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Yes, Buchanan’s receiver Antonio Brown picked up the team with five catches on Sunday. But he was on the field much less than he had before.
Pie has been out for weeks, during which time coaching staff have made conscious, strategic changes in attacking attitudes, with Brown’s game time dropping from nearly 75 percent to less than 50.
In the 12th week against the firsts, Brown took part in 43 offensive events, which equated to 73 percent of the total plays. Against the Vikings, Brown played only 49 percent of the time in crime and participated in 25 events.
He made the most of his chances, catching a pass in one of every five plays. However, the reduced playing time will make it harder for Brown to generate figures for his incentive.
Performance-related incentives range from 50,000 to 750,000 for Brown: 000 250,000 for 45 catches, 000 250,000 for 650 yards, and 000 250,000 for six touchdowns.
Brown has 25 catches in five games. He needs 20 in the final three games to earn an extra $ 250,000. He has 217 receiving yards. He needs 433 in the final three games to earn another $ 250,000. He has no touchdowns. He needs six in the final three weeks to earn another $ 250,000.
Brown is fast enough to satisfy a 35 percent game-time incentive, but the Bucks need to add it to the Super Bowl before that incentive can be earned.
As Brown begins to realize that the window is closing in on making more money, he may be shocked that the chances of making more numbers are blocked. This can lead to a kind of explosion, which the team must decide whether to cut Brown’s stem.
One guy who could clearly benefit from that is receiver Scottie Miller. Although he caught a 48-yard touchdown pass to give Bucks the first real spark of the day, Miller was on the field for only five snaps in total during the entire game.