Re: Lamar Marshall released for Randall Godfrey??
 

[quote=Gmanc711;342368]He was probaboly our biggest defensive playmaker in 2005, however. I mean the entire defense did a great job and he was in good position alot of times...but if you go back to 2005, he made some HUGE plays for us....[/quote]
I agree that he played well in 2005. My favorite "Marshall Moment" was in the penultimate game of 2005 against the G-men when Lemar intercepted a pass intended for Shockey, who in typical Shockey fashion, turned and bitched at the refs while Marshall was taking the ball back 20 yards the other way. I had a bunch of Giants fans wearing #80 jerseys sitting near me that day, and I got right in their faces pointing out how their boy quit on what was one of the biggest plays of the game. Priceless.

Re: Lamar Marshall released for Randall Godfrey??
 

[QUOTE=GTripp0012;342360]I think we are overanalyzing this. The simplest answer to why he got cut is that he was outplayed in camp.

This offseason, we've made a significant effort to find LBs who are good vs. the pass. Fletcher, we made a run at Briggs, drafting Sartz and Blades, two very underrated cover LBs, who dropped due to size. For two straight years now, Marshall has been awful against the pass. While his prowess against the run could have justified the 4th LB spot, its possible he didn't "fit" our new defense.[/QUOTE]

I always thought that Marshall was pretty good in coverage and sub-par in run-blocking (which isn't surprising considering he is a 230 lb. MLB).

Re: Lamar Marshall released for Randall Godfrey??
 

[URL="http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/trainingcamp07/news/story?id=2984529"]ESPN[/URL] is now reporting the story. Clearly Lamar lost his staying power when he was demoted in favour of London Fletcher. I wouldn't be surprised if he was disgruntled and asked to be released. I mean, I would. I don't think personal pride would allow you to be demoted.

In last weeks game Marshall didn't play with any enthusiasm. He was winging it.

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C'mon you guys, Marshall wasn't bitching about riding the pine or being a back-up. He's been a team guy from day one, and I highly doubt he was released because he was bitching and moaning. Could be wrong, but it's just not consistent with how they've portrayed him in the past.

We all know in GWs system people are in different packages all the time, and with Marcus now playing DE in certain situations Marshall would have almost been guaranteed significant playing time. GWs defense didn't get more complex. In fact, he's scaled it back some and simplified some things, so it had nothing if anything to do with the system.

It had to be one or two things: Either that damn shoulder injury is still bothering him to the point it's affecting his performance or they are just going in another direction with the young guys.

Re: Lamar Marshall released for Randall Godfrey??
 

[quote=SouperMeister;342376]I agree that he played well in 2005. My favorite "Marshall Moment" was in the penultimate game of 2005 against the G-men when Lemar intercepted a pass intended for Shockey, who in typical Shockey fashion, turned and bitched at the refs while Marshall was taking the ball back 20 yards the other way. I had a bunch of Giants fans wearing #80 jerseys sitting near me that day, and I got right in their faces pointing out how their boy quit on what was one of the biggest plays of the game. Priceless.[/quote]


I thought the play against the Eagles when he tipped the interception to himself was one of the great defensive plays in Redskins history. That game was not going our way at the time. (This was the game where ST returned the fumble and Mrs. Portis threw down and repesented.)

Re: Lamar Marshall released for Randall Godfrey??
 

[quote=Sheriff Gonna Getcha;342377]I always thought that Marshall was pretty good in coverage and sub-par in run-blocking (which isn't surprising considering he is a 230 lb. MLB).[/quote]

I didn't see him as a run stopper either, he was always better in coverage.

Re: Lamar Marshall released for Randall Godfrey??
 

[QUOTE=saden1;342379][URL="http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/trainingcamp07/news/story?id=2984529"]ESPN[/URL] is now reporting the story. Clearly Lamar lost his staying power when he was demoted in favour of London Fletcher. I wouldn't be surprised if he was disgruntled and asked to be released. I mean, I would. I don't think personal pride would allow you to be demotion.[/QUOTE]

I thought the same thing, but JLC's blog "reports" that Marshall was shocked by his release.

Re: Lamar Marshall released for Randall Godfrey??
 

[QUOTE=Paintrain;342253]Why would the release Marshall when there is so much other camp fodder they could cut to free up a roster spot? I call BS on this until there is a link from a reputable website.[/QUOTE]

Well actually, maybe this is a good idea we have rookie LB's with talent that need to start.We got H.B blades and starz so lets no worry boys but ill always remember Marshall.

Re: Lamar Marshall released for Randall Godfrey??
 

This is pretty shocking. I will wait to pass judgement until I hear Gibbs talk to the media after practice.

Re: Lamar Marshall released for Randall Godfrey??
 

[quote=Defensewins;342359]This reminds me of the Ryan Clark situation.[/quote]

I don't see any similarities at all.

Godfrey is not being brought in as a starter, he's depth and nothing more. Plus he's played for GW before.

Re: Lamar Marshall released for Randall Godfrey??
 

[quote=Sheriff Gonna Getcha;342377]I always thought that Marshall was pretty good in coverage and sub-par in run-blocking (which isn't surprising considering he is a 230 lb. MLB).[/quote]

Same here. I thought he was better in pass coverage. Even more so than Pierce, but he lacked in run defense.

Re: Lamar Marshall released for Randall Godfrey??
 

this release, if true is one of the stupidest things we could have done. and i say ONE of the stupidest because i could think of a few more that i wouldnt be suprised to see.

Re: Lamar Marshall released for Randall Godfrey??
 

I think Godfrey is this year's version of James Posey. Plain and simple.

Re: Lamar Marshall released for Randall Godfrey??
 

[quote=Mattyk72;342386]I didn't see him as a run stopper either, he was always better in coverage.[/quote]

Wasn't Lemar a safety in college?

I thought I heard that once on a broadcast. At 225ish pounds, he was undersized as a LB.

Re: Lamar Marshall released for Randall Godfrey??
 

I'm not saying that Marshall deserved to start or was some stud, but I do remember a lot of big plays.

#1. In Week 16 of the 2005 season, Drew Bledsoe threw a pass over the middle to Witten and Marshall tipped the ball into Marcus Washington's hands, who then ran about 40 yards downfield.

#2. In Week 17 of the 2005 season, Eli Manning threw a pass to Shockey and Marshall picked the pass and ran do the Giants' 20 yard line.

#3. In Week 7(?) of the 2005 season, Marshall picked off a pass by Kerry Collins and scampered into the endzone for a TD.

I'm sure there are more, but he was a playmaker in 2005.