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Marquise Brown drafted by Baltimore Ravens: 3 big things

By Chris Schisler

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - APRIL 25: Marquise Brown of Oklahoma reacts after being chosen #25 overall by the Baltimore Ravens during the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft on April 25, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - APRIL 25: Marquise Brown of Oklahoma reacts after being chosen #25 overall by the Baltimore Ravens during the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft on April 25, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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MORGANTOWN, WV – NOVEMBER 23: Marquise Brown #5 of the Oklahoma Sooners celebrates after catching a 45 yard touchdown pass against the West Virginia Mountaineers on November 23, 2018 at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)
MORGANTOWN, WV – NOVEMBER 23: Marquise Brown #5 of the Oklahoma Sooners celebrates after catching a 45 yard touchdown pass against the West Virginia Mountaineers on November 23, 2018 at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images) /

2. The plan as it looks right now:

It won’t be fun for linebackers to play the Baltimore Ravens. Keeping up with Lamar Jackson is a fool’s errand. Catching Marquise Brown over the middle isn’t happening and Mark Andrews is a match up nightmare,. The Ravens are making speed the bread and butter of their offense. Brown can take the top off of the defense which changes the conversation about the Ravens. If Lamar can throw the ball down the field, he can make defenses pay for crowding the box. Thinking of the Ravens as a purely ground and pound team isn’t accurate any more.

If the Jackson can cut it in the NFL (which I believe he can) the Ravens now have an offense that is built on the premise that speed kills. Brown is a speed demon who just needs the ball in his hands to be a game changer. Ingram is hard to keep up with as a pass catcher and is another match up problem for the defense. If the Ravens add one more deep threat, the Ravens can clear the middle of the field for their running game. Lamar Jackson’s job would be easier if defenses had to play it straight rather than just gearing up to bruise him.

Willie Snead is a player who gets open on the short and intermediate routes. Brown is the burner and Andrews and Ingram are linebacker punishers. The offense will be built on Jackson’s play-making ability, a power run game and mismatches in the passing game. The Ravens may just have a plan for offensive success that involves a young star receiver, alert the presses.

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