BRAYLON EDWARDS, ANYONE?
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BRAYLON EDWARDS, ANYONE?
Bob Brookover
During an interview on the Eagles' web site last week, coach Andy Reid said he liked his wide receivers, which no doubt drew a collective groan from a lot of fans.
Here's the thing to always remember about Reid: It's always about what he does and never about what he says.
This isn't the first time Reid has said he is happy with his receivers and it won't be the last. That doesn't mean the Eagles aren't going to make a play for another receiver this offseason and Reid has a point. The combination of DeSean Jackson, Kevin Curtis, Hank Baskett and Jason Avant isn't bad at all.
Reid's mantra, however, has always been that if he feels the Eagles can get better at a particular position, then they will at least try to do that.
The Eagles obviously didn't think T.J. Houshmanzadeh or any of the other free agent receivers represented enough of an upgrade to pursue.
Two receivers who could eventually be available on the trade market would represent significant upgrades. The one everybody is talking about is Anquan Boldin from the Arizona Cardinals. The other guy is Cleveland's Braylon Edwards. Mike Garafolo from the Newark Star Ledger and Ken Palmer of Scout.com have both reported that the New York Giants have made trade proposals for Edwards.
If I'm the Eagles, I'd get in on the Edwards action because he has the size and ability to be a difference maker. Yes, he led the league in drops last season, but that was with an awful Cleveland team. Put him on a contending Eagles team and he could have a T.O.-type year. We're talking about 2004 T.O., not the 2005 model.
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A guy who drops a lot of passes put with an inaccurate QB - that sounds like a winning combination to me!— 2Parm- Braylon would be a HUGE mistake!!— gnit2
- Braylon would be a HUGE mistake!!— gnit2
- This guy can continue to work on his hands in practice. But his size, speed and athletic ability are natural abilities. I wouldn't give up as much for him as I would for Boldin, but I think this guy would improve the roster. ------------------------------------------------------ But all of this talk really masks the real issue with the offense. The Eagles need to run the ball more often and more effectively. The Birds should draft two running backs. I have this sinking feeling that Westbrook is about to embark on the downside of his career.— bjlindy
Try Boldin 4 first, please!— tpizza- what does dropped passes have to do w/ being on an awful team???— rothstein12
- stone hands!— mifunk
- If we just wanted a big guy who drops passes we should have kept L.J. If the Eagles were serious about an impact WR, they'd go get Bouldin. We have the draft picks to trade with Arizona for him, but no way. Besides he wouldn't go for the one-year deals the Eagles are stuck on now. They'll get a receiver in about the 3rd, 4th or 5th round of the draft because then he's fit into their skint flint budget!— dapmman
- bid on him just to drive up the asking price for the Giants.
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- I don't get why it matters that Edwards plays foran "awful Cleveland team". A drop is a drop no matter who is throwing the ball.— kspiegs
- PASS!— p-diddy
- Now that Stallworth could end up in jail, I don't see the Browns trading Edwards.— bostoneagle104
