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Brandon Marshall Wednesday Nuggets: "Jay and I Are Fine"/"Wouldn't Change Reactions"
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sport...randon-marshall-showtime-20141021-story.html#
Brandon Marshall dismisses rift with Jay Cutler, 'We're great'
By Rich Campbell
ars receiver Brandon Marshall stood by his emotional outburst and his quarterback Tuesday, two days after media overheard his postgame rant inside the Soldier Field locker room.
Marshall’s venting session after Sunday’s 27-14 loss to the Dolphins sparked outside questions about team cohesion and leadership. Media waiting to enter the locker room heard him yelling because the locker room door had not yet closed to begin the league-mandated postgame cooling off period.
On Showtime’s “Inside the NFL,” Marshall reinforced his frustration over the Bears’ 3-4 record.
“The only thing that I regret is that the door wasn’t closed,” Marshall said. “I wouldn’t change any of my reactions because they came from my heart, and that’s how I felt, and that’s how I still feel. I think that we have all the coaches we need. I think we have all the players that we need to get the job done. And 3-4 is unacceptable, but we have everything that we need to turn the ship right now.”
Marshall also dismissed the notion there’s a rift between him and quarterback Jay Cutler.
“I have a really nice condo. And guess what? Jay Cutler built that condo,” Marshall said. “We’re great. We’re great. You know, we’re like brothers. I think Coach (Marc) Trestman said it the best. But if I have a problem with Jay Cutler I’m going to go to Jay Cutler. If Jay Cutler has a problem with me, he’s going to come to me. We have that type of relationship.”
Marshall had six catches for 48 yards and no touchdowns in the Bears’ third straight home loss of the season. Afterward, a voice that sounded like Marshall’s yelled, among other things: “When you play with heart, it’s supposed to hurt!’”
Linebacker Lance Briggs said Tuesday that he left the locker room as players released their frustrations.
“It was an emotional moment for a lot of us, and I started to hear people starting to get loud in the locker room, and I got out,” Briggs said on his weekly show on CSN.
“I just left because I could see where things were kind of going. I knew that when you get emotional — there are moments when you’re in an argument and both people are emotional — you’re not going to get anywhere if you continually argue. I truly believe in sleep-on-it, and you come back with a clear head and then you can discuss how you feel or discuss things that we need to correct or move forward.”
The Bears will return to practice Wednesday with the benefit of time away. They have regrouped from disappointment previously this season — they followed a Week 1 upset defeat against the Bills with a victory on the road against the 49ers — but this week’s adversity seems more intense.
The Bears’ offense, stocked with Pro Bowlers and saddled with commensurate expectations, has been inconsistent. In all likelihood, it must be sharp Sunday to knock off the Patriots on the road.
Marshall on Tuesday echoed teammates’ belief that team chemistry is strong enough to endure this challenge.
“We don’t have just relationships in the huddle,” he said. “We support each other off the field with our initiatives. We support each other. We have date nights together. This is a tight-knit group, and we’re going to continue to be that way.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sport...randon-marshall-showtime-20141021-story.html#
Brandon Marshall dismisses rift with Jay Cutler, 'We're great'
By Rich Campbell
ars receiver Brandon Marshall stood by his emotional outburst and his quarterback Tuesday, two days after media overheard his postgame rant inside the Soldier Field locker room.
Marshall’s venting session after Sunday’s 27-14 loss to the Dolphins sparked outside questions about team cohesion and leadership. Media waiting to enter the locker room heard him yelling because the locker room door had not yet closed to begin the league-mandated postgame cooling off period.
On Showtime’s “Inside the NFL,” Marshall reinforced his frustration over the Bears’ 3-4 record.
“The only thing that I regret is that the door wasn’t closed,” Marshall said. “I wouldn’t change any of my reactions because they came from my heart, and that’s how I felt, and that’s how I still feel. I think that we have all the coaches we need. I think we have all the players that we need to get the job done. And 3-4 is unacceptable, but we have everything that we need to turn the ship right now.”
Marshall also dismissed the notion there’s a rift between him and quarterback Jay Cutler.
“I have a really nice condo. And guess what? Jay Cutler built that condo,” Marshall said. “We’re great. We’re great. You know, we’re like brothers. I think Coach (Marc) Trestman said it the best. But if I have a problem with Jay Cutler I’m going to go to Jay Cutler. If Jay Cutler has a problem with me, he’s going to come to me. We have that type of relationship.”
Marshall had six catches for 48 yards and no touchdowns in the Bears’ third straight home loss of the season. Afterward, a voice that sounded like Marshall’s yelled, among other things: “When you play with heart, it’s supposed to hurt!’”
Linebacker Lance Briggs said Tuesday that he left the locker room as players released their frustrations.
“It was an emotional moment for a lot of us, and I started to hear people starting to get loud in the locker room, and I got out,” Briggs said on his weekly show on CSN.
“I just left because I could see where things were kind of going. I knew that when you get emotional — there are moments when you’re in an argument and both people are emotional — you’re not going to get anywhere if you continually argue. I truly believe in sleep-on-it, and you come back with a clear head and then you can discuss how you feel or discuss things that we need to correct or move forward.”
The Bears will return to practice Wednesday with the benefit of time away. They have regrouped from disappointment previously this season — they followed a Week 1 upset defeat against the Bills with a victory on the road against the 49ers — but this week’s adversity seems more intense.
The Bears’ offense, stocked with Pro Bowlers and saddled with commensurate expectations, has been inconsistent. In all likelihood, it must be sharp Sunday to knock off the Patriots on the road.
Marshall on Tuesday echoed teammates’ belief that team chemistry is strong enough to endure this challenge.
“We don’t have just relationships in the huddle,” he said. “We support each other off the field with our initiatives. We support each other. We have date nights together. This is a tight-knit group, and we’re going to continue to be that way.”
