Marshall to Baltimore?

"Pro Football Talk reveals that "rumors are flying in some league circles" that disgruntled wide receiver Brandon Marshall could be traded to the Baltimore Ravens.
Marshall, who might be fined around $35,000 for skipping Denver Broncos minicamp over the weekend, will draw quite a bit of interest if he is officially placed on the block as Jay Cutler was earlier this offseason. But, as The Denver Post notes, other wide receivers with more extensive track records have asked for a trade this offseason and nothing has happened. If a trade is sought, the usual suspects -- the Chicago Bears, New York Jets, New York Giants and Tampa Bay Buccaneers -- could also come calling (ESPN)."

The Broncos are caving much like they caved to Cutler, but to be honest in the long run this could all work out for them. Obviously they will be looking for draft picks in return for Marshall. They already got a ton of those in the Cutler trade, so they really could be stacked. With Orton at QB they aren't going anywhere with or without Marshall. I think Marshall is just another receiver that will have too many off the field problem to be a productive WR for a long time. He is nasty now, but we have seen in the past that these types of players usually self destruct. The main thing is that the Broncos stick by there coach, and in the end this could all work out.

Now, Baltimore does interest me, because they still could use a big play WR. I also think they might have a locker room that will hold him down and not let him get out of control. We will see, but I believe if this got done Ray Lewis would be all over this guy...

Peppers Picks 4 Teams and Is Franchised

"Julius Peppers still wants out of Carolina, but he'll only agree to be traded to four teams, further complicating the Panthers' efforts to get compensation for the four-time Pro Bowl defensive end. On the eve of the deadline to place the franchise tag on Peppers, a person close to the player said Wednesday that the impending free agent wants to play for Dallas or three other unnamed teams, two of them in the NFC (Sportsline)."

The best option for the Panthers is to franchise Peppers and then trade him (like KC did last year with Allen). This would buy them more time, and if somehow they were not able to complete a deal that would still control him. Peppers is a hell of a player, but needs to be kept on a short leash, because he has a tendency to slack. The Cowboys just can't be a good fit, unless they clear some cap space (cutting TO would help), and I don't think that Peppers would do real well in that crazy locker room. It will be real interesting to see who the other 3 teams are.

In the end, he will eventually get dealt, because he will probably hold out if he doesn't. You would think he will go for a lot, but maybe not since he is forcing this trade so much.

**UPDATE** Panthers franchised Peppers right after they locked up Jordan Gross to a six-year deal. All this really does is keep Peppers under Panthers control long enough so they can trade them. The only update on the 4 team trade list is that it is rumored that the Packers may be one of those teams.