The Explorer will have a third row, and the Edge will only be 2 row. Both are too heavy in their current iterations. But there are some of us, myself includes (2 Explorers), who don't ever need the third row (and it adds weight) and would like to see it as an option. It has to be offered, but optionally.
I was wondering at one point if Ford would pull a parallel again and built the Explorer off the new Ranger, as it was built off the old Ranger many years ago. But clearly the Explorer can't afford the extra weight that would entail. The Explorer is only a soft off-roader, and cop car.