The guy literally laid a touchdown, and it was awesome. He continues to shine for the Browns and fantasy football owners, and he is absolutely in TE1 territory.

At some point you just can't question things too much based on his past and accept that this guy is performing well. It's impossible to write this off as a fluke anymore.

The Browns won't always put up crazy offensive numbers, that you can't buy into. But Barnidge has given McCown a reliable target with some size to chuck the ball up to, and he's shown that he can run after the catch as well. He's here to stay.