Marlon Brown worth owning?

[henry1jg]

Well, if Larry Fitz sits, (lol) Marlon will be my WR3 this week.

[Yahtzee]

Why do you say that? Toon is actually on the ww. I think Stills clearly beat out Toon in preseason.

My read of it is the same that the Saints like Stills in the slot and Toon as the Colston heir apparent on the outside.

[DJB]

Quiet first half. One catch for 12 yards. Tough to have to rely on Flacco and the Ravens terrible playcalling.

[Rustyram78]

Hey, don't look now but Brown has a TD streak going!

[BuckeyeNation]

I like it. It appears I was wrong about Brown earlier in this thread, but of course that was before the injury to Jones. Unfortunately we know that his TD streak is unsustainable, but it's been a nice couple weeks for him. I accidentally severely overbid on him in one league, but I plugged him in my lineup and got ~14 out of him. I like the kid, but once the TD isn't there his scoring will be cut in half.

[DJB]

I like it. It appears I was wrong about Brown earlier in this thread, but of course that was before the injury to Jones. Unfortunately we know that his TD streak is unsustainable, but it's been a nice couple weeks for him. I accidentally severely overbid on him in one league, but I plugged him in my lineup and got ~14 out of him. I like the kid, but once the TD isn't there his scoring will be cut in half.

With Pitta out, he seems to be a pretty good red zone target for Flacco as he is huge.

[Water Buffalo]

I like it. It appears I was wrong about Brown earlier in this thread, but of course that was before the injury to Jones. Unfortunately we know that his TD streak is unsustainable, but it's been a nice couple weeks for him. I accidentally severely overbid on him in one league, but I plugged him in my lineup and got ~14 out of him. I like the kid, but once the TD isn't there his scoring will be cut in half.

Lets just keep in mind that he's a 22 year old undrafted free agent coming off of his first career start. The fact that he's been even remotely relevant, much less startable already, is a borderline miracle.

I'm not even the least bit concerned about whether I actually get any production out of him this year in the league I have him, I'm just hoping he shows well enough that Baltimore considers him a viable starter going forward from year 2 and on.

[holy_stromboli]

I like it. It appears I was wrong about Brown earlier in this thread, but of course that was before the injury to Jones. Unfortunately we know that his TD streak is unsustainable, but it's been a nice couple weeks for him. I accidentally severely overbid on him in one league, but I plugged him in my lineup and got ~14 out of him. I like the kid, but once the TD isn't there his scoring will be cut in half.

Lets just keep in mind that he's a 22 year old undrafted free agent coming off of his first career start. The fact that he's been even remotely relevant, much less startable already, is a borderline miracle.

I'm not even the least bit concerned about whether I actually get any production out of him this year in the league I have him, I'm just hoping he shows well enough that Baltimore considers him a viable starter going forward from year 2 and on.

x2 on this. My end-of-the-bench stash is acting like a WR3 right now as an undrafted rookie. I cannot see how anyone is dogging him right now. Throw in the Rice injury and the Ravens lack of a run game, and Flacco could be looking to him even more moving forward.

[holy_stromboli]

From ProFootballFocus:

Meanwhile at receiver, Marlon Brown impressed for the second week in a row, grabbing his second touchdown in as many weeks which sealed the victory. Though his dropped pass hurts his grade, he was able to come up with some key plays once the Ravens realized the deep ball wasn’t on in this game. In the second half he recorded a pair of first downs and the touchdown which made the final result a little more comfortable for the Ravens.

If he can become a solid possession guy and redzone threat for Flacco, I think there is some real value here. I anxiously await to see how his next few weeks go.

[RGKID144]

There is no question about his value at the moment. I would much rather roster him than guys like DHB, Ryan Broyles, Justin Hunter, Stephen Hill, etc. He could be emerging as the only other real threat in Baltimore's passing attack. Not too mention, his seemingly impressive red zone prowess. Injury history is a major concern for me, but until he gets hurt Im buying where I can.

[henry1jg]

There is no question about his value at the moment. I would much rather roster him than guys like DHB, Ryan Broyles, Justin Hunter, Stephen Hill, etc. He could be emerging as the only other real threat in Baltimore's passing attack. Not too mention, his seemingly impressive red zone prowess. Injury history is a major concern for me, but until he gets hurt Im buying where I can.

If you mean only real threat aside from Torrey in Baltimore, then I agree on that. I think at this point I still prefer Hunter long term. We shall see though, Marlon has been very impressive for being an UDFA a year removed from a knee injury.

[RGKID144]

lol, yes. This is exactly what I mean. Thanks for the clarification.

[DJB]

Another TD today! Looking like a solid #2 in Baltimore!

[holy_stromboli]

Another TD today! Looking like a solid #2 in Baltimore!

Loving it. Now Flacco just has to stop giving the ball away every week. Something tells me the Ravens will pass a lot this year.

[ManuManu]

Obviously he's still worth owning, but has anyone's opinion changed on his value? Is he a bottom of the roster guy, or do you believe he will stay a starter in Baltimore?