WARHORSE
09-10-2008, 09:04 PM
Marshall wants to avoid being fan
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Brandon Marshall, WR DEN
News: For one week, Brandon Marshall (http://opl.football.sportsline.com/players/playerpage/426135) wasn't the Denver Broncos' prodigious playmaker but their biggest fan. The skillful third-year wide receiver was suspended for the opener at Oakland for violating the league's code of conduct, so he had to watch his teammates' 41-14 wallop of the Oakland Raiders on TV. "I was a true fan, I was throwing things and I was really excited," Marshall said Wednesday before his first workout with the team since Aug. 27. "It was a neat experience -- but an experience I would never want to have to deal with again."
Analysis: What Marshall saw Week 1 was rookie Eddie Royal's extraordinary debut in which he caught nine passes for 146 yards, the highest total in the NFL in Week 1 and the introduction by a Broncos rookie receiver since Rick Upchurch's 153-yard performance against Kansas City in 1975. Marshall, who emerged as quarterback Jay Cutler's top target in a breakout 2007 season, wasn't jealous of Royal's big game. Quite the opposite. He insists he's eager to team with the second-round pick from Virginia Tech and provide the Broncos with a terrific tandem that will give opponents fits. "Now, teams can't roll coverage to my side or double me, and if they go cover-2, we're just going to pound the ball," Marshall said. Marshall returns Week 2 to face thew Chargers, a team he had 13 catches for 147 yards against in two games last season. Get ready to activate Marshall as a No. 1 Fantasy WR.
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Brandon Marshall, WR DEN
News: For one week, Brandon Marshall (http://opl.football.sportsline.com/players/playerpage/426135) wasn't the Denver Broncos' prodigious playmaker but their biggest fan. The skillful third-year wide receiver was suspended for the opener at Oakland for violating the league's code of conduct, so he had to watch his teammates' 41-14 wallop of the Oakland Raiders on TV. "I was a true fan, I was throwing things and I was really excited," Marshall said Wednesday before his first workout with the team since Aug. 27. "It was a neat experience -- but an experience I would never want to have to deal with again."
Analysis: What Marshall saw Week 1 was rookie Eddie Royal's extraordinary debut in which he caught nine passes for 146 yards, the highest total in the NFL in Week 1 and the introduction by a Broncos rookie receiver since Rick Upchurch's 153-yard performance against Kansas City in 1975. Marshall, who emerged as quarterback Jay Cutler's top target in a breakout 2007 season, wasn't jealous of Royal's big game. Quite the opposite. He insists he's eager to team with the second-round pick from Virginia Tech and provide the Broncos with a terrific tandem that will give opponents fits. "Now, teams can't roll coverage to my side or double me, and if they go cover-2, we're just going to pound the ball," Marshall said. Marshall returns Week 2 to face thew Chargers, a team he had 13 catches for 147 yards against in two games last season. Get ready to activate Marshall as a No. 1 Fantasy WR.