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I would say a slower Plaxico Burress who does not catch the ball as well.
They don't call him "Baby T.O." for nothing...
huh? I would say a faster Plax with much much better hands.
TO, Boldin are two guys that come to mind - Marshall isnt as fast as TO, but he's more agile than Boldin - either way, he's got the ability to be an elite #1 if he keeps his head on straight.P.S. E
After checking his stats (yes I do watch him play. I actually have him in one league.) I might have responded a little hastily. Let us say a Plaxico Burress who does not score as much. I assumed he was slower because Plax seems to get open deep more often but they both drop passes almost equally.
Marshall has good speed, great size, above average hands, is terrific after catch and he's tough as a whip. He will also be a terrific redzone threat soon enough. How fast he develops will depend a lot on Cutler's learning curve. Cutler shows flashes but he still is raw too. The TD's will come, but I dont think we can count on too many more this year. However, in his defense, he has broken a few this year in which he was stopped barely at the goalline.Oh ya, about Plaxico. I consider him to be more elusive than fast. He sure does have a knack for getting open though.
The red zone play calling in general has been pretty poor and execution has been just as bad. I expect Marshall to start hitting pay dirt far more regularly as this young offense continues to gel. He is a very imposing target and has proven that he can catch jump balls easily over smaller corners. He has also shown terrific footwork along the sidelines and in the endzone--one play in particular comes to mind from earlier in the season where he did a phenomenal job of getting both feet down as he was twisting and falling out of bounds. It was very Moss-esque. Furthermore, I think that his RAC skills will start leading to more scores. He has come close a few times already with sick runs and he had one called back earlier in the season. He has also been targeted numerous times on deep balls but its usually on plays where Cutler is trying to force the ball into double coverage--I think this is the area where Javon's absence is hurting him the most. When Javon comes back he should face more single coverage and I think we'll see that translate into more long gains.
I think Marshall is better than all of those you listed. He might not hit for better fantasy stats than some of those this year but he has more potential. I love Bowe too, but i am not real high on him this year seeing as though he is a similiar position to Marshall.I think Walker being out has and will continue to hurt Marshall in the short term. He needs the experience and dependability of a proven veteran to take the heat off. His ability to run good routes is being hampered by the opposing teams number 1 cover, who usually makes things a little more difficult. But then again, I could be completely wrong. Some guys flourish with the early opportunity as a #1. Marshall seems to be holding his own so far....
I think the previous posters have made a great assessment of his football skills. If you are considering drafting him next year you might want to take his legal issues into consideration. The DUI this season begs the question of where Marshall is in the nfl program for substances of abuse: http://www.nflpa.org/pdfs/rulesandregs/Drug_Policy_2007.pdf Wikipedia has a great consolidation of Marshall's legal history: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon_Marshall
