Reggie Brown

[burdsheet 0]

as much cr@p as Philly has taken for their lackluster receiving core, one has to think that Reggie Brown, (or whoever emerges as McNabb's go-to receiver) will have a very good to big year in Reid's "pass-first" version of the West Coast offense. I mean, he's not going to have Steve Smith type numbers, but he should catch 80-90 passes and 7 - 10 TD's. A lot of people are writing off Philly's offense (especially receiving) because TO is gone and while yes, the receiving core is young, McNabb is seasoned and knows how to get the ball where it needs to be. A lot of sites have him ranked in the 30's alongside other teams' #2 receivers and I think he being undervalued.

[Phurfur 70]

I agree but would feel more comfortable with him as my #3 WR rather than my #2 WR. Right now Reggie Brown's ADP is 7.09, I think this is real value at this spot.

[kutulu 1,676]

In the one league where we already drafted I got R. Brown as a possible #3 WR along with Porter and Keenan. (Behind Fritz and Wayne).

[akaoni 0]

I'm still not as sold on Brown as others are. Yes he has talent, and ability, but we have yet to see how well he'll perform as the Eagles' #1 WR. He'll face a lot more double coverage, and have the pressure of being the #1 on his shoulders. That's tough for a 2nd year wideout. Further, I think that his 7th round ADP (antsports) is a little high for a fairly unproven player. Yes I am intrigued by his potential as well, but I think his price is a little high right now.

 

If not Reggie, then who will catch the passes in Philly? I'm thinking that McNabb spreads the ball around this year, but I'm looking for big years from Westbrook and L.J. Smith...

[Don King 0]

Reggie Brown is about as enigmaticallastic as they come. I've heard everything from future pro-bowler while he was still in GA to Draft Day bust. But the numbers don't lie. That boy caught 20 balls and 2 TDs in his final four games last year, and was a consistent contributor from Week 9 on.

 

Rarely do rookie wideouts produce this early in their careers, but thanks to last year's debaclement the opportunity for Reggie B presented itself and he stepped up. He'll be a heavyweight in the WR world come his third year.

 

And lester we forget, Philly excelled w/ what the public has perceived as a weak WR corps long before the arrive of TO. A nucleus B-West, LJ Smith and Brown should provide plenty of targets for a healthy McNabb to put up healthy numbers.

[famousb 11]

Reggie Brown is about as enigmaticallastic as they come. I've heard everything from future pro-bowler while he was still in GA to Draft Day bust. But the numbers don't lie. That boy caught 20 balls and 2 TDs in his final four games last year, and was a consistent contributor from Week 9 on.

yes, but who was throwing him the ball in those last 4 games where he caught those 20 balls and 2 TDs? It wasn't McNabb so it speaks to nothing of how McNabb will use him this year.

 

Rarely do rookie wideouts produce this early in their careers, but thanks to last year's debaclement the opportunity for Reggie B presented itself and he stepped up. He'll be a heavyweight in the WR world come his third year.

And lester we forget, Philly excelled w/ what the public has perceived as a weak WR corps long before the arrive of TO. A nucleus B-West, LJ Smith and Brown should provide plenty of targets for a healthy McNabb to put up healthy numbers.

But also before TO, McNabb spread the ball out to everyone - even the sh!tty WRs. That's the basis of the Philly offense. Other than McNabb and Westbrook, there are no stars on that team. I'm willing to say there won't be more than 20 receptions separating the top 3 or 4 WRs on that team come the end of the year, with the top guy being lucky to reach 60 recs because if Westy stays healthy you can be almost certain he'll have 70+ rec's himself.

[burdsheet 0]

yes, but who was throwing him the ball in those last 4 games where he caught those 20 balls and 2 TDs? It wasn't McNabb so it speaks to nothing of how McNabb will use him this year.

But also before TO, McNabb spread the ball out to everyone - even the sh!tty WRs. That's the basis of the Philly offense. Other than McNabb and Westbrook, there are no stars on that team. I'm willing to say there won't be more than 20 receptions separating the top 3 or 4 WRs on that team come the end of the year, with the top guy being lucky to reach 60 recs because if Westy stays healthy you can be almost certain he'll have 70+ rec's himself.

 

good points ...didn't consider that it wasn't McNabb that was zeroing in on Brown. McNabb might zero in on someone else or no one else in particular, since he likes to spread it around. I guess maybe Brown does deserve his 30-something ranking a little.

[Don King 0]

yes, but who was throwing him the ball in those last 4 games where he caught those 20 balls and 2 TDs? It wasn't McNabb so it speaks to nothing of how McNabb will use him this year.

 

True, it does nothing to indicate how McNabb will use Reggie B specifically. However, it shows that he can put up strong numbers even w/ a second rate QB at the helm.

 

But also before TO, McNabb spread the ball out to everyone - even the sh!tty WRs. That's the basis of the Philly offense. Other than McNabb and Westbrook, there are no stars on that team. I'm willing to say there won't be more than 20 receptions separating the top 3 or 4 WRs on that team come the end of the year, with the top guy being lucky to reach 60 recs because if Westy stays healthy you can be almost certain he'll have 70+ rec's himself.

 

 

Like my predicition, yours is pure speculumation. Yes, Philly has and will continue to spread it around. But someone's gotta be the #1 WR. And that WR will see the most PT and have the most targets. I think Reggie's gonna be fine w/ the constant threat of LJ in the middle and Westy in the flat. And let's not even begin to discuss the liklihood of Westy playing 16 games.

 

In this pass happy offense I have him for 1000 yards and 8 TDs w/ upside potential.

[famousb 11]

Like my predicition, yours is pure speculumation. Yes, Philly has and will continue to spread it around. But someone's gotta be the #1 WR. And that WR will see the most PT and have the most targets. I think Reggie's gonna be fine w/ the constant threat of LJ in the middle and Westy in the flat. And let's not even begin to discuss the liklihood of Westy playing 16 games.

 

In this pass happy offense I have him for 1000 yards and 8 TDs w/ upside potential.

 

my point has nothing to do w/ speculation, it has everything to do w/ stats and history. go back and look at the PHI offense from 1999 up until TO got there. Then come back and tell me how many catches the leading WR had each year, and how many catches the #2 and sometimes #3 WR in Philly had each year - for the most part it's w/in 20 receptions...

Now also go back and look at what the RB position had as far as receptions in each of those same years. For some of those years you'll have to look at total rec's for the RB position since they haven't really had any years w/ a dominant RB that played the whole year.

The point here is that the RB position has basically had more rec's each year than ANY WR on the offense who's initials weren't T.O., and that the "leading" WR has never had more than 63 rec's in the given year. It's just not what the PHI offense is based on.

 

 

p.s. And before anyone spews the "they spent a 2nd rounder on RBrown so he's going to be used differently, or is going to be better than the other guys" b.s. Let's first revisit that T.Pinkston was a 2nd round pick, and FredX was a first rounder...

 

I'm not saying Reggie Brown can't or won't be a top tier WR some day in the NFL, i'm just not wanting to bet on it this year and spend a 7th round pick on him when there are at least 5 guys i can draft later that have proven they will perform at the level of a #2/3 fantasy WR...