Edwards Dynasty Value (PPR league) (1 Viewer)

[Ripleys]

I own him in 3 leagues that I am currently in 1st place. I know he has all world talent, he proved that last year, but let's face it, this season has been ugly so far. What WR do you think Edwards should bring in a dynasty trade? Obviously I'm trying to target him to teams that are more focused on 2009....

Anyone moved him the last few weeks?

 

[eric rymer]

I traded him last week. Braylon and Portis for ADP and Driver. I wanted to move him while his name still held some value.

 

[Ripleys]

anyone else?

 

[TaxMan]

i'd happily trade him for Roddy White, Greg Jennings, or maybe even D.Bowe.

 

[Ripleys]

so far the best WR I've been offered is Welker....

 

[The_U]

This season's been a clear disaster and I don't see it getting better in 2008. I still think if you can hang on, Braylon will deliver on the aforementioned "all world talent we saw last season". In addition to some obvious changes in the CLE offense, Braylon spent too much time trying to establish a secondary Hollywood presence last spring/summer - or at least tried to lay that foundation - I'm not saying he ignored his day job, but I do think he let his performance in 2007 go to his head and he lost his focus. If he wants any shot at that second job, he's gonna have to hang on to his day job a while longer.

I expect a far more focused and a far better Braylon Edwards in 2009. He also needs to get in synch with Quinn. That will come. This is a very talented receiver with prototype size and speed. His hands need work, but I tie that in with the focus he clearly needs to re-adjust.

This is not a one-year wonder player. Unless you get a stallion, sit tight.

As for the guys mentioned in posts above, Welker's not even close to a stallion. Roddy looks pretty awesome and Matt Ryan looks for him constantly. I may pull the trigger on Roddy for Braylon, especially if you're in contention this season. Jennings is a star. If you can walk away from the height issue (White applies here too) vs Braylon's what, 6'3", you can trade Edwards for Greg and not lose a wink of sleep.

 

[PranksterJD]

i'd happily trade him for Roddy White, Greg Jennings, or maybe even D.Bowe.

I'd be shocked if you could get any of these guys for Braylon. If I were selling in dynasty ( and I think he almost has to be a hold because his value is so low ), I'd be ecstatic to get Evans, and content with someone like Santonio Holmes, Roy Williams, or Santana Moss.... which is exactly why I'm not selling.

 

[thecardiackid]

Tried to trade FOR Braylon in a dynasty league earlier in the year (week 3 iirc), and offered Romo - shot down. Ended up w/ Calvin instead, so I'm happier (even as a Browns fan).

WR for WR it's going to be a downgrade. You could get an upgrade at QB/RB (i.e. Slayton) /TE easier IMO.

That said, I'd hold - especially since you're fine now.

ETA - Winslow going off will only help the cause, drawing coverage. DEN was under manned for sure, but they were focused on stopping Braylon.

 

[moderated]

Edwards has all the tools except good hands, which are pretty important for a WR.

Last year a lot of his stats were based on a huge number of TD's that he isn't regularly gonna get.

Was over-rated big coming into the season, he's not in the same league as the other top WR's.

 

[FantasyTrader]

i'd happily trade him for Roddy White, Greg Jennings, or maybe even D.Bowe.

I'd be shocked if you could get any of these guys for Braylon. If I were selling in dynasty ( and I think he almost has to be a hold because his value is so low ), I'd be ecstatic to get Evans, and content with someone like Santonio Holmes, Roy Williams, or Santana Moss.... which is exactly why I'm not selling.

One catch for 15 yards on a night where ALL of the stars were out shining brightly is the straw that broke Braylon's back for this year. If he was ever going to explode, it would have been last night. He still has the talent to be a low-end #1. You don't just come up with a 16 TD season without having some talent. An offseason of rededicating himself and working with Brady Quinn - I'm hoping we see a guy somewhere inbetween the '06 Braylon and the '07 Braylon (which is what he truly is I think). I'd too would be shocked if you could get his dynasty worth back in a trade right now.

 

[King of the Jungle]

Braylon is good at two things: deep route and corner fade near the endzone. Unfortunately his hands make him more of a liability than asset. Quinn's game is short crossing patterns and comeback routes. I just do not see a good fit here in CLE for Braylon. He was maximized last year with DA's game. That was a career year.

I am a very sad dynasty owner.

 

[FUBAR]

i'd happily trade him for Roddy White, Greg Jennings, or maybe even D.Bowe.

I'd be shocked if you could get any of these guys for Braylon. If I were selling in dynasty ( and I think he almost has to be a hold because his value is so low ), I'd be ecstatic to get Evans, and content with someone like Santonio Holmes, Roy Williams, or Santana Moss.... which is exactly why I'm not selling.

One catch for 15 yards on a night where ALL of the stars were out shining brightly is the straw that broke Braylon's back for this year. If he was ever going to explode, it would have been last night. He still has the talent to be a low-end #1. You don't just come up with a 16 TD season without having some talent. An offseason of rededicating himself and working with Brady Quinn - I'm hoping we see a guy somewhere inbetween the '06 Braylon and the '07 Braylon (which is what he truly is I think). I'd too would be shocked if you could get his dynasty worth back in a trade right now.

I disagree with this completely. Quinn's first game, he was going to utilize the safer targets which is KW2, not Braylon. As he develops, he'll use Braylon more. In a redraft, Braylon is maybe a low end #3 right now, but in a dynasty he can still be a bona fide #1.

 

[FantasyTrader]

i'd happily trade him for Roddy White, Greg Jennings, or maybe even D.Bowe.

I'd be shocked if you could get any of these guys for Braylon. If I were selling in dynasty ( and I think he almost has to be a hold because his value is so low ), I'd be ecstatic to get Evans, and content with someone like Santonio Holmes, Roy Williams, or Santana Moss.... which is exactly why I'm not selling.

One catch for 15 yards on a night where ALL of the stars were out shining brightly is the straw that broke Braylon's back for this year. If he was ever going to explode, it would have been last night. He still has the talent to be a low-end #1. You don't just come up with a 16 TD season without having some talent. An offseason of rededicating himself and working with Brady Quinn - I'm hoping we see a guy somewhere inbetween the '06 Braylon and the '07 Braylon (which is what he truly is I think). I'd too would be shocked if you could get his dynasty worth back in a trade right now.

I disagree with this completely. Quinn's first game, he was going to utilize the safer targets which is KW2, not Braylon. As he develops, he'll use Braylon more. In a redraft, Braylon is maybe a low end #3 right now, but in a dynasty he can still be a bona fide #1.

Put down the crack pipe. He has no hands. You make a great point about Quinn leaning on Wislow being his first game, but below are the WR's leading Braylon this year. A case simply cannot be made that he's going to crack the top 12 of that list. Top 20? Okay, we can probably agree on that. But Braylon is not (and will not) be a #1 fantasy receiver. Ever. Last year fell absolutely perfectly for him. 1 WR Johnson, Andre HOU

2 WR Fitzgerald, Larry ARI

3 WR White, Roddy ATL

4 WR Houshmandzadeh, T.J. CIN

5 WR Moss, Santana WAS

6 WR Boldin, Anquan ARI

7 WR Jennings, Greg GBP

8 WR Johnson, Calvin DET

9 WR Marshall, Brandon DEN

10 WR Wayne, Reggie IND

11 WR Welker, Wes NEP

12 WR Bryant, Antonio TBB

13 WR Coles, Laveranues NYJ

14 WR Royal, Eddie DEN

15 WR Evans, Lee

16 WR Bowe, Dwayne KCC

17 WR Owens, Terrell DAL

18 WR Cotchery, Jerricho NYJ

19 WR Jones, Matt JAC

20 WR Smith, Steve CAR

21 WR Mason, Derrick BAL

22 WR Moss, Randy NEP

23 WR Berrian, Bernard MIN

24 WR Ward, Hines PIT

25 WR Jackson, Vincent SDC

26 WR Camarillo, Greg MIA

27 WR Walter, Kevin HOU

28 WR Driver, Donald GBP

29 WR Moore, Lance NOS

30 WR Muhammad, Muhsin CAR

31 WR Breaston, Steve ARI

32 WR Johnson, Chad CIN

33 WR Jackson, DeSean PHI

34 WR Randle El, Antwaan WAS

35 WR Gonzalez, Anthony IND

 

[pgreenfan]

I traded Edwards for Colston before Thursday's game. I figured sell low / buy low wasn't a terrible option here.

 

[thevidon]

I am very surprised at the amount of people that are so down on Edwards right now. He is an opportune buy low candidate, and if your friendly Braylon owning league mate wants to dump him off to you for a WR3 and a second round pick then I would absolutely grab him without hesitation. He has shown his WR1 talent, and I am confident that once Quinn gets more comfortable in the offense he will get a connection with Braylon going. All young QB's use their TE's at first to the exclusion of their other options. TE's are the rookie QBs safety blanket. Expect much better things from Braylon next year after has had a full offseason to practice with Quinn and build timing. If you are in a "build" mode right now there may not be a better option out there at WR for you to target (maybe Roy Williams?).

I would temper expectations for him this year and put him at low WR2/ high WR3 levels from here out.

 

[FUBAR]

i'd happily trade him for Roddy White, Greg Jennings, or maybe even D.Bowe.

I'd be shocked if you could get any of these guys for Braylon. If I were selling in dynasty ( and I think he almost has to be a hold because his value is so low ), I'd be ecstatic to get Evans, and content with someone like Santonio Holmes, Roy Williams, or Santana Moss.... which is exactly why I'm not selling.

One catch for 15 yards on a night where ALL of the stars were out shining brightly is the straw that broke Braylon's back for this year. If he was ever going to explode, it would have been last night. He still has the talent to be a low-end #1. You don't just come up with a 16 TD season without having some talent. An offseason of rededicating himself and working with Brady Quinn - I'm hoping we see a guy somewhere inbetween the '06 Braylon and the '07 Braylon (which is what he truly is I think). I'd too would be shocked if you could get his dynasty worth back in a trade right now.

I disagree with this completely. Quinn's first game, he was going to utilize the safer targets which is KW2, not Braylon. As he develops, he'll use Braylon more. In a redraft, Braylon is maybe a low end #3 right now, but in a dynasty he can still be a bona fide #1.

Put down the crack pipe. He has no hands. You make a great point about Quinn leaning on Wislow being his first game, but below are the WR's leading Braylon this year. A case simply cannot be made that he's going to crack the top 12 of that list. Top 20? Okay, we can probably agree on that. But Braylon is not (and will not) be a #1 fantasy receiver. Ever. Last year fell absolutely perfectly for him.

Thanks for sharing. Ever is a pretty long time to be so certain. We'll see how this plays out, but I get the feeling this post could be bumped throughout the next 6-10 years.

 

[chook]

i'd happily trade him for Roddy White, Greg Jennings, or maybe even D.Bowe.

I'd be shocked if you could get any of these guys for Braylon. If I were selling in dynasty ( and I think he almost has to be a hold because his value is so low ), I'd be ecstatic to get Evans, and content with someone like Santonio Holmes, Roy Williams, or Santana Moss.... which is exactly why I'm not selling.

One catch for 15 yards on a night where ALL of the stars were out shining brightly is the straw that broke Braylon's back for this year. If he was ever going to explode, it would have been last night. He still has the talent to be a low-end #1. You don't just come up with a 16 TD season without having some talent. An offseason of rededicating himself and working with Brady Quinn - I'm hoping we see a guy somewhere inbetween the '06 Braylon and the '07 Braylon (which is what he truly is I think). I'd too would be shocked if you could get his dynasty worth back in a trade right now.

I disagree with this completely. Quinn's first game, he was going to utilize the safer targets which is KW2, not Braylon. As he develops, he'll use Braylon more. In a redraft, Braylon is maybe a low end #3 right now, but in a dynasty he can still be a bona fide #1.

Put down the crack pipe. He has no hands. You make a great point about Quinn leaning on Wislow being his first game, but below are the WR's leading Braylon this year. A case simply cannot be made that he's going to crack the top 12 of that list. Top 20? Okay, we can probably agree on that. But Braylon is not (and will not) be a #1 fantasy receiver. Ever. Last year fell absolutely perfectly for him.

Thanks for sharing. Ever is a pretty long time to be so certain. We'll see how this plays out, but I get the feeling this post could be bumped throughout the next 6-10 years.

I sure hope so. That was an absolutely unnecessary jerk response by FT.

 

[FantasyTrader]

i'd happily trade him for Roddy White, Greg Jennings, or maybe even D.Bowe.

I'd be shocked if you could get any of these guys for Braylon. If I were selling in dynasty ( and I think he almost has to be a hold because his value is so low ), I'd be ecstatic to get Evans, and content with someone like Santonio Holmes, Roy Williams, or Santana Moss.... which is exactly why I'm not selling.

One catch for 15 yards on a night where ALL of the stars were out shining brightly is the straw that broke Braylon's back for this year. If he was ever going to explode, it would have been last night. He still has the talent to be a low-end #1. You don't just come up with a 16 TD season without having some talent. An offseason of rededicating himself and working with Brady Quinn - I'm hoping we see a guy somewhere inbetween the '06 Braylon and the '07 Braylon (which is what he truly is I think). I'd too would be shocked if you could get his dynasty worth back in a trade right now.

I disagree with this completely. Quinn's first game, he was going to utilize the safer targets which is KW2, not Braylon. As he develops, he'll use Braylon more. In a redraft, Braylon is maybe a low end #3 right now, but in a dynasty he can still be a bona fide #1.

Put down the crack pipe. He has no hands. You make a great point about Quinn leaning on Wislow being his first game, but below are the WR's leading Braylon this year. A case simply cannot be made that he's going to crack the top 12 of that list. Top 20? Okay, we can probably agree on that. But Braylon is not (and will not) be a #1 fantasy receiver. Ever. Last year fell absolutely perfectly for him.

Thanks for sharing. Ever is a pretty long time to be so certain. We'll see how this plays out, but I get the feeling this post could be bumped throughout the next 6-10 years.

I sure hope so. That was an absolutely unnecessary jerk response by FT.

You're right and I apologize to FUBAR if it came off as abrasive. The "put down the crack pipe" was meant to come off lighthearted - like something you'd say to a friend when you disagree with them - and I'm afraid it didn't. Yet another reminder that my tone of voice can't be interpreted in black-white text. Sorry.

 

[FUBAR]

i'd happily trade him for Roddy White, Greg Jennings, or maybe even D.Bowe.

I'd be shocked if you could get any of these guys for Braylon. If I were selling in dynasty ( and I think he almost has to be a hold because his value is so low ), I'd be ecstatic to get Evans, and content with someone like Santonio Holmes, Roy Williams, or Santana Moss.... which is exactly why I'm not selling.

One catch for 15 yards on a night where ALL of the stars were out shining brightly is the straw that broke Braylon's back for this year. If he was ever going to explode, it would have been last night. He still has the talent to be a low-end #1. You don't just come up with a 16 TD season without having some talent. An offseason of rededicating himself and working with Brady Quinn - I'm hoping we see a guy somewhere inbetween the '06 Braylon and the '07 Braylon (which is what he truly is I think). I'd too would be shocked if you could get his dynasty worth back in a trade right now.

I disagree with this completely. Quinn's first game, he was going to utilize the safer targets which is KW2, not Braylon. As he develops, he'll use Braylon more. In a redraft, Braylon is maybe a low end #3 right now, but in a dynasty he can still be a bona fide #1.

Put down the crack pipe. He has no hands. You make a great point about Quinn leaning on Wislow being his first game, but below are the WR's leading Braylon this year. A case simply cannot be made that he's going to crack the top 12 of that list. Top 20? Okay, we can probably agree on that. But Braylon is not (and will not) be a #1 fantasy receiver. Ever. Last year fell absolutely perfectly for him.

Thanks for sharing. Ever is a pretty long time to be so certain. We'll see how this plays out, but I get the feeling this post could be bumped throughout the next 6-10 years.

I sure hope so. That was an absolutely unnecessary jerk response by FT.

You're right and I apologize to FUBAR if it came off as abrasive. The "put down the crack pipe" was meant to come off lighthearted - like something you'd say to a friend when you disagree with them - and I'm afraid it didn't. Yet another reminder that my tone of voice can't be interpreted in black-white text. Sorry.

I'm not overly sensitive, so it's a nonissue. I'm just saying that you're wrong and Quinn will help Edwards be a decent #1 WR. He's unlikely to be in the elite category, but somewhere near where Plaxico Burress has been (before this year) in NY.

 

[Fanatic13]

Great stuff guys....I was thinkingt of moving Campbell for him....but after reading this think that may be to high....