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Denver Native (Carol)
09-07-2009, 06:12 PM
http://blogs.denverpost.com/broncos/2009/09/07/a-thought-on-marshall/

So much has been written and said about Brandon Marshall’s unhappiness with the Broncos before any games have been played, but it seems relevant to pass along a thought from a smattering of general managers in the league.

The GMs, who can’t talk about acquiring Marshall publicly because the wide receiver is under contract to the Broncos, say they have no interest in pursuing the wide receiver, but offered that if Marshall really wants to cash in on his abilities he has to make a sound investment, like any aspiring businessman would.

And that investment is his play and his behavior. Some short-term pain on his part — in not getting what he wants — for the potential for long-term gain.

A tough choice to be sure with the injury risk in the NFL what it is. But they do point out that $2.195 million this season gives Marshall some wiggle room most people don’t have.

Because the thought is back-to-back 100-catch seasons or not, Marshall and his representative, Kennard McGuire, are asking teams around the league to simply trust that Marshall’s behavior on and off the field will improve once he has the contract he wants.

A little like getting the soda before you put the money in the machine, except now the money is several million dollars and would require plenty of explanation to a team owner if the deal went bad. So Marshall may want to move on from all that’s happened to him in his life to this point but the people making a lot of the football decisions around the league are not.

Basically seeing is believing around the league. And many league executives say they won’t believe Marshall wants to be one of the top receivers in the league until they see it.

That’s not an all-encompassing, scientific poll by any means, but it does come from some folks who have signed an awful lot of players for an awful lot of money over the years.

LRtagger
09-07-2009, 06:42 PM
Exactly

WARHORSE
09-08-2009, 10:37 AM
Of course.

Too bad Marshall has an ignorant agent.

Ravage!!!
09-08-2009, 10:41 AM
wait a minute..... more unnamed sources??? ... eh :coffee:

BigDaddyBronco
09-08-2009, 10:44 AM
Of course.

Too bad Marshall has an ignorant agent.

Maybe Marshall's agent is trying to do all the right things, but Marshall is such an idiot that he continually undermines him. An Agent can only do so much without his clients direction.

MOtorboat
09-08-2009, 10:57 AM
wait a minute..... more unnamed sources??? ... eh :coffee:

What's not to believe?

Play and don't get in trouble off the field for a year...and you'll get your money.

T.K.O.
09-08-2009, 10:58 AM
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Broncos' Marshall back at practice
Chances of trade slim, so team waits to see if WR gives his best effort
By Mike Klis
The Denver Post
Posted: 09/07/2009 01:00:00 AM MDT


Quarterback Kevin O'Connell, warming up before the Patriots' preseason game against the Bengals last month, was on the Broncos' radar last week. (Jim Rogash, Getty Images )Brandon Marshall returned to the Broncos on Sunday, his team-imposed suspension for detrimental conduct officially lifted after he spent nine days away from the team's Dove Valley facility.

The Broncos' most productive wide receiver a season ago arrived early for the team's 8 a.m. meeting and participated in the first practice in preparation for the season opener Sunday in Cincinnati.

Does anyone believe Marshall, who has twice issued a trade request, is now ready to fully commit to playing for the Broncos?

"I hope so," cornerback Champ Bailey said after the team's final preseason game Thursday.

Marshall's hopes for a trade may be dwindling as the season draws closer. An NFL source reiterated Sunday that

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the Broncos are not planning to trade Marshall.

The New York Jets expressed at least a casual interest in Marshall last week about the time the Broncos announced they would suspend their star-crossed receiver. The talks fizzled to the point that Broncos coach Josh McDaniels said last Wednesday the team is not involved in any discussions regarding Marshall.

Last week, the Broncos, who have health issues with their top two quarterbacks, Kyle Orton and Chris Simms, put a claim for backup Patriots quarterback Kevin O'Connell, whom New England had just waived. On Sunday, the Lions sent O'Connell to the Jets.

McDaniels was New Eng-land's offensive coordinator last season and coached O'Connell. However, the Lions got O'Connell because their 0-16 record last season was worse than the Broncos' 8-8 mark. The Jets had also put in a waiver claim.

When Detroit flipped O'Connell to the Jets just a few days after acquiring him, it again ignited speculation that Marshall would be moved, possibly in a deal for O'Connell. However, the Broncos' interest in O'Connell, according to the NFL source, was to merely help the team get through the fourth preseason game Thursday against Arizona, with Orton and Simms unable

Post Poll - Broncos W's

OK, now you've seen Josh McDaniels' Broncos in action four times in preseason. How many wins do you think they will get?

9 or more wins: Talk about surprising the national experts' view of this team.
6-8 wins: Right about where Las Vegas oddsmakers put them at various times.
3-5 wins: Whoa, that eight-game stretch will be brutal.
0-2 wins: Detroit fans would love to share the embarrassment of no wins.


to play.

Simms, who had been out with a sprained ankle, practiced Sunday, and Orton is scheduled to test his injured right index finger at practice Tuesday. Broncos players were not made available to the media Sunday.

Meanwhile, Marshall is once again on the Broncos' roster, but they didn't have to make a corresponding roster move Sunday. They were given a one-day roster exemption by the NFL office.

How long will the Marshall saga continue? The answer may be a) until he's traded or b) until he's seen catching a pass for the Broncos at Cincinnati this Sunday.

And even then . . .