Jeff Biletnikoff

May 2007 - Posts

• Braylon Edwards as team spokesman?

  I keep seeing Braylon Edwards pop up at random in the offseason telling kids to fly straight or saying 10 wins or more is what the team is shooting for and even breaking down the Browns draft. I get the fact that Braylon is an articulate guy that makes for a good interview subject, especially, it seems, at Sirius Radio.  There are many media channels scrambling for content so it makes sense that some would latch on to a guy like him. Can we, however, as Browns fans, take him seriously? Outside of returning from a serious knee injury earlier than anyone expected what has the guy done in the NFL? The kind of coverage Edwards has gotten in the offseason is usually reserved for elite players that have earned their chips.  Edwards hasn't even proven he can become a consistent receiver so he should calm down with the interviews in the offseason.  I don't want to hear his opinion on how many games the Browns should win, what he thinks about the Cleveland draft, how Charlie Frye is going to respond or any other question thrown at him. The only thing I want from Edwards is to be quiet and catch balls that help the Browns win ballgames.  I'm not sure he has gone through this "growing up" phase the media seems to want to assign to him.  When he can talk less about what he's going to do and instead just do it, I'll be willing to listen again. Until then, it's all just talk......the same talk we've been getting since 2005. I'm ready for some action from Mr. Edwards.         Posted May 13 2007, 10:49 PM by BrownsSB with no comments

• I Know They Have To Say It But..............

  All this public posturing over Kevin Shaffer.  The NFL spin machine is rotating away once again.  Did you see Crennel's statement today about the (ex) starting LT? "I didn't talk to him about playing right tackle or whether he could play it or not, because right now he's the starting left tackle," Crennel said. "We'll let him compete and see what happens."  Cmon!  He'll happen to "compete" and miraculously "lose" the job to Joe Thomas after a "hard fought" battle.  I'm pretty sure Crennel doesn't believe what he says.  So much of today's generic NFL soundbites are USELESS.  The bulk of a story was written about a subject we know is BULL. Cleveland (duh) drafted Joe Thomas to play LT.  Period.  If Shaffer was any good at LT they would have spent the overall #3 somewhere else. Here's how I'd break it down.  "You're a valuable member of the Browns and we think you have a future at RT or RG. Unless Joe Thomas comes in and pulls a Gallery, your days at LT are over." You know damn well that's probably how Crennel communicated it to Shaffer. But you know what we get?  Spun up pablum like everyone has a chance to "compete."  The Browns have hitched their long term stars to Thomas and also Brady Quinn.  Somehow they'll get their chance to start at QB and LT no matter how many training camp "battles" are waged. Turn off your spin machine Romeo, I'm not buying it.    Posted May 05 2007, 08:14 AM by BrownsSB with 1 comment(s)