2019 Baltimore Ravens: 3 goals for Marquise Brown

Marquise Brown was the Baltimore Ravens first round draft pick and the expectations are high. Here are three goals for him in his rookie season:

1. Be ready as soon as he can be:

Marquise Brown is recovering from a Lisfranc injury, so he may or may not be able to go when the Baltimore Ravens begin training camp. Brown should strive for getting ready for his first training camp because he doesn’t want to be behind. Brown is a rookie, and wide receiver is the position that seems to have one of the hardest transitions to the NFL. Training camp may not be as important for a seasoned pro, but for a rookie it is extremely important.

Training camp and the preseason will give Brown a chance to develop a little chemistry with Lamar Jackson. Brown’s insertion into the offense will help the entire unit. Brown figures to be a big part of the Ravens new passing attack. The Ravens are constructing an offense from the ground up and Eric DeCosta chose to make Brown one of the first building blocks. Mental reps only do so much. Brown has to learn the job by doing it.

If Kevin Durant’s misfortune in the NBA Finals taught us anything, it’s that an athlete shouldn’t be asked to perform until he’s ready to go. Brown can’t rush it, getting hurt again will only make things worse. The one thing the Ravens want to avoid is another situation like they faced in 2015, where Breshad Perriman sat out his entire rookie season after what was first reported as a bone bruise. Training camp readiness is a good goal. It’s something to shoot for but it’s nothing that should be forced.