Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Mangini sends Edwards packing: Good move?
Early this morning the decision was made for the Browns to trade Bralyn Edwards to the Jets. I have heard numerous reactions to this, but it was a great move if you ask me. Bralyn Edwards is tied with Brandon Marshall for the most on-target dropped passes since 2007 at 30 apiece. This year he has more dropped passes than catches and the Browns look like they have no hope. The Browns needed to make a move and they finally did. This was a good trade for both teams because the Jets got the deep threat wide receiver they had been looking for and the Browns got Chansi Stuckey, who is better than any receiver on the Browns, Jason Trusnik, and a 3rd and 5th round draft pick. The Browns need to think about rebuilding and this is an early step. This story caught my attention and made me think about how this would affect both teams. After analyzing the trade I feel that both teams are going to benefit from this trade. Bralyn Edwards simply just didn't want to play for Cleveland and I believe he will work hard in New York and become a big player again. On the other hand Cleveland got a solid receiver and two draft picks. Mohammed Massaquoi is emerging as a good receiver and with Chansi Stuckey, Derek Anderson could improve. The 3rd and 5th round draft picks will help as well. If the Browns are smart they could get a steal on a player such as Legarette Blount; RB out of Oregon who was suspended for the season, dropping his draft stock because of character issues. Bralyn Edwards just didn't want to be a Brown anymore so Mangini took advantage and now the rebuilding process has begun. The Browns have yet to make a good move in rebuilding besides Joe Thomas. Playmakers are needed and so far the Browns have none that are proven.
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What about Josh Cribbs? He has been a playmaker in the past. I have heard that Brady Quinn might be traded now (to the Raiders?), although I cannot imagine that his stock would be that high. Nonetheless I hope you are right about the Braylon Edwards trade being good for both the Browns and the Jets. While his 5 receptions looked good for the Jets, a W for the Browns looked better than an L for the Jets:-)
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ReplyDeleteI think that Edwards didn't want to be a Brown anymore too. I say this because his actions on the field speaks way louder than words. In other words he dropped passes that he would usually catch and he did uncharacteristic thing on and off the field. Mangini to me made a good move for the Browns and Edwards. Edwards may return to his regular self on a winning team and a great passing game.