I listened to Chris Carter being interviewed today when they announced the trade. His opinion was that no one that he knows in the NFL considered Marshall a bad teammate. He also said that he has no flaws as a receiver and is still one of the best in the game. Carter says that like a lot of receivers or top notch players for that matter, they have strong opinions. He said that Marshal wants to WIN. I guess that is lost on the Bears management and the bunch of cowards who didn't like him in the locker room.
i guess that's like the cowards in the dolphins locker room, and in the bronco's locker room? it'll be the same in new york within two years. it's been the same story his whole career. when the bears got him, there were countless reports about the dolphins simply being done with his act. same thing in denver. this is a guy who was traded, sequentially, for two 2nd round picks, two 3rd round picks and now a 5th round pick. you're talking about an elite NFL receiver who has been traded THREE times by three separate organizations for far less value then his on field performance would indicate.
it doesn't take much to fill in the blanks. chris carter can say whatever he wants, but you've got reports of him whining about not getting the ball(and, by the way, all diva receivers do the same thing...translate "i want the ball" as "i want to win"...) he's weirdly challenging fans to fights. he won't stop doing his show after he was told he wouldn't be allowed to.
look, we only see half the game. maybe less. what really matters in the NFL, what really leads to winning championships and being competitive franchises is lost to fans. all we can do is deduce what we can by their actions. things like locker room chemistry, leadership. these are things we can't ever really understand or quantify, but they are incredibly important.
we know that brandon marshall is an elite receiver. we know the bears were willing to trade him for basically nothing. you can say they're "cowards" but i would say that at some point, talent and production are not as valuable as a healthy working environment. the bears wouldn't have gotten rid of marshall like this unless they knew he was a serious impediment.