Horse Tracks 8/28/09 - Brandon Marshall continues to soil his image

Any leverage he thought he had went kaput last night. This guy’s on a train headed to nowhere fast.

I think you’ve been right on this one all along. The best way to maximize value on this one is to wait patiently while he drags out his tantrum, get what they can out of him on the field, then let somebody tender him.

Alternately, they could place calls to Dan Snyder, Woody Johnson and Jerry Jones. The mind reels at what could happen playing those three off against one another….

but even Shanahan in a desperate attempt wouldn’t touch Maurice Clarett again. He’s got skill, but all the problems outweigh that by a mile—-sounds oddly familiar!

I’m afraid you would puke your guts out if BM were released and you saw how much a team like Tampa, NYJ or Baltimore threw his way.

He’ll have a ton of bad boy carveouts in his next deal, but the guy is a Hall of Fame talent, 25 years old and ready to turn it back on the moment he gets what he wants. There would be a lot of owners willing to roll the dice on BM.

There are too many D-bags playing in the NFL for me to think the league would suddenly stand up to BM. I’m just shooting straight. There would be a feeding frenzy if this guy were free to sign anywhere.

Fortunately, I fully believe Denver will resolve this problem with the organization’s best interests in mind, not BMs.

I think Marshall is a good person. He’s the kind of guy that I usually find myself being friends with. His quick thought reactions to things are hard to swallow. I think McD knows he’s a good person too— the trouble is getting him to harness that and let go of the little things in the mean time.

…your first paragraph could also be directly applied to my 2 1/2 year old. Brandon is in his mid-20’s. Its unnacceptable no matter how you spin it. The difference between BM and my daughter, though, is that she already understands that there isn’t an infinite bag of sorries to pull from whenever she loses her head. She has consequences and accepts them far more readily than this wealthy, priveledged, physically mature adult.

Good people don’t continually take advantage of those around them, and BM has a long history of it. Ask his girlfriends, the Broncos, Rod Smith and all the fans that have stood behind him.
 

“BM is at heart a good guy”? If someone drags you into an alley, pop you with a crow bar and takes off with your money, his mom and his kids may still think of him as “at heart a good guy,” but I would bet you aren’t going give a hoot about how nice he may actually be beneath the rough first impression you have of him.

I doubt the players are allowed to discuss this publically, so a Cutler moment isn’t possible under this regime.

No doubt BM gets another chance somewhere else— I think you’re preaching to chior for the most part there. I think Denver has to sit on him as a matter of principle. If that includes a suspension, then so be it. Whatever— the dude remains the property of the Denver Broncos until the very last second expires on his current contract.

The only hope for a fair-market resolution is that some GM is about to spool off on a legendary Ketamine and model glue bender that ends with phone call from some backstreet Budapest slum…or Koko the Gorilla takes over GM duties in Oakland. Otherwise, the Broncos are stuck.

Suspend him! See how not having any money changes his attitude.

Taking it even one step farther: How is this guy ever going to score endorsements with behavior like this? He is hurting his own earning potential in every way imaginable.

I see the MSM as giving McDaniels credit for his handling of this issue. I see very few, if any, MSM folks supporting Marshall in his quest to damage his own career.

by Ed Werder. He just didn’t say the lenth and it was obviously for insubordination.

But that is precisely what Brandon wants. If McX cuts him loose, he can sign with any team. Like McGeorge has stated, there are plenty of teams that would give him his big payday. If they wait, they may be able to salvage a draft pick out of someone at least. Then Brandon has no say in where he goes. The biggest problem I see, is that there is no preseason game film to show any interested team, that Marshall has a healthy hip and Hamstring and is capable to play at his previous level. The only thing other teams can see is his unhealthy attitude, and thy will not want to give fair value in trade. If we all pray hard enough, maybe the Cards will trade Boldin straight up. If not, I’m hoping for a real good LB. Most likely, it will be a couple of late round picks at this point.

Thanks NYC. I’m in California this week, and I have to deal with a roaming wireless Modem. So I may have to catch up slowly with everyone.

No money. I love it.

Going right to BM’s heart when you take away his money.

No money, we look at their salaries and think they are all financially viable but it is all cash flow really. If he is set up in a lavish lifestyle missing a few paychecks could bring big hurt.