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Sorry. Just flipped on ESPN and Sal Paolantonio reported that the Cleveland Browns are willing to trade butter-fingered wideout Braylon Edwards to the New York Giants – in exchange for defensive end Mathias Kiwanuka AND a first-round draft choice.
Yes, that’s correct – Cleveland wants a first-round pick AND a starting quality defensive end for a wide receiver that dropped as many passes as he caught last season.
Yes, the 2007 version of Edwards when he caught 80 passes for 16 touchdowns and nearly 1,300 yards was impressive. But it’s the only one of his four seasons in the NFL when he has justified the first rounder Cleveland spent on him in the first place.
Meanwhile, Kiwanuka is coming off of a 50 tackle, eight sack season, giving him 16.5 sacks in three seasons. He’s expendable – the Giants are incredibly deep on the defensive line – but it’s hard to blame New York for not being willing to part with him AND a first for the inconsistent and enigmatic wideout.
The Giants, who recently cut Plaxico Burress following his legal woes, have reportedly countered by offering a second and a fifth. Worst case scenario for them, they take one of the three or four receivers that are pegged for the bottom third of the first round.
Hopefully for the sake of Browns fans, Cleveland somehow jolts back into reality. It’s probably in their best interests to make a move with Edwards, as they did with Kellen Winslow, and start over with the new Eric Mangini regime.
But if they get stubborn and stick to ridiculous demands like these with the Giants or any other NFL team, they can count on Edwards being on the roster when training camp starts in a couple months.
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Well Braylon is certainly worth more than the 3rd and 5th round picks the Giants want to offer. And you clearly know nothing about Braylon or his past seasons. He was playing fine his rookie season until it was cut short by an injury. His next season he played really well, but you didn’t hear a thing about him because he was on a joke of a team. The next year was his breakthrough season, followed by his only bad season of his career. The Giants seemed really interested in Braylon, and then toss around the idea of a 3rd and 5th rounder for a clear number 1 receiver and a former first round pick? Get real. The Giants are more desperate for a receiver than even the Browns are at this point. If a big market team like the Giants that really needs a #1 receiver badly wants one, they’re gonna have to get over themselves and not make insulting offers. Tell Eli good luck throwing to smith and hixon all season.
Edwards is worth more than the 2nd and a 5th we’ve heard as a rumor, in my opinion–but not by a whole lot. He hasn’t shown the consistency of a clear #1 WR. The Giants clearly could use an upgrade at WR, but I don’t think they’re desperate for one, with their running game, and a QB that is better than I ever expected him to be. I think Braylon would be a nice to have more than a need to have in their case. If I were them, I’d probably offer the 1st rounder straight up, only because it’s so late in the first round–and if I were the Browns, I’d probably jump on it.