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I don't know about league winner, but I think he's a huge value in dynasty rookie drafts right now. Hoping to snag him in the late 2nd/early 3rd of my upcoming draft.anyone else get the feeling that this guy could be a league winning back this year? Mixon was not great last year (Avg 3.9 yds a carry) , and he is getting older. He also struggled with injuries that last few years.
He's someone I love for redraft. I think he can be really good if something happens to Mixon--whether it be injury or suspension.I don't know about league winner, but I think he's a huge value in dynasty rookie drafts right now. Hoping to snag him in the late 2nd/early 3rd of my upcoming draft.anyone else get the feeling that this guy could be a league winning back this year? Mixon was not great last year (Avg 3.9 yds a carry) , and he is getting older. He also struggled with injuries that last few years.
I like Chase. Apparently Evans did nothing to crow about.
I am not familiar but I don't know if I've heard many tape guys or analytics guys say a kind word about his chances as a prospect.
He looked explosive on a couple of plays in the preseason as mentioned above. Can he pass block for Burrow?
It's tough to hold onto him, because even if Mixon went down, hard to know whether Brown/Evans/Williams would be the guy, or it would be some form of RBBC. As for next year, if Mixon moves on, no guarantees that they just won't sign or draft someone else. Not to say Brown can't be the heir apparent, but if you're a dynasty owner, just have to stash him away and pray.
For dynasty purposes, do you think he’s got a reasonable chance to be the guy next year? Hasn’t shown much but not like there was much of a window either way this year.
I have room to stash either Kendre Miller or Brown. Right now have Miller but can be convinced otherwise - don’t have high hopes for either.
I would keep Miller, but the gap may not be that wide.
By the time Mixon is replaced it could be Trayveon Henderson.
They will probably want to give him a some looks at some point in the season but I wouldn't have very high hopes. It's probably not going to be a very good offense and I really don't think he's all that good of a player. But we shall see.
Oh yeah. Went on a buying spree a few days ago, dynasty only though in redraft he's a solid handcuff. Don't have any illusions he's going to replace Mixon this year but for sure think he's someone people should put on their dynasty teams like now.
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I saw his long highlight run, which looked like pretty good blocking. Did he look good on his other carries?
That's true, but it would be pretty difficult for Brown to show in a dysfunctional offense. The play of Browning, for now, is a positive, even if it means the Bengals still harbor outside playoff hopes for a bit.
I traded for him a few weeks back thinking he might start getting some carries. I will say this though, from scouting reports I read and followed this offseason, he had some bad habits in college that he needs to fix and clean-up. I do like that he is getting touches and maybe we see some more burn going forward but he still has work to do to be a lead back if he eventually wants to take over from Mixon.
I don't have the exact stats, but I believe Brown played one third-down play last night. Trayveon Williams had most of the snaps as the passing down back.
^ Could you please elaborate on the above? I’m curious because I just picked him up in dynasty. TIA !
Foster ran a 4.68 at the combine. Brown ran a 4.43. Foster was also 6'1'' 215 while Brown measured 5'9'' 209. Brown is an athletic freak. I don't disagree with you on how smooth Brown looks with the ball, but Foster isn't a great comp IMO. Foster was bigger, stronger, and had a complete skillset not really measured at the combine that made him an elite NFL running back even after going undrafted. The way Foster could bend around the corner reminded me of a great defensive end turning the corner to go get a QB. Foster's balance at his size was something special. His top end speed was never there, but he still had breakaway TDs because his vision was beyond special.
Jacob's Ladder references Matt Waldman and Matt has some great insight on rookie RBs. If you can I would search out his podcasts and analysis/draft package on rookie RBs. In particular he mentions some of the things Brown needs to fix to take the next step forward. At times when he feels pressure/pursuit he turns his back to the tacklers rather than put his head down, lower his pads and push forward for a few more yards. Matt Waldman showed this on a number of his posts. Some of his negatives on the scouting report hint at this:
I love reading Matt's stuff. People get too hung up on his hits and misses vs the meat and potatoes of what he's actually giving you. He compiles a significant amount of measurables, statistics and provides some great insight. Now of course it's just one man's opinion, and in the end, it's one datapoint that you need to use along with all of the other information you turn up, but it is very detailed and points you towards some great threads to pull on. FWIW I disagree on some of the stuff Matt has said about Brown, but Matt did point out how athletic he is. If I see plus pass protection from him down the stretch, I'm all-in on him in 2024. He really does have a sky high ceiling.
