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12 Oct 2009

ESPN: The Edwards Effect

This week's MNF feature looks at the trade of Braylon Edwards to the Jets.

Posted by: Sean McCormick on 12 Oct 2009

3 comments, Last at 13 Oct 2009, 5:04pm by Sean McCormick

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by are-tee :: Mon, 10/12/2009 - 5:55pm

Sean,

Isn't the data re. the Jets' passing offense based on a very small sample size, which is further skewed by the New Orleans game? And isn't it possible the Jets' passing attack has been hampered by the lack of a downfield threat (like Edwards)to complement Cotchery and Keller?

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by dryheat :: Tue, 10/13/2009 - 12:06pm

Blast it, I thought we were talking Herm.

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by Sean McCormick :: Tue, 10/13/2009 - 5:04pm

Are-tee,

Absolutely. In fact, I would expect that Sanchez will significantly outperform the Cleveland quarterbacks by year's end, rookie or no rookie. But I think most people assume that Sanchez has significantly outperformed Quinn and Anderson to date, and that's not really the case.