Wideout News

Ok lottsa wideouts in the news today. So I'll address them one at a time.

Michael Crabtree

His signing early today was no real surprise to me. There was no way he was going to seriously consider re-entering the draft after a year of nothing but wieght lifting. The problem that comes up now is the fact that he is so far behind in bulding chemistry with his temamates. I never thought he would become the kind of player that the majority of people thought he would become, mostly because of the system that gave him so many chances to make big time catches in college. The holdout has seriously hurt his development and he'll probably take a few years to turn into a relaiable option as a pass catcher. All that being said, he does give the 49ers another option in the passing game and could get some favorable matchups playing out of the slot through the early course of the season.

Braylon Edwards

This trade did shock me. I just wasn;t expecting Cleveland to throw in the towel this soon. I mean honestly, for all his drops, Braylon Edwards is still a dominant receiver when he is able to consistently catch the ball. He has solid size and elite speed. He probably won't provide a huge impact right away, mostly because of a lack of chemistry between himself and QB Mark Sanchez. However, one should look for him to get a number of deep passes thrown to him early on and for his size to be utilized in the red-zone. Ultimately the Jets win in this trade as of right now. Chansi Stuckey is a good receiver, however Jason Kursnik is a marginal special teamer and the two draft picks may be well past the point of helping the Browns after Magini finishes throwing all of thier talent to the good teams in the league.