Brandon Marshall meets with the media, things get 'Lippy'

hire a new PR consultant who works with him in manners of dealing with the media, as well as perhaps see a therapist once a week (or day). He went from being very chatty and engaging with media last year to this guy, probably a bit paranoid about the media. He just doesn’t get it, he’s going to look worse in the media if he acts like this.

New PR consultant and therapist Brandon, make it happen.

I don’t think Marshall’s doing anything “wrong” necessarily, although he could have at least answered some questions. Then again, maybe this is exactly what his mentors are telling him to do; keep your mouth shut, go to work, and let the words be said on the field.

Personally, i don’t really care how he responds to the media. It could be worse: He could be throwing KO under the bus like TO did prematurely with Trent Edwards….

If he just deals with it now once, he’ll never hear about it again… if he doesnt, people are going to keep asking…

The only better thing I would recommend when you don’t want to deal with the media is hire a lawyer to stand next to you and play interference for all questions.

“Brandon how do you feel?”

“Mr. Marshall is very happy to be here and looks forward to playing.”

Look I don’t care about this and I don’t care about the Brady walking off the field thing. The media aren’t there to be your friends.

I’d love to see a transcript of the entire interview time & especially the last question that was ignored.

Without the full context, it’s hard for me to say that Marshall was being rude.

He got flamed by the media and fan sites for his behavior during the offseason. I don’t blame him for being reticent when it comes to talking to them. Plus, look at the questions:

So, Brandon, did you have any making up to do with your teammates upon your return?

That sounds like someone trying to be able to build a case for “Marshall still at odds with his teammates.”

When the whole Marshall thing was going on before he was suspended, he was saying the right things so I assume he would be told to do the same after the suspension. It is very touchy talking to the media and I assume he doesn’t want to say anything that will get him in trouble.

This is the first thing Brandon has done this year that is dead-on 100% what I would do in his shoes. Granted, I wouldn’t be in this spot if I were him, but nevertheless I love him treating the media like that. I would continue it until he either gets a new contract from Denver or he gets traded.

I could care less how Marshall responds to the likes of Kiszla, Paige, Klis, et al. That question about if he had any "making up to do " was a total bait question. He fulfilled his commitment to the media and now he can get back to work.

All we should care about is how he responds to his teammates and coaches because that’s honestly all that counts.

we aren’t Buffalo reading over TO’s last interview.

BM…. He is growing up right in front of our eyes.

Nice job BM. F the media.

1)Where’s your head at after coming back?

2)Have you knocked off the rust? How are you feeling physically?

3)Did you have a lot of making up to do with your teammates after your insubordination and suspension?

4)How close are you to being the Pro Bowl receiver who had back-to-back 100-catch seasons?

5)Did you not hear the question? How do you feel you’re doing?

6)How long until you become a starter again?

The 1st, 3rd & 6th questions come across as loaded questions. They sound to me like reporters trying to provoke a reaction that they can turn into a story.

Marshall tried to reframe everything to a focus on preparing for Cleveland, and the reporters refused to let him do that. Personally, I don’t blame him for walking out.

Marshall is finally getting some good advice…mostly not taking the bait.

good on ’em

the ESPN ‘write up’

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4481743

I dont really think that he did this to be a pain to the media. I do think that he doesnt want to talk, so he waited until the last minute, which is smart. But heres my thought.

He tries to do something to get traded. It didnt work. Then he acts like a 2 year old at recess during practice and gets suspended. Then, when he comes back hes not the starter, nor a main guy in the offense any more. I think that when he wanted traded and that didnt happen, he tried to show them how much he didnt want to be here, but that didnt work either, just got suspended. Now hes playing at least, because even tho he was a baffoon he still wants to play football. He walks on to the field as a back up, and isnt the main attraction anymore. I think he has seen the error of his ways. Maybe he still wants out, but he has seen how much it has hurt him, even if he wants to remain in Denver. When you have been slapped in the face by life, it is really hard to man up and move on. When life slaps you in the face because of your own ignorance, its even harder.

I think thats where he is at. He’s been slapped. And he’s trying to be a man and move on, but he knows the kind of things the media are going to do and say to make that hard.

What do you all think?

Much as they are obviously trying to stir the pot, that’s their job. Brandon doesn’t seem to get that he’s making their job easy – by giving innocuous answers, he can avoid having more negative attention drawn to him. It’s in his own best interest. By giving bizarre answers, much as it does amuse us, he’s guaranteed to receive additional media coverage of what a child he acts like.

He handled the interview in his pouting juvenile way for one reason only: To demonstrate (without getting into trouble for saying the wrong thing or for not being available) that he is still unhappy and that he is only doing what he does because he has to. He should just be suspended indefinitely. I don’t trust HE would have made a serious attempt at catching that tipped pass for the winning score.

Vic and Gary will most assuredly cover this in detail tomorrow morning on their radio show. They’re on 1600 AM, the ESPN affiliate here local to CO anyway. Not sure how far that signal goes.

And even though they are MSM, they are much more objective IMO than folks like Sandy Clough and the other local radio schmucks.

Obviously the media can be rude on all sorts of levels, but to basically ignore the questions and give unrelated answers is not mature behavior. It certainly doesn’t inspire confidence that he has adjusted his attitude at all. He is becoming a real focus of negative energy. Attracting attention when you’re trying to keep unobtrusive is really messed up. Sometimes even negative attention satisfies the desire for any attention

a willingness to talk about it, at least one time. I don’t see remorse, which concerns me . . .

and I have no clue what to think about these comments. Either:

1) He is getting in line with the McD way of talking to the media

or

2) He bottling some things up inside that are still unresolved

I have no idea which. I would like to see some video so I could read his body language.

but look closely at BMarsh’s responses to the questions:

1)Where’s your head at after coming back?
We’re preparing for Cleveland . . . That can easily be read as an answer — my mnind’s with the team and preparing for the upcoming game.

2)Have you knocked off the rust? How are you feeling physically?
I’m feeling good. I’m doing everything I can to prepare . . . Again, he answers the question and tries to put the focus on the preparation for Cleveland.

3)Did you have a lot of making up to do with your teammates after your insubordination and suspension?
This week, you now, in preparation . . . The ESPN report indicates that he stammered at this point. I can see how the question could have thrown him. The inclusion of “insubordination” and “suspension” were contentious at the very least. Twice he tried to focus on how he was preparing for the upcoming game, and now one tries to put the focus on the bad.

4)How close are you to being the Pro Bowl receiver who had back-to-back 100-catch seasons?
Coach Magini . . . At this point, Marshall appears to be losing his composure. The first two answers appeared to show that he came in ready to talk — albeit because he was required to — but ready to talk about the preparations for Sunday’s game. The media wanted to drag him back into the preseason events.

5)Did you not hear the question? How do you feel you’re doing?
Oh I’m doing good . . . I think I was 100 percent a long time ago. I’m just taking the time now just to prepare myself for each week. And this week is Cleveland.
For a third time, he provided an answer to the question.

6)How long until you become a starter again?
This is where he walked out, as the reporter again tried to drag him back into an area of ill-will — that he had lost his starting position due to his antics.

I may be in the minority here, but I see Marshall’s responses as a player who, either by direction or choice, tried to limit the opportunities for himself to say something stupid, came in prepared to talk about how he was preparing for his next game, and was hit with contentious questions aimed at dragging him back into the pain of the offseason.

BMarsh does not seem to be happy. He, more than most players, is all about emotion. While this can get him into trouble a time, it also feeds his performance. I see a guy going through the motions and for an emotional player like BM, I am concerned that if his heart isn’t in it, we will not see the same player we have seen the last few years. I would love to see him smile and have fun again playing a kids game.

Marshall has obviously read what most writers have said about his situation and his behavior: that he’s childish and in the wrong. That he needs to grow up. (The only people I saw/heard supporting him were a few former players, like Michael Irvin.)

Because of NFL rules, he’s being forced to submit himself to questioning at the hands of people he doesn’t trust, and that overall, he despises. If he doesn’t answer their questions, he gets fined.

He probably views it as humiliating. The only control he has in this situation are his answers. He can’t control the questions he’s asked, and he sure as heck isn’t going to answer them sincerely, because he believes the media feasts on sincerity, and twists those answers into whatever falsities they want.

So, he grabs control of the questions away from the media, and answers his own questions. He is trying to belittle the media the same way that he feels they’ve belittled him.

This interview has nothing to do with the Broncos or Josh McDaniels — it’s about Brandon Marshall and his relationship with the media.

Like he wasn’t avoiding the questions at all, he just didn’t give very coherent answers. Probably because it’s a little bit of a tough subject. I’ll bet he DOES want to make this up to his teammates, but he realizes that talk is cheap. Only getting it done on the FIELD and in practice will mean anything. With that in mind, check out these responses to the questions:

Question:
Did you have a lot of making up to do with your teammates after your insubordination and suspension?

Answer:

“Well, I mean, this week, you know, in preparing for Cleveland …” Marshall stammered, “it’s going to be tough, we know that. And we’re going to do our best to give it our best shot.”

Check it out. He started in talking about the game ahead, BUT THEN SWITCHES TO ANSWER THE QUESTION.
Read the portion after he stammers, and take it as a direct response to the question.
No doubt it’s going to be tough for him to win the locker room back, right? But he’s giving it his best shot. I think if he were talking about the game, he’d give a more confident answer than “we’ll give it our best shot”.

Question:

How close are you to being the Pro Bowl receiver who had back-to-back 100-catch seasons?

Answer:

“Uh, I think Coach Mangini is doing a great job with the guys, just getting them to do what they’re supposed to do, do their job, and it’s making it tough on opposing offenses.”

Question:

Did you not hear the question? How do you feel you’re doing?

Answer:

“Oh, I’m doing good,” Marshall said. “I think I was 100 percent a long time ago. I’m just taking the time now just to prepare myself for each week. And this week is Cleveland.”

I wonder here if he actually DIDN’T hear the original question, because when the reporter re-phrases it, he answers the question DIRECTLY. He also stammered before he gave the canned answer about preparing for Cleveland, leading you to believe that he didn’t quite understand (literally) the question. He wasn’t avoiding the original question, otherwise he wouldn’t have answered it directly the second time it was asked.

As for the end of the interview where he supposedly ‘walked out’, if you read the transcript, a PR staffer ACTUALLY ended the interview, not Brandon. I think we’re all reading a little too much into his supposed bad attitude here.

I’m quite pleased that he’ll be little more than a decoy this year while much classier human beings like Eddie Royal and Jabar Gaffney reap the benefits.

    The NFL media regulations require players to be aviable to the media once a week
    How is that rule possible when we had a whole offensive line who refused to talk to
 the media for years ?

                   If Marshall Dont want to speak Why should he have to ?
                               The offensive line didnt have to UNLESS !
                           Were they being fined by the leauge all those years ?

…and the Marshall pile-on is at 147. I hope BM isn’t as much of a distraction in the lockerroom as he is with us fans.

He’s just a dude— and a young one at that.. And whether his problems are self inflicted or not, standing in front of those guys has to be tough. I’d be angry, but even more humiliated, so I give him props for having the ’nads to do his duty.

It can’t be fun to be BM right now.

i’m still down with trading this guy

bait questions. His answers show that he is willing to keep the focus on the team and not continue to be a distraction by answering questions that focus solely on him.

No I do not think he acted like a child; quite the opposite in fact. I believe his reponses show a willingness to mature into a more team oriented player. Is he there yet? No. Just like he’s not a Top-20 WR, he must continue to grow into the team player role. But by keeping the focus on the team instead of the past shows me a willingness to move forward.

I honestly hope he answers nearly every question this year in the same or similar manner. It would give me more confidence that maybe he really could develop into this top flight WR many people prematurely believe he is.

Do you guys still want this clown? If not what would you consider fair compensation for him? Be honest no homertude allowed