After a season of public feuds and an late season benching between Denver head coach Josh McDaniels and star wide receiver Brandon Marshall, the writing is seemingly on the wall indicating a definite departure for Marshall this off-season. There’s no doubt that Marshall’s talent is among the best in the league, but his off the field behavior, coupled with his perceived attitude issues could be problematic for any major trade involving him taking place.

That said, there is a possible location for Marshall that makes sense on a number of levels - the Cleveland Browns – who have a definite need for a top notch receiver and have the draft picks, and/or expendable players to make a deal happen. Denver Post beat writer Mike Klis dropped in over the weekend with a similar conclusion, speculating that an agreement between the Browns and the Broncos could be reached if Cleveland would be willing to part with quarterback Brady Quinn, who was in and out of Cleveland’s doghouse last season but still has the ability to be a good player at this level in the right system.

All in all, it’s probably going to be difficult at best for Denver’s front office to find a trading partner willing to part with the players/picks needed to replace the value of Marshall in the Broncos offense. But if a deal could be reached to send Marshall packing in return for a potential franchise quarterback in Quinn and a lesser package of draft selections, there’s little doubt Denver would pull the trigger, as they have several needs and Marshall’s antics on and off the field are not conducive to what McDaniels is trying accomplish.

As always, we’ll keep you posted.

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