What do you think about Richard Marshall?

Which means you’ll hear plenty of misinformation in the media claiming he’s far better than he is.

Let me put it this way: There’s a reason a 2-14 team told him immediately following the season that he wouldn’t be back, something no other Carolina free agent heard.

Marshall is completely mediocre. He’d either be one of the better nickel backs in the league, or one of the worst starting corners

This year for us he raised a big stink about getting a new contract. Instead we tendered him as a RFA. Unlike other players who would have taken this in stride and played their hearts out in hopes of getting a long term deal at the end of the season, Marshall just went through the motions. He was consistently picked on by opposing QBs, and his high tackle totals are only the result of being thrown at so many times.

He was out-played by 7th round pick and 2nd year player Captain Munnerlyn, who actually did a great job covering #1 receivers on occasion.

I think what is likely to happen with Marshall is this: Some team is going to pick him up and give him a nice contract. Instead of playing up to that new contract, you are going to get nothing better than average play out of him. He just wants his pay day.

Aside from the top targets in FA, there will probably be many #2, #3 type CB’s who would be better options than Marshall (especially his inflated sense of self worth).

That’s the first thing I thought of when I read the thread title. When I think of our FAs that we need to resign, he’s nowhere on my list. I think the biggest issue is that he (or at least his agent) values his talents more than they are worth. We can find someone at least as good as he is, if not better, for a much smaller salary.

I voted for good play/bad play. He is decent, but don’t expect to hear any stories of receivers being stuck on “Marshall Island” next season.

Either of those guys would be better for you. I would not put Marshall above any of the guys your boy mentions.

Some of the people on here might overestimate what constitutes an ‘average corner,’ but Marshall is at least that—when he wants to be.

No way he is better than Grimes and Cromartie, and no way he is going to be a top 5 corner. But he is serviceable.

when he can play a cover 0 or cover 1 scheme. The problem has come in the last few years in the fact that the Panthers have gone to a Tampa 2/Cover 2 defense and Marshall just isn’t good at zone coverage. He drops receivers too soon at times, or follows receivers out of his zone and allows another receiver to be open when they enter where he should be.

He’d be a great addition to a team that can utilize his strengths, but zone coverage isn’t one of them.

Very informative comments. What it sounds like is he has two major problems, consistency and a massive ego. The later makes it very difficult for the former to improve, thus giving him a big contract would do nothing but actually confirm his thinking that he’s that good. And being that someone will probably give him a sweet deal, I just hope it isn’t us.

Great, insightful feedback by the way. Hope your off season goes well. Seems like the team has a strong foundation, and you guys were plenty hospitable and knowledgeable, which I appreciate. If only I didn’t witness your team knock us out of the NFC Championship… though we were running on fumes at that point anyway, and someone had to do it. Thanks for the info.

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