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Why WR Marquise Brown is primed for his best season yet

First-round wide receivers are often set up for an interesting experience in the modern NFL. With the way the passing game has exploded over the past decade, and offenses have in some ways tilted towards all-or-nothing explosive aerial attacks (a-la MLB with the low variance home run approach vs. small-ball), there’s never been a better time to be a talented young wideout entering the league.

That is, if you’re ready to stand up to the scrutiny and expectations that come along with being not only a first rounder at the position, but even a Day 2 guy. With offenses more pass-happy than ever, receivers picked early in the draft are expected to contribute in big ways, which can especially be the case if a team picks them with the explicit implication (tacitly made or not) that the player will start from day one.