Dyami Brown was likely the talk of the first half.
Brown, a third-round draft selection in 2021, was really being counted upon this preseason, and the results have been less than was expected.
On Saturday night against the Ravens in Baltimore, Brown raised eyebrows again, more for what he did not do than what he actually accomplished.
Brown was matched up with former North Carolina Tar Heel teammate and quarterback Sam Howell. Sure enough, Howell provided Brown with five targets in the first half. However, the five targets would produce only 42 yards, and there was a big one that got away from Brown.
On Washington’s initial offensive possession, a 1st & 10 from the 33 saw Howell go over the middle to Brown, but the pass was incomplete.
On a 3rd & 4 from the 50, Brown held on to a Howell pass for 26 yards, taking the ball down to the Baltimore 24.
Brown then dropped a slant from Howell on third down and Washington had to settle for a Joey Slye field goal attempt, which he missed.
On the Commanders’ second offensive possession beginning at their own 27, Howell on the first play went to Brown over the middle. Brown made the catch, gaining 16 yards for a first down up to the Washington 43.
Then the big one that got away occurred. On 3rd & 9 from the Ravens 26, Howell found Brown down the right sideline. The pass was slightly up; but by no means was it overthrown. Brown really needed to make that catch. Perhaps after watching the replay, he might think he should have gone up with two hands to make the catch? It was a sure touchdown that got away from Brown when he really needed it.
Pretty nice ball from Sam Howell but Dyami Brown bobbles and ultimately drops what could have been a touchdown pic.twitter.com/SJ5UF8ONTa
— Mark Bullock (@MarkBullockNFL) August 27, 2022
Brown made two nice plays, but he also certainly dropped two balls he should have caught. Last year coaches were very hopeful Brown would become a second option after Terry McLaurin. Now, he might actually be behind Cam Sims and be the team’s fifth receiver. With Dax Milne and Alex Erickson offering the ability to return punts and kicks, might Brown be in trouble for a roster spot?
