Bring On The Beast

"The Beast" has finally been traded. After months of speculation, wide receiver Brandon Marshall has been traded from the Denver Broncos to the Miami Dolphins. The Broncos will receive Miami's second round pick in the upcoming 2010 NFL draft and a second round pick in next year's draft.


The Seahawks were thought to have been the leading contender for his services, but obviously Jeff Ireland and the Dolphins came up with the right price.

The Dolphins are giving Marshall a new contract with a boat load of guaranteed money. Twenty seven millions dollars of guaranteed money to be exact. I hope the newly married Marshall has put his checkered past behind him. Giving a player with behavior issues a ton of money in a city with a well documented night life is a big risk. It is obvious that the Dolphins feel the possible reward is much greater than the risk.


Marshall is an extremely physical wide receiver and adds to the Dolphins already "smashmouth" offensive identity. The person probably most happy with this trade is fellow Dolphins wide receiver Ted Ginn. He has struggled in his role of being the main target. With Marshall now receiving the lion's share of defensive attention in the passing game, Ginn will see more single coverage and will be able to do what he does best: beat cornerbacks deep.

 Many will say that after this trade, the Broncos are falling apart, and they have given away their best players in the last two offseasons. While I don't totally disagree, it is hard to deny the fact that Jay Cutler struggled with the Bears last year, and Marshall has been a malcontent. 

Josh McDaniels has shipped out most of the unhappy players (with the exception of tight end Tony Scheffler) and now has "control" of the locker room. The question remains, if those in the locker room are going to be talented enough to win football games.


The acquistion of Marshall definitely changes the upcoming draft. As many pundits (including me) had wide receiver Dez Bryant in our mock drafts at one point or another going to the Dolphins with the 12th overall pick on April 22nd. This scenario is obviously dead. The good news for Bryant is teams like the Broncos at pick 11 and the Seahawks at pick 14 are in the market for a talented receiver. 

 


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