Fan Pulse: Broncos fans at arms with Marshall

By Neal Coolong  |   Wednesday, June 25, 2008  |  Comments( 14 )

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It's not as if Broncos fans on the Broncos Country forum are jumping on the anti-Brandon Marshall bandwagon. Judging by the volume collecting in just a few hours after the Denver Post reported the receiver's third arrest in 12 months, it seems they are each starting their own.

This time, Marshall is accused of hitting his girlfriend on March 6 in Atlanta. He was also arrested for driving under the influence in October of 2007.

Four threads, roughly 2,000 page views and over 200 comments are on the forum since the allegation was announced. Very few of them are complimentary toward the talented but problematic player.

For example, in the thread labeled "Won't get fooled again":

"...Brandon Marshall's ego is the most important thing to him in his life....that is clear. He's the "man" and no one is going to stop him from putting himself in risk situations.This clown has learned NOTHING. Trade him while he still has value, Shanahan."

Many of the posters aren't specifically commenting on Marshall's most recent transgression; rather, it's more of their frustration with the fact it happened at all. And they get nasty in expressing it.

"Brandon Marshall is an untrustworthy, woman beating, deadly violence inciting liar. But he can catch a ball and run fast so everyone on here loves him. I say get rid of this thug wannabe fool. I dont know whats worse, Marshall or the people that would support him no matter what he does or lies about."

Regardless of the stance fans of the Broncos and the NFL will take, one poster put it about as even-handed as possible.

"Brandon Marshall is making it hard to root for him."
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Neal Coolong is a freelance sports writer with contributions to Scout.com, AOL and Steelers Live. He lives with his fiance in St. Paul, Minn., and saves every dime (that she knows about) for their wedding next June. He's already made the prediction that the Steelers 2007 draft class will be one ...
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