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Edwards is an ass. How do you call out your teammate like this in front of cameras and reporters? The best part is that Chad Johnson said it was a clean play!!! I think this was timed intentionally because Edwards was worried about one of the Bengals putting a hard hit on him as payback. He's a puss and should worry about all his dropped passes. Russell should kick his ass.
I had heard Edwards was gay....now I'm positive.
Angry Edwards unleashes rants
Thursday, November 23, 2006
Tony Grossi
Plain Dealer Reporter
Bengals week in Cleveland usually is reserved for Cincinnati receiver Chad Johnson. Rare is the occasion when he gets out-talked.
Braylon Edwards did it on Wednesday.
The Browns receiver seemingly accomplished the impossible in providing bulletin-board material for his own locker room. He called out teammate Brian Russell for the hit the safety put on Johnson in the Week 2 meeting in Cincinnati.
"That was bull (-)," Edwards said.
Then, pulling a Kellen Winslow Jr. imitation, Edwards blasted the Browns' play-calling in red zone (inside the 20) situations under new coordinator Jeff Davidson.
It was quite a feat to register solid rants on two subjects in one stand-up interview.
Russell's hit on Johnson came a split-second after cornerback Leigh Bodden intercepted a pass for Johnson. The blast knocked Johnson out with a bloody face. After the game, Johnson was so "loopy" that a team official stepped in and wouldn't let him be interviewed.
The next day, though, Johnson complimented Russell for making a clean hit.
Russell, who was neither penalized nor fined for the play, said on Wednesday, "If I get another chance, I'm going to hit him or any other receiver coming across the middle. I felt it was a clean play."
Edwards disagreed and backed Johnson, and receivers in general.
"They always complain when we do anything, when we put our hands on them, or we cut-block," Edwards said.
"But yet, you have plays like that where Chad Johnson clearly wasn't catching that pass. Leigh Bodden had already intercepted it and Brian just leveled him. And you see it time and time again.
"It's a rough game and we choose to play it, so that comes with the territory. But at the same time, protect the players. We're trying to do the same thing that those guys are trying to do."
By the time Edwards was done talking, the locker room was closed and Russell could not be reached for a reaction.
Linebacker Andra Davis said of Russell's hit: "I love that play. He did a good job. He was talking a lot of noise and somebody finally got him and that was good. I think he'll be looking for Russ, to make sure he stays out of Russ' way."
Turning to his team's red-zone woes, Edwards issued the first critical comments on play-calling since Davidson took over for Maurice Carthon a month ago.
Under Carthon, the Browns scored touchdowns nine times in 16 trips inside opponents' 20-yard line for an efficiency of 56.3 percent, which was tied for 11th in the NFL. Under Davidson, the Browns have four touchdowns in 13 red-zone trips - a 31 percent efficiency that would rank 30th.
"I think the play-calling needs to be more aggressive," Edwards said. "I believe we get down there and then we're just happy to be there.
"I think that's how it's been all season. I think we've gotten down there and it's just been 'Hey we're here. OK, we know we're going to get three. If we luck up and get six, so be it.' "
It was after the first Cincinnati game - dominated by the Bengals, 34-17 - that Winslow faulted the coaches for not putting the ball in the hands of their playmakers, namely, himself.
Winslow never mentioned Carthon by name. On Wednesday, Edwards never mentioned Davidson by name.
"We have playmakers, we have play-callers, but when we get down there, we don't seem to call those plays," Edwards said. "Certain people within that staff, I mean, it's not our mindset. Everytime I get down there, I'm ready to punch it in.
"When we get down there, we don't go down there for three points. I don't play special teams. I'm not a field goal kicker. That doesn't benefit me. When I get in the red zone, I want six."
The Browns' nine touchdown receptions rank 29th in the league. Edwards' 41 receptions are second on the Browns to Winslow's 60. Each has three touchdowns.
Meantime, free-agent acquisition Joe Jurevicius, who had 10 touchdown passes for NFC champion Seattle last year, has been practically forgotten in the offense. Jurevicius has 16 catches and two touchdowns.
All of which brings a frown to the face of coach Romeo Crennel.
"It's tough to split the ball up and throw them with both hands," he said prior to Edwards' rant. "Everyone says to throw the ball to Kellen Winslow and Braylon Edwards. Now people are talking about throwing the ball to Jurevicius. We can only throw it to one guy. The effort has been made to throw it to those other guys, so now we might have to do something different."
Only in Cleveland can having too many so-called playmakers be such a problem.
To reach this Plain Dealer reporter:
tgrossi@plaind.com, 216-999-4670
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I had heard Edwards was gay....now I'm positive.
Angry Edwards unleashes rants
Thursday, November 23, 2006
Tony Grossi
Plain Dealer Reporter
Bengals week in Cleveland usually is reserved for Cincinnati receiver Chad Johnson. Rare is the occasion when he gets out-talked.
Braylon Edwards did it on Wednesday.
The Browns receiver seemingly accomplished the impossible in providing bulletin-board material for his own locker room. He called out teammate Brian Russell for the hit the safety put on Johnson in the Week 2 meeting in Cincinnati.
"That was bull (-)," Edwards said.
Then, pulling a Kellen Winslow Jr. imitation, Edwards blasted the Browns' play-calling in red zone (inside the 20) situations under new coordinator Jeff Davidson.
It was quite a feat to register solid rants on two subjects in one stand-up interview.
Russell's hit on Johnson came a split-second after cornerback Leigh Bodden intercepted a pass for Johnson. The blast knocked Johnson out with a bloody face. After the game, Johnson was so "loopy" that a team official stepped in and wouldn't let him be interviewed.
The next day, though, Johnson complimented Russell for making a clean hit.
Russell, who was neither penalized nor fined for the play, said on Wednesday, "If I get another chance, I'm going to hit him or any other receiver coming across the middle. I felt it was a clean play."
Edwards disagreed and backed Johnson, and receivers in general.
"They always complain when we do anything, when we put our hands on them, or we cut-block," Edwards said.
"But yet, you have plays like that where Chad Johnson clearly wasn't catching that pass. Leigh Bodden had already intercepted it and Brian just leveled him. And you see it time and time again.
"It's a rough game and we choose to play it, so that comes with the territory. But at the same time, protect the players. We're trying to do the same thing that those guys are trying to do."
By the time Edwards was done talking, the locker room was closed and Russell could not be reached for a reaction.
Linebacker Andra Davis said of Russell's hit: "I love that play. He did a good job. He was talking a lot of noise and somebody finally got him and that was good. I think he'll be looking for Russ, to make sure he stays out of Russ' way."
Turning to his team's red-zone woes, Edwards issued the first critical comments on play-calling since Davidson took over for Maurice Carthon a month ago.
Under Carthon, the Browns scored touchdowns nine times in 16 trips inside opponents' 20-yard line for an efficiency of 56.3 percent, which was tied for 11th in the NFL. Under Davidson, the Browns have four touchdowns in 13 red-zone trips - a 31 percent efficiency that would rank 30th.
"I think the play-calling needs to be more aggressive," Edwards said. "I believe we get down there and then we're just happy to be there.
"I think that's how it's been all season. I think we've gotten down there and it's just been 'Hey we're here. OK, we know we're going to get three. If we luck up and get six, so be it.' "
It was after the first Cincinnati game - dominated by the Bengals, 34-17 - that Winslow faulted the coaches for not putting the ball in the hands of their playmakers, namely, himself.
Winslow never mentioned Carthon by name. On Wednesday, Edwards never mentioned Davidson by name.
"We have playmakers, we have play-callers, but when we get down there, we don't seem to call those plays," Edwards said. "Certain people within that staff, I mean, it's not our mindset. Everytime I get down there, I'm ready to punch it in.
"When we get down there, we don't go down there for three points. I don't play special teams. I'm not a field goal kicker. That doesn't benefit me. When I get in the red zone, I want six."
The Browns' nine touchdown receptions rank 29th in the league. Edwards' 41 receptions are second on the Browns to Winslow's 60. Each has three touchdowns.
Meantime, free-agent acquisition Joe Jurevicius, who had 10 touchdown passes for NFC champion Seattle last year, has been practically forgotten in the offense. Jurevicius has 16 catches and two touchdowns.
All of which brings a frown to the face of coach Romeo Crennel.
"It's tough to split the ball up and throw them with both hands," he said prior to Edwards' rant. "Everyone says to throw the ball to Kellen Winslow and Braylon Edwards. Now people are talking about throwing the ball to Jurevicius. We can only throw it to one guy. The effort has been made to throw it to those other guys, so now we might have to do something different."
Only in Cleveland can having too many so-called playmakers be such a problem.
To reach this Plain Dealer reporter:
tgrossi@plaind.com, 216-999-4670
http://www.cleveland.com/printer/printer.ssf?/base/sports/1164275128116100.xml&coll=2
