Marshall's Desire to Leave Denver May Have Deeper Issues

by Zachary Beard on Feb 21, 2010 3:36 PM EST

According to NFL.com:

"Marshall’s discomfort in Denver could be linked psychologically to the murder of teammate Darrent Williams in 2007. Marshall was with Williams and other Broncos teammates minutes before Williams was murdered in the early hours of January 1, 2007. An altercation outside of a nightclub the players were attending allegedly led to Williams’ limousine being riddled with bullets, one of which killed him. As Marshall prepares to take the witness stand in Williams’ murder trial, people speculate that the emotional scars of that night have plagued Marshall’s stay in Denver. Besides lasting grief, he has endured guilt, even though he wasn’t in Williams’ limousine that had driven away just a few short blocks from the nightclub when it became riddled with bullets. The killing left Marshall frightened, which may explain why he has never spoken about that night publicly, at least not knowingly."

This event might be a reason why the Broncos' Brandon Marshall wants out of Denver, because this event traumatized his view of the city. If the Baltimore Ravens land him, they could satisfy his want for a new coach and a fresh city. Here's to hoping Marshall is in black and purple next year!

For the whole story, go to: http://www.denverpost.com/premium/broncos/ci_14441207

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I say it did.

The night is darkest right before the dawn

by Zachary Beard on Feb 21, 2010 3:12 PM EST reply actions

This is atracting no activity?

Now I know how Bruce feels about his posts…..

The night is darkest right before the dawn

by Zachary Beard on Feb 21, 2010 3:27 PM EST reply actions

Dude, chill out. Not everyone checks this site every 3 min like you do.

You have to hate losing more than you love winning.

by Mr MaLoR on Feb 21, 2010 4:29 PM EST up reply actions

lol

Raining right now, so I can’t go outside, and play some beach football.

The night is darkest right before the dawn

by Zachary Beard on Feb 21, 2010 4:31 PM EST up reply actions

Don't want you to feel all alone

so I’ll put my two cents in and say this is as solid a reason he can “sell” to the mass public as his reason to get this all behind him and it flies a lot better than sounding like a disgruntled baby and makes him more attractive than making people think he is a trouble-maker.

aka 'Rexx'

by Bruce Raffel on Feb 21, 2010 3:51 PM EST reply actions

well thanks for not making me reload for nothing!

lol

The night is darkest right before the dawn

by Zachary Beard on Feb 21, 2010 3:54 PM EST up reply actions

Hey Bruce

Is my new fanpost worth promoting to front page?

The night is darkest right before the dawn

by Zachary Beard on Feb 21, 2010 4:04 PM EST reply actions

It already is on the front page?

You have to hate losing more than you love winning.

by Mr MaLoR on Feb 21, 2010 4:26 PM EST up reply actions

Nope, it's the one on Mason.

The night is darkest right before the dawn

by Zachary Beard on Feb 21, 2010 4:31 PM EST up reply actions

What?

aka 'Rexx'

by Bruce Raffel on Feb 21, 2010 5:03 PM EST up reply actions

wow

I don’t think that one player can make the team better if that was the case then it wouldn’t be called a team if the ravens get marshall does that make joe flacco throw better does that make his decison better from making a interception even peyton manning has interception look at how good his wr are this is a team thing the ravens could have went to the super bowl with the players they have now the only reason they lost in the players was becuase or drop balls and wrong decisons and basic plays

by jazz20 on Feb 21, 2010 4:05 PM EST reply actions

Pretty sure that's not what this post is about

But with Marshall our team would be better, face the facts, we would have a better record with him as a WR

The night is darkest right before the dawn

by Zachary Beard on Feb 21, 2010 4:20 PM EST up reply actions

We don’t know if we would have a better record. Would he help? Of course. But other factors play into you winning and losing games, not just 1 player.

You have to hate losing more than you love winning.

by Mr MaLoR on Feb 21, 2010 4:26 PM EST up reply actions

True

But when you surround decent players, with great players, eventually the decent players will become great.

The night is darkest right before the dawn

by Zachary Beard on Feb 21, 2010 4:30 PM EST up reply actions

Peyton Manning

is surrounded by decent receivers that became great, because he throws the ball to them.

by Psychropod on Feb 21, 2010 7:57 PM EST up reply actions

Exactly

The night is darkest right before the dawn

by Zachary Beard on Feb 21, 2010 9:06 PM EST up reply actions

yeah put those

wideouts have to run good routes and be on there top game to get the ball to the football not going to float in there hand or fly to them

by jazz20 on Feb 21, 2010 10:35 PM EST up reply actions

But he makes sure the ball is there

and the point is that if Mark Clayton or even D-Will and K-Wash end up there, they will get the ball and look very good in THAT offense.

aka 'Rexx'

by Bruce Raffel on Feb 22, 2010 9:05 AM EST up reply actions

One player doesn’t make or break you, but there is a reason certain players get paid more than others. There are some players that are game changers and can move you from a good team to a great team. We have a lot of talent on our team and just a few missing pieces. Marshall is one of those game changing players and could definitely make Flacco better and make our team more balanced which will lead to good things.

by AV23 on Feb 21, 2010 5:01 PM EST reply actions