Denver had a rough off-season this summer. They fired long-time head coach Mike Shanahan and hired New England Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels, which lead to Jay Cutler‘s dispute.

McDaniels tried to trade for his quarterback at New England, Matt Cassel, but the trade didn’t fall through. Jay Cutler was unaware of this trade until the word got around. Cutler found out and told Denver he wanted to be traded away, which lead to months of dispute before finally getting traded to the Chicago Bears for a first round pick and quarterback Kyle Orton.

Brandon Marshall was the next complaining victim of the Denver Broncos. Marshall wanted either a new contract or to be traded. He was in and out of training camp and also said he wouldn’t play a game for Denver.

Marshall was later suspended, but the suspension was lifted after telling coaches he would play for them, but still wanted his contract.

Denver entered the preseason, losing all but the last game defeating Arizona 19-0.

Entering the regular season, questions still remained about Brandon Marshall and the rest of the Denver Broncos. Kyle Orton, who was named the starting quarterback, had a struggling preseason along with the rest of the Denver team.

Brandon Marshall struggled during the first 2 Weeks of the season, posting seven catches for seven catches for 61 yards. Denver still won those games, including a 87-yard miracle catch to win during week one. Denver ended up winning their first six games, including victories against New England, Dallas and San Diego. Marshall posted 29 catches for 332 yards and four touchdowns during those six games.

Marshall was happy again, and we didn’t hear one complaint from him during the Broncos six-game win streak. He was smiling, and even has an interview with NFL Network talking about how “the past is the past” and “it was a mistake” with holding out and not wanting to play for Denver.

After their bye during Week 7, Denver has yet to win a game since. Marshall was seen getting in a dispute by yelling and pushing teammate running back Knowshon Moreno.

Now that Denver isn’t winning, Marshall is right back to where he was before, unhappy to be a Bronco, and getting in disputes with teammates and coaches.

Sound familiar?

Sound’s just like Terrell Owens. When things are going good, you won’t hear a word from them, they’ll play the hardest they can and will be all smiles.

But when things go bad, things go even worse for Owens and Marshall.

Marshall and Owens share a lot in common. Although these guys are some of the top receivers in the game, you can’t build your franchise around them.

Receivers like Reggie Wayne, Andre Johnson, Randy Moss, Wes Welker, Hines Ward, Calvin Johnson and Larry Fitzgerald are the receivers that deserve that type of money. They learn to shut their mouths and just play the game as hard as they can, and lead their team to success.

 

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