flgreen Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Free Agency Preview: Braylon Edwards By Bassett on Jun 07, 2011, 3:00 pm With free agency (whenever that happens) being the next hurdle, here’s some brief reviews of all of the free agents on the New York Jets. While we’ve looked at Holmes and Cromartie today we’ll talk Braylon Edwards. WR BRAYLON EDWARDS How Acquired — On October 7th, during the 2009 season, Edwards was traded to the Jets from the Cleveland Browns for WR Chansi Stuckey, LB Jason Trusnik and 3rd and 5th round picks in the 2010 Draft. Productivity in 2010 — Statistically, Edwards had a better year in 2010, which stands to reason since he had another year with his QB and another year in his offense. Edwards caught 53 balls for 904 yards and seven TDs, with another TD and 164 yards that came in the playoffs. While four of those regular season TDs came in the first six weeks, the presence of Santonio Holmes limited Edwards scoring opportunities, but Edwards was still a huge part of the passing game even with Holmes competing for catches. Why Keep Him? – At 6-3, 214, Braylon Edwards is the Jets younger, faster Plaxico Burress. While Edwards was knocked for his struggles catching the ball after his breakout 2007 season, Edwards has put those issues far behind him with his time in New York. Edwards made some acrobatic circus catches, and make some routine catches across the middle as well. Edwards ability to high-point a pass, especially around the end zone was key. But an underappreciated part of the Jets offense was Edwards ability to get defensive interference calls due to his size, physical play, speed and jumping ability. What the Jets Should Do: I think the Jets want to re-sign Braylon Edwards, but I think that they might prioritize some other players like Holmes or Cromartie over Edwards first … which could put Edwards tenure with the team in jeopardy. According to Scout.com, Edwards is ranked 4th among WRs. We wrote at length about just what sort of discount Edwards might be willing to take last month, Miles Austin is a very productive player, and essentially is getting $7.6 million per year (due an inflated final year), so Edwards should be very pleased if he gets a deal with the Jets around that range … but could come in lower, especially with a pending legal issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visajets Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 The NYJETS better not Braylon Edwards go it will be as bad as many draft day blunders if they do... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vudu Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 my Braylon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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