I honestly never thought of this when wondering what was going on in this whole Brandon Marshall stitation recently. These next few weeks and months will tell the tale as Marshall has to relive that horrific moment.

I have never been in a moment like that so I can’t even fathom what he went through. However if you are’t able to publicly talk about it then there has to be issuses still there. I hope he can get through them.

I don’t believe Marshall is. Marshall has had his issues way before Darrent Williams got killed and to say that he now wants out of Denver when he said flat out a couple of weeks ago he wanted to play in Denver. I’m confused. Maybe the team should buy him some couch time.

I never thought about it that way, but it all fits. When he said, “I hate this (bleep) city” after he got pulled over, he was voicing that he hates the constant reminder of DWill, not the city, itself. That makes sense.

  is this street gang that does its underworld buisness in denver ? He will always be
 looking over his shoulder Every where he goes because the fear of being wacked
By some of these peoples freinds and relatives .. Bad spot to be in man ..!

I agree that in light of Marshall’s experiences this is a reasonable justification for his antics. Now that Marshall was involved, he will always have to look over his shoulder, as BFIP said. It’s too late for him to get completely out. I think this is a satisfactory justification to the “I hate Denver” comments.

I don’t know how this gang stuff operates, but logic tells me that staying out of seedy places and away from seedy people lowers the risk of getting tangled up with something like this. I know it’s probably too late for Marshall, but isn’t it reasonable to think that some of the Broncos there that night were involved in some less than appropriate activities? I have not read avidly about the Williams case, so someone correct my misinformation if there is any.

My hope going forward is that McDaniels’ penchant for hiring quality character guys will mean that we don’t have a group that feels comfortable in a gangland situation, and wouldn’t put themselves there, or get themselves involved.

“But that’s just my opinion. I could be wrong.”

I remember that article. I also heard that Brandon was the instigator in this whole affair. He was mouthing off, or responding to others that led to the altercations at the club they were at.
I think you’re right Harv.

I have a hard time believeing JW and BM kept their big mouths shut, especially a very very young BM, ya right. Having a friend murdered is one thing, and is a terrible thing to go through, but I think it’s obvious there’s GUILT involved here. SHould have let your body guards do the talking idiot. Does he not think this can happen in any city, or is Denver that bad. I’m tired of this. Give us our 1st and 3rd and get out. Bad things happen at 2 oclock in the morning, especially when your fake gansta mouthing off cause you dont think anything REAL is going to happen. Guess what? It did.

I’m not saying that everything Marshall did was appropriate (how would we know anyway), but lets not start blaming him for the aggressive violent actions of gang members. Doing so simply justifies the gang’s existence and actions both of which are unjustifiable.

I’ve thought this and commented it for a long time. There is no doubt in my mind that the DWill situation plays a major part in not only his apparent desire to get out of Denver, but it also goes a long way in reading into his off-field transgressions, most of which were in the off season that followed the incident.

 all the way from over here in San Diego…….you’re right, I don’t know this as fact, and no one deserves their life being taken away. But in today’s world, certain actions ( as lame as they might be) bring serious ramifications. My main point with Marshall is if he doesn’t like Denver it’s because of this or that, always something new. Over it. Get out.

If Marshall wanted out of Denver because of what happened with Williams, if he felt his life was in danger, why wouldn’t he just go to Bowlen and say “Mr B, I just cannot deal with being here in Denver anymore because of what happened with Darrent Williams. Is there any possibility of a trade?”

I think this is just Klis stirring the pot as he always does….

If the Broncos trade Marshall, who will become Klis’ next target?

1) Cutler – check
2) Marshall – still working on that

I feel that Klis is just trying to get some writing in while times are slow. It may play a part in Marshall wanting to leave or acting out, but I would think it is just a part of many things that have caused Marshall consternation while being a Denver Bronco, unfortunately most of his discontent has come at the hands of his own poor decision making.

And it’s understandable. When you’re around gang members, you don’t spray patrons of a club (which may have included some of the gang people) with champagne and you don’t get in arguments. It is NOT an excuse for the gang member’s actions which are vile, but it was foolish at best.

But, I do note that Klis doesn’t base this on anything but a, “You know, I’ll bet that…” If he did, this would be a very different story.

allegedly fortified with 0.116 of truth serum

Am I the only one stunned by this?? Does this sound plausible?? Is that part of the drunk driver roadside test in Denver??

The same goes for all the unsubstantiated rumors, like Bowlen selling the team. They write for the sake of writing.

I mean, I’ve never been a witness to a close friend dying like this, but I’ve been in traumatic situations before and it’s hard to move on and be happy without some kind of closure. I completely understand where he is coming from, if this is the case. Hopefully this trial finally making progress will help BMarsh find peace within himself and with the world around him. He seems like a very smart guy that has made stupid decisions. I think Marshall will stay here if he gets offered a good deal, but no amount of money can make the pain go away. I hope this trial gives him some kind of closure by finally facing the things that have plagued him for years. Maybe facing Williams’ alleged killer face to face in a controlled setting will help.

Look, I’m a compassionate person. I feel sorry for a lot of things, but this is not one of them. We should trade Marshall because he is guilty for being an idiot when he was a kid? If he can work out a trade for that bull crap, then Champ Bailey should do the same, because I guarantee you there weren’t more people affected by this whole ordeal outside of immediate family than Bailey and Shanahan. (Save for Javon Walker, who is a nut job)

Darrent Williams was a lot like Marshall, but he matured a lot faster. He was involved in the community greatly, had a family, and just so happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Brandon Marshall put himself in the wrong place. He let his arrogance and emotions get the better of him, and I do not feel sorry for that. He may carry bad memories and guilt, but does he think those memories and that guilt won’t follow him wherever he goes?

No matter if he is in Miami, Arizona, Baltimore, or wherever, he will NEVER not think about this, and he will never not look over his shoulder if that’s why he wants out of Denver. Marshall is a professional, and his closure is in the fact that Willie whatever is in custody. All Marshall has to do is keep his nose out of gang banger fights and putting himself out there in unnecessary ways.

I not only do not buy it, I would never even sell this theory.

truly is an enigma. I rejoice in having him with the Broncos when he’s making plays but he sure creates excessive controversy off the field. I guess if we were winning championships, the controversy would be lessened but since we haven’t the MSM is having a field day with us again. Let’s shut them up forever by dominating in 2010!

It’s an understated, but not underrated, reason why Marshall would like to move on.

Understated because no one has written much about it. Not underrated because its overrated, which is why no one has written much about it.

I predict that B Marsh will stay and will make us proud. I’ll stake my miniscule, insignificant, overstated, not underrated reputation as a sports pundit on it.