I know many fans don't want to put up with Braylon Edwards but the Browns need him. They are a better team now that he's back practicing after missing the first four days of training camp with a leg injury.

The quarterbacks look better having Edwards as a target. He knows what routes to run. Derek Anderson and Brady Quinn are confident he will catch the ball despite the problems Edwards had last year when he led the NFL in drops.

Edwards is in the final year of his rookie contract. Should the Browns re-sign him? That's a different story. It depends on how well rookies Brian Robiskie and Mohamed Massaquoi play.

Edwards last year said fans don't like him because he's from Michigan. No one cared about him being from Michigan when he caught 16 touchdown passes in 2007 and they won't care he's from Michigan if he catches 10 touchdown passes this year.