Jerry Rice on Marshall

by pshin8670 on Sep 1, 2009 2:11 PM MDT

I know Rod Smith has done what he can to get through that size 9 head of Brandon Marshall but if Marshall has any sense at all, he'd take heed into what the greatest receiver of all-time thinks about his antics. I doubt he will but nevertheless....

"When I came in the league it was about earning your money, justifying your job," said Rice. "I always believed once you sign a contract, you're obligated to it. Or you work it out in-house."

Brandon Marshall, he figures, wouldn't have dared to drop balls under Bill Walsh.

There'd be no suspension, said Rice. "He'd have been on the first Greyhound home."

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Marshall is all but gone

by rockymtnthunder on Sep 1, 2009 2:28 PM MDT reply actions

yep

by lolcopter on Sep 1, 2009 4:33 PM MDT up reply actions

Hire Bill Walsh!

He’ll either knock some sense in or get rid of Baby TO.

Though if Rod didn’t make much of a dent, I wouldn’t have much faith in the sense part.

"You can make mistakes, but you are not a failure until you blame others for those mistakes." -John Wooden

by Randall15 on Sep 1, 2009 2:35 PM MDT reply actions

The ghost of Bill Walsh? I’d be pretty motivated if a poltergeist came after me.

by legendarywalton on Sep 1, 2009 2:49 PM MDT up reply actions

Heck yeah.

Scare the moron straight is what I’m hoping for.

"You can make mistakes, but you are not a failure until you blame others for those mistakes." -John Wooden

by Randall15 on Sep 1, 2009 3:42 PM MDT up reply actions

And you know there's some guy

with a dead chicken out there who thinks he can do it.

"You can make mistakes, but you are not a failure until you blame others for those mistakes." -John Wooden

by Randall15 on Sep 1, 2009 3:47 PM MDT up reply actions

WAIT.......

Are you asking me to get rid of the dead chicken? ;-)

I would hope you would support who we are. Not, who we are not. Coach Norman Dale "Hoosiers"

by dmitchell624 on Sep 1, 2009 7:04 PM MDT up reply actions

here in body but not in spirit?

"The best defense is a good offense. Or is it the other way around." Wolverine
Pray for the best, prepare for the worst, and know you will come down somewhere between the two.
Livin' in La La Land and Lovin' It

by Brian Shrout on Sep 1, 2009 2:35 PM MDT reply actions

He controls his destiny

Next week will tell us alot about Marsh. If he comes to work, proves he wants to be here, I think the Broncos will work a deal out with him. I feel McDaniels wants to put all of this behind him, we’ll see if Marsh wants to as well. If he doesn’t I can see him spending more time being the highest paid scout team player in the league for a year, or until some other team decides to take chance on him.

2 weeks of everyone from Collinsworth to Bailey calling him an immature idiot may go a long way.

"Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for to many men on the field?" - Jim Bouton

by diviesti on Sep 1, 2009 2:54 PM MDT reply actions

Mike Tomlin said it best...

Every head coach in the league is either going through something like Marshall’s demands with one of their players, or will be.

Tomlin’s statement was simple….put it on tape and then we will talk.

Marshall needs to show he is recovered and ready to play…..that is, put it on tape. There are enough doubts at this point such that Denver is smart to do nothing at this stage. And, until Marshall puts it on tape, there is no team in the league that will give him what he wants, if cut, or what Denver deserves, if drafted.

He is hurting both himself and Denver. Truly the definition of a selfish individual. Even worse, he is not willing to live up to the contract he signed. So, his word is meaningless.

by Broncos Rule on Sep 1, 2009 3:22 PM MDT up reply actions

Walsh

A left tackle named Bob Singletary wanted a new contract. He was pretty good, too, but he wanted a lot and it wasn’t up for renewal. Not getting what he wanted, he claimed in the media that Walsh was acting this way because he was black. Walsh was incensed. He had someone clean out Singletary’s locker, dumped it into a cardboard box and had it driven to the man’s house and left on his doorstep. That was how Singletary found out that he’s been fired.

This was when Walsh had a rivalry with Parcells, LT was playing for Parcells/Giants and Walsh had to devise a strange system using the left guard to pull and block LT since the starting left tackle was only 245 lb and a perennial backup, but Walsh didn’t care. You just didn’t DO that.

Hillis/Moreno in '09

by Doc Bear on Sep 1, 2009 3:05 PM MDT reply actions

Oh how I wish...

I could only wish that today’s NFLPA would allow the Broncos to pack up Marshall’s locker into a Hefty bag and toss it onto the shoulder of I-25. I’m sure McDaniels is doing as much as the rules of the NFLPA will allow, which is this little suspension that will cost Marshall his per diem. I’ve said it before….I only want Marshall if he’s absolutely 100% committed to THE PLAN. Anything less is unacceptable.

Collinsworth said it absolutely best during the broadcast by saying that the league will survive without him and that someone else could easily take his place. Let’s hope Marshall gets that through the noggin’. Otherwise, send the Broncos a current address where they can deliver your crap to you.

by pshin8670 on Sep 1, 2009 4:06 PM MDT up reply actions

Thanks, pshin. Very good point.

Bear, I had heard the 2nd part of your story where Walsh had the LG pulling to block LT but I never knew why. I assumed that there had been an injury and he was short on OL players. My regard for Walsh just climbed higher. Thanks.

by Blackknigh on Sep 1, 2009 3:19 PM MDT reply actions

My pleasure, BK

Hillis/Moreno in '09

by Doc Bear on Sep 1, 2009 4:21 PM MDT up reply actions

If we cut BM, he will have won.

This is what he wants. If we cut him loose now, we get shafted, we lose a good wide out, and get nothing for him. I say, if his antics continue, we just suspend him for the whole year, that way he DOESN’T GET PAID this year.

by newby on Sep 1, 2009 4:44 PM MDT reply actions

We have even more leverage...

if he gets suspended throughout the season for being a knucklehead, Marshall loses a season toward his eligibility to become an unrestricted free agent where, in his mind, he can earn TRILLIONS of dollars. If he is as motivated by money as he appears to be, this factor alone could possibly make him straighten up and fly right for the season (hoping, hoping, hoping…).

Take my advice... I'm not using it!
"If you can't be kind, at least have the decency to be vague."

by BroncTastic on Sep 1, 2009 6:01 PM MDT up reply actions

heres to....

Hiring the ghost of Bill Walsh

by theflanman86 on Sep 1, 2009 4:48 PM MDT reply actions

Amen to that, flanman

He was an innovator of the highest order. Second to Paul Brown, sure, but brilliant

Hillis/Moreno in '09

by Doc Bear on Sep 1, 2009 4:56 PM MDT up reply actions

Marshall can not leave the team physically

So he is trying emotionally with his utter display of contempt. This will set a bad precedent on future misfits in the Broncos org. Make Marshall stick to his contract and earn his keep.

Jerry Rice is all professional. That is what all players should emulate.

by cuseindahuse on Sep 1, 2009 6:52 PM MDT reply actions

Theres a difference in the age between Walsh and McDaniel's

While I truly believe McD dosnt give a rat’s crap as to what the msm says….he has to cater to the fans to some degree. Im sure as soon as he saw Marshall swat those balls away he wanted to send Marshall packing for good….but he cant risk any more emotional despair among fans after this trying offseason….

On To Victory!!!

by alacumba!! on Sep 1, 2009 7:33 PM MDT reply actions

wonder if there's not also

a determination to make sure that every step of the correct process is followed, in order to keep the NFLPA out of the mix.

by Brian Shrout on Sep 1, 2009 8:32 PM MDT up reply actions

The difference isn't the ages between the Coaches

The difference is the time frame these players play in, while it used about the previledge and pride to get to the pros, versus holding out for big money before you have proved your worth or demanding a new contract before the old one is done with instead of honoring your contract and then negoitiating for what is due to you. I hate to beat a dead horse so to speak but Marshall needs to remember that the name on the front is more important than the back. I know I quote that too much but it is my favorite saying to my own kids and players. The coach better be the boss or he to will soon be down the street. My college coach taught me that a team is ruled by a dictatorship not a democracy.

by hrlybuzz on Sep 1, 2009 9:15 PM MDT reply actions

Marshall may be a confused individual

but ultimately, I do believe he is a good guy and will get his head straight and make amends as best he can and play. With so many mistakes and such bad karma and press, there is no other end game for him unless he’s so mad he chooses to sit out and have to deal with the same damned thing next year.

Conversation nonstarters: hoping McDaniels fails, comparing Bears to Broncos, Cutler to Orton, apples to oranges, and casual drinkers to Raiders fans.

by broncosmontana on Sep 1, 2009 10:17 PM MDT reply actions