Austin is leaving Dallas. More likely, Crayton would leave. I could see us trading Jackson for Crayton.

I know its soccer, but wow... many, many players could take a page outta this guys play book.

Zombo said:

Zombo

I don't disagree, but the problem is the divide between what is exactly defined as an acceptable "better" deal between the players and the team.

If Jackson wants to get paid like Lewis or Urlacher, it ain't gonna happen.

Vickers? He's gotta prove he can catch the ball better to be paid more, but I think he's probably worth more than Greg Jones makes in Jacksonville, so pay him 3 to 5 mill a year.

Harrison? He's gotta prove he can start a whole season before we bend over for him. He should accept his tender and be happy.

Roth? There was a reason the Dolphins cut him. There may be a reason the Browns let him walk. He may have such an overvalued sense of himself, that he prices himself outta football. That is unless he is willing to play a year to prove he deserves the pay.

Elam? he's gotta prove he can play at a higher level to get more pay.

The main issue is, these guys are upset that they didn't become free agents. That isn't the Brown's fault. That's the NFL/NFLPA's fault. If the players really wanted to be free agents, they should have informed the NLFPA to start compromising more seriously with the NFL on a new CBA.

Its the same with with Chris Johnson down in Tennessee. The rules of the uncapped season says he can only make 30% more in a new contract (that is until a new CBA is made). Sure, there are tricks and loopholes with special bonuses that can be crafted to give him a bunch of money, but his base salary isn't going to change much. There is absolutely nothing the Titans can do about that. So rather than screw the Titans, instruct the NFLPA to start compromising.

Zombo said:

Zombo

The ball is in their court Z

Jackson and Vickers....I would start offering them in trade. Nobody wanted them for a 2nd rounder, so I would dangle a 3rd round choice to see if that drew any interest. Charge their agents to find a deal with any non-division team willing to give up a 3rd rounder....find the deal, we make the trade.

If they can't, it only solidifies our position.

For far to long this club and past regimes have bent over backwards and taken it in the rear when it comes to paying and or contracting often less than mediocre, unproven talent and or walking injuries looking for a warm bench to ride all season, im all for contracting and even re-writing contracts for guys who have proven their worth like cribbs but not one of these guys has proven they are worth multi-year contracts, i would chance it with roth but thats just me and im with heckert and MH on this one, this approach is the right way and its gonna pay in better and more competitive talent across the board now and in the future...