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I can't believe I'm actually adding Antonio Brown to my list of players with warning signals, but given the amount of panic since Michael Vick came into the starting lineup I think there are plenty of owners out there who need some reassurance. With Vick under center, Brown has been a massive disappointment. Even with that in mind, you can't bench him under any circumstances.
I understand that it's been tough watching Vick dump it off to Le'Veon Bell and see Todd Haley trot out the Wildcat offense of all things, but Brown is the type of player who can single-handedly change the complexion of a game. In fact, he recently came out and said he wants Mike Vick to take more shots and trust him to make a play down the field. That instills even more confidence in starting Brown until Ben comes back, so don't let the last two weeks scare you away. I get that it's been dreadful but it's going to get better soon, I promise.
Throw in the fact that Ben Roethlisberger is already practicing and things are definitely looking up for Antonio Brown. Big Ben is expected to miss this week's game against the Arizona Cardinals, but the team isn't ruling out a return next week against a terrible Kansas City secondary. Unless you have some insane depth at wide receiver, keep trotting Antonio out there and hope Vick starts opening up the offense a bit more until Roethlisberger returns.
