B-B-B-Braylon and the Jets

On Sunday night, Braylon Edwards went to a night-club in Cleveland. While there, he hit a member of LeBron James' crew and gave him a black eye and a bloody lip...Allegedly. Now, whether Braylon was goaded into hitting this gentleman, allegedly, or not is not the question. The question is, why would you, allegedly, hit a member of the crew of the biggest sports star the city of Cleveland has ever seen? So, when LeBron heard about this, he was pissed and said that Braylon acted "childish." Did anyone honestly think that this would be the end of the story? If so, there are some nice nurses here who would like to get you fitted for these nice white suits!

Fast forward to this morning. I'm driving to work and hear the news on "Mike & Mike in the Morning." Braylon Edwards has been traded to the New York Jets for two players and two draft picks. If you didn't see this coming, you are completely blind in the eyes. When the King of Cleveland says he doesn't like someone, that person is going to get shipped right out of Cleveland. The sports owners in this city aren't dumb. They know that keeping LeBron here is vital to the city and if there is anything that threatens that, it will be taken care of.

Now, back to the trade. I like this trade. I think, in the long-run, it will be great for all parties involved. Braylon gets out of Cleveland, the Browns don't have to worry about Braylon being a malcontent, Mohamed Massoquoi and Brian Robiskie, along with Joshua Cribbs get to be the stars of the show and the Browns don't lose Braylon for absolutely nothing. Most importantly, LeBron is happy. Whether or not Braylon gets suspended for the alleged punch he threw is still up in the air.

How about the players we got in return? Well, we get Chansi Stuckey who was the Jets number two receiver behind Jerricho Cotchery. Stuckey's numbers aren't overwhelming but he, like Edwards, could do well due to the change of scenery. Another player coming to Cleveland is Jason Trusnik, who the Jets describe as a "key special teams player." Trusnik has six tackles this season and either one or two forced fumbles depending on which stats you look at. The draft picks coming Cleveland's way are conditional so we won't know exactly where those stand until the end of the season. All in all, I think this is a good trade and it really shows how much pull LeBron really has in Cleveland.

Fire Shapiro. Get a New Owner.