Merged: Brandon Marshall reportedly being traded to the Jets

[reed20]

So as we all know unless you haven't heard the Bears plan to part ways with him.

 

http://www.barstoolsports.com/chicago/super-page/terry-boers-is-reporting-that-the-bears-plan-on-parting-ways-with-brandon-marshall-soon/

 

We absolutely NEED this beast. He'd be the tallest receiver Flacco has ever had and the best IMO. 6'5.

 

Boldin was 6'0. Mason 5'10, SSS 5'9.

 

For a guy as tall as Flacco is at 6'6. You'd think he prefers big targets. We see Flacco throw them a tad too high at times and I think it's because of how tall he is he's throwing it to these little guys.

 

Plus Marshall is one of the best receivers in the league to top it all off and has brilliant hands.

 

We really need a receiver like this!

[RavensFanMania]

If we can get him at a decent price I say go for it.

[Gordo52]

Would love acquiring him.

Still wish we would've pulled the trigger on him and trade, what was it, two 5th round picks?, for him back when he was in Miami.... Can't be too mad though since it would've changed history and who knows where the franchise would be at it....

I'm all for it. Don't care about his mental issues. We desperately need a freakish talent at receiver who won't make Joe work as hard. We have a lot of needs heading into the offseason but getting Joe more help should be priority #1.

[arnie_uk]

Would love him but not sure how much of a reality it is. He's a beast. Always been a big fan of his, even at miami. Would love him in purple and black

[Tiz]

No. Especially now coming of the injury.

I'd question his durability going forward from that alone. I do want a strong taller wr just don't expect the same attitude from him we got from steve smith or anquan. Personality wise Id put him more inline with Derrick Mason. Good wr but I think there will be better fits available.

[Inqui]

I'd love him for the right price. I could see Ozzie preferring that to drafting someone high, and I'd love him as a red zone guy.

[hn68wb4]

he'll be way too expensive, there's zero chance we can afford him. And again this is another guy that has a past of domestic violence. If we had that much money to throw around for a receiver then we could get a good younger target with a clean past like Cobb or Thomas (if the Broncos decide to pursue Julius instead, they probably can't afford both FAs)

I'd rather we save money and take a WR in the draft like Jaelen Strong

[darklight1216]

If this is true, it would be cool to have him as long as it isn't an expensive trade or something. He has a sketchy past, but nothing ventured nothing gained. And he's also getting older so I'm guessing he's around the age that he probably wants a ring.

 

It would be cool to see Joe have a new toy play with.

[rmw10]

So I know quite a few people in Chicago and apparently this is nothing more than a baseless rumor.  They told me that the guy that wrote the original article has been running a smear campaign against Marshall ever since he arrived in Chicago.  Apparently this dude has written articles slamming Marshall for the stupidest things, like not leaving big enough tips and other oddities like that.

[Guest]

So as we all know unless you haven't heard the Bears plan to part ways with him.

 

http://www.barstoolsports.com/chicago/super-page/terry-boers-is-reporting-that-the-bears-plan-on-parting-ways-with-brandon-marshall-soon/

 

We absolutely NEED this beast. He'd be the tallest receiver Flacco has ever had and the best IMO. 6'5.

 

Boldin was 6'0. Mason 5'10, SSS 5'9.

 

For a guy as tall as Flacco is at 6'6. You'd think he prefers big targets. We see Flacco throw them a tad too high at times and I think it's because of how tall he is he's throwing it to these little guys.

 

Plus Marshall is one of the best receivers in the league to top it all off and has brilliant hands.

 

We really need a receiver like this!

 

Boldin is 6'1" but he plays tall because he boxes out defenders and skies up for balls like they are rebounds. Flacco has not had a target like him since his departure. Remember the ball Owen Daniels dropped and we had to settle for the field goal?  That was the throw Boldin scored twice on vs the pats in 2012.

 

agree that Flacco needs a bona fide bail out receiver and that receiver is most certainly not torrey smith.............torrey is a great weapon but he can't be your "last resort" gamer.   

 

Steve Smith is great....but theres no margin for error as game as he is.

[Ravenslifer]

You know what would be better than trading for a 31 year old receiver?  Drafting our own young receiver.

[Gordo52]

You know what would be better than trading for a 31 year old receiver? Drafting our own young receiver.

Until they can prove to draft one with freakish ability and who doesn't underwhelm, FA/trade should be the way to go.

Even if we did somehow get Marshall, I'm all for drafting another receiver early.

[stampedehero]

He has a strange character and seems self absorbed rather than a team guy. His talent is there no doubt BUT you can't have him based on what $$ he demands and his poisinous chemistry with a team so unified as ours.

[JO_75]

I'd love him for the right price. I could see Ozzie preferring that to drafting someone high, and I'd love him as a red zone guy.

 

I was just thinking about this last night. Looking over the FA receivers, Marshall would be an amazing pick up for us. Yeah it would be going back to the veteran WR pickup but he's better than Torrey who hasn't developed into that guy. Plus it doesn't mean we wouldn't draft a young WR. Plus Kubiak's system is the same one Marshall was in when he was in Denver, he already knows it. 

 

Though he may cost a little too much, so maybe someone like Kenny Britt if the Rams don't re-sign him would be a good cheap, typical Ozzie pickup.

[stampedehero]

Boldin is 6'1" but he plays tall because he boxes out defenders and skies up for balls like they are rebounds. Flacco has not had a target like him since his departure. Remember the ball Owen Daniels dropped and we had to settle for the field goal?  That was the throw Boldin scored twice on vs the pats in 2012.

 

agree that Flacco needs a bona fide bail out receiver and that receiver is most certainly not torrey smith.............torrey is a great weapon but he can't be your "last resort" gamer.   

 

Steve Smith is great....but theres no margin for error as game as he is.

How  come Amendola and Edelman dominated? They were Bradys guys and they would not come up in a conversation for "the guy".  Bradys short 1.7 second passes and Bellichicks play calls got them a game.  Its nice to have a "name" but the win is based on a QBs decision and the planned routes afforded to him .  

[balfan23]

He'll be way too expensive, there's zero chance we can afford him. And again this is another guy that has a past of domestic violence. If we had that much money to throw around for a receiver then we could get a good younger target with a clean past like Cobb or Thomas (if the Broncos decide to pursue Julius instead, they probably can't afford both FAs)

I'd rather we save money and take a WR in the draft like Jaelen Strong

100% correct ... it makes this not ever worth discussing. 

 

I agree too that I'd like to finally see BPA and WR intersect in the 1st round ... however, it is very early and we've no idea yet how  much some of these guys are going to rise up the draft boards. There was a point in January last year where Evans was projected to us. Then, by the time the combine was complete, we were relatively sure that he would not be available. 

[redrum52]

Would love acquiring him.

Still wish we would've pulled the trigger on him and trade, what was it, two 5th round picks?, for him back when he was in Miami.... Can't be too mad though since it would've changed history and who knows where the franchise would be at it....

I'm all for it. Don't care about his mental issues. We desperately need a freakish talent at receiver who won't make Joe work as hard. We have a lot of needs heading into the offseason but getting Joe more help should be priority #1.

2 3rd I think. Would love to have him here and he's built for the AFC North. I'd also like to say, if if we did acquire hum, I'd still want to draft offense with the 1st pick depending on who's available.

[Ravenslifer]

I was just thinking about this last night. Looking over the FA receivers, Marshall would be an amazing pick up for us. Yeah it would be going back to the veteran WR pickup but he's better than Torrey who hasn't developed into that guy. Plus it doesn't mean we wouldn't draft a young WR. Plus Kubiak's system is the same one Marshall was in when he was in Denver, he already knows it. 

 

Though he may cost a little too much, so maybe someone like Kenny Britt if the Rams don't re-sign him would be a good cheap, typical Ozzie pickup.

 

The problem is Britt is A) made of glass, and has graduated from the Randy Moss school of "it's okay to take 10 plays off a game".

[Ravenslifer]

How  come Amendola and Edelman dominated? They were Bradys guys and they would not come up in a conversation for "the guy".  Bradys short 1.7 second passes and Bellichicks play calls got them a game.  Its nice to have a "name" but the win is based on a QBs decision and the planned routes afforded to him .  

 

Maybe you never heard of Rob Gronkowski.  You know, the guy who led the game in targets, receptions, and receiving yards and constantly had double coverage rolled his way, allowing Amendola and Edelman to have favorable 1 on 1 matchups against our patchwork secondary.  Or maybe you've never heard of Derrelle Revis and Brandon Browner, who shut down Steve and Torrey all game.

[balfan23]

Until they can prove to draft one with freakish ability and who doesn't underwhelm, FA/trade should be the way to go.

Even if we did somehow get Marshall, I'm all for drafting another receiver early.

I've kinda grown weary of the notion that our FO can't draft WR, so we shouldn't even try.

 

We all know the story of Travis Taylor and Mark Clayton, but at this point both are over a decade behind us. Are we really going to allow 2 busts from more than 10 years ago affect our draft approach now?

 

Sure, we've shown that we can pick some gems in the later rounds at many positions, but none of them have been at WR. But to get that guy with freakish ability, we need to draft one in the 1st.  In the 10 years that have passed since Clayton, we've drafted a grand total of 1 WR in the first 2 rounds: Torrey. He was a late 2nd rounder ... not a stud, but by no means a bust. 

 

Should we draft a WR in the 1st? I can't say yes, because we won't draft any one position come hell or high water ... we will always seek to draft value. But if we have a WR at or very near the top of our list when our number comes up in the first - to think that we should shy away from making that pick because we can't evaluate WR talent based on decade old information is crazy. 

[FlackAttack]

id take Marshall over T smith any day. at least the dudes got heart and gets after the ball. T smith just gives up

[stampedehero]

Maybe you never heard of Rob Gronkowski.  You know, the guy who led the game in targets, receptions, and receiving yards and constantly had double coverage rolled his way, allowing Amendola and Edelman to have favorable 1 on 1 matchups against our patchwork secondary.  Or maybe you've never heard of Derrelle Revis and Brandon Browner, who shut down Steve and Torrey all game.

I have heard and am aware as usual. My opinion is based on the ROLE players that executed the game plan and scored TDs for Them .  All you mention is contributing and I appreciate that. However, I avoid sarcasm and gave an opinion based on my assessment of these two players Only. .Just sayin....  

[izvoodoo]

I don't want to make light of the domestic abuse issues, but the guy has real documented mental health issues. 

[Ravenslifer]

I have heard and am aware as usual. My opinion is based on the ROLE players that executed the game plan and scored TDs for Them .  All you mention is contributing and I appreciate that. However, I avoid sarcasm and gave an opinion based on my assessment of these two players Only. .Just sayin....  

 

Point is they were able to dominate because they had a guy on the other side who demanded coverage be rolled his way - if you don't account for Gronk he will KILL you.  We have nobody like that, and the only corner on the team capable of covering a guy like that was Jimmy Smith, whereas they had two.  Role players only execute if they have an easy job.  They had the better receivers and the better corners.  You're asking the question why our less talented, as a group, receiving corps struggled against their more talented secondary.  When Gronkowski was out for them in the 2012 playoffs we killed them.  When we had to roll coverage his way and didn't have the secondary to do so, they killed us.

 

You're quote was "the game is based off the QBs decisions".  Brady had very easy decisions compared to Joe - his guys were always open because we couldn't cover them with 4th and 5th string corners.  Meantime Joe was playing against 2 of the best corners in the game, and his best receiving weapon went out in the first game of the regular season.  So I fail to see how you're assessment is in fact, a fair comparison of the Patriots receivers vs. the Ravens receivers and therefore a fair question at all when comparing what Joe had to do to score points vs. what Brady could sit back and do.  

 

How can you assess 2 players when they are playing with a third who is probably going to go down as the greatest tight end in NFL history?  That's why I was sarcastic - you're acting like their situation was comparable to ours, when there is absolutely no comparison, and I fail to see how you can make it so.  I'm truly, truly sick of people acting like every quarterback has the same talent at receiver and is playing against the same caliber of defense every game.  It's simply not true.

[ravensnick]

Too much money and he's getting up there in age. i'll pass. torrey would be even worse. He played very selfishly. 

[PeRK82]

So as we all know unless you haven't heard the Bears plan to part ways with him.

 

http://www.barstoolsports.com/chicago/super-page/terry-boers-is-reporting-that-the-bears-plan-on-parting-ways-with-brandon-marshall-soon/

 

We absolutely NEED this beast. He'd be the tallest receiver Flacco has ever had and the best IMO. 6'5.

 

Boldin was 6'0. Mason 5'10, SSS 5'9.

 

For a guy as tall as Flacco is at 6'6. You'd think he prefers big targets. We see Flacco throw them a tad too high at times and I think it's because of how tall he is he's throwing it to these little guys.

 

Plus Marshall is one of the best receivers in the league to top it all off and has brilliant hands.

 

We really need a receiver like this!

 

 

Yes, i would love to have Marshall. And i think he would actually want to come here. Its not like yrs past where high ranked WRer wouldnt think twice about coming to Baltimore. I feel that  WRers would love to come here now. This is a play off caliber team with what has become a high powered offense ( well it can be when the coordinators let Flacco be aggressive)

 

I can see Marshall actually wanting to come here. Its all pluses for him if you think about it. No qb drama and this team will win games, especially if Marshall comes here. Think id rather have him than T.Smith honestly. I dont think we will or want to match what some other dumb nfl team will pay him. lets say this, if we are going to have to cash out on a Wr, i think we would get more out Marshall than Torrey. Another thing is, Marshall is still in his Prime and still has atleast a min. of 3 to 5 yrs of balling out.

[jazz1988]

 Actually Anquan Boldin is  6'1" 

[PurpleCity5]

It will be too pricey, I highly doubt it. I'd love to have Brandon, say what you want about his past but he has such great character now. Truly great person, what a turn around. If it could happen I'd love to have him but It's doubtful, I don't know why Chicago would make such a decision if anything. 

[jazz1988]

Maybe you never heard of Rob Gronkowski.  You know, the guy who led the game in targets, receptions, and receiving yards and constantly had double coverage rolled his way, allowing Amendola and Edelman to have favorable 1 on 1 matchups against our patchwork secondary.  Or maybe you've never heard of Derrelle Revis and Brandon Browner, who shut down Steve and Torrey all game.

 

Revis seems to have trouble covering Steve Smith at times which force him to hold him alot and grab his jersey. I think he had two pass interference against him as well.

[Ravenslifer]

Revis seems to have trouble covering Steve Smith at times which force him to hold him alot and grab his jersey. I think he had two pass interference against him as well.

 

He still managed to make Steve a nonfactor after that first TD, though.  Either that or Joe just stopped looking his way - Steve had 3 catches on 4 targets the whole game.  But I agree when Steve was on early he did well - part of the reason I'm on the Jaelen Strong bandwagon - I think his physical game is very similar to SSS.