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43 '08 '07 '06
Games 15 16 15
Targets -- -- --
Receptions 104 102 20
Receiving Yards 1265 1325 309
100 Yard Games 3 4 0
Total TDs 6 7 2
Brandon-marshall

Season Schedule

  • Week 1 - Sep 08

    DEN 41 @ OAK 14

    0 receptions

    0 rec yards

  • Week 2 - Sep 14

    SD 38 @ DEN 39

    18 receptions

    166 rec yards

    1 TDs

    rush yards

    TDs

  • Week 3 - Sep 21

    NO 32 @ DEN 34

    6 receptions

    155 rec yards

    1 TDs

    rush yards

    TDs

  • Week 4 - Sep 28

    DEN 19 @ KC 33

    7 receptions

    77 rec yards

    1 TDs

    -11 rush yards

    0 TDs

  • Week 5 - Oct 05

    TB 13 @ DEN 16

    3 receptions

    25 rec yards

    0 TDs

    rush yards

    TDs

  • Week 6 - Oct 12

    JAC 24 @ DEN 17

    9 receptions

    98 rec yards

    0 TDs

    rush yards

    TDs

  • Week 7 - Oct 20

    DEN 7 @ NE 41

    6 receptions

    77 rec yards

    0 TDs

    7 rush yards

    0 TDs

  • Week 9 - Nov 02

    MIA 26 @ DEN 17

    2 receptions

    27 rec yards

    0 TDs

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    TDs

  • Week 11 - Nov 16

    DEN 24 @ ATL 20

    6 receptions

    89 rec yards

    0 TDs

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    TDs

  • Week 12 - Nov 23

    OAK 31 @ DEN 10

    4 receptions

    84 rec yards

    0 TDs

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  • Week 13 - Nov 30

    DEN 34 @ NYJ 17

    5 receptions

    55 rec yards

    0 TDs

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  • Week 14 - Dec 07

    KC 17 @ DEN 24

    11 receptions

    91 rec yards

    2 TDs

    rush yards

    TDs

  • Week 15 - Dec 14

    DEN 10 @ CAR 30

    5 receptions

    48 rec yards

    0 TDs

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  • Week 16 - Dec 21

    BUF 30 @ DEN 23

    10 receptions

    129 rec yards

    0 TDs

    rush yards

    TDs

  • Week 17 - Dec 28

    DEN 21 @ SD 52

    6 receptions

    55 rec yards

    0 TDs

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    TDs

  • Week 1 - Sep 09

    DEN 15 @ BUF 14

    5 receptions

    52 rec yards

    1 TDs

    rush yards

    TDs

  • Week 2 - Sep 16

    OAK 20 @ DEN 23

    5 receptions

    82 rec yards

    0 TDs

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    TDs

  • Week 3 - Sep 23

    JAC 23 @ DEN 14

    7 receptions

    133 rec yards

    0 TDs

    rush yards

    TDs

  • Week 4 - Sep 30

    DEN 20 @ IND 38

    3 receptions

    23 rec yards

    1 TDs

    rush yards

    TDs

  • Week 5 - Oct 07

    SD 41 @ DEN 3

    7 receptions

    72 rec yards

    0 TDs

    rush yards

    TDs

  • Week 7 - Oct 21

    PIT 28 @ DEN 31

    6 receptions

    77 rec yards

    0 TDs

    rush yards

    TDs

  • Week 8 - Oct 29

    GB 19 @ DEN 13

    3 receptions

    74 rec yards

    0 TDs

    rush yards

    TDs

  • Week 9 - Nov 04

    DEN 7 @ DET 44

    9 receptions

    96 rec yards

    0 TDs

    rush yards

    TDs

  • Week 10 - Nov 11

    DEN 27 @ KC 11

    6 receptions

    85 rec yards

    0 TDs

    rush yards

    TDs

  • Week 11 - Nov 19

    TEN 20 @ DEN 34

    4 receptions

    56 rec yards

    1 TDs

    16 rush yards

    0 TDs

  • Week 12 - Nov 25

    DEN 34 @ CHI 37

    4 receptions

    97 rec yards

    1 TDs

    0 rush yards

    0 TDs

  • Week 13 - Dec 02

    DEN 20 @ OAK 34

    6 receptions

    67 rec yards

    0 TDs

    rush yards

    TDs

  • Week 14 - Dec 09

    KC 7 @ DEN 41

    10 receptions

    115 rec yards

    2 TDs

    10 rush yards

    0 TDs

  • Week 16 - Dec 24

    DEN 3 @ SD 23

    6 receptions

    75 rec yards

    0 TDs

    rush yards

    TDs

  • Week 1 - Sep 10

    DEN 10 @ STL 18

  • Week 2 - Sep 17

    KC 6 @ DEN 9

    receptions

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  • Week 3 - Sep 24

    DEN 17 @ NE 7

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  • Week 5 - Oct 09

    BAL 3 @ DEN 13

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  • Week 6 - Oct 15

    OAK 3 @ DEN 13

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  • Week 7 - Oct 22

    DEN 17 @ CLE 7

    2 receptions

    22 rec yards

    1 TDs

    rush yards

    TDs

  • Week 8 - Oct 29

    IND 34 @ DEN 31

    receptions

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  • Week 9 - Nov 05

    DEN 31 @ PIT 20

    receptions

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  • Week 10 - Nov 12

    DEN 17 @ OAK 13

    receptions

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  • Week 11 - Nov 19

    SD 35 @ DEN 27

    1 receptions

    33 rec yards

    0 TDs

    rush yards

    TDs

  • Week 13 - Dec 03

    SEA 23 @ DEN 20

    1 receptions

    71 rec yards

    1 TDs

    rush yards

    TDs

  • Week 14 - Dec 10

    DEN 20 @ SD 48

    2 receptions

    19 rec yards

    0 TDs

    rush yards

    TDs

  • Week 15 - Dec 17

    DEN 37 @ ARI 20

    5 receptions

    58 rec yards

    0 TDs

    6 rush yards

    0 TDs

  • Week 16 - Dec 24

    CIN 23 @ DEN 24

    4 receptions

    65 rec yards

    0 TDs

    6 rush yards

    0 TDs

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Brandon Marshall

Denver Broncos

Pull It Together, Marshangale






 


Brandon is another in a long line of super-talented thug wide receivers.  Nicknamed “the Beast” because of his size and brute strength, one could also argue that past girlfriends or the local police blotter may have had input on that one, too.  Shameful.  Hey douche bag, you are entering a contract year, can’t you pull it together for even one off-season?  His timing is further worsened by the fact that the dude (Jay Cutler) who targets him an average of 176 times over the last two years left via trade because there was only room for one large ego in Mile High.  Marshall’s near-term future seems a bit compromised.  


He didn’t enter the league as a polished product, but it didn’t take him long to develop.   He finished an overall unspectacular career at Central Florida but the numbers are deceiving; he didn’t start until his senior season.   He has always been known for his physical approach to the WR position, never fearing any type of contact.  He doesn’t possess good top end speed clocking his 40 yard dash at 4.57, but he is an enormous target for a QB and quickly adjusted his game to the pros.  He was hugely fantasy relevant just one game into his second season and hasn’t looked back. 


 

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Trouble Ahead

Marshall was targeted 12 more times than the next closest receiver in the league last year (182). Jay Cutler found a comfort zone in such a large target, but that duo has been dis-banded.  And after we got over our disgust in Josh McDaniels for coming in and making his first order of business to piss off his franchise QB, we have come around a bit on that as he netted two first round picks, a third rounder, and Kyle Orton for Cutler. Not bad for the franchise, but it is for Marshall, though. While Orton finally showed promise last season throwing the ball to one of the worst WR corps in the league in Chicago, a Cutler he is not.


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The Cutler to Orton Effect

Given all of the organizational changes, it's hard to imagine The Broncos offense matching last year's performance (2nd overall offense and 3rd in passing average at 279.4 YPG).   Marshall was not a top 10 fantasy WR with Cutler.   Cutler has a gunslinger mentality and can hit open receivers deep in stride, while Orton has a weak and highly inaccurate arm, makes poor decisions, and has never made time for his receivers.  Cutler is quite mobile giving Marshall more time to find openings.  Cutler ran for 200 yards in both 2007 and 2008, while Orton has 92 rushing yards in his 33 career games.  Denver threw the ball 38.8 times per game last year, which was only behind the Saints and Cardinals.  Kyle Orton throwing 38 passes a game will ensure McDaniels his first losing season as a head coach...and they have a stud rookie in Knowshon Moreno.   


Denver will throw at least six or seven less times per game this season then they did in 2008, or at least they should.   Less throws from a worse QB will mean Marshall will most likely finish around 80-85 catches this season.  We aren't seeing how Marshall can even maintain top 15 WR billing.  Orton has only completed 55.3% of his career passes and that's with an offense not asking him to do much; he has a  30-27 TD to INT ratio over his career.   Marshall's career TD count is low (13) relative to how much he has been targeted.


 

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2009 Fantasy Outlook

There are too many unknowns surrounding Marshall to consider him as a #1 fantasy WR this season. He was barely one with Cutler (finished 11th in WRs in a basic format in '08). It gets worse; Denver's schedule is brutal this season, registering a 26 on the rush SoS and 29 on the pass SoS. They have out-of-division matches against Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Philly (in the fantasy playoffs), Indy, New England, and Dallas. Ouch. They'll be playing from behind, but that may be in large part because Orton can't complete a pass. The only thing Marshall has going in his favor from a fantasy perspective is that he is entering the final year of his rookie contract, and the Broncos won't be offering him up an extension. Let someone else take a chance on this feminine hygiene product, but if he's sitting there after 17 receivers are gone, go ahead and grab him. Make him the 10th WR selected and hope for higher returns.


 

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Marshall calls Joey Porter "soft"





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Top 10 Broncos WR for Targets

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Contract

Marshall enters the final year of his rookie contract, and it's a good bet he knows it:


2009 - $2.198 million


2010 - Free Agent


 

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Handcuff

Eddie Royal - Fast Eddie is a strong handcuff to Marshall. Royal's value in '09 should be tempered by the fact that Cutler is now gone.  What's more interesting is how Kyle Orton copes with going from not having one able receiver in his career on the Bears, to all of the sudden having two really nice options.  It's like going from a FIAT to a 311; good times. Nonetheless, if you land Marshall in your draft, you should plan an early teens draft round to lock up Royal as insurance.


 

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Strength of Schedule

DENVER BRONCOS


Rank #7  vs. Rush


Rank #4  vs. Pass


1=Toughest  32=Easiest


 


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Injury Report

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Marshall had hip surgery in the '08 off-season but it was minor.


 


 

Fantasy Playoffs

  Receptions Total Reception Yards Reception TDs
2008 Week 15 5 48 0
Week 16 10 129 0
Week 17 6 55 0
2007 Week 13 6 67 0
Week 14 10 115 2
Week 16 6 75 0
2006 Week 14 2 19 0
Week 15 5 58 0
Week 16 4 65 0

Games 1-8 vs. 9-16

  1-8 9-16
2008 Receptions Total 51 53
Reception Yards 625 640
Reception Touchdowns 3 3
2007 Receptions Total 36 66
Reception Yards 513 812
Reception Touchdowns 2 5
2006 Receptions Total 2 18
Reception Yards 22 287
Reception Touchdowns 1 1

Breaking News

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Pyro's Take:

Brandon Marshall will sit out Week 17 expand +

Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall will not play against the Chiefs on Sunday due to what coach Josh McDaniels termed as a "coach's decision".

Pyro's Take:

Marshall hurt his hamstring at practice earlier this week, which is what everyone figured was the reason for the benching, but that's not what the coach is saying. Whatever the case, get Marshall out of your lineup if your fantasy Super Bowl is this weekend.

Marshall and Moreno share heated exchange Sunday expand +

Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall and rookie running back Knowshon Moreno got into a little melee along the sidelines on Sunday after Moreno fumbled the ball away on the goal line.
"It's frustrating, those are plays that kill drives, and we've got to punch it in next time," Marshall said.

Pyro's Take:

Marshall twice bumped himself up face mask to face mask with Moreno, to which Moreno responded by by giving Marshall a sharp shove in the chest.
The exchange, however, is simply a microcosm of the larger problem the Broncos face, which is a four-game losing streak. We'll see how this affects the locker room and cohesiveness of the team going forward.

Marshall returns to practice expand +

Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall (neck, back) returned to practice on Thursday after sitting out the previous day.

Pyro's Take:

Marshall is a lock to play, but his fantasy football value depends highly upon the health of QB Kyle Orton. If Orton plays, Marshall is a WR2 at worst. If Chris Simms is under center, don't expect much out of the big receiver, though he could still be used as a low-end WR3 or flex for your team.

Marshall held out of practice Wednesday expand +

Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall was held out of practice on Wednesday with a neck injury.

Pyro's Take:

This is likely just a precaution, but check back with us throughout the week just to make sure you can keep him starting on your fantasy football squad.

Brandon Marshall active and starting expand +

Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall (back) is active and starting as usual against the Redskins today.

Pyro's Take:

Marshall was resting his sore back earlier in the week, but was never in danger of missing this week's game. He's become a must-start on your fantasy football team again, so don't hesitate getting him in your lineup today.

Marshall back practicing on Thursday expand +

Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall was back at practice on Thursday after resting a sore back yesterday.

Pyro's Take:

Marshall was likely just resting up for this weekend's game against the Redskins, so have no worries in getting him into your fantasy football lineup this Sunday. You might want to check back just to be sure however.

Marshall sits out practice with back injury expand +

Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall sat out practice on Wednesday with an apparent back injury.

Pyro's Take:

We didn't see anything happen on Monday night, so we doubt it's anything serious. Check back later in the week to make sure he can be kept in your fantasy football lineup this weekend.

Marshall's preseason fines dropped by team expand +

According to an unnamed NFL source, as a sign of good faith, the Denver Broncos have dropped the fines incurred by wide receiver Brandon Marshall during the preseason.

Pyro's Take:

Marshall has been on his best behavior since all that prima donna stuff went down in the Pre, so this move doesn't shock us at all. Everybody's happy when you're winning and playing well, especially Marshall fantasy football owners who took the chance on him and have seen decent returns thus far.

Marshall letting his play earn him a new contract expand +

“Brandon understands that he’s got a year left on his present deal, but if he keeps playing the way he is, he’s going to get a very significant raise — a much better contract,” Broncos owner Pat Bowlen said Tuesday at the NFL Fall League Meeting. “That’s the way it goes, and Brandon has accepted that.”

Pyro's Take:

It's good to see Marshall finally letting his actions do the talking instead of his whining. His play and his attitude are much improved, as is his fantasy football value now that he is in sync with QB Kyle Orton.

Brandon Marshall gaining steam expand +

Denver Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall started off the year slow, but has been getting better the more he's played with new QB Kyle Orton.

Pyro's Take:

Marshall can't even be considered a fantasy football WR2 with dud-armed Kyle Orton at the helm, and has now become more of a WR3 with upside at this point.

Denver receivers stuck in rotation expand +

When asked why wide receiver Brandon Marshall didn't play the second quarter on Sunday, Broncos coach Josh McDaniels said, “We were rotating in and out, just the way it goes. We’ve got a lot of guys that deserve to play, and that’s how we’re going to play. Period.”

Pyro's Take:

Both Marshall and Eddie Royal had just three catches apiece in the win against the Browns, and four and two respectively against the Bengals in Week 1. This doesn't look good for either of their fantasy prospects this year, especially with weak-armed Kyle Orton running the show.

Broncos Moreno, Marshall, Royal to see more touches on Sunday? expand +

Denver Broncos head coach Josh McDaniels said on Thursday that he would like to see rookie RB Knowshon Moreno and WRs Brandon Marshall and Eddie Royal get more touches on Sunday, but won't force the issue if it's not there. "I really don't buy into forcing the ball. I think you get into problems. I think that creates turnovers," McDaniels said.

Pyro's Take:

It only took the rookie coach one game to figure out that your best players should get the ball more than others. By comparison, it took Al Davis almost 40 years as an owner to figure out that he doesn't know football. Wait, he still hasn't figured that one out.

Brandon Marshall says he's back to normal... health-wise expand +

Denver Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall exclaimed on Thursday that he believes his surgically repaired hip was 100 percent healthy awhile ago.

Pyro's Take:

It's good to see that Marshall isn't blaming his poor play last Sunday on an injury of any kind. The Broncos play the Browns this Sunday, so feel free to keep Marshall in your fantasy lineup despite his outing in Week 1.

Mike Shanahan planned to cut Brandon Marshall before he was fired expand +

Sal Paolontonio (not sure I spelled that right) on NFL Countdown reports that Shanny was willing to cut Marshall citing that he was high maintenance and that he brought more trouble than value to the organization.

Pyro's Take:

Not a shred of shock, here. How anyone could like or be willing to deal with this piece of crap is beyond me.