Still a Bad Marshall Plan

Posted by DHarp75 on March 6, 2010 under PartyHawks Central | Be the First to Comment

The good news is the Hawks won’t give up their No. 6 overall pick for Brandon Marshall. The Broncos receiver is visiting team headquarters today — on a nice Chamber of Commerce type of day, no less — and if he agrees to a deal, Seattle would work out a trade with Denver.

As one of my draft gurus, Rob Rang, pointed out, the Broncos have limited options with Marshall. He has an extremely strained relationship with coach Josh McDaniels, and the team has to deal its star receiver. So the most likely scenario is a trade for a package of lower picks. It would be more than the third- and fourth-rounders Arizona got for injury-plagued Anquan Boldin, however.

Regardles of the price, it’s a bad move. Marshall has been involved in off-field issues every years since he entered the league four years ago. He’s a head case who battles with coaches and can’t be counted on from year to year.

Why bring that presence into a team that needs to rebuild with a bevy of young talent? Marshall isn’t a team leader or a role model for the younger players. And it’s not like one of the most talent-deprived rosters in the league is one prima donna receiver away from contending again.