The Jets have a downfield threat at wide receiver now that they have acquired Braylon Edwards from the Browns. The Browns, who made a draft day trade with the Jets that allowed the Jets to draft quarterback Mark Sanchez out of USC, will receive special teams player Jason Trusnik, receiver Chansi Stuckey, and two draft picks which look like a third and fifth rounder.
Former Jets coach Eric Mangini isn’t shy about trading with his former team. The Jets now have Mark Sanchez and Braylon Edwards thanks to Mangini and the price to acquire them was not steep.
Braylon Edwards and Jerricho Cotchery will be a nice one-two punch as Jets receivers. Edwards hasn’t panned out with Cleveland since being selected third overall in the 2004 NFL draft. He has great size and speed but hasn’t put it all together yet. He has had some rifts with coaches and fans in Cleveland.
Lebron James just recently called out Edwards for reportedly punching his friend in Cleveland. The NFL is investigating the matter. Does this mean LeBron won’t be coming to the Knicks?
Braylon gets a fresh start with the Jets and if he can put it all together he can be a top receiver in this league. Mark Sanchez gets a strong receiver to throw on the opposite side of the field from Cotchery.
Edwards has 10 receptions for 139 yards in four games with the Browns this season. His best season was 2007 when he caught 80 balls for 1289 yards with 16 touchdowns and made the Pro Bowl.
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I like this trade. Mangini is really coming through for the Jets. Hopefully Edwards won’t end up being suspended for his recent off field stupidity. A player of his caliber on a team that is winning should only help the progress of Sanchez and help get running game going with defenders now having to respect threat of deep ball more. Stuckey played okay for us but he’s basically Cotchery lite. Coles-Moss was a nice 1-2 punch while it lasted and hopefully Cotchery-Edwards will become an even more potent one. Looking forward to seeing Edwards up to speed and excelling on the field for Jets asap.