Marquise Brown will play for a new NFL team after the Baltimore Ravens traded him to the Arizona Cardinals.
Quarterback Kyler Murray will have another target on offense to go with DeAndre Hopkins, Rondale Moore, and A.J. Green.
Meanwhile, Lamar Jackson lost his primary target in their passing game.
However, as former NFL quarterback Robert Griffin III revealed, Jackson isn’t the reason Brown requested a trade.
Marquise Brown wanted out of Baltimore because of Greg Roman NOT Lamar Jackson. Marquise knows G-Ro’s system runs through the backs and tight ends, so it’s unlikely a WR1 will get big money. The best way to get paid was to be in a pass first offense in @AZCardinals A THREAD 1/4
— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) May 5, 2022
Griffin tweeted, “Marquise Brown wanted out of Baltimore because of Greg Roman NOT Lamar Jackson. Marquise knows G-Ro’s system runs through the backs and tight ends, so it’s unlikely a WR1 will get big money. The best way to get paid was to be in a pass first offense in @AZCardinals.”
He added, “Throwing the ball more is not the proven recipe for success for the Ravens. In the last 3 years, the @Ravens have only thrown the ball more than running it once. That was last year and it was the only year the Ravens had a losing record. Lamar being out didn’t help either.”
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The former NFL playcaller also revealed that Ravens averaged 90 more runs than passes over the last three years.
A successful ground game can help win games but it becomes predictable when the team doesn’t have a decent passing attack.
It would be easier for defenses to focus on stopping the running backs to force easy outs.
That type of offense won’t generate much stats for Brown which is a main consideration for contract negotiations.
Barely making 1,000 receiving yards last season wouldn’t result to the price the market dictates.
To drive the point home, Griffin revealed that Brown’s longest reception in his last five games with Baltimore was 15 yards.
In Arizona, he can dominate under an offensive system he knew in college.
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