This “receivers are a dime a dozen” attitude some people have is really… untrue.
And it’s provably untrue based on the WR talent in the league.
We wouldn’t have Caleb Downs if 2 teams ahead of us didn’t force WR picks.
WRs also seem to have a high bust rate. MHJ is just average. N’Keal Harry. Kelvin White. Remember Darius Heyward-Bay?
Maybe average WRs are easy to find, but good to great ones are not. And Brown has already shown he has special traits - for instance, contested catch ability and play strength.
Teams like Houston have been looking for an elite receiver since Hopkins left.
I feel like the Raiders, or the Texans, or the Titans, or the Dolphins, would try to sign Brown pretty quickly if he was cut. He has already shown remarkable traits.
All Mingo has shown is he can play special teams - and it isn’t worth cutting promising talent at one position for a mediocre talent just because the mediocre talent plays special teams.