Braylon Edwards stone handed?

by NC_Scott on Oct 11, 2009 10:51 PM EDT Comment 5 comments

This is a comment you've been hearing and reading since the beginning of the preseason when the Braylon Edwards trade rumors started.

Now, I'm not expert on the Browns, Braylon, Derek Anderson or any of their other players. But what I do know is that Derek Anderson completed just 2 of 17 passes today, without Braylon on the field.

Now, I didnt watch the game (thank god, because from the "highlights" it was painful to watch even if you were a player on the field), so I dont know if it was the wind, or if Anderson's passes were just heaves down field (from what I understand they were actually mostly short dump offs due to the wind) or whatever, but I'm sure one could make an argument that the QB situation in Cleveland may be at least partially responsible for the stone handed reputation that Braylon had in Cleveland.

I guess we'll have a better sense of that by the end of the season.

Your thoughts?

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I know they targeted Massaquoi (i think thats how you spell it) 6 or 7 times, and he caught 1 ball for 16 yards. I watched that game and it looked like Buffalo had Anderson on the run all day. Just a terrible game in all, no offence all from both sides.

by jcgamble on Oct 12, 2009 9:44 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

“… the QB situation in Cleveland may be at least partially responsible for the stone handed reputation that Braylon had in Cleveland.”

I’m sure it affected his overall production, but when balls that hit Edwards in the hands or chest are dropped, whoever was throwing the ball did their job. From that point, it’s up to the multi-million dollar receiver to hold on to the ball for a reception.

by Sports_Expert on Oct 12, 2009 4:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

good point

if the ball is in your vicinity, as a pro bowl receiver, you should be able to catch.

we’ll find out starting tonight.

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by dvdvil on Oct 12, 2009 4:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

agreed

but if you throw behind a player who is running across the field in full stride, he might be able to grab at the ball but not bring it in.

The way i look at it is that Sanchez’s completion numbers are not the best. He gets hot and cold. So if you can add a big time receiver on the field, which opens up the running game, and that big time receiver can make also plays on two or three balls that would have otherwise been thrown away or overthrown down field, and he in the process drops one per game, you are still better off than not having that receiver and having our running game stuffed and having our QB get strip sacked or throw an int looking for an open guy.

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by NC_Scott on Oct 12, 2009 5:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs