Eric Mangini Having Second Thoughts About Cribbs Play

Following Browns wide receiver Josh Cribbs’ scary last-second injury in Monday night’s 16-0 loss to the Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland’s coach thinks that could have handled the game’s final play a little differently.

Cribbs spent several hours at the Cleveland Clinic undergoing tests after being crushed by Ravens defensive end Dwan Edwards on the last, meaningless play. Mangini said Cribbs did not sustain a concussion and he remained optimistic one of the NFL’s most dangerous return specialists will play on Sunday in Detroit.

With three seconds to go, Quinn threw a short pass to Cribbs, who cut back across the field and lateraled to tight end Robert Royal before he was flatten by Edwards. With Cribbs sprawled on the turf, Royal was then hit hard by Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis to end the game.

“In retrospect, I would probably do it differently if I had to do it again,” said Mangini. “You don’t want anybody to get hurt on any play.”