Antonio Brown - Alive & Well in TB?

[Jigga94]

I can't believe I just did this, but I actually picked Antonio Brown up as a FA moments ago after last having had him on my team 9 years ago before trading him a year later - regrettably... until the past year or so.

I figured he was a better pick up and just as easy drop if needed as McKissic, who he replaced and is on bye anyway - a desperation RB waiver pick up last week after Aaron Jones was ruled out.

Anyway, I have no idea what AB will do in Tampa, but worth a dart throw since I'm off to a strong start, even with all my brutal RB injuries. Just have to survive at RB till the playoffs and hope Brown can chip in as a WR3/4 if needed.

He's a no brainier pickup as a waiver add. I'm surprised he was still there. In one of my shallower leagues he was literally one of the guys keepers over the off-season

[Hankybro21]

I can't believe I just did this, but I actually picked Antonio Brown up as a FA moments ago after last having had him on my team 9 years ago before trading him a year later - regrettably... until the past year or so.

I figured he was a better pick up and just as easy drop if needed as McKissic, who he replaced and is on bye anyway - a desperation RB waiver pick up last week after Aaron Jones was ruled out.

Anyway, I have no idea what AB will do in Tampa, but worth a dart throw since I'm off to a strong start, even with all my brutal RB injuries. Just have to survive at RB till the playoffs and hope Brown can chip in as a WR3/4 if needed.

He's a no brainier pickup as a waiver add. I'm surprised he was still there. In one of my shallower leagues he was literally one of the guys keepers over the off-season

Yea I’ve held him all season. My plan was to hold until Week 8 and then drop if there was no progress. Can’t jump off this crazy train just yet!

[Paul717]

I can't believe I just did this, but I actually picked Antonio Brown up as a FA moments ago after last having had him on my team 9 years ago before trading him a year later - regrettably... until the past year or so.

I figured he was a better pick up and just as easy drop if needed as McKissic, who he replaced and is on bye anyway - a desperation RB waiver pick up last week after Aaron Jones was ruled out.

Anyway, I have no idea what AB will do in Tampa, but worth a dart throw since I'm off to a strong start, even with all my brutal RB injuries. Just have to survive at RB till the playoffs and hope Brown can chip in as a WR3/4 if needed.

He's a no brainier pickup as a waiver add. I'm surprised he was still there. In one of my shallower leagues he was literally one of the guys keepers over the off-season

He's been on my roster since mid way through his rookie year. If I had dropped him at any point over the last 2 years, someone would've picked him up quickly. Hoping he'll reward those patient enough to hold.

[DLF3000]

He's been on my roster since mid way through his rookie year. If I had dropped him at any point over the last 2 years, someone would've picked him up quickly. Hoping he'll reward those patient enough to hold.

League and roster size of course make a difference - for you 16 teamers and ~350+ rostered players out there out there, I can totally see never having dropped him to this point. Even in my league with a pretty meaty 280 rostered players across 10 teams, it took a long while for him to be finally dropped at some point last year.

[CGW]

Even in my 10tm league He was immediately picked up the 1 time he was dropped. Even Gordon is normally rostered.

[jcc6fd]

He's been on my roster since mid way through his rookie year. If I had dropped him at any point over the last 2 years, someone would've picked him up quickly. Hoping he'll reward those patient enough to hold.

League and roster size of course make a difference - for you 16 teamers and ~350+ rostered players out there out there, I can totally see never having dropped him to this point. Even in my league with a pretty meaty 280 rostered players across 10 teams, it took a long while for him to be finally dropped at some point last year.

In my 10 team league with 260ish rostered he was never dropped. Definitely backup RBs and flier talent that was available. Honestly surprised Gronk was dropped this offseason (prior to him signing with TB) and then I picked him up after his first game with 6 targets this year... People normally have such a hard time giving up on former studs. Maybe this will be an example of it paying off.

[TD41]

Hypothetically speaking, AB comes out in week 9 without Godwin and looks like AB. Are you more likely to hold him into the playoffs knowing Godwin will return or sell high?

I have AB and Evans in my league and can't move Evans for anything... The cat is out of the bag regarding his health.

[DLF3000]

Hypothetically speaking, AB comes out in week 9 without Godwin and looks like AB. Are you more likely to hold him into the playoffs knowing Godwin will return or sell high?

I have AB and Evans in my league and can't move Evans for anything... The cat is out of the bag regarding his health.

Yeah, no one really wants anybody there right now because there's too many guys with too many question marks, and a few of them are injured, older, or in one case suspended. Me, I just took a flier on Brown only because I'm contending and only expecting WR3/4 fill in type stuff there. The other guys? Don't really want to trade for them. It's too big a mystery how it shakes out.

[thebeast]

Hypothetically speaking, AB comes out in week 9 without Godwin and looks like AB. Are you more likely to hold him into the playoffs knowing Godwin will return or sell high?

I have AB and Evans in my league and can't move Evans for anything... The cat is out of the bag regarding his health.

Yeah, no one really wants anybody there right now because there's too many guys with too many question marks, and a few of them are injured, older, or in one case suspended. Me, I just took a flier on Brown only because I'm contending and only expecting WR3/4 fill in type stuff there. The other guys? Don't really want to trade for them. It's too big a mystery how it shakes out.

I don’t think it’s that big of a mystery. if everyone is healthy then Evans and Godwin are WR1s. Evans is boom bust as always and Godwin has the higher floor. I think Brown takes over for Scotty Miller and gets a good amount of targets. There is enough there for everyone to eat.

[Sriracha]

Hypothetically speaking, AB comes out in week 9 without Godwin and looks like AB. Are you more likely to hold him into the playoffs knowing Godwin will return or sell high?

I have AB and Evans in my league and can't move Evans for anything... The cat is out of the bag regarding his health.

Yeah, no one really wants anybody there right now because there's too many guys with too many question marks, and a few of them are injured, older, or in one case suspended. Me, I just took a flier on Brown only because I'm contending and only expecting WR3/4 fill in type stuff there. The other guys? Don't really want to trade for them. It's too big a mystery how it shakes out.

I don’t think it’s that big of a mystery. if everyone is healthy then Evans and Godwin are WR1s. Evans is boom bust as always and Godwin has the higher floor. I think Brown takes over for Scotty Miller and gets a good amount of targets. There is enough there for everyone to eat.

AB played 1 game with Brady last season after only being on the team for a couple of practice.

He was out on 33% of offensive snaps, yet accounted for 29% of the total target share.

He's going to be very involved and will hurt all of the receivers production in this offense.

[FantasyFreak]

AB could really assert himself. I would certainly not be surprised if he outscored Evans the rest of the way. Godwin, even. Evans isn't 100 percent IMO. Brady brought AB, it was his call. He could target him more than some expect, IMO. Anybody acting like they know exactly what is going to happen, with total certainty is either a liar, or delusional.

[thebeast]

Yeah, no one really wants anybody there right now because there's too many guys with too many question marks, and a few of them are injured, older, or in one case suspended. Me, I just took a flier on Brown only because I'm contending and only expecting WR3/4 fill in type stuff there. The other guys? Don't really want to trade for them. It's too big a mystery how it shakes out.

I don’t think it’s that big of a mystery. if everyone is healthy then Evans and Godwin are WR1s. Evans is boom bust as always and Godwin has the higher floor. I think Brown takes over for Scotty Miller and gets a good amount of targets. There is enough there for everyone to eat.

AB played 1 game with Brady last season after only being on the team for a couple of practice.

He was out on 33% of offensive snaps, yet accounted for 29% of the total target share.

He's going to be very involved and will hurt all of the receivers production in this offense.

That’s certainly possible. But I’d also note that he wasn’t on the field with two more top 12 WRs and it was also a single game for a totally different team.

[failblazer]

Realistically, I don't see an owner giving more than a 2nd this season for him. If you're getting a 1st then I consider moving him but I doubt I will get offered that. I think the hope is that he is productive enough to show that he is still the Antonio Brown we remember and then he heads into FA and gets picked up by a team where he can have a more clear path to being a true starter.

[FantasyFreak]

Realistically, I don't see an owner giving more than a 2nd this season for him. If you're getting a 1st then I consider moving him but I doubt I will get offered that. I think the hope is that he is productive enough to show that he is still the Antonio Brown we remember and then he heads into FA and gets picked up by a team where he can have a more clear path to being a true starter.

2nd seems about right. I have him on 1 contender, and I'll probably just ride it out.

[bjd5211]

I've gotten a lot of inquiries on him, but everyone is just trying to buy for pennies and it's not worth it at this time. I'll roll the dice on AB over a 3rd round pick, which is about what people are trying to buy for currently.