Brandon Marshall flying to Seattle Saturday
Per Adam Schefter:
"Oh boy -- Brandon Marshall expected to be in Seattle on Saturday to visit the Seahawks and see if they can hammer out an offer sheet."
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Ugh. Is any scenario of him being a Seahawk positive?!
Sign him to offer sheet – we give up our #6. This is idiocy. We have far greater needs.
Trade for him – we’ll likely give up a lot for a WR that’ll play one year in Seattle and bolt the moment he’s a FA in 2011.
I don’t like this.
6/14/40. Sweet.
And if Marshall gets a new contract and Branch stays
Man that’s one hell of an expensive group of receivers.
With no one to throw the ball to them.
Why is it idiocy. You can only fill one need with the 6th overall pick.
Is having Marshall (25 years old) at WR worse than having Eric Berry or B Campbell or Joe Haden?
I’m a Bronco fan and I’ll feel like you guys got the better deal if you get Marshall for a measly 1st round pick, even a top 10 pick.
In my opinion.
"Measly 1st round pick"
lulz
Talents that I covet:
Ndamukong Suh, Gerald McCoy, Sam Bradford, Mike Iupati, Golden Tate, Earl Thomas, and Freddie Barnes
by Carl Shinyama on Mar 7, 2010 11:23 AM PST up reply actions
Giving up the 6th pick won't happen either (I hope)
So it will have to be a trade no matter what. I think Marshall’s coming in to see if, first of all, he wants to be with the Seahawks, and second of all, if they can agree on a contract.
No need to panic.
As I understand it:
There is NO offer sheet and there will never be an offer sheet. The Hawks meet & negotiate with Marshall on his personal deal, if that deal is agreeable, then the second negotiation would begin with Denver. This will be one of those types of deals that always start out “We have reached an agreement in principal with Denver”…) Denver has already exposed their hand in tendering only with a first round pick as compensation and it is known that they want to get rid of Marshall and he wants out. The negotiation with Denver could be for any terms that are mutually agreeable (no offer sheet = no #6 pick going away).
It would seem to me that those inter-team negotiations could very well include this years draft picks and/or next years draft picks as well as players (as in Branch, Kerney, et. al). Also, it seems the Seahawks are bringing in (and signing) DE’s that may be a clear indication that Kearney is on his way out. I don’t know if Denver has any interest in Kearney but I’m using him as an example here. At the very least if Kearney is traded anywhere – some form of draft pick(s) could be recaptured. Branch may also have a little bit of value to Denver as he is a WR replacing a WR they traded.
IMO: A deal with Denver that gave them: Branch, Kearney (Hawthorn, or whomever) and say a 4th to 7th round draft pick this year and/or next year would be a deal we all could live with. If the negotiations break down or Marshall or the Hawks don’t mesh, nothing is lost. Having a real big play receiver to “stretch the field” should open up the offense so we won’t see the eight in the box so much making the entire offense better, that’s worth putting up with a guy who has had some problems off the field that may just need a fresh startn with coaches and a system he knows as well as a change of scenery.
Jim Q.
This post starts well, but gets lost in fantasyland around IMO.
Marshall will net the 6th overall pick. Denver is trading an elite blue chip player. Trading him will make them worse and the other team better. They’ll will REQUIRE something of value in return. The 6th overall pick has decent value (not great since it is so expensive for a guy that has never played NFL ball). In Marshall, you know you are getting 100+ catch guy.
Marshall wants money more than anything. If Seattle could fairly price the guy for us, we’d take a hard look at resigning him since money is the real root of his ills in Denver. He has been our 4th or 5th highest paid WR the last few years even though he is clearly the best WR we have. Marshall has no problem with McDaniels or Denver. He has a problem with being underpaid. It is that simple.
If Seattle wants Marshall and Marshall wants to sign a deal. Denver will be picking 6th overall in 2010, whether you Seahawk fans like that or not. To obtain something of value, you usually have to part with something of value. The Seahawks have no leverage with the RFA tender.
In my opinion.
I do not think Seattle will trade the sixth overall pick
If that were the case, they could have signed Marshall to an offer sheet already. Nor do I think Seattle will give Denver a handful of broken and old players and a few late round picks. Whatever the deal is, it’s likely to sting both, but unfortunately for the Broncos, likely be in the Seahawks favor. Marshall wants out. Denver doesn’t want Marshall. Denver has no leverage. Seattle can just walk away. Denver, given how toxic the situation has become, must trade Marshall to someone. Advantage, Seahawks.
Marshall wants money more than anything else. Seeing his value on the open market is exactly what Denver needed him to see in order to sign him to a long term deal or match an offer.
Marshall could care less about playing for any of the 32 teams in the NFL if the money is right. It is not a toxic situation for any other reason than him playing for so little the past few years.
There is no advantage for any team or Marshall, just discovery.
In my opinion.
Maybe you should read
Up on your Broncos more because Marshall has clearly stated he wants out of Denver.
At best for Seattle it would be Deion Branch and a 2nd round pick
At worst it would be returning Denver’s original 1st round pick at 14. I don’t see #6 at play here.
I love the move. Brandon Marshall is the big tough prima donna WR that Seattle has needed for a long time. Unfortunately, in the short term, we don’t have anyone to throw the ball to him.
We're not eactly loaded at receiver
but we have much more pressing needs than WR (OT, QB, S, CB, RB, even DT)
Get well Greg! Rip City is still behind you!
Seattle has a pressing need at 'dynamic playmaker'
at any position.
The Seahawks didn’t send anyone to the probowl. The Seahawks didn’t deserve to send anyone to the probowl. The Seahawks don’t have any players that strike fear into the opponent. They don’t have anyone on offense or defense who can change the dynamic of the game just by walking onto the field.
Brandon Marshall IS that player. The player they get at 14 or 40 MIGHT be that player.
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