The petulance of Broncos wideout Brandon Marshall is reaching a fever pitch. And why not? After watching Jay Cutler whine his way out of Denver, Marshall figures, “Why can’t us?” So he threw a fit in practice on Wednesday, jogging through routes, punting a ball after a drill, and even refusing to catch passes, choosing instead to knock them down. But yesterday, after missing practice, Marshall owned up to his behavior. After blaming the media.

“Some of it is blown out of proportion,” Marshall said in an interview broadcast on ESPN Thursday night. “It was an error in judgement. There was some frustration, but some of it was blown out of proportion.”

“Me punting the ball away was definitely frustration,” he said. “But when I was walking, fixing my pants, that was blown out of proportion.” via.

I personally don’t think that Marshall will play anywhere but Denver in 2009. Those Manny Ramirez-type tactics don’t work in the NFL, where you show up and get pounded on for months on end and like it or else. I’m sure teams can’t wait to get into a bidding war for another crybaby wideout that once lost a fight with a flatscreen television. Leave it to Japanese technology to put a clown like that in his place.

UPDATE: Adam Schefter is reporting that Marshall has now been suspended indefinitely for conduct detrimental blah blah.

Broncos wide receiver and renowned trouble magnet Brandon Marshall had a charge of disorderly conduct dropped against him yesterday after an altercation with his girlfriend. For a second, I thought it might have been an altercation with some sort of porpoise, but this happened in Atlanta, and the porpoise is generally considered a maritime creature. From Y! News:

Municipal Judge Clinton Deveaux dismissed the case after Marshall and his fiance, Michi Leshase Nogami-Campbell, both of whom were charged with disorderly conduct, refused to testify against each other.

Marshall, who was jailed for five hours Sunday morning after his fourth arrest in three years, is looking at possibly beginning the season at home just like he did last year. Marshall was banned from the opener following seven police-related incidents with his former girlfriend.

I have a hard time feeling sorry for anyone that dates this guy. But then there’s this:

While police looked on, the argument escalated and Marshall and his fiance began kicking and punching each other on the sidewalk outside his home, according to the report.

Oh, sure, let’s all judge a guy who trades punches and kicks with his girlfriend on the sidewalk. Let he who has not assailed his significant other with blows to the face cast the first stone. And then we’ll cast according to height. Sorry, short people.

Remember back in the ’80s, when the Browns always looked like they were going to pull out a win against Denver, but then the Broncos miraculously rallied for the win?  Yeah, that happened again last night.

Brady Quinn had a stellar debut (23/35-238-2-0), but was unable to deliver a win in the face of Jay Cutler’s 447 yards passing (with all three of his touchdowns coming in the fourth quarter), as the Broncos pulled out a 34-30 win last night after being down by as much as 13 points in the second half. (box score, highlights)

Brandon Marshall clearly enjoyed not having Joey Porter in head, as he had 89 yards receiving and caught the game-winning score with 1:14 left in the game.  After that touchdown, B-Marsh canceled his planned Obama tribute at the pleading of Brandon Stokley.  Stokley feared a 15-yard penalty would give the Browns excellent field position and a chance to win the game, and he also hates black people.

After the Dolphins beat the Broncos on Sunday, Miami linebacker Joey Porter did his usual thing of blasting hot air from his mouth, lobbing accusations of softness and mental weakness at Denver wideout Brandon Marshall, who had only two catches for 27 yards.

Marshall has now responded to those allegations, using the “I’m-rubber-you’re-glue” defense.

“Joey Porter is one of those guys who, when you’ve got one of those guys that talk a lot of trash and just want to talk about people or put people down, they have their own insecurities. His insecurities, I don’t know, but he’s definitely one of those guys who, you know, all those muscles are popcorn muscles, he’s soft. We hear stories floating around the league all the time about him you know, in night clubs dancing with his shirt off like a girl or on the playground getting beat up in California. He’s one of those guys that you know, no matter how big he is can get knocked on his butt. He’s soft, he’s soft at heart and you can tell by the way he’s talking. His nickname is Peezy, I don’t know what “Peezy” is, Joey.

The problem with calling Porter jackass is that he’s fueled by perceived slights.  So even though he constantly acts like a jackass, if you call him a jackass it gives him mystical powers.  He’s probably lifting a Ford F-150 over his head right now.

Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall suffered an injury to his arm in hilarious fashion this weekend when he slipped on a discarded McDonald's bag and put his arm through an entertainment while trying to brace himself against the fall.  Marshall received several stitches, and his arm will be in a cast for the next two weeks.

"I want to thank everybody for their concerns and let everyone know that I'm okay," Marshall wrote in a text message Sunday morning. "It's funny because I pride myself on YAC (yards after catch) and being one of the toughest players to take down once I have the ball in my hands.

"So for the next couple of days I'm going to take the time to build my confidence back up after allowing that McDonalds bag to take me down and send me through the entertainment center."

Talk about bad luck.  Yesterday, With Leather photoshopper 289 sent me an email to let me know that his laptop died and that he'd be out of commission for at least two days.  And then this happens.  Man, I hate it when I miss the opportunity for a good Mayor McCheese image.  Some people might prefer the Hamburglar as a scapegoat, but I'm sticking with McCheese.  I don't trust Irish politicians.

Photoshoppy UPDATE: Badass reader Ross provides this image in 289's stead.  Ross charged me nothing for this, so… things don't look good for 289 in arbitration.