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Droughns wants new deal. You know, I don't blame the guy to a certain extent. But it's going to be hard for the Browns to fairly pay a guy they don't yet know how to use. There's been no mention of what kind of dollars Droughns is looking for, but he does say, "I'm not being greedy, and I'm not looking for beaucoups bucks." Of course, an NFL running back's idea of beaucoups bucks is probably not the same as my idea of beaucoups bucks. If the guy is asking for 3 mil/year then that's probably a reasonable amount to at least ask for. But if he's asking for 4 or 5, then he's on crack.

Contracts are a two-way street, even in the non-guaranteed world of the NFL. It's standard practice for a player to get a new contract after a year when he drastically under or overplays his current deal. But if a guy still has a couple years left on his old contract, it's also patently obvious that the guy is not in te best position to renegotiate. And that is indeed fair, because if Droughns had a big year last season he did it while enjoying the security that came from signing his previous multi-year deal. Sure he's in-line for a raise, but it's not going to be a market deal based on his last best season. The only way you get a huge payday in the NFL is to play well during the last year or so of a contract. Droughns hasn't done that yet.

And don't forget, there is no guarantee that a great season in Denver will equal a good or great season in Cleveland. Remember Mike Anderson? Didn't think so.