Braylon Edwards Gets Traded To Jets, Browns Say Good Riddance!

Browns Backers,

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To quote my girlfriend when we both found out about Braylon Edward's being traded to the Jets, "Good riddance!"  

Don't get me wrong, I was a fan of Edwards back in his Pro Bowl year of 2007, when he had 80 catches for 1,289 yards and 16 touchdowns.

But when you drop wide-open balls in games and punch a member of a mega-icon's entourage in a state in which you claim to hate and think people boo you because you went to the rival university up north, then it's time to go.  

It wouldn't surprise me if Edwards' last incident as a Brown (punching Edward Givens in a Cleveland nightclub) helped Browns' management pull the trigger in trading him to the New York Jets for WR Chansi Stuckey, LB Jason Trusnik, and two draft picks. 

Edwards, in his fifth season, has 10 receptions for 139 yards, but was held to no catches for the first time in his career in the winless Browns' 23-20 overtime loss to Cincinnati on Sunday.  

This move is a win for the Browns in three ways.

(1) They don't have to worry about re-signing Edwards or seeing him walk for nothing. I applaud the bold preemptive move in getting something in return with Stuckey. 

(2) The Browns will begin to showcase Mohammaed Massaqoui more and even elevate him to the No. 1 spot. After his 148-yard performance, it wouldn't come as a shock if he emerges as the Browns new go-to guy.   

(3) The Browns do not have to tolerate or put up with Edwards' mental lapses such as drops and unexpected brain cramps. He leads the league in drops since last year and if he thinks that Cleveland fans hate him for what school he went to and dropping balls, then he doesn't know what it's like to play in New York.

One drop in a clutch game will have him in the crosshairs on Page Six faster than he can yell, "Taxi!"

Let's just hope he tangles with a member of Derek Jeter's posse.

Bye bye, Braylon! Don't let the ball hit the ground on you're way out!

-Dawgfather