Dyami Brown got enough reps to make a difference for the Washington Commanders over the first four games of the campaign. After once again failing to deliver, the coaching staff looks ready to give up on the wide receiver.
Brown's snaps plummeted in Week 5 against the New York Giants. He was on the field for just 37 percent of Washington's offensive snaps that day, which was surprising given that Terry McLaurin was on a snap count and four-time Pro Bowl wideout Stefon Diggs missed the game with a hamstring injury.
Treylon Burks (73%) and Antonio Williams (68%) both played a lot more. Even McLaurin, who was a game-time decision after sustaining a hamstring complication in London, played 58 percent.
Dyami Brown is rapidly falling out of favor with the Washington Commanders
This is a damning indictment of Brown's earlier contribution. And it's a story Commanders fans have seen before.
The North Carolina product always had the physical tools. He stood out almost constantly in the first summers of his first spell with the Commanders. But when it's time for Brown to come through when the lights are brightest, the pass-catcher fluffs his lines.
Brown fumbled the football late in the game, though he fortunately recovered it. He does block well, and he can be a useful decoy downfield. But the same problems that blighted his first four years in Washington are starting to come up again.
And the Commanders' patience is running out.
Washington has far too much pressure on its shoulders to be carrying passengers right now.
They are 1-3-1 with the San Francisco 49ers upcoming on Monday Night Football before the bye week. Things are hanging precariously, and everyone can see the lack of trust in Brown.
Commanders cannot trust Dyami Brown with the stakes so high
This might be what Brown is.
There is certainly enough evidence that backs it up.
Brown's breakout late in the season and during the 2024 playoffs came at a good time. It secured him a lucrative one-year deal with the Jacksonville Jaguars, something the Commanders never would have matched.
This was his big chance to prove himself as a legitimate weapon. Brown caught the eye again over the summer, but he failed to produce when the real action arrived. He fell out of favor, and when the Jaguars traded for Jakobi Meyers, his time was up.
The 2021 third-round pick was down on his luck, and the Commanders gave him a lifeline. Brown had familiarity with quarterback Jayden Daniels and others in the building. He made the team comfortably, but he's now falling back into old habits.
And the Commanders aren't going to wait any longer.
When Diggs gets back and McLaurin is at full speed, the Commanders have their top four wideouts. Williams is showing promise, and Burks can make plays when his number is called. Brown is behind them in the pecking order, and unless injuries strike, it's likely to stay that way.
It already looks like Brown's return to Washington will be a one-and-done deal unless there is a massive turnaround.
But that scenario is barely believable at this juncture.
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