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Yeah, he's finished.


Glad to hear he's 100 percent fine and ready to go. Just get into shape, and run all over Pacman until he wishes he just stayed in the strip clubs.

Pacman doesn't go to strip clubs anymore, he goes to Hooters... that's like methodone to strip club addicts.

LMAO.... yeah he's tamed himself down a bit.

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Edwards' comments about the injury won't raise any eyebrows, but what he said about his first two years with the Browns might. When the former Michigan star arrived as the third overall pick in 2005, the Browns went 6-10 and 4-12.

Asked if there was ever a point where he thought it wasn't going to happen and he might have to leave, Edwards said, ''It wasn't ever a point, it was always the point. I hated Cleveland, and I didn't want to be here. I was happy to be drafted, but then I looked at the bigger picture and said, 'Wow, not Cleveland.'

''Playing here was hard, the fans were tough, we were terrible. It just seemed like it was way too much undeserved pressure for a team. Every year, expectations are high around Cleveland and, every year, we're terrible. It wasn't a good fit for me.


http://www.ohio.com/sports/browns/27687794.html?page=1&c=y

Browns receiver Braylon Edwards said his right foot injury, suffered in a ''case of horseplay going wrong,'' won't keep him out of the regular-season opener next Sunday.

Appearing on Jim Rome's nationally syndicated radio show Friday, Edwards explained what happened Aug. 9 when teammate Donte' Stallworth stepped on him with his cleats in a post-practice jog. The cut required stitches, and Edwards spent a night at the Cleveland Clinic.

A first-time Pro Bowler who set Browns' single-season records with 1,289 receiving yards and 16 touchdowns in 2007, Edwards missed the final three preseason games and has not spoken to local media since he was hurt. He was on the sideline Thursday night as the Browns finished the preseason 0-4 with a 16-10 home loss to the Chicago Bears.

''It used to be a bad foot, hint, hint,'' Edwards said of his availability for the
Sept. 7 home game against the Dallas Cowboys. ''It's fine.''

As for his conditioning level, Edwards said, ''Considering I've missed two [actually three] weeks, I'm sure I'll be somewhat winded at times. But I've got a week to get into some kind of shape. It shouldn't be too hard.''

Edwards told Rome he was sticking with his usual routine on the evening he was hurt.

''I had on socks,'' Edwards said. ''I take off my shoes after every practice, stretch and go inside.

''This particular practice we had to run over-and-backs because myself and Donte' messed up on a play. Donte' and I were racing and messing around, I got ahead of him. Then he caught up with me, I slowed down thinking it was over with. He was messing around, just jumped on me, playing around a little bit. When he jumped on me and came down, his cleat gashed into my ankle.''

Stallworth said he nearly passed out twice at the sight of all the blood. The two are close friends, with Edwards the primary recruiter luring Stallworth from the New England Patriots to the Browns as a free agent.

Despite the outcome of their joking around, Edwards said it wasn't a moment he'd like to have back.

''No. It was a freak accident,'' Edwards said. ''Guys horseplay all the time and they don't get hurt. It's no big deal.''

When Rome ended the interview, he told Edwards he would pick him for his fantasy team, but ''keep those cleats on, though.''

''Luckily there won't be any more over-and-backs during the season, so we should be OK,'' Edwards said.

Edwards' comments about the injury won't raise any eyebrows, but what he said about his first two years with the Browns might. When the former Michigan star arrived as the third overall pick in 2005, the Browns went 6-10 and 4-12.

Asked if there was ever a point where he thought it wasn't going to happen and he might have to leave, Edwards said, ''It wasn't ever a point, it was always the point. I hated Cleveland, and I didn't want to be here. I was happy to be drafted, but then I looked at the bigger picture and said, 'Wow, not Cleveland.'

''Playing here was hard, the fans were tough, we were terrible. It just seemed like it was way too much undeserved pressure for a team. Every year, expectations are high around Cleveland and, every year, we're terrible. It wasn't a good fit for me.

''Plus, I'm from Michigan and being in Ohio, this is Buckeye country and that rivalry is a little blown out of proportion down here, let me tell you.''

Going 10-6 last year and falling a game shy of the playoffs seems to have changed Edwards' mind. He also sounded like he enjoyed the success of the Cavaliers and Indians.

''It was a lot of fun last year,'' he said. ''You could go out to eat, go around the city and go to Cavs games and the fans were excited. They saw a flash of what was to come, of what could be in the city.''

He's said it before. Nothing new. He admits he was childish and immature, and now loves it in Cleveland. Therefore I love him.

A person like him - who appears to be highly competitive and sets high standards for himself - will tend to get frustrated in a losing team. Unless we keep winning, or at least look decent each season, we mght hear more such statements unfortunately - and not only from him, but also from Winslow as well.

Winning fixes everything.

That's the way it WAS for him and frankly, the way the fans beat on him, even on here when some called him "Leon" and the way the team played, I can't blame him for wanting a more positive environment.

You know how I dislike calling players names,,, well, this is the reason.. Those that do think they are being cool or smart or funny.. Here's a news flash, you are being none of those things.. you are instead being rude, insensitve, boorish!

Grow up

nordawg

Hey, he's allowed to feel any way he wants. Edwards has a very large ego (what a surprise, right?). He is the kind of guy who, I believe, would have been very happy getting drafted by a New York or a Dallas, a big name, big venue type of team. However, he gets drafted by, who? Cleveland.

But, he came here and produced. As time has gone on, we've built up a team and the city has grown on him. For God's sake, he's a Michigan guy doing the "O-H-I-O" sometimes! And, he's seen that it doesn't matter what venue you're in, when you produce, you'll get recognition. I mean, Indianapolis certainly isn't a big place and Manning certainly isn't hurting.

But, like others have said, winning helps...a lot. It helps the players, it helps the coaches, and it helps the fans.

What's nice is that Edwards didn't let his sizeable ego influence him to act like Chad Johnson or Eli Manning (who I still don't like for the way he acted when he was drafted by the Chargers). Outside of a few immature acts, he kept his nose clean and look where we are now.

I mean, look, he was instrumental in talking Stallworth TO Cleveland, according to the article. Does this look like a guy who doesn't believe in this team or this city now?

The NFL is a "what have you done for me lately" type league. All he's done for us "lately" (as in last regular season) is turn in a phenomenal year, and his limited preseason exposure this year sure made it look like he hadn't lost any of that.

Good post.

He wasn't the only one I'm sure. Those were rough years, especially 2006, to be a Brown.

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That's the way it WAS for him and frankly, the way the fans beat on him, even on here when some called him "Leon" and the way the team played, I can't blame him for wanting a more positive environment.

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Tell me about it, a lot of people really wanted him to go before last season. It amazed me. They were talking about our best reciever, and they wanted him traded because he sometimes would drop the ball.......Very little credit was given to his amazing comeback where he was playing week 1 of the damn season. All they go after was his other mistakes. Well, he proved everyone wrong.

I remember Phil saying, people don't realize that the ball goes through two things before hitting the reciever, first it must be snapped to the QB, then they must throw it, then Braylon gets his opportunity.

If there's one contract on this team we can't lose, it's Braylon. That is besides Joe Thomas. He's gotta stay with us forever..........but I feel like that's pretty set in stone.

I do sometimes get the feeling that the players, joking around, check out the message boards. I remember reading that Winslow would and would get very discouraged. I wouldn't be suprised if other players did too. Even moreso they all read the papers, and when they get torn into or read a QA thing, i'm sure their feelings can be hurt. Everybody's human. Now many people say, that's what you get for making ______ million a year. But that's not the way the players feel, so whatever.

Point is, I've stood behind Edwards the whole time, didn't want him to ever be traded, and he'll be a big step towards taking us to the promise land.

Well, I will say that players have to be expected to be criticized and do have to have a thick skin. If they're going to read the boards or the papers, they can't expect nothing but sunshine being blown up their butts. If a professional football player has his feelings hurt so badly that he wants out of town because a bunch of people on message boards bashed him, then that guy needs to look into a different profession.

JMHO

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That's the way it WAS for him and frankly, the way the fans beat on him, even on here when some called him "Leon" and the way the team played, I can't blame him for wanting a more positive environment.

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Fair enough, but for a lot of these guys that simply isn't the case. They've been winning since they were kids and they've been the best player on their teams since they were kids. They walk around like golden gods and get huge egos.

All i'm saying is that they like to hear good things about themselves, professional athlete or not the guy was still like 22-23 years old then and never faced that kind of criticism in his life.

Oh, I agree 100%. Also, these guys are generally surrounded by people who do nothing but tell them how great they are. Very few celebrities surround themselves with people who are actually grounded in reality.

Why even publish that. Its from two years ago, and it has no real relevance to the story or the current state of the team. Just a reporter trying to paint BE in a negative light.

Did Vers write this article?

Totally understandable.

My only question will be, "If we suck the big one this year due to the tough schedule and/or QB issues, how long will it take him to fell that way again?"

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Tell me about it, a lot of people really wanted him to go before last season. It amazed me.

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You are right Petey.., there are a ton of Knee jerk reactions like that.. RAC must go, Wimbley Experiment failing, Replacement for Harrison, AD ain't nothing, No experienced CB, we are doomed..

Too darn many knee jerk reactions for my taste.. WE have got to let things play out.. This playstation mentatlity where you can fix things overnight isn't reality....

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Well, I will say that players have to be expected to be criticized and do have to have a thick skin.

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I don't know what you do for a living BF but frankly, I mean this for everyone, not just you, how would you like it if I wrote a blog about how bad you did last week filing papers, or working in a steel mill or driving a truck..

How would you take it.. perhaps at first, you would let it slide,, but you can't tell me that at some point in time, you would want to rip my head off..

This may be a game, but it's how they put food on the table.. It's work for them.

So to beat them, as some have beaten BE at every turn,, well, how would you like it?

Sometimes to determine how one should act, one should turn the tables and see how we would like it.

I know I need to do that more often myself, I'm far from perfect in that regard...

I'm sure a lot of rookies feel that way when they get drafted high, and go to a sorry team...

No hard feelings..

I'm willing to bet that the only thing keeping most of the players here in those dark years was a paycheck. BE just has the nads to say it.

I'm not sure I'd want to be on the team either... they were terrible and our fans demanded a quality team... I'm sure he was happy after last year!

Amazing....simply amazing all of you on this post.

This is what you expect from one of your core players and leaders?!?

This quote is disgraceful and reprehensible. When you get drafted #3 overall, you are going to a BAD team. You are being depended on to make an impact and be a LEADER. Pouting about the team and being in "Cleveland". I'm sorry. You're a punk.

I guess I come from a different place on this one. We pay you tens of millions of dollars to play a game. We baby these players with valet service, et al. The fans of this city roll out the red carpet...and what do we get? An immature brat.

Pathetic.

And wait till we're 0-2 to start the year. And we need leadership to get this thing back to 2-2. We're lucky we have real leaders on this team like Winslow, McGuinest and others to depend on. If we didn't and we depended on Edwards...we be no better than the Bungles.

Vers, whereever you are holding Heldawg, I want you to release him immediately and stop posting under his name.

That entire post was a complete overreaction. You expect a 21 year old kid to have the mentality and maturity to handle going to a place he didn't want to go to and to be perenial loser on top of that. Then to be a guy who depends on others being successful on the team for you to be successful - and those other guys weren't too good. Granted, he didn't make the most of his opportunities.

Take a chill pill. The guy is human. He actually does feel real emotions and has desires like all of us have including where he would like to work. If my company said you're moving to timbuktu tomorrow, I wouldn't be too happy about that.

I just don't understand what people expect around here from kids. Think back to when you were 21 for crying out loud. Unbelievable.

I AGREE LET'S MOVE ON>>>>TODAY IS CUT DAY!!! this was posted the other day....

and I'm sure the Ohio vs. Michigan thing made it that much more worse for him....

Guys fresh out of college really claim their college background the most... They will STILL bleed their colors...

My computer's been hacked!!!

To whom much is given, much is expected.

I do remember back to 21. I remember back to HS, and Grade School. Maybe it has something to do with how I was raised and my years in HS at a Jesuit school but when you are expected to lead, you do it the right way.

Your teammates are depending on you. You are the most talented player on the team. Suck it up and set the tone for your squad. Set an example. Be the shining light.

Play your determined best and rally your fellow man! Change the attitude and the losing culture.

If I was blessed with Edwards ability, you'd have seen a different player out there his first two years.

People gots to chill. I would have left the Browns fandom years ago had I not had that contract.... with my soul. Seriously, even the most loyal of players know that the NFL is a big business with 32 little branches. You gotta pull your weight and find heart etc but that doens't mean they're not human. We sucked, and the atmosphere was poisonous. I would have hated it. I would have stayed and kept my mouth shut but hated it.

I personally don't see what's wrong with what he said. I have been a Browns fan all my life. But in our most terrible seasons, I wanted "out" too. I hate watching them lose. And I am just a fan! These guys like Braylon want to win and come from winning schools. Then they get a place like Cleveland which is rebuilding....it's tough. I think as a player, I would feel the same way he did. Football is a business to these players. We are just fans. No need to judge.

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We pay you tens of millions of dollars to play a game. We baby these players with valet service, et al. The fans of this city roll out the red carpet...

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...and what do we get? An immature brat.

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It's simple when you think about it.

Also, don't fool yourself...Winslow is cut from the same cloth. Yet you call him a leader and Edwards a punk.

Well the man is hot, I guess it's lucky that I don't have a profession where I am in the public eye, and where my paycheck COMES from the public.

I am very thick-skinned to the criticisms I receive from my peers and the people who evaluate me in my profession. I guess I'm just not sure what football players expect. Should we just treat them with kid gloves all the time?

Now, I agree with you that many fans take it to a whole other level and jump on every little thing. That's just ridiculous to do. But, when he was at Michigan, I'm sure there were critics. When he came to Cleveland, there were critics. No matter what team he would have gone to, there would have been critics.

Every single NFL player is under the microscope because that is the life they chose. If they can't handle it, then they need to choose another profession.

If I can't handle someone being adversarial to me, I shouldn't be an attorney. If I can't handle someone yelling at me, I shouldn't enlist in the military.

JMHO

j/c

If sports players cannot take the ire of the fans...then they should do something else. period. Pro ball players have been called bums from the stands since forever.
If the cook at the restaurant serves up a horrible steak, should you just not eat it, pay the bill and go home 'cuz you don't want to hurt his feelings?
If an entertainer performs badly should the critic not say anything negative?

Yes, we go overboard to the negative sometimes (knee jerk, as has been said) but most of the times that we're negative regarding a player it's because he had 'a bad game'...which isn't long lasting. When players start to get nicknames (dropsy morgan) it's because it's a trait and not just a bad game.

Braylon dropped some balls early on. I'm sure we remember the one that was easily catchable that went off his hands and turned into 6 for the other team. Do that enough and you'll get talked about in that type of light (weather you're on an expansion team or a superbowl contender). Turn things around with your play and they'll be positive things said about you.

This is the way that the job of pro ball player is. If you don't like your job, then go find another one.
If the money is good.....then you might have to suck it up.