Pacman vs. Marshall

**johnsmith** · 08-13-2008

This article cracked me up all the way around. Cutler's shot at the end was pretty good too.

Pacman takes shots at Marshall
By Lindsay H. Jones
The Denver Post
Article Last Updated: 08/13/2008 02:39:32 PM MDT

Broncos receiver Brandon Marshall chats with Rod Smith during Wednesday practice. The Broncos ran drills against visiting Dallas Cowboys at Dove Valley. (The Denver Post | John Leyba)Perhaps Dallas cornerback Adam Jones wasn't paying attention to which Bronco receiver it was who several times broke free of Jones' coverage during one-on-one passing drills Wednesday morning.

For the record, that was Brandon Marshall who was wearing that blue No. 15 jersey for Denver. Marshall easily shook off Jones early in practice and made several big catches against the Dallas defense in the first of four joint sessions leading up to Saturday's preseason game between the two teams at Invesco Field.

Yet it was Jones, the troubled cornerback formerly known as "Pacman", who was taking shots at Marshall after practice was over, saying that Marshall was "nowhere near" as talented as Terrell Owens, the Cowboys' star receiver.

"B's a good athlete, but he's no T.O. though," Jones said. "T.O. is 10 times faster than Brandon Marshall, 10 times stronger than Brandon Marshall."

Owens was much more diplomatic when asked about comparisons between him and Marshall, who has at times been called "Baby T.O." here in Denver.

"Obviously he's a big, talented receiver," the 6-foot-3 Owens said of the comparisons to Marshall, who is 6-foot-4. "I take that as a compliment, if nothing else. He's a big receiver, he's very aggressive, he'll go get the ball and he can make things happen once he gets the ball in his hands."

Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler quickly dismissed Jones' comments while making a veiled dig at Jones.

"It's fine," Cutler said. "We go against Champ (Bailey) every day."