Edwards Responds To Namath's Stinging Remarks

based on that reply.

Sounds to me like Joe has some opinions that differ from the Jets management. Maybe Joe ought to consider whether he’s helping. I can sit here and say all I want about replacing Sanchez with B Smith, but I’m nobody. Joe is an icon. He needs to lay off the twitter while chasin Wild Turkey. Kudos to Bray. Now comment no more.

I think it was the frustration of watching the Jets play like that. Joe bleeds green and white and only wants this team to win. I think Braylon gets a bad wrap, he needs to change the image people have of him with the drops. Braylon goes up a lot in my book with his response too. I blame the three S’s for the loss, Sanchez, Schotty, and Slauson. I think Sanchez might be dumping the ball out of fear Slauson is going to get him killed.

But I don’t see what good can come from saying stuff like this. If he wants to say “hey they didn’t have the best game” or something like that but I think Joe needs to keep his mouth shut. If he really loves the Jets then he should be able to see that now there is more distractions on top of all the other things all ready
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Please Joe keep quiet your not helping the situation here..

Count me among those who won’t criticize Namath. The man has the credibility to call guys out when they don’t do the job. Edwards and Cotchery did not play well Monday.

I HAVE ALWAYS FEL SHOTTY IS NOT A GOOD OFFENSICE COORDINATOR- HE BUT WAY TOO MUCH ON SANCHEZ THE FIRST YEAR AND HIS LACK OF PLAY CALLING ID LOOSING US GAMES NO SANCHEZ OR ANYONE ELSE ON OFFENSE

I think Namath is kinda right, only kinda right tho. I mean, I won’t go into numbers and who dropped how many more passes than Bray and when the drops came and whether they were catchable or what not.

The point is despite Braylon working his tail of in the off season we still have not seen sufficient evidence to say he is not a drop artist. As well as he played for us last season he didn’t really do much to shatter that perception of himself because from time to time…he dropped passes.

I know, I know…. every WR drops passes sooner or later, in fact J-co had a gimme that he dropped in the Raven’s game & I don’t think I remember the last time I saw him drop one.

Braylon is different tho and we all know it. He has dropped passes alot more often than a Jerricho Cotchery.

So the reason I have no problem with Namath saying it, is because that it’s kind of true. Braylon has built this rep for himself and now it’s up to him to tear that rep apart and start anew. He didn’t do that in the half a season he played with us last year.

I don’t think he is as bad as Namath is making him out to be tho, and I also think once he gets the dropping thing under control he’ll get his respect.
IMO he could be a Moss/Fitgerald caliber WR if he became a consistent catcher.

His response to the issue shows he has his head on straight so hopefully those comments will motivate him and keep him on the right path.

my perception of him at the time was that he was a diva and he couldn’t catch. I think staying out of trouble has gotten that “diva” tag off him but until he plays consistent every game he’ll still have the stigma attached of being the WR that can’t catch.

As for the trade, I now think I was wrong about Edwards altogether and even though I can admit that… he still has alot to prove in terms of living up to his talent.

Coming from a quarterback who was given credit for winning a fixed super bowl. No wonder he predicted a victory, he already knew the outcome. What a dooooshbag.

But he needs to cool off a little bit – I think Edwards is a pretty good receiver, overall, and was certainly NOT the reason why the Jets lost on Monday night. As for the block attempt on the FG that led to a penalty, the coaches put him in there for that, so that’s on them – not him.

from espn here. 2 key excerpts:

Braylon Edwards opened his big right hand and gave a guided tour. He revealed a perma-curled pinky and a middle finger aspiring to be a question mark.

“This pinky is destroyed — a ripped ligament — and my middle finger is going the wrong way,” he said. “Broke it twice.”

With a battle-scarred right hand, Edwards leans to the left when it comes to catching passes for the New York Jets. His left hand is stronger than the right, a disparity that affects him on passes over his right shoulder. Eager to correct the flaw, Edwards is working hard in training camp, trying to dispel the widespread notion that he has bad hands.

After breaking down plays from last season, Jets wide receivers coach Henry Ellard determined that most of Edwards’ drops came on passes over his right shoulder. As Ellard put it, “He has a block on that side,” suggesting the issue is mental as well as physical. So on most days in practice, Ellard runs over-the-shoulder drills, hoping repetition solves the problem.