Posted on Tuesday 22 August 2006 by John Blake @ 12:34 am
It is possible Browns wide receiver Braylon Edwards could get some reps in this week’s game at Buffalo.
“We’ll have to see how the practice week goes,” Crennel said after the morning practice as the Browns went through the last of their two-a-day sessions. “If the week goes well and he is feeling good, we might have to give him one or two reps to see if he can move around against some different competition, in a more competitive situation.”
After suffering his ACL injury last season, Braylon has been making a quick recovery and, from all indications, it looks like he will be ready to go by the opener against the Saints. For him to get on the field this upcoming Saturday would be another huge step for him as he nears the end of his rehab process. Edwards is inching closer and closer to full form but he must get a feel for game speed first and foremost. It would be beneficial for him to get a few opportunities against Buffalo just to get his feet wet again and his body used to contact in a game situation.
If you would have said Braylon Edwards would be suiting up to play in the third preseason game, let alone the opener, I would have thought you were crazy. Pegged at first to return around Week 6 or so, it’s amazing he’s back so soon.
It would be great to see Braylon back on the field but I hope he doesn’t push it. Let’s get him completely healthy. Our receivers looks to be awesome this year as long as they stay healthy!
Why not? Carson Palmer is back, Daunte Culpepper is back. This is great news, but I don’t think he should play unless he’s healthy. He is one of our “core” players, and our first round draft pick from last season. In the limited time he played, he showed the potential to be a great reciever. I would’nt risk a potential HOF career, trying to come back 6 weeks ahead of schedule. But I can’t wait to see Braylon and Kellen on the field at the same time.
braylon is one of the poepl on this team who’s mere presence on the field will make the offense better.
I would like to see him back. He was spectacular from what I saw last year. Him, Charlie, Reuban, and Kellen could make quite the offence. Oh wait… scratch that. We have a fourth-string center starting.
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Braylon needs to get the feel of the game again, and the Brown’s need to see where he best fits with the receiving core. I say play him, with the starters and see where the fit is. Take him out with the starters and let the other players play to see what they can do. Isn’t the preseason the time that the third and fourth stringers show that they can or can’t play?
Last year for a brief time, Braylon showed the proper technique for catching the ball (hands extended). He and Steve Heiden were the only receivers (including Northcutt) that I saw extend the hands and use them to make a catch. The others used their body and had the ball bounce off their shoulder pads.
I look forward to seeing this years receivers and how Braylon, Joe and Kellen can open up the field. If Charlie can be given the time (put him in a moving pocket), the Browns can have a very effective passing game and a “quick strike” potential.