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.
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.