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Broncos report: Marshall's new plan
By Lee Rasizer, Rocky Mountain News (Contact)
Published October 16, 2008 at 4:33 p.m.

Brandon Marshall has been seen with a new constant companion this week: a football.

Two critical fumbles in the past three games spooked the Broncos receiver enough that after the loss to Jacksonville, he openly suggested he should stop the open-field darting and dancing that have made him one of the league's more prolific receivers after the catch.

Marshall changed his no-dancing tune after sleeping on it. But he did start a new routine.

"That's what makes me me. I could be a good receiver, a great receiver without all those fancy moves and stuff like that," he said. "But that's what keeps me playing this game, having fun out there. Every time I make a guy miss and see the expression on the guy's face in the huddle or the sidelines or I see the reaction of the crowd, that's what keeps me going."

During his news conference Thursday, Marshall cupped the football with his right hand, then his left, while holding it tightly against his chest both times. He has been doing the same during practices this week after his turnover inside the 10-yard line against the Jaguars.

"Ball security is job security - yours and mine," Marshall said when asked why he had the new accoutrement. "That's a famous quote by D.J. McCarthy, my wide receivers coach in college (Central Florida)."

Marshall doesn't figure to have his playing status diminished any time soon, given he leads the NFL with 43 receptions and is fourth with 521 yards. But the miscues will get him on coach Mike Shanahan's bad side, which might be worse.

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