keep him, don't cut him. this guy cares about numbers not wins. we need a vet in that runningback stable. the cards should have cut edge before the season, kept shipp, and gave boldin edge's 5 million.

I can see where he's coming from.  If he's not going to get the ball more and be a part of this offense, give him what he wants.  Release him and give him a chance with a different team.  He's struggled for us, but maybe somewhere else he will be a a quality RB once again.

jj was inactive for the first 4 games of the year. both he and edge were denny's guys, whiz inherented both of those players. i think we need all three guys (edge, timmy, and jj) to go deep in the playoffs.

I can see both sides on this one.  One one side you have a player that rushed for 1159 yards with 6 TDs two years ago and 1222 and 7 TDs just last year and hasn't been getting the ball the last four weeks.  He feels he can continue to play at that level or better somewhere else if not here. He's up set because he's only had 10 rushes the last three games or just over 3 a game. 

On the other side, before this he had 39 rushes for 115 yards for the combined 3 week total before this.  That's about 3 yards per carry.  He hasn't rushed for more than 4 yards per carry on a season since he played for Indy.  Also, during these 10 carries mentioned above he has a 2.2 yards per carry average.

It's pretty hard picking a side on this one.  I realize where Edge is coming from, but except for the Washington game he has struggled the whole season.      

Reddog7 wrote: PERSONALLY I THINK IT IS DISGRACEFUL THE WAY EDGE IS SUDDENLY BEING FROZEN OUT! HE CAME TO US FROM A WINNING TEAM WHEN WE WERE LOSERS TO HELP US BUILD A WINNER, EXPRESSING CONFIDENCE IN THE PROCESS AND REMAINING POSITIVE AND UPBEAT DURING THE TOUGH TIMES THAT FOLLOWED FOR THIS TEAM. HE'S BEEN A TEAM PLAYER ALL ALONG, AND NOW THAT WE ARE ON A WINNING TRACK HE IS SUDDENLY BEING TREATED LIKE HE'S USELESS. THINK ABOUT IT.........EDGE IS BENCHED AND JJ IS NOW A STARTER PLATOONING WITH HIGHTOWER. GIVE ME A BREAK!!

Football is a business and Edge is not good for business as a starter or for that matter 2nd string. JJ is averaging almost 4.5 YPC in the last 3 games. Last week he had 8 carries for 40 yards. Where Edge has had 6 carries averaging 2 yards a carry over the last 3 games.

IMO Edge's time has passed. Im sure Shaun Alexander thought he had some gas in the tank but as we have seen there has only been one taker for him and he is only a couple of years removed from being a leauge MVP stats show that once a RB hits the age of 30 the numbers go down persipitisly. Unfortunetly, loyalty is not part of the equation IMO. The fact is  JJ and TH are better than edge for the most part except for maybe picking up blitz packages.

There is a good chance Edge will see some action this week against the Ginats for that exact reason. He still has value to this years Cardinals so as long as he dosent become a disraction.
 
Edge is a great insurance policy should Hightower go down. I seriously doubt any team in the NFL would make Edge a feature back at this point in his carrer and that is all he is interested in.

At the end of the Season Edge will get his wish. I would be somewhat shocked if any team picks him up as a feature back next year. If Edge would take a pay cut the Cards may want to keep him around next year but we all know that is not what Edge wants.

The problem for Edge and most RB who were dominate dont know when they are done. Its up to teams to decide and for the Cardinals they have done that. If he is truly a team guy he will be supportive of his teamates and do whatever he has to to help the Cards win. Lets not forget he is still a professional and gets paid a hell of allot of money to be a backup 7.5 million this year. Either way I wish him sucess in wherever he decides to go next year. That is if a team wants him. He has been an asset to the Cardinals organization and a credit to the teams sucess. ITs just time to move on.

Reddog7 wrote: I'Card,

 You & I (rarely I might add) respectfully disagree on this one. First let me refer to one of my earlier post where I suggested it was time to give Hightower a shot at the starting job. But my thinking was a reversal of rolls, using Edge' on short yardage plays because Hightower is better at turning the corner, not throw the baby out with the bath water. Edge' is listed among the premier running backs (past and present) as we speak. Sure he was slow coming out the gate and has yet to perform up to last years numbers, but is that a logical reason to bench him altogether? How many chances has JJ been given for crying out loud? The fact that we are winning is all the more reason we should be using Edge' while we still have him. We could have a six legged monster as well as a six handed one! There has been no indication that he's useless, so therefore..........quite frankly, I'm starting to wonder if there is a real dark side to Whisenhunt that hasn't completely surfaced yet in how he treats players. Maybe that's why his former superbowl QB didn't have two words to say to him when the Cards played the Steelers last season. Edge' is already on record as saying this situation is personal. You will recall Boldin reportedly was pissed at the guy for allegedly "crossing the line". Is he next to get benched if he drops some passes? Will Whiz say "let him go" after this season because Boldin spoke out? Sorry pal, but something is mysteriously wrong for things to come so ubruptly to this point with Edge. As my granpa use to say, "that hound dog don't hunt!"

Wellfed wrote: Edge got his money up front, the Cardinals have paid handsomely for his services and deserve his best, even if that is only being a backup at this point.  Now if he's willing to give some of that money back, that's another thing altogether.

cardinals08 wrote: Well said Redman. If Edge would just shut his piehole and as he says work hard then maybe he could earn some more carries. However, all he has done is wine and cry out to his horseshitz agent Drew dumbshxx. Man cant stand that agent.

Rosenshix is the

Right on! Drew Rosenhaus could have kept his mouth shut and let this remain inside the organization. But when has he ever shown any class? Never!