Edwards Press Conference: Notes
by David_Wyatt on Oct 7, 2009 5:12 PM EDT
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These notes are going to jump all over the place as I was scribbling them while the conference was going on so bare with me.
Just before getting to what was said, I just want to say that he came across as a very mature individual, a guy who is ready to make this fresh start, and more so than anything, he looked relieved. It will probably become clearer why when you read some of the things:
- Fresh start, and a clean slate. Works hard, and is a good team mate. Likes the direction that the team are going in and wants to do anything that he can to help the team out
- Too much inconsistency in Cleveland. Too many variable changing, teams that win have to have consistency, and he mentioned the Colts and Patriots as example
- It feels good to come in and start straight away on Monday. Cotchery makes a lot of good plays, understands that he needs to get in the playbook straight away.
- Attributed some of his struggles to his own personal lapses in concentration. Needs to get back to the simple aspects of the game like focusing. Feels he has done that this off-season and pre-season.
- Not going to be petty with his contract, he is fine with his contract and just wants to play football. He never released numbers of what he was looking for.
- Every receiver drops passes but he just needs to get back to basic principle he learnt in college, the 1/2/3 rule, catch, tuck and run, in that order.
- Needs to slow the game down, tries to rush things to much
- When asked what he brings to the Jets offence he replied that he was a tall receiver, and very physical. He can block cornerbacks and safeties that will allow Thomas Jones to break off some big runs. Defenses have been responding to his ability this year.
- Is confident that he is a great guy, does a lot of work with charities, and feels that in a negative situation, the good is often forgot or not emphasised as much as the bad.
- He did get ticked off with the bad reputation that he gained. Knows he is a good guy, and wants to be a good guy in the future
- Said that he felt the positivity in the locker room immediately. Lot of jokes flying around a few guys were making jokes about his pants (heard that was Bart Scott, although he didn't mention names) goes a long way to feeling accepted.
- Spoke positively about coming to a 3-1 team and is looking forward to working towards the play-offs and the post season.
- Played with a lot of QB's, plans to get together with Sanchez straight away, start building a rapport, and says he plays a selfless game and will mold his play around Sanchez.. Wants football to be fun again and take that approach with the Jets
- Wants to prove that 2007 was not a fluke and those stats reflect his own ability. Needs to go out and do it consistently. Feels like he is now in a place where the team can help him as much as he can help the team, and words can't describe just how happy he is to be in NY
- Negativity built up in Cleveland and it started to grind on you, with the negativity questions on a daily basis. The losing was frustrating and weighed on you when you were off the field, atmosphere of losing took the fun out of football.
- Says that he is mature enough to deal with the media pressure in NY
- Finally just wanted to say what an exciting day it had been, how after the conference he was going to look around the facilities then get straight into the playbook with Sanchez. Just generally happy.
Like I said earlier, he presented himself very well, wearing a Jet green jumper. Looked happy and ready to go. Will be out with the guys tomorrow ready to practise and prove himself, and is looking forward to Monday. Fresh start really does work for people and I have a feeling that this fresh start will work wonders for Braylon.
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As a Browns fan, I am pissed off. You all should give Mangini ANOTHER big thank you. He really values your garbage.
by TheRealSlimShady on Oct 7, 2009 5:28 PM EDT reply actions
Like someone said to me earlier
Mangini has done more good since leaving the Jets than he ever has while he was here. You guys are going to like Stuckey, but obviously not a patch on Braylon
With so many former Jets with you guys though, certainly will be checking out as many Browns games as possible from now on.
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Mangini
acquiring all of these Jets reminds me of Omar Minaya re-acquiring all those Nationals and Expos for the Mets. And that’s not a good thing.
More like Bowden getting guys from Cinci.
"It's like the old phrase goes.....The balls in your court now Mr.Church, so you take that ball, you dribble it up the court and....................................... get a layup"
- Keith Hernandez
Which is also not a good thing :)
"It's like the old phrase goes.....The balls in your court now Mr.Church, so you take that ball, you dribble it up the court and....................................... get a layup"
- Keith Hernandez
I'm not
sure of Mangini’s long term plans for the browns, that’s presuming he has some, but the team has definitely regressed since he joined, at least this season. Perhaps with the draft picks you have acquired, you plan to rebuild that way. No idea.
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His plan is to trade away talent and high draft picks for Jets backups. Its been working out great so far
by TheRealSlimShady on Oct 7, 2009 6:33 PM EDT up reply actions
The thing that turned me against Mangini for good
was the Vilma situation. Mangini comes into town, his first HC gig, and the first thing he does is change the defense to the way he wants it, making Vilma, a guy who at the time was a budding superstar 2 years into the league, and pretty much negates his value by using him in totally wrong defensive schemes. He turned our biggest asset into nothing because he is so stubborn and has to do everything his way. A good coach coaches around the parts he has, he doesn’t try to make the parts he has change to fit his style.
"It's like the old phrase goes.....The balls in your court now Mr.Church, so you take that ball, you dribble it up the court and....................................... get a layup"
- Keith Hernandez
Like Rex Ryan said
I’m not trying to shove a square peg into a round hole, I work my system around my players not my players around my system.
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I liked the cut of his gib
He seemed very mature and on top of his stuff. Too bad he’ll probably be sitting some time for his recent indiscretions, we need him on the field ASAP.
After the press conference I’ll upgrade my feelings to cautious optimism.
Muhahahaha, it's all coming together
Now the offense really has the talent to be a strength of the team, not only decent. If they find their groove by the end of the season, watch out.
And, this made me feel much better: http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/12327247
Revis, Rhodes and Scott all vouch for Edwards. I know, I know, what else are they supposed to say, but this sounds more substantive than your run of the mill, “My teammates are the BEST!”
Cheers
Had not seen that story or those quotes so appreciate you dropping the link off.
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Works hard, and is a good team mate. Likes the direction that the team are going in and wants to do anything that he can to help the team out
Says that he is mature enough to deal with the media pressure in NY
I would beg to differ with these comments. Here’s just a few of Braylon’s gems:
’• Disobeyed head coach Romeo Crennel, renting a helicopter to attend the Ohio State-Michigan game in Columbus and arriving late for a team meeting. Crennel fined him.
• Criticized offensive coordinator Jeff Davidson’s playcalling, saying he wasn’t aggressive enough in the red zone.
• Called out teammate safety Brian Russell, saying Russell’s hit that knocked Cincinnati’s Chad Johnson out of the game “bull——.” Crennel, in turn, blasted Edwards for criticizing his own teammate. “It was a legal hit,” Crennel said. “You don’t air family laundry.”
• Went berserk on the sidelines of the Bengals game, grabbing Charlie Frye’s jersey and screaming at teammates.
• Was benched by Crennel for most of first half of a 22-7 loss to Tampa Bay after missing a team meeting Friday morning. Then he dropped two passes. Afterwards, Derek Anderson said, “We just all need to grow up and make plays.”
Folks lambasted Crennel for not cracking down harder on Edwards, but several sources said General Manager Phil Savage, who drafted Edwards, prevented Crennel from doing so.
Other sources said that when Edwards wasn’t missing team meetings, he was falling asleep in some of them — especially on Friday mornings after being out late on Thursday nights. Again, Edwards was viewed as untouchable.
After the 2006 season, veterans such as Joe Jurevicius tried to set him straight, and it worked for a while. In 2007, he had his Pro Bowl season, catching 80 passes for 1,289 yards with 16 touchdowns.
Unfortunately for Edwards and the Browns, it went to his head. In August of 2008, he was pulled over after driving 120 mph in Avon at 2 a.m. with his passenger vomiting. Edwards only got a ticket after WOIO revealed the incident, and he blamed it on the station.
Then, he ran around practice that summer with his shoes off and had his foot gashed by Donte Stallworth, missing the entire preseason. When he returned, he dropped three passes in the opener — the start of his 2008 dropfest.
Edwards’ season went downhill from there, ending with an NFL-high total of between 16 and 24 drops — depending on who’s counting. He was also near the top of the league in intercepted passes intended for him. Along the way, he told ESPN’s Jim Rome how much he hated being here as a rookie and how he felt “unappreciated” and “a marked man” because he was from Michigan. He also frequently bashed offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski in front of teammates, sources said.
During the Texans game on Nov. 23, he approached safety Will Demps between plays about how to get into modeling and acting, according to Demps in ESPN The Magazine.
When the season was over, Edwards was out partying with Donte Stallworth — spending $3,443 on champagne, vodka and other drinks at a posh Miami bar — on the night Stallworth drove drunk and killed Mario Reyes.
Edwards was reportedly one of the players fined recently for not paying his hotel incidentals and is believed to have filed a grievance against the Browns. During the Bengals game, when he was held without a catch, he was overheard barking about not getting the ball. Later that night, when he was at The View, he reportedly complained to WKNR personality Sabrina Parr about his coaches and quarterbacks, saying he has no room for improvement.
Afterward, he allegedly punched James’ friend, Edward Givens, and also punched his ticket out of town.’
Keep in mind, this guy is F.O.S. in what he says. It’s always someone ELSE’S fault. Can he be a great addition for the Jets? Sure, this could work out GREAT for The Jets AND Braylon…maybe he can turn it around. But keep in mind, like I said before…ANY AND ALL of his ‘problems’ were caused by him and HIM alone.
He said today
that he lost focus while in Cleveland. Like many Jets fans are saying, this is a fresh start and a clean slate, so everything that happened in Cleveland stays in Cleveland. I’m only going to judge him on what he does between today and the end of his NY Jets career. He could do some stupid things like above, or he could mature and keep his nose clean. Right now as of right now, he is clean as far as I’m concerned.
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I actually think there’s a very GOOD chance this year will work out good for the jets and Braylon. But if he seeks to blame the majority of his problems on the browns, the media, the fans, etc. just take that with a grain of salt…As Jets fans I’m sure you’ll smell the B.S. if if he starts shovelin’ that.
by johnnyphoenix on Oct 7, 2009 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions
When the season was over, Edwards was out partying with Donte Stallworth — spending $3,443 on champagne, vodka and other drinks at a posh Miami bar — on the night Stallworth drove drunk and killed Mario Reyes.
I know I quoted this in a post today, but this isn’t fair. Edwards didn’t get behind the wheel of a car. Stallworth did. There’s no law against a man over 21 going out and drinking as long as he doesn’t get behind the wheel of a car. Edwards didn’t make Stallworth drive.
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Very true about that, totally agree.
However, it seems that the partying/drinking thing might be becoming a problem..sry about not just linking the article…
by johnnyphoenix on Oct 7, 2009 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions
…You guys should be excited about landing a talented player on what looks like a very tough team with a great coach. But don’t make him out to be anything more than he is in the attitude/discipline department.
values, schmalues
If he plays well, who cares besides the Puritans. He’s just another young man fatted on the life of a sports star. He gets a new start. Cue redemption plot…
…and the Jets to greatness.
Plus, considering the ads Sanchize has already been in, maybe Braylon won’t need to talk to the other team about modelling connections. NYC likes their multi-threats.
Sry for cloggin up the board, but in the end, this is a win/win for both teams. Good luck this year.
My 2c worth
Talentwise this is a major win for the Jets, as this guy get open often.
However this guy drops the ball way too often, how many time will Sanchez thinks he has a TD and have to go back to 3-10, how much it distroys his morale will be the deciding factor in the trade
For example Manningham dropped a pass and a first down for NYG on the weekend, the ball was caught for an Int by KC, that is a hugh momentum changer, Mr Ed can win you a game, as well as lose you a game.
They throw him three deep balls a game, drops two, catches one, the defense has to account for that. Running game has more space, Cotchery can get back to getting YAC, Leon has more space. Braylon’s presence alone SHOULD make everyone else better.
Of course, I’m high on possibility at this point.
Now back to my comfortable Jets pessimism. It’s now on Sanchez. He has what he needs, what 75% of NFL quarterbacks would kill for. Lack of production is going to be laid at his feet.
Rex Ryan is not going to take his crap, so this should be a good thing for him, we dont even need to pass him the ball the next game just him being on the field opens up alot
anyway yes he still has potential
but when you’re hoping for a guy to prove he’s not a one year wonder taht should raise some red flags, he is a more athletic Chris Chambers with an attitude but he still hasnt lived up to the hype.
just IMO, good luck on Monday, lets hope for no injuries
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