Braylon Edwards Will Not Be a Giant

About ten days ago, it appeared that Braylon Edwards was going to become a New York Giant. The word was that the deal would go down before the NFL Draft, and it would give the Giants a bona-fide starter to help pick up the slack from the loss of Plaxico Burress.

Instead, it appears that if the Giants are to acquire such a playmaker, it will have to be through the draft itself. The deal that looked like a certainty not even two weeks ago is anything but.

Ralph Vacchiano covers the Giants for the New York Daily News, and he is reporting the Edwards deal "appears to be all but dead".

According to a source familiar with the situation, the Giants no longer see any hope of acquiring the Cleveland receiver and are moving forward with their plans to take a receiver early in the NFL draft. The sticking point still appears to be GM Jerry Reese's refusal to part with the Giants' first-round pick and the Browns' refusal to take anything less.

Perhaps this is a smokescreen, because you really can't tell for sure once you get inside of 54 hours to the first pick of the draft.

If it's true, Reese is doing the right thing. Edwards suffered a dramatic fall in his production from 2007 to 2008. Other factors surrounding the Browns (namely that they were miserable) certainly are a part of it, but you can't just blame the coaches or the team when you go from 16 touchdowns one year to three the next.

Simply put, Edwards isn't worth a first-rounder right now. If the Browns are serious about moving him, they're going to have to drop their demands. The Giants know they can get a quality receiver with their late-first round pick. Why give that pick up for a guy who could be a disruption and a distraction?

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

4-23-2009 @ 12:58PM

jtlf1344 said...

So much for getting back to the superbowl. When the offense is ranked 25th in the league and averaging 11 points a game, the Giants front office will certainly revisit this and say, damn, I should have listened to everyone else instead of being stubborn.

4-23-2009 @ 1:03PM

Mr.G said...

Ridiculous...Edwards is a whole lot better than last year and the G-Men know it too.Nobody would put up numbers with that mess at QB and the lousy coaches Cleveland had last year,plus he started out being injured.He's also a lot better than any of theses divas in this years draft.Give Edwards a decent QB in a good system and he's 1 of the best in the game,he's proven that.Offering a 2nd and 5th for a #1 receiver in this league is not even close to reality.

4-23-2009 @ 1:17PM

Laura said...

I feel like I'm pointing out the obvious here - did anyone else watch how many times Braylon Edwards dropped the ball last year? I think only T.O. has impressed me as much with his inability to do the most basic part of his job. Yes, Cleveland was terrible last year but no, that does not excuse Edwards for his errors. I can't blame NY for not wanting to give up the 1st rounder - Edwards did nothing last year to prove that he was worth that much.

4-23-2009 @ 6:28PM

janandrick84 said...

I think the Edwards of two years ago is more like the person than last year. He still needs to learn to run better routes but he is better than anything we are going to get with the 29th pick. If we are serious about getting back to the super bowl than we'd make the trade.

4-23-2009 @ 7:21PM

malcomejj said...

Hey is Chris Tucker & Braylon Edwards twins, just wondering because both of them are a joke.
Trade that dude as quick as possible so he can drop passes in the big city.