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The biggest question facing each NFL team in 2017

By Peter Panacy

Mar 2, 2017; Indianapolis, IN, USA; San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch speaks to the media during the 2017 combine at Indiana Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 2, 2017; Indianapolis, IN, USA; San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch speaks to the media during the 2017 combine at Indiana Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports /
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Aug 27, 2016; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham (left) and New York Jets wide receiver Brandon Marshall (right) pose for a photo after a preseason game at MetLife Stadium. The Giants won, 21-20. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 27, 2016; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham (left) and New York Jets wide receiver Brandon Marshall (right) pose for a photo after a preseason game at MetLife Stadium. The Giants won, 21-20. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports /

New York Giants

Can Odell Beckham and Brandon Marshall coexist?

An already prolific New York Giants wide receiver corps got only more prolific with the offseason free-agent pickup of former New York Jets wideout, Brandon Marshall.

Marshall, 33 years old, hasn’t shown any signs of slowing down. Even on a bad Jets team last year, the veteran posted 788 yards on 59 catches for four touchdowns. Consider that, when thinking about the horrendous quarterbacking the Jets had a year ago.

Now, Marshall will have the benefit of being one of Giants quarterback Eli Manning’s primary targets.

The other, of course, is Odell Beckham Jr.

I won’t go too far into whether or not Beckham and Marshall can get along on the field or in the locker room. Regardless of any diva-like association fans and media give Beckham, one has to imagine he’d be thrilled to have a player like Marshall opening up opponents’ defenses.

Yet this “friendly” competition could wind up going sour very quick.

And fans will be eating popcorn the entire time.