Browns Could Trade Brady Quinn and Braylon Edwards Each for a First Rounder

[Keith]

Just updating the reports...

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Braylon Edwards is expected to become a member of the New York Giants before the NFL draft on April 25-26, according to a pair of sources with knowledge of the negotiations.


“The Giants are going to have to up the offer a bit, but [the Browns] are willing to move him,” said one of two sources with knowledge of the talks between the teams. ...

The Browns reportedly asked for a second- and fifth-round pick and receiver Steve Smith, but the Giants declined. New York countered by offering the two draft picks and receiver Domenik Hixon for Edwards.

Neither the Browns or Giants could be reached for this story, but both sources said the gap will be bridged before the draft.


“The Giants are motivated, they’re trying to win right now,” the aforementioned quoted source said. “Edwards is a bigger guy that [quarterback] Eli [Manning] wants to throw to, like he had with Plaxico. The Giants know they can’t leave Eli with no great receivers. They saw what happened last year.”

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slu...yhoo&type=lgns

Giants have the 29th pick overall in the draft... seems likely that it would have to factor into this trade.

ETA -
If the Browns had the 29th pick (745 pts via the revised chart), paired with their 2nd round pick at 36th overall (540 pts), that would equal 1285, or about 145 points more than the Texans 15th overall pick (1140). The difference could be roughly made up by the Texans' pair of 4th rounders (112th and 122nd for 70 and 50 pts) with maybe a 6th tossed in to balance.

Worth considering imo, though I know many of you value those players in the mid-rounds. Given the iffy first round quality, I'd have no trouble in moving down for an early 2nd.