Broncos, Brandon Marshall talking contract extension

I guess I can delelete my fanshot now. Same heading, lol. Hope this is true and works out for the best.

if this deal goes through how many ESPN analysts who said that McDaniels was a moron because of this will admit their mistake?

good news, i guess

BEST NEWS since shanny was fired. im pumped up!

As long as it means 2 things:

1) Marshall is buying in and settling down.
2) We don’t give him too much money and will have enough to give Royal a new contract in 1-2 years.

If BMarsh has a new contract he will definately be a beast for us on the field. This is excellent news.

i do like marshall’s updated photo. doesn’t look like he’s going to stab you anymore

that his on field play has warranted the extension.

As long as the contract protects the team, this is great in my opinion.

If everything leading up to this was engineered by someone (McD, Marshall). It seems to me that just a couple of “great” days of attitude doesn’t automatically warrant a new and improved contract when one of the main reasons for not wanting to give him raise or another contract was that his off the field problems for the last few YEARS made him a risky long-term proposition. I’m sure we will never really know what the truth was behind this whole Marshall mess, if there ever really was one.

I would be glad to get this over with and get to the business of watching Bronco football.

While I was one of the folks shouting for them to keep him on the bench if he didn’t want to play, and not give him a new contract even if he did decide to show up… I’m starting to come around on this idea. If, and only if, the contract is laden with clauses that protect the team:

I know next to nothing about contracts, but what do you guys think?

1. I see no problem paying him north of $6 Million per year, but less than $8.
2. Clause for any arrest or any action resulting in suspension forfeits signing bonus and large portions of the contract.
3. Injury clause? Is that legal/possible/likely?

As EndZone said above, this strengthens our bargaining position at the end of the season if BM doesn’t want to stick around long-term.

I mentioned that if a suspension doesn’t wake you up then nothing will. Looks like Marshall came back with a different attitude on things. I hope they both agree on whatever the terms are and that the Broncos put some kind of clause in there regarding off the field issues.

PLEASE….PLEASE….PLEASE….Let this work out.

But like everyone else I’m with the team. As long as the team is protected then it works. Personally I’m over Brandon until he proves he loves his team. The “I hate this city” comment doesn’t sit well with me.

I just hope he will stay out of trouble.

if he says Marshall’s attitude is “great,” then I take back my call to trade him. Welcome back, now shut up, do not stay out late, find a girlfriend who is not crazy, meet with Rod Smith daily, and play some great football. Glad the drama is ending if nothing else.

Now I don’t have to dump off my authentic that I just bought last year. :D

the teams with Brandon Marshall in FFL…at least I have Eddie in one league.

Top-20 WRs and not Larry Fitzgerald-esque, heck, even Roddy White-esque.

Marshall surely does deserve a raise, but overpaying him could be even more detrimental in the long term. We still have to pay the better WR; Eddie Royal and the best LT; Clady. I for one hope that Marshalls contract is in the $25-30 million range. Because quite honestly, he has not proven to be worth more.

ALL I CAN SAY IS WOW…what a turn of events. Do you think Rod Smith got in his head????

with Rod Smith may have helped his attitude. I love the way the man plays and want to see him succeed as a Bronco.

Also, I like your understatement, Guru. “This is obviously a good sign for the team, and for Marshall.” ;-)

Of Denver finishing 1st in the West have changed in vegas now?

Brandon Marshall, like him or not, is a big part of a sucessful year for us. I hope he can stay healthy and keep that nose clean. They should give him a 3 year deal for like 24 million, 10 mil guarantee.

       I’d still like to have the middle ground they meet at be bye week to make sure he’s bought in and healthy. I totally understand him wanting the contract before games though. The quick attitude turn around is hard to trust, but seeing how the coaches were able to change Jarvis Moss’s attitude from ‘no more for me thanks’ to working hard and making the 53 man roster, maybe they (and Mr Smith) were able to work their magic on Marshall to.
        Here’s hoping he’s got another great year, but with more TD catches.

Funny how everyone is worried about incentives and the club protecting himself. THEY’re the ones writing his checks, not us. I am sure, based on the no BS attitude we’ve seen from McXanders so far they will make sure they take care of business. I just want that kid on the field and this mess over with. We need him and I want to have the Smack Talk upper hand on Raider Fan again. LOL

I have kept the position that we needed to keep Marshall and play him. Even after his fit, I called him an idiot, but I wanted him on the team. He commands attention from opposing teams. This frees up Royal and Co. to do what they do best.

That being said I’m not totally for this move. It doesn’t make any sense right now. If you had concerns before the suspension what has made those concerns disappear? Were there ever concerns? Did McD offer him an extension already and Marshall didn’t accept? Either way there are major concerns here, health, maturity, attitude, effort. These didn’t just disappear in 9 days. I think a reasonable deal would be 4 years 22 million, with heavy behavioral clauses.

Do his team-mates even want him on the team? Does this extension create locker-room issues?

I was of the wait and see approach and I would have liked to see this happen in the 6th to 8th week of the season depending on performances and attitude.

My last point (excuse the longwindedness) something about this seems very fishy to me. It overall just doesn’t add up.

Apologies if someone else posted this, but didn’t Marshall say that the reason for his “antics” was due to his frustration with the Broncos latest extension proposal. So, the fact that they are talking extension may not be new news.

if he can negotiate a new contract that will appease him and keep the Broncos out of salary-cap trouble then McDaniels will have redeemed himself to some extent and maybe, just maybe the Broncos will be able to restore a little credibility to the organization…

This makes me happy!

Brandon reminds me of the that girl (or boy for the ladies) who says they’ve changed their ways only to break your heart again. I’m going to focus on the positive (i.e., Brandon giving opposing teams headaches), but the reality is this, people DO NOT change overnight (sorry, they don’t…or at least rarely do). The fact is, someone like Brandon has to show me more than a week back in practice. Seriously, whoop-dee-doo, Brandon, you’re practicing hard and with a good attitude now. Sure would’ve been nice if you did that earlier… I still think we have an immature player who needs to be held on a short leash.

That being said, go get em Brandon et al. Take all your crazy ass frustrations out on the Bungels this Sunday.

Probably somebody has already said this, but DP is now reporting that the Big Baby contract negotiations have been placed on hold to see how Marshall plays.

Re-opening contract talks with Brandon Marshall is the smart thing for the Broncos front office to do.

The Broncos already hold a strong negotiating position over his contract and the last two weeks should have clearly demonstrated two things to Marshall and his agent.

1. Marshall seriously over-estimated his trade value and nothing kills trade value like disciplinary action and a slew of attitutude, health, and legal issues – pro bowler or not.
2. 31 other NFL teams were unwilling to (a) meet the Broncos asking price and (b) risk blowing up their locker rooms by rewarding a guy with a reputation for disruption.

Extending the olive leaf of contract talks also allows the Broncos to test how a newly contrite and incentivized Marshall performs without them committing to anything beyond negotiations. If Marshall manages to (a) stay healthy (b) productive and © out of trouble then look out this December for McDaniels and Marshall to be hugging and kissing for the cameras as a lucrative new contract extension is announced. If Marshall can’t keep up his end of the deal, opening negotiations has cost the Broncos nothing extra and given them more time to line up options for Marshall.

Bottom line – regardless of what the “MSM echo chamber” (TM Ted Bartlett) says, the Broncos have been given an industrial scale upgrade and will become a winning team under McDaniels and it’s time for Marshall to play a full part in it.