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FBO: The Edwards effect for the Jets
Conventional logic that Mark Sanchez is an upgrade may be faulty
Originally Published: October 11, 2009
By Sean McCormick | Football Outsiders
The question has been floating around for a few days: If the 2009 New York Jets are indeed a playoff team (they've started 3-1), is Braylon Edwards going to make them a multi-round playoff team?
Let's investigate -- and to begin any discussion of Edwards, we need to start with the dropsies problem.
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