So far, Bears’ Brandon Marshall earning raves as a leader

**Riczaj01** · 08-16-2012, 10:55 AM

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So far, Bears’ Brandon Marshall earning raves as a leader

By JOE COWLEY jcowley@suntimes.com August 15, 2012 8:46PM

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Updated: August 16, 2012 2:24AM

From a drama standpoint, the Bears took a gamble in acquiring receiver Brandon Marshall in the offseason. The Miami Dolphins, his former team, couldn’t avoid that drama with receiver Chad Johnson, whose dismissal from the team was aired Tuesday night on HBO’s ‘‘Hard Knocks.’’
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The only hard knocks involving Marshall are the ones he has been putting on Bears defensive backs daily in training camp.
‘‘What a great leader he’s been in my meeting room,’’ wide receivers coach Darryl Drake said. ‘‘I can’t vouch for what’s happened in the past. Only he can. And he makes no excuses for the way things have happened. But he’s just been fantastic with the young guys, sharing stories. Sharing technique. Teaching them. Reiterating what we’re trying to do.’’
Marshall a leader? Bears general manager Phil Emery might have one of the steals of the offseason.
‘‘Sometimes guys understand it better from their peers, because I’m like a parent,’’ Drake said. You hear it every day from your mom and your dad, but sometimes you don’t listen. But when they hear it from him, they respect it because they’ve seen him do it. And then he has a way of explaining things to them where they say, ‘Oh, that’s what Coach is talking about.’ ’’
Stepping up?
Linebacker Lance Briggs would seem like the logical player to step up in Brian Urlacher’s absence, but the veteran said it doesn’t necessarily work that way.
‘‘Nah, I just need to be me,’’ he said. ‘‘Whatever leadership comes along with me being me is what I’m going to do. We’re already leaders.’’
Old face, new face
The Bears faced off against their former backup quarterback Caleb Hanie last week in the preseason game against the Denver Broncos, and this week they will see former starter Rex Grossman when they face the Washington Redskins. But all eyes will be on the playing time of Redskins first-round pick Robert Griffin III, who went 4-for-6 passing for 70 yards and a touchdown in his preseason debut last week.

**Mutal Munem** · 08-16-2012, 11:40 AM

‘‘Nah, I just need to be me,’’ he said. ‘‘Whatever leadership comes along with me being me is what I’m going to do. We’re already leaders.’-Pretty much saying i cant be a leader..................we already know this lance...................

**short faced bear** · 08-16-2012, 01:11 PM

Originally Posted by Riczaj01

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/footb...-a-leader.html

But he’s just been fantastic with the young guys, sharing stories. Sharing technique. Teaching them. Reiterating what we’re trying to do.’’

‘‘Sometimes guys understand it better from their peers, because I’m like a parent,’’ Drake said. You hear it every day from your mom and your dad, but sometimes you don’t listen. But when they hear it from him, they respect it because they’ve seen him do it. And then he has a way of explaining things to them where they say, ‘Oh, that’s what Coach is talking about.’ ’’

Just give him your job Darryl

**JustAnotherBearsFan99** · 08-16-2012, 03:36 PM

Marshall a leader? Bears general manager Phil Emery might have one of the steals of the offseason.
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I can't remember a WR on the Bears that has talent like BM. Not even those great Bears teams of the 80's.

In hindsight, I now realize how bad our talent evaluation was before Emery got here. He hasn't "fixed" everything yet. But we are beginning to dig ourselves out of a hole talent-wise. We had a team starved for better talent (with some notable exceptions, obviously). Too many mediocre guys being played as the core of our offense. A lot of 2nd tier talent was being pushed onto the field as starters, because the Bears couldn't get a guy like Marshall if you put a gun to JA's head and threatened to pull the trigger.

Emery knows talent. He's not afraid to go after it either.

**Blue Horse-shoe** · 08-16-2012, 05:33 PM

I'm just tired of hearing the press include the obligatory caveat every time they bring up his name. Yeah we know he's had a few incidents IN THE PAST.
He hasn't done one thing wrong that I've seen since he came here so ....let's have a great season.

**Riczaj01** · 08-16-2012, 05:45 PM

Good to see he's taking this seriously. It really does seem like this last incident in NY seems to have woken him up. I'm glad, b/c the talent was never in question.

**yttocs** · 08-16-2012, 05:45 PM

Originally Posted by Blue Horse-shoe

I'm just tired of hearing the press include the obligatory caveat every time they bring up his name. Yeah we know he's had a few incidents IN THE PAST.
He hasn't done one thing wrong that I've seen since he came here so ....let's have a great season.

I haven't heard this many GOOD thing about BM in the past. To me , it seems he's TRYING to be a better person, and thats all one can ask for ( and two TD's a week from him , lol ).

**Blue Horse-shoe** · 08-16-2012, 06:25 PM

Originally Posted by yttocs

I haven't heard this many GOOD thing about BM in the past. To me , it seems he's TRYING to be a better person, and thats all one can ask for ( and two TD's a week from him , lol ).

Can u imagine what this guy can do if he's relaxed un-distracted and truly in the zone ? Sheeeeit ....

**short faced bear** · 08-16-2012, 10:15 PM

Originally Posted by Blue Horse-shoe

Can u imagine what this guy can do if he's relaxed un-distracted and truly in the zone ? Sheeeeit ....

That and giving him a complementary player on the other side like Jeffery.

**Blue Horse-shoe** · 08-16-2012, 10:25 PM

True dat.

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