Before the drama that led to Brown sitting out a key Week 17 game against the Bengals, he was having a monster fantasy season - 168-104-1,297-15 in 15 games. On the surface that made him one of the league's elite receivers, even at an age when most start to slow down. But a look under the hood provides slight cause for concern. Brown managed only 7.7 YPT, his lowest mark since 2012. While he had six catches for 40 or more yards (T-3rd), he had only 17 of 20-plus yards (T-14th) despite being third in the league in targets. At 5-10, 181, Brown is small, and his timed speed (4.56 at the 2010 combine) is below average. But at 31, he's still one of the quickest receivers in the league, and he's made explosive plays throughout his career. While most smallish receivers are limited in the red zone, Brown dominated there last year, leading the NFL with 15 touchdown catches despite seeing only 24 red-zone targets (5th) and eight inside-the-10 targets (T-12th.) Given Brown's plays down the field and near the goal line, his pedestrian per-target average and drop in intermediate production could just be noise. Either way, he faces an entirely different challenge in 2019, playing in Oakland with Derek Carr as his quarterback and Jon Gruden as his coach. Brown's training camp progress was slowed by a foot issue and dissatisfaction with the NFL's stance on the helmet he prefers, but if healthy and focused, he should again be among the league leaders in targets in what should be a pass-heavy system with only Tyrell Williams - a quality field-stretcher but never a high-volume player - and a collection of scrubs vying for looks. While clearly a downgrade from Ben Roethlisberger, Carr is at least competent enough to support a top wideout, and the targets will certainly be there if Brown moves past the issues with his helmet and his feet. Read Past Outlooks