NFL Wild Card Weekend: The Real Week 17

[Nyx]

Not feelin the love but I'll take it :/

You better take what you can get whenever you can get it.

[Chun Liroy]

Well, as I see it you're either a bad unfunny troll, or just really dumb.

Whatever the case, I'd enjoy a week of football threads without you and the lolboys posse.

Meh. I don't try to troll. I'll joke around and be sarcastic and stuff but trolling I do not. I'll play into Miz trolling sometimes but that's about it. And meh. What will a thread be with lolboys. Especially when/if we win? Shit would be so boring.

[Chun Liroy]

And why is Titanss banned? lol

[Tyche]

Because he can't please women.

truth

[Chun Liroy]

As new team president Mike Holmgren takes over the Cleveland Browns this week, one of his first orders of business is getting off to a very rocky start.

Peter Schaffer, the agent for Pro Bowler Joshua Cribbs, says the Browns are "insulting" his client with low-ball offers. Cribbs made a base salary of $900,000 this past season, and Cleveland offered to raise his annual salary to $1.4 million over the final three years of his contract, Schaffer said.

Cribbs, who is Cleveland's most popular player, is coming off the most productive season of his career. He returned three kickoffs and one punt for touchdowns, rushed for 381 yards, and caught 20 receptions for the Browns (5-11), who finished the season on a four-game winning streak.

On Wednesday, Cribbs also was awarded Special Teams Player of the Month by the NFL.

"Not only is it insulting, but it's illogical," Schaffer said of Cleveland's offer. "There is no way to objectively justify it."

This has been an ongoing saga between Cribbs and the Browns.

Over the past three years, Schaffer said Cribbs was promised a fair deal by multiple power players in Cleveland, including owner Randy Lerner.

A regime change put an end to negotiations last season, but Schaffer said Holmgren taking over as president should not provide another holdup.

"It doesn't matter, because Josh is the same player whether the president is George W. Bush, Barack Obama, or John McCain," Schaffer said. "I'm not worried about that."

Holmgren met with the Cleveland media Tuesday and was asked about Cribbs' contract situation.

"We've been in contact with his representatives even when I was in Arizona," Holmgren said. "I believe players should be rewarded for what they do. I have no problems with that at all. What happens though on occasion is our view of how much that should be and the agent's view of how much that should be differs. We have made an effort."

There is always potential to get better. But as it currently stands, Cribbs' camp feels the player did all he could this past season and that loyalty is not being returned.

Schaffer added there is no chance of Cribbs playing for the Browns under the current contract.

"They like to say Cribbs has three years left on the contract, but I can assure them they have no years left on the contract," Schaffer said sternly. "Either this gets resolved by the first day of the league year, or he will never show up for the Browns again and will immediately demand a trade.

"It's not what he wants. Josh wants to be a Brown for life, but love requires a two-way street."

Hop on dat shit jerreh, only 1.4M. But seriously, that is ridiculous. Cribbs, even though he is a ST, getting a raise from 900k to 1.4M when he probably has more TDs than your QB and is pretty much (besides jerome harrison) the only shining light on your entire football team? Give me a break feel bad for the guy.

[Tyche]

Didn't Holmgreen fail as a coach/GM in Seattle, and it wasn't until they took his GM duties away that the team started to do well?

[Penthesilea]

All I hope for is that Mangini gets fired and Holmgren does Andy and Philly a big one and hires Marty Mornhinweg.

[tyven]

Didn't Holmgreen fail as a coach/GM in Seattle, and it wasn't until they took his GM duties away that the team started to do well?

this is correct, maybe they are hoping he will do well as a GM with no coaching duties

[Stiker]

I need donation totals to see how much we have and how much we need. Noone has confirmed anything yet.

I'm going to toss in a donation soon, whether it be for my own banning or spam forum lulz. However, as long as I'm throwing down the cash I might as well get a custom title, so that's the only thing holding me back. I'll get it in before the work week is over though and PM you.

[Pharaun]

Man, I saw the news about Holmgren low balling Cribbs and literally shouted at my computer "What the fuck are you doing!?!?!" Cribbs is by far the best player on the team, gotta get him resigned even if you have to over pay him.


Tyche, I donated $20 towards the ban the Cowboys Crew fund.

[Mjd]

http://www.philly.com/philly/video/80891232.html

Dave Spadaro, editor of philadelphiaeagles.com and an employee of the Eagles, videotaped his spitting on the centerfield star at Cowboys Stadium on Sunday before the Eagles played the Cowboys. The video was posted on the Web site, but was taken down.

Oh you Philly fans

[tyven]

Man, I saw the news about Holmgren low balling Cribbs and literally shouted at my computer "What the fuck are you doing!?!?!" Cribbs is by far the best player on the team, gotta get him resigned even if you have to over pay him.


Tyche, I donated $20 towards the ban the Cowboys Crew fund.

i cant wait till the browns turn that 4 game win streak they ended the year with into a 23 game win streak after going 19-0 next year.

[Pharaun]

i cant wait till the browns turn that 4 game win streak they ended the year with into a 23 game win streak after going 19-0 next year.

Preach Brother, you're speaking 100% truth.

[Chun Liroy]

Tyche my only request is that our ban avatar is hatersgonnahate.gif or something boys related

[Tyche]

You won't be banned from the forums, you just won't be able to view general. As I said, you should use spam.

[Chun Liroy]

But I love general. I'll try tofit in with the spam crowd then

[Tyche]

You should talk about the cowboys in spam imo.

[Chun Liroy]

I will do. Even though I"ll prolly miss the first hour of teh game.

[Penthesilea]

http://www.philly.com/philly/video/80891232.html



Oh you Philly fans

He's a shitty reporter employed by the Eagles. The fans have nothing to do with him. Shut the fuck up with this Philly fan bullshit shithead.

[Chun Liroy]

Butthurt.