The Browns have acquired 29-year old QB Seneca Wallace from the Seahawks for a conditional pick in the 2011 NFL Draft.  Wallace played in 13 games for the Seahawks last season and he completed 78 of 120 passes (65%) for 700 yards with 3 TD passes and 2 INTs (81.9 QB Rating).  He also carried the ball 16 times for 2 yards (0.1 ypc) with 1 TD run last season.  Wallace has now played in 48 games in his NFL career and he has completed 333 of 556 passes (59.9%) for 3,547 yards with 25 TD passes and 14 INTs (83.1 QB Rating).  He has also carried the ball 54 times for 214 yards (4.0 ypc) with 1 TD run in his career.  This is a good pickup for the Browns as Wallace is well versed in the new West Coast Offense that the Browns are going to run in 2010.  Wallace has ties to Browns’ president Mike Holmgren from their time together in Seattle so don’t be surprised if he is the Browns’ starting QB in 2010.

The Browns have traded 29-year old DT/DE Corey Williams and a 7th round pick in the 2010 NFL Draft for a 5th round pick in the 2010 Draft.  Williams played in all 16 games for the Browns last season and he made 31 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss, had 4 sacks, forced 1 fumble and he defensed 4 passes.  Williams played in 32 games in his two seasons with the Browns and he finished up with 81 tackles, 4.5 sacks, 8 passes defensed and 2 forced fumbles.  The Browns were using Williams out of place at DE and he wasn’t a good enough pass rusher to help them there.  This trade makes it likely that the Browns will hold onto NT Shaun Rogers and for that reason I like this trade.

At first glance the trade of Braylon Edwards to the Jets seemed to favor them quite a bit.  But, Edwards is having the same types of problems with the Jets (dropping balls) that he had with the Browns.  Edwards has played in 9 games for the Jets now and he has caught 26 passes for 403 yards (15.5 avg) with 3 TD grabs.  Chansi Stuckey got off to a slow start for the Browns due to injury but he has been solid when healthy.  He has played in 8 games for the Browns so far this season and he has caught 13 passes for 154 yards (11.8 avg) with 1 TD grab.  He has also carried the ball 2 times for 6 yards (3.0 ypc).  He projects to be a solid #3 WR for the Browns next season and the rest of this year.  25-year old linebacker Jason Trusnik has been a huge surprise for the Browns since coming over from the Jets.  Initially Trusnik was only supposed to play on special teams but he is now starting due to a rash of injuries in the Browns’ linebacker unit.  He has played in 9 games for the Browns this season and he has 41 tackles and 2 sacks.  The Browns not only got Stuckey and Trusnik for Edwards but they also got a third and fifth round pick in next April’s Draft which will make this trade look even better for them if they pick the right players.

The Browns have traded 26-year old WR Braylon Edwards to the New York Jets for 26-year old WR Chansi Stuckey, LB Jason Trusnick and two undisclosed draft picks.  Edwards pretty much stamped his ticket out of town when he punched one of LeBron James friends at a night club over the weekend.  He never really found a home in Cleveland as every time he dropped a football the fans started barking about how he was from Michigan.  Edwards played in all 4 games for the Browns this season and he caught 10 passes for 139 yards (13.9 avg).  He played for the Browns for five years in which he played in 62 games and he caught 238 passes for 3,697 yards (15.5 avg) with 28 TD grabs.  It will be interesting to see how Edwards plays for the Jets as he is in his free agent walk year.

26-year old WR Chansi Stuckey will step in as Edwards’ replacement this season.  He played in all 4 games for the Jets this season and he caught 11 passes for 120 yards (10.9 avg) with 1 TD grab.  He has played two years with the Jets appearing in 19 games in which he has caught 43 passes for 479 yards (11.1 avg) with 4 TD grabs.  Linebacker Jason Trusnick is a special teams ace which will strengthen the best part of the Browns’ team.  He played in all 4 games for the Jets this season and he made 6 tackles and forced a fumble.  Trusnick played three years for the Jets playing in 17 games and making 24 tackles and forcing a fumble.  The two draft picks better be good ones because Stuckey and Trusnick are nowhere near worth what Edwards is.

UPDATE:  The draft picks the Browns have received are a 3rd rounder (which could escalate to a 2nd rounder based on Edwards’ performance for the Jets) and a 5th rounder.

The Browns have traded 25-year old DT Louis Leonard to the Carolina Panthers for a undisclosed draft pick.  Leonard played in all 16 games for the Browns last season and he made 25 tackles.  No matter what round the draft pick is in I think this was a good trade for the Browns as Leonard’s upside is very, very limited.