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Yeah, at this point in time, with all the talking he's done, nothing he says is going to help him.
He needs to shut up, get on the field, and catch the balls thrown to him, and run each and every route as if it's the last one he'll be able to run forever. In other words, don't just put some effort into it, DO IT!!!!!! Just cause he thinks he's the second option on a route doesn't mean he can half ass it - he needs to play like he's the first option and only option, on every play.
If he shuts his mouth and plays like a good receiver, all this will go away. If he keeps talking and plays like he has most of the year, it will never go away.
Shut up and play.
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What they hate is his drops.. that's the only thing they really hate.
If it were just drops, that'd be one thing. But that isn't all. Even more damning is his lack of accountability.
***Gordon, I really didn't think you could be this stOOpid, but you exceeded my expectations. Wussy.
Manziel, see Josh Gordon. Dumbass.***
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"I don't want to be traded," Edwards said Thursday. "I want to be here in Cleveland. I want to make plays. I want to have fun, and I just want to enjoy it.
I have a problem with this statement!
If you want to just have fun and enjoy yourself; then you don't have a winning attitude. Fans want to win, if you want to have fun, then it looks like you aren't concerned with winning. Everyone wants to enjoy themselves and have fun at their job, but if you really want to succeed at your job then you need to do the hard work that isn't fun or enjoyable.
It looks like Braylon wants to stay in Cleveland, because it's an easy paycheck.
I think this is part of the problem. No matter what he says, he is wrong. Winning, the last time I checked, is fun. Most people are happy to put in the time and work when it leads to wins. Where did he say or even imply that he wouldn't put in the time and work needed? He needs to improve, he knows that, everyone knows that. But because he said he wants to have fun it means that he isn't willing to put in the time or effort? Like Edwards said, with some people it will never be enough.
I really don't believe winning is all that important as "competing" is. When you make the kind of money these dickweeds do, does it matter whether you perform or not ?
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I did some stat checking for Braylon Edwards compared to other Wide Receivers throughout the entire NFL. Lousy numbers... Yuck. I don't care about the circumstances... some of them, like the first year, he didn't play a lot because he held out, so I blame him partially. Anyway... Here is why I lack appreciation for this guy and his mouth.
Braylon's position in WR stats for his time in Cleveland, by receptions...
2008 - Ranked 37
2007 - Ranked 17
2006 - Ranked 30
2005 - Ranked 72
Average Rank for Receptions over 4 years: 39th place
In terms of Yardage:
2008 - Ranked 27
2007 - Ranked 7
2006 - Ranked 26
2005 - Ranked 59
Average Rank for yardage over 4 years: 30th place
In touchdowns:
2008 - Ranked 40
2007 - Ranked 2
2006 - Ranked 19
2005 - Ranked 46
Average rank for touchdowns: 27th place
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Cleveland Browns receiver Braylon Edwards doesn't back off statements
Friday, December 19, 2008
Tony Grossi
Plain Dealer Reporter
Receiver Braylon Edwards doesn't regret a word he said. And he said more on Thursday.
But he's not dissing Browns fans as a strategy to talk his way out of here.
"I've made that very clear," said Edwards, who is under contract through 2009. "I don't want to be traded. I want to be here. I want to be a part of this team when it's successful."
Edwards continued to rant Thursday about feeling unappreciated by fans whom he believes hold his Michigan Wolverines roots against him.
"I never used me being from Michigan as a cop-out [for his bad season]," he said. "All season I've owned up to my play. I said I'm not playing well, I'm dropping passes, I need to be catching these passes. I never blamed it on the quarterback, never blamed it on the coordinator, never on anything but me not concentrating and focusing."
Edwards said he understands the anger of long-suffering Browns fans, but said they shouldn't hold him responsible for the franchise's failings.
"I can't apologize for what happened before I got here," he said. "I wasn't a part of 'The Drive.' I didn't fumble at the 1. That wasn't me. I think if fans are still disgruntled about that, they have every right to be. But I'm just Braylon Edwards.
"I don't want to have to live in Paul Warfield's shadow or Gary Collins'. I really just want to be me. I'm a guy that's young. It's a new day and age. I love the game, just as much as a Paul Warfield. I give everything I have, just as much as Paul Warfield. I'm trying to make plays.
"Being human, I went into a rut this year. I caught a slump. I'm human. People do that. Like basketball, I can't just shoot myself out of it. All I can do now is finish out strong in these last two games and work hard in the off-season."
Edwards was asked if the fans here live too much in the past.
"I'm not trying to be a psychologist for the city of Cleveland. I'm really not trying to play Dr. Phil," he said. "There's been a lot of bad things happen here. Everybody knows it. We can't ever get over that hump in any sport. And this happens to be the city's favorite sport. We're the ones that really can't get over it. The Indians almost turned the corner a couple of times. The Cavs have gotten to the NBA Finals. But we can't even get to the playoffs. So I understand their frustration, I really do. That's why I do everything I can do to work hard and be the guy on Sunday."
Edwards knows he's in for an earful from the Browns faithful at the team's final home game Sunday against Cincinnati.
"They've been booing me all year," he said, adding, "It is what it is."
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This has become a stale sandwich where I've been forced to continue to take bites.
Enough. Is. Enough.
Braylon. Shut up. You opened your mouth and blew it. When asked again about all this, just say the following:
"I've said what I've said and it's time to move on."
***Gordon, I really didn't think you could be this stOOpid, but you exceeded my expectations. Wussy.
Manziel, see Josh Gordon. Dumbass.***
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What they hate is his drops.. that's the only thing they really hate.
If it were just drops, that'd be one thing. But that isn't all. Even more damning is his lack of accountability.
Great observation! I am also tired of him blaming his woes on him going to Michigan. I'm not sure if it's been brough up yet but most of us remember and loved Leroy Hoard & my main man Steve Everitt. Never forget when he got fined for wearing a browns bandana as a Ratbird  Classic!
Another thing, i think D. Dieken brought up is unlike LH & SE he doesn't understand this city, Our Beloved Michigan ullums were hard working, hard nosed, blue collar, shut up and do your job type guys. Like alot of the folks sitting in the stands. The flashy super star attitude doesn't fly very far here, esspecially when the results don't back up the soundbites.
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definitely he is reaching a bit regarding the drive and the fumble.
But what he is alluding to is the Browns fan Alibi to blowing up and reacting frustrated...its the fundamental lack of patience of the average Browns fan to see things through. In other words BE is stating how much is the hatred that has been shown towards him...OSU vs Mich crapola? How much is about the drops and funk that he was in? How much was about us just plain losing? How much of it was about the past heartbreak losses (drive n fumble) ?
A lot of it is a combo of all that...I think regarding hatred shown to BE the History of frustration is miniscule more so the hate and disrespect shown to RAC and even at times Savage is more to that accord. What BE is trying to state...regardless of how accurate he is. Is that the Brown's fans are frustrated....very frustrated and at times they do like to make him their Whipping Boy (not a politically correct statement but a term used in the military and I can't pick another that fits quite like it) In the Military there might be somebody in the plattoon that the sargeant will pick out as his whipping boy. Any punishment not able to pin on somebody that person would get it. Frank Sinatra's character in Here to Eternity???
But sometimes BE feels like he is the Fans whipping boy to get their frustrations out.
Just trying to make sense of what he said and understanding the meaning.
JMHO
I have to say well said Eo.
Frustration and anger towards the one you LOVE.. Not a very good idea, and as I think about it, as much as anything it has been the current regimes point of focus, to try to rehab the fan base.
Like I said the 12th man is dead. RIP 12..
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I did some stat checking for Braylon Edwards compared to other Wide Receivers throughout the entire NFL. Lousy numbers... Yuck. I don't care about the circumstances...
If you play on a poorly performing team, then you will more than likely have bad stats. Those stats don't show anything in regard to his ability, because there are many other variables involved.
One only has to look at his performance with their eyes during this season compared to last season to see that there is an evident problem of some kind.....the most glaring being to me that unless he has a worthy #2 on the other side he is incapable of performing his job adequately.
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I did some stat checking for Braylon Edwards compared to other Wide Receivers throughout the entire NFL. Lousy numbers... Yuck. I don't care about the circumstances...
If you play on a poorly performing team, then you will more than likely have bad stats. Those stats don't show anything in regard to his ability, because there are many other variables involved.
One only has to look at his performance with their eyes during this season compared to last season to see that there is an evident problem of some kind.....the most glaring being to me that unless he has a worthy #2 on the other side he is incapable of performing his job adequately.
You couldn't be more wrong. There are plenty of players on bad teams that put up big numbers in stats while playing on a poor team. Go look for yourself.
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You couldn't be more wrong. There are plenty of players on bad teams that put up big numbers in stats while playing on a poor team. Go look for yourself.
I'm not wrong at all. If you read what I wrote, you would see that I said that a player would "more than likely" have bad stats from playing on a bad team. There are those that still accumulate "good" stats regardless of whether or not their team is up or down, this is true.....but to look at raw stats such as this and not take other variables into account such as who is on the other side of the field and how the running game is going in comparison to last year doesn't tell the entire tale.
For every player that you can name with good stats on a bad team I will name you five with bad stats.... 
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