Comments on: More thoughts on the Cribbs situation http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/browns/2009/05/more-thoughts-on-the-cribbs-situation/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:49:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Scott http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/browns/2009/05/more-thoughts-on-the-cribbs-situation/comment-page-1/#comment-1996 Scott Thu, 21 May 2009 12:26:05 +0000 http://www.ohioverticals.com/blogs/browns_bulletin/?p=1195#comment-1996 Here's and interesting article about this situation. http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/2009/05/should-the-browns-pay-cribbs/ Here's and interesting article about this situation.

http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/2009/05/should-the-browns-pay-cribbs/

]]> By: terje http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/browns/2009/05/more-thoughts-on-the-cribbs-situation/comment-page-1/#comment-1999 terje Wed, 20 May 2009 04:26:03 +0000 http://www.ohioverticals.com/blogs/browns_bulletin/?p=1195#comment-1999 i hope josh cribbs gets traded. so he can stick it to this sorry franchise somewhere down the line. the lerner's helped art modell steal the team and people are defending randy??? give me a break. this expansion franchise has been defrauding the fans for ten years. screw the cleveland browns. i hope josh cribbs gets traded.

so he can stick it to this sorry franchise somewhere down the line.

the lerner's helped art modell steal the team and people are defending randy??? give me a break. this expansion franchise has been defrauding the fans for ten years. screw the cleveland browns.

]]> By: mrasor http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/browns/2009/05/more-thoughts-on-the-cribbs-situation/comment-page-1/#comment-1998 mrasor Wed, 20 May 2009 03:34:27 +0000 http://www.ohioverticals.com/blogs/browns_bulletin/?p=1195#comment-1998 Paying laborers and paying professional athletes under a salary cap are two different things. Randy Lerner is not trying to be stingy; he wants money to put together a team. You can deal fairly with people without compromising your cap. Cribbs signed a bad contract. He should have realized that from Day One. He underperforms and he's cut. He overperforms and he's trapped for six years. Dumb. Dumb. Dumb. Now he wants a do-over. If he can maintain his level of play, someone will compensate him for it once he's a free agent. Cribbs is saying, "You went back on your promise." Well, Josh. You said you would play football for the Cleveland Browns for six years. The Cleveland Browns, in turn, promised to pay you $620K per year. Who is breaking that promise -- you know, the one that gave you a chance in the NFL? Paying laborers and paying professional athletes under a salary cap are two different things. Randy Lerner is not trying to be stingy; he wants money to put together a team. You can deal fairly with people without compromising your cap.

Cribbs signed a bad contract. He should have realized that from Day One. He underperforms and he's cut. He overperforms and he's trapped for six years. Dumb. Dumb. Dumb. Now he wants a do-over. If he can maintain his level of play, someone will compensate him for it once he's a free agent.

Cribbs is saying, "You went back on your promise." Well, Josh. You said you would play football for the Cleveland Browns for six years. The Cleveland Browns, in turn, promised to pay you $620K per year. Who is breaking that promise — you know, the one that gave you a chance in the NFL?

]]> By: billglass196 http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/browns/2009/05/more-thoughts-on-the-cribbs-situation/comment-page-1/#comment-1997 billglass196 Tue, 19 May 2009 22:47:31 +0000 http://www.ohioverticals.com/blogs/browns_bulletin/?p=1195#comment-1997 Amazing. None of this stuff is brain surgery. A player should get paid the going rate based on comparable players at his position. This price haggling, promises based on old talks etc misses the point. If the guy is worth it pay him, if not don't but stop this unprofessional posturing, blame placing and deviousness. I have started and run and sold several successful businesses and the path to success is straight forward dealing with people along with the skill to do it, leaving all fairly treated with ongoing credibility and respect for the other guys position, if warranted of course. If not warranted then diplomacy is needed to smooth out the wrinkles. I can't believe that people making the salaries on these teams(including ALL management) are so naive about personal and business relations! GROW UP GUYS and at least read Andrew Carnegie to get a clue!! Amazing. None of this stuff is brain surgery.

A player should get paid the going rate based on comparable players at his position. This price haggling, promises based on old talks etc misses the point. If the guy is worth it pay him, if not don't but stop this unprofessional posturing, blame placing and deviousness.

I have started and run and sold several successful businesses and the path to success is straight forward dealing with people along with the skill to do it, leaving all fairly treated with ongoing credibility and respect for the other guys position, if warranted of course. If not warranted then diplomacy is needed to smooth out the wrinkles.

I can't believe that people making the salaries on these teams(including ALL management) are so naive about personal and business relations!

GROW UP GUYS and at least read Andrew Carnegie to get a clue!!

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