Report: Brandon Marshall traded to the Bears

[FirstTimer]

Lol, look at FT going full homer already and white knighting

I'm not "white knighting" anyone.

Look, I understand why Bears fans are happy, but this is a player who has been criminally overrated

And saying he might only be slightly better than Brandon Llyod is criminally underrating him.


But keep "white knighting" for Llyod because he played with the Rams for part of this past season.

[BigHouseUSA]

8 game suspension, please.

[ralaw]

Lol, look at FT going full homer already and white knighting this retard.

Get used to it, it won't be the last time. The guy is a nut.



Boom.




Boom.

Finally some people who get it.

Look, I understand why Bears fans are happy, but this is a player who has been criminally overrated since he was on Denver catching 100 balls per season (80 of which were likely 5-yard outs and bubble screens, like that joke of a 20-catch game). Still a good player, but not a great player, and like it or not, at or near the same level as some of the other recently dealt WR's. So to get two premium draft choices for the guy, even before we consider his immense baggage, is more than fair, and we obviously have a bunch of Madden GM's in this thread who have no concept of the worthless trade value of NFL WR's. Clearly the Bears are gambling, here.

Comparing him directly to Lloyd or Holmes or whoever and breaking down careers is missing the point. Nobody cares what Lloyd or Marshall did four years ago. Ancient history to a GM. The recent past shows that the two players are right around he same tier as players (and c'mon, bringing up Marshall's QB's, considering the collection of stiffs Lloyd has played with? Be fair). Plus, Marshall is the kind of guy who looks much better in the boxscore, and not quite as good when you watch him play.

Thank you John Madden.......Did you see Marshall in the Pro-Bowl? BOOM!!

:lolsu:

[1ke]

I acknowledge your point W2B that you think it was a fair deal. I still disagree. Ill wait to see, and as you think youre in the right, im just as sure, that the value of him on the field will turn out to be more than a 3rd and a 3rd.

Even with him punching some wanna be socialite in NY, I still make that trade in a heartbeat. Cutler, Marshall, and Jeremy Bates is light years beyond anything the Bears have ever had. Not that he is THE savior, but the Bears have been lacking a true target for Jay since he got here, and now he has one, and even better its his boy.

And dont worry Leafs, OL help is on the way.

[nwfisch]

Mike Tice will be calling the plays

[1ke]

Bates is a good coach but he gets away from the run game far too early in the game if it isn't working perfectly IMO. He's a lot better than Ron Turner but I'm not sure that he's "light years" better than Mike Martz.

Well early 2000's Martz no. The past three years Martz. Debatable.....

It doesnt look like Jay is too worried about the NY thing with Marshall....

"I talked to Brandon yesterday, and I think he was bummed about it, the perception and everything, of him getting to Chicago and that being over his head

"Let's not judge him quite yet. I know he has a checkered past and Brandon is the first one to stand up and admit to that. But I know deep down he's a good guy. He made some mistakes, but going forward I see nothing but bright things for the guy."

"He doesn't really go to the clubs at 4 a.m. I don't know how this stuff happens to him," Cutler said. "It just does sometimes.

"He'll be fine. I'm fully confident in saying that."

"If there's one thing we know about (new GM) Phil Emery, he's a detail guy and is going to get to the bottom of every situation," Cutler said. "I find it very hard to believe he'd pull the trigger on this knowing that something wrong happened and Brandon was at fault."

Cutler was asked if he knew any details of the incident.

"I've got a good idea," he said. "Obviously I wasn't there, but like I said, it's all going to play out.

"I'm super excited to get him. It's unfortunate that this came out when it did. We don't want to paint a bad picture of Brandon Marshall. Does he have a record of stuff in the past? Absolutely, but I know him as a person, not only as a player, and he truly is a good guy. We got a good teammate and we got a heck of a player."

[Cornelius]

Mike Tice will be calling the plays

[f16harm]

I'm sure no one will believe him about Marshall. Marshall was on verge of being cut.

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-dolphins/fl-miami-dolphins-steve-ross-0324-20120323,0,5687471.story?track=rss

I definitely believe him about Flynn and Smith.

[FirstTimer]

Marshall won't be charged.