Should Braylon Edwards Have Been Suspended For The Miami Game?

I dont see the point of suspending him from work for something that had nothing to do with it. Its not like he’s walking away free with no consequences NY court will do whatever they think is neccessary most likely beyond that. It just seems like some people just want to see him suffer.

if suspending him is against the players union agreement, why is this even a discussion?

I love how everyone blows up about a DUI charge for a Jets player when over the summer 4 or 5 dolphins were arrested for DUIs and beating their wives and girlfriends. Guess it just comes with the territory

Let the courts handle the punishment just like they would for any one else. If he was not a high profile individual nobody would even know about it. Let Braylon deal with the consequences of his mistake in judgement. Don’t punish the team or fans by having one of the essential players sit out for an important game, It will be handled in the off-season by the legal system. As someone else posted even if he was willing to sit out he couldn’t because the CBA prohibits the players from ignoring the rules so he has no say nor does the Jets front office.

The kicker steps on Braylon and Braylon gets called for roughing the kicker. Terrible call that probably cost us the game against Baltimore. The only argument you got on that is the rules are the rules and the kicker must have a place to land his leg. Fine. The rules are also the rules as to disciplining a player under the CBA and the rules don’t call for a suspension by the League or allow a team to suspend a player regarding a first offense of the substance abuse policy. So you either follow the rules or you don’t. Period.

The Dolphins players incidents were during the off season. YES THEY WERE WRONG AND SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE what could the team do then?

Ronnie and Will have NO other incidents however Braylon has a few and is currently on probation

But no don’t suspend him cuz were tired of hearing excuses after we beat the Jets and this would just add to it

The Dolphins players incidents were during the off season. YES THEY WERE WRONG AND SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE what could the team do then?

Ronnie and Will have NO other incidents however Braylon has a few and is currently on probation

But no don’t suspend him cuz were tired of hearing excuses after we beat the Jets and this would just add to it

If its the frst time, and no accident occured and nobody was hurt, then you get a pass. The league and the Jets can’t all the sudden hold braylon and themselves to a higher standard than they do for everybody else because a lot of people hate the Jets and are looking for any reason they can to sling mud at the franchise.

Since you can’t take his pay away, it is nonsensical to not play him

As a business the New York Jets have a Ethical Responsibility to do what is best for the employees, customers, environment, and anyone who may be impacted by ripples that occur from the decisions they make. There is a large grey area in this matter as there is in any ethical debate because of the many variables that each individual has in their moral makeup which govern ethical behavior. If you were to look at who it would hurt/benefit by sitting Braylon Edwards the answer is staggering. The fans would obviously be upset with a Jet loss. His presence is pretty important when it comes to that possibility. One loss may result in missing the playoffs which leads to financial bonuses for the franchise and its players. So the team would suffer. Braylon on the other hand would miss playing a football game. He still would get paid. Does this teach him a lesson? Not really, it’s a slap on the wrist. In essence not running around catching footballs is hardly a punishment for such a severe infraction. On the flip side there is the choice to play him. In this case all previously mentioned parties would benefit in exactly the opposite way as mentioned above. However, the organization may take a black eye for discipline standards and people who are sensitive to DUI may be very hurt by the decision. Either way, someone is effected. The decision is simple. Which choice hurts the fewest people? You tell me.

The reason Braylon is playing is because he was a Dolphin killer last year and the Jets want to win this game. If Santonio Holmes was on the field, or if we had Buffalo this week rather than next week, Braylon’s ass would be getting splinters.

The Jets simply don’t want to give up this game. And they figure why suspend the guy when we can use him to win, and if Holmes outplays him when he comes back, Braylon suspension will fall into somebody else’s lap next year? Also, if Holmes plays well, they can negotiate Braylon’s salary way down.

Ethics and morality never entered the equation at all. Nor has the concern over their public image.

If not then he hasn’t done anything yet and shouldn’t be suspended.
Anyway, like other phin fans I’d rather he played just to leave fewer excuses for the coming Miami win.

He can’t be suspended, the team can’t do it, and he can’t waive his union right to allow it. So all the media posturing is just that. Willis of the Post, and Meyers and Lupica of the Daily News know this yet because of their hate of the Jets they want to paint this as them being right about the Jets lacking chemistry and imploding due to risky players. Rex filpped Mia fans the bird! Lets forget they spit on him. We ate cheeseburgers at practice, oh the HORROR! We threw footballs to get a closer look at the self proclaimed sexiest reporter in Mexico whose attire was inappropriate for her profession. And Braylon got a DWI. These things were wrong but how do they make the Jets a team of thugs? Why are the Jets being held to a higher standard then Miami? Two players with DUIs and Two players with domestic abuse chargers? What’s worse eating cheeseburgers at practice, flipping fans the bird, telling everyone in the world you are going to win the SB OR beating your pregnant girlfriend? We get killed for taking Bray cuz he punched someone yet where was the anti Phins or Raven articles for signing Marshall whose actions lead to the murder of a teamate or Stallworth who killed someone? The hypocrisy is amazing!

cro committed what crime? Santonio’s charge with throwing a glass at the woman was dropped. I’m not pointing out that the Jets are without sin but other teams have the same problem player and issues. I’m pointing out that it’s wrong to single them out. The writers I named are NY writers. The fact is the Dolphins and jets and most teams for that matter are filled with good guys. Braylon had spent the early evening at a charity even being hel by J Cothchery, on the leaders on our team. These articles attacking the Jets aren’t about NFL teams value integrity or morals over winning, if it were they would come down on all teams,(thats what I was trying to point out). Instead they are using this to attack the Jets because they don’t like the team or how Rex carries himself. Lets call a spade a spade.