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2679885, WR Marquise Brown, Oklahoma
Posted by will_5198, Sun Nov-25-18 08:08 PM
Yes sir. Receivers under 6-feet are now featured in offenses, not just regulated to part-time slot duty (and three-wide is base personnel now anyway). Especially if they are fast -- this kid has pure take-off speed that's rare even for the NFL.

There are other receivers who are fast in straight lines, but what makes him special is he is fast all the time. He's at top speed out of his breaks, which is just impossible to handle. He can split bracket coverage downfield and will get easy separation against off-man, like they're distance markers in his own personal track meet. Nothing scarier than a receiver who can take a drag route to the house (OK, let's redirect him at the line) and leave DeLorean burning skid marks down the sideline on a go route (OK, he slipped past press and the safety just shit his pants trying to stay over top of him).

I'm a big fan because he changes how defenses attack -- or don't attack -- your entire offense. His speed causes fear, and that leads to hesitancy, and a defense without aggression is the worst kind of all.

+ Since 2017 he has 13 catches of 50-plus yards (7 of those were 60-plus yards; 4 were 70-plus yards)
+ If he's not redirected, he's too quick for anybody to run with at the top of his route
+ Not just slotted open; he lines up outside half the time and shows ability to beat soft-press and stem his routes against off-coverage
+ Slips out of tackles after the catch and a nightmare to corral due to stop-start acceleration

- Flat out small for any position and will get knocked around a bit in certain facets of the game (he's 15 pounds lighter than Tyreek Hill)
- Shorter catch radius than most and won't win a bunch of contested throws
- Cousin to Antonio Brown, which will annoyingly come up in every broadcast