Could the Baltimore Ravens offense, which struggled in the AFC Championship game, be improved by bringing in a well-known veteran? Marquise “Hollywood” Brown, a wide receiver, is about to become a free agent. It might be advantageous for both sides for him to rejoin the team who drafted him.
Brown spent the first three seasons of his career with the Ravens and emerged as a 1,000-yard receiver and the top option for Lamar Jackson before getting traded to the Arizona Cardinals back in 2022. While in Baltimore, Brown flashed explosiveness that the Ravens lacked until this past season when the team drafted Zay Flowers, and he began to assert himself as a top option down the stretch.
Some fans may remember Brown for his drop issues before ultimately getting traded, but his tremendous chemistry with Jackson was also evident at times. Baltimore drafted Brown in 2019, the same year that Lamar won his first MVP, but at the time, it was a very different offense. Since Hollywood’s last stint with the Ravens, Jackson has become one of the best passers in the NFL, and the new scheme would allow him more deep balls for explosive plays. Brown has failed to cross the 1,000-yard threshold since joining the Cardinals and shouldn’t command a massive contract in free agency, which makes him a viable option for the Ravens to bring back If Baltimore was to embrace the South Florida connection that Lamar displayed with both Flowers and Brown at times during his two MVP seasons, the trio could be one the most electric to watch in the league.
Flowers is undoubtedly the Ravens’ top receiver, but Brown can help divide the defense’s attention by stretching one side as he stretches the other, while tight ends Mark Andrews and Isaiah Likely may be quite the match for defenders in the middle of the field. With Jackson and possibly another free-agent running back addition, like Derrick Henry, in the mix to punish defenders, the run game shouldn’t encounter many stacked boxes in 2024 thanks to all those receiving options and speed.
