After watching NFL Total Access and SportsCenter, and reading a few articles on Broncos' wide receiver Brandon Marshall requesting a trade, many people have said that he will go to the Ravens, Bears, or even the Buccaneers.
Some said that he won't be traded at all!
But you know what? He will be traded. If they can trade a wimpy Jay Cutler, how can they not trade a strong guy in Marshall? See what mess you have made now, Josh McDaniels? But I am glad you are making this happen.
Soon, all of you Eagles fans will be happy with Brian Dawkins and Correll Buckhalter returning, or not. And then Knowshon Moreno will be the only player left on the roster. Nah, just fooling with you.
I don't want to disrespect the Broncos because one of my favorite writers, Sayre Bedinger, is a Broncos fan and he is cool. I don't want to hurt his feelings. We're cool, right?
But sadly, Marshall will be traded. I can surely guarantee that he will not stay with Denver, especially with McDaniels saying that, "We can't wait to see Marshall in training camp."
No, not going to happen.
These teams have a possible chance of pursuing Marshall: the Baltimore Ravens, the St. Louis Rams, the Chicago Bears, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
But wait.
There is one dark horse that can get Brandon Marshall, and after you've seen the title and the picture of two players that I wish could be teammates, you know who it is. For those of you who might have lost their eyesight and can't read well, I will just say it in big bold letters:
THE INDIANAPOLIS COLTS.
That's right, you heard me. The Colts—a team who struggled with their running game last year and have now lost an important player in Marvin Harrison.
Now every time I saw the Colts lost Harrison, everyone says that it is not a big deal because he is turning 37 years old.
Well, who cares about age? There's a 68-year-old who played 500 holes of golf for crying out loud! But that's golf, so who cares.
But still, Vinny Testaverde played football until he was 44. Brett Favre can still throw those gunslingers at age 40. Have you seen Jeff Garcia?
Dang!
And what about Jerry Rice, Jimmy Smith, Joey Galloway, and all those other receivers who played when they were 36 years old or older?
Harrison made a huge difference with Indy and now that he is ogne, the Colts have a possible chance of struggling. And that's not good at all.
Then, every time you will have people double-covering Wayne. But it'll be hard for Gonzo (Anthony Gonzalez) to get the ball because the whole time he has been playing, he was a slot receiver. He'll get moved up and it will be pretty tough for him in his first year to get promoted up.
The Colts do have a big chance of pursuing Brandon Marshall. Shut up about the salary cap, the Colts can do this. They will find a way to trade a player, and heck, maybe they'll trade a future draft pick.
They'll find ways to do it.
Some of you might then say that they don't like Marshall's character and the Colts aren't that type of team that will welcome those kind of players. Sure, you may be right, but not entirely. There are some players on the Colts squad that have that type of character.
There is a guy on that team that has that.
And when you say Marshall won't fit well, please take a look above. That picture says it all, and is why I put it up there so I can stop some of your guys' yapping.
I can see Marshall in a Colts' uniform with a number 16 or 14 (number 15 belongs to Pierre Garcon).
Just imagine what good could come out if Marshall was on the Indianapolis Colts. It'll be heaven for Manning. Maybe Brandon Marshall will be the young Marvin Harrison for Manning. And then a new receiver tandem has emerged.
It'll look exactly like the 2004 Colts. A rushing attack with two backs with Edgerrin James and Dominic Rhodes (now Joseph Addai and Donald Brown). Then a well quarterback in Peyton Manning. And then the three receivers who had ten touchdowns or more that are Marvin Harrison, Reggie Wayne, and Brandon Stokley (now Brandon Marshall, Reggie Wayne, and Gonzo).
I can definitely see that happening.
That Manning-to-Marshall tandem will truly be exciting. Although, this may not happen, and I believe it won't, it would be nice if this did happened. The great guys at Stampede Blue made it clear, so it probably won't happen.
But hey, it's a Colts fan can dream.
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