Give Cribbs the money!

• ck9

  I never thought I'd hear myself say this, because I'm a believer that you play for the contract you signed. BUT ..Cribbs is soooo valuable to this team, Punt Returns, Kickoff Returns, Kick Coverage, Wild Cat QB and Wide Receiver and he performs week after week.
  When this season is over Randy Lerner needs to rip-up his contract and give the man his due!!
• Lovejoy1984

  

  He should get a raise, but certainly not the money he wants.
• ytownfootball

  

  Pay Da man. There will be plenty of cap space to make him happy.
• hoops23

  

  He definitely deserves the money. He's turning into a great all around player.
• newarkcatholicfan

  

  He is exactly the type of player a Cleveland team would let go and the type of player who will make them pay for it.
  
• hoops23

  

  Funny you type that in shit green, as everything you type is shit.
• Cha'DIch

  He should be without a doubt the highest paid player on the team.
• sleeper

  

  I think he deserves a raise, but not what he wants. And no, he should not be the highest paid player on our team, that would be stupid.
• tuskytuffguy

  In a way, Ltrain, NCF is right. One can't even count on 20 hands the amount of quality players the Indians and Browns have let go over the years. Damn, look at the house-cleaning of getting rid of every good player the Indians did this year. Yet, they keep Hafner. Hafner? One-and-done Hafner??!!
• Nate

  I was never convinced to keep Cribbs until last night. SHOW HIM THE MONEY
• SQ_Crazies

  

  If they don't someone else is going to. I'd imagine the Miami Dolphins would love to have him.
• Mr. 300

  

  Jim Brown paid him some great compliments last night after the game.
• Bluepride13

  He signed the contract and normally I get pissed at guys who want to rip them up (Winslow 3 times in 5 years) every other year. But this guy NEEDS to be paid. A true pro. He will get his cash...deservedly so.
• thedynasty1998

  

  He's not worth the money he thinks he is.
• Hesston

  

  right the check today! I heard they are closing all bridges in Pittsburgh because fans where jumping off them. Leave them open!
• Sykotyk

  

  ck9 wrote: I never thought I'd hear myself say this, because I'm a believer that you play for the contract you signed. BUT ..Cribbs is soooo valuable to this team, Punt Returns, Kickoff Returns, Kick Coverage, Wild Cat QB and Wide Receiver and he performs week after week.
  When this season is over Randy Lerner needs to rip-up his contract and give the man his due!!

  The team doesn't have to honor the contract, so why must we hold the player to a higher standard?
  
  Sykotyk
  
  P.S., Pay the man!
• devil1197

  The way he ran the wildcat last night makes me believe that the Browns could implement that next year and run it effectively while mixing in the pass. IF they can do that Cribbs would no longer be considered strictly a ST's guy and therefore I'd pay him the big $$$ to keep him or some other team will.
  
  He has earned his money, pay him at the end of the year.
• Hb31187

  

  Should he get a raise? Sure
  
  Should he get top dollar like he thinks he deserves? No
• DaBrowns41

  In the words of Teddy KGB- "Give that man his money"
• h2thaizzo

  I think after this season he will be the highest paid special teams player in the league. I think we will see him get a contract renegotiation of anywhere from 3.5-4.5 million per year, depending on if he meets incentives. Starting point would be 3.5, if he does x,y and z he can earn an extra million, and I think he will get a nice signing bonus to make up for what he supposedly was supposed to get this season.
• BCBulldog

  

  He needs resigned to a fair deal and there is no quesiton the Browns screwed him, but let's remember - you don't win Super Bowls because of a kick returner. Maybe he can be more, as we saw last night, but it's not like they haven't tried to use him that way in the past. It just didn't work. He is worth a little more than market because of his team first attitude and his loyalty to the team and fans, but let's not get carried away.
• krazie45

  

  He should get what Hester got....he's just as valuable, probably more, to the Browns than Hester is to the Bears.
• BCBulldog

  

  krazie45 wrote: He should get what Hester got....he's just as valuable, probably more, to the Browns than Hester is to the Bears.

  And how's that working out for the Bears?
  
  He may deserve it, but is he really worth it?
  
  Don't get me wrong, I really like Cribbs, but not at the expense of the team's success.
• SQ_Crazies

  

  What success? This is a group of fans that wants to get players in here--well, you have to pay them. If they won't pay the best player on their team then what does that say to potential free agents?
• BCBulldog

  

  Fine, "potential future success." (I assumed that didn't need spelled out.)
  
  And what it tells free agents, is that you are smart enough to not blow $10mm a year (Hester's deal) on a kick returner, in turn saving money to sign other players that could help you win in the future.
  
  Answer me this, how much do the last 5 Super Bowl champions pay their kick returners?