If I Could Talk to Browns' Braylon Edwards, I Would Ask...

One year after catching 16 touchdown passes and earning his first trip to the Pro Bowl, Cleveland Browns wide receiver Braylon Edwards had perhaps the most disappointing season of his entire football career in 2008.

After an offseason of hearing his name brought up in trade rumors with a new regime taking over, Edwards will have to prove his worth all over again.

Here are questions I would ask Edwards if I had the chance to write a feature story on him this offseason.

1. What was the difference in the Browns in 2008 from 2007?

2. How would you describe your season last year?

3. How eager are you to begin the 2009 season?

4. How different will it be without Kellen Winslow this year?

5. What's the best advice your father, who played in the NFL, gave you during you're tough times?

6. Anyone else you talk to when things aren't going well?

7. How did you spend your offseason?

8. Did trade rumors involving you during the offseason affect you much?

9. Was the dropped pass against Dallas in Week One tough to get over?

10. What will it take to beat the Steelers this season?

11. What was going through your mind watching the Steelers celebrate winning the Super Bowl?

12. How difficult is it to prepare for a season when there's a quarterback controversy?

13. Who's the toughest cornerback to play against?

14. Does it upset you when people group you in the same category as Terrell Owens, Chad (Johnson) Ocho Cinco?

15. Who's the best wide receiver in the NFL?

16. If you weren't a pro football player, what would you be doing?

17. What's your favorite moment as a Brown?

18. Did Romeo Crennel get fair chance in Cleveland?

19. What's the biggest difference between Crennel and Eric Mangini?

20. If Donte Stallworth is not on team, will his presence be missed? How is he doing dealing with this process?

21. What do you envision as the biggest changes to the Browns' playbook this season?

22. What are the keys to the Browns' success in 2009?

Other questions I would like to ask Edwards include:

What was your initial reaction when the Browns selected you in 2005?

Do you still believe Cleveland fans hold you going to Michigan against you?

Do you really use five-hour energy? Does it really work?

Any coincidence you struggled and Osi Umenyiora got injured, and you're both five-hour energy spokesmen?

Do you like the direction Michigan football is going under Rich Rodriguez?

Do you still speak with Lloyd Carr much?

What do you think the difference between Michigan and Ohio State football has been over the past five to 10 years?

Why do you wear No. 17?

What’s better, catching a touchdown or throwing a block to spring a teammate for a touchdown?

What rookie training camp cut has surprised you most since you've been in the NFL?

Who's the best teammate you've ever had?

If you could alter the Browns uniforms at all, would you? What would you change?

Who's the biggest trash talker in the NFL?

What's the toughest thing to deal with in the NFL behind the scenes most fans don't realize?