BOURBONNAIS — Brandon Marshall said Thursday he was the only person inside Halas Hall with the “huevos” to hold Jay Cutler accountable.
Apppearing on ESPN’s “First Take,” the receiver said familiarity bred contempt with Cutler, his old Broncos and Broncos teammate.
“For me last year, I felt like when we are going on 10 years — nine, 10 years in the league — it is time to get,” he said it. “I felt like I was the only one in the organization that had the juevos to hold him accountable. It didn’t go the way I wanted it to go. I think there are things I should take back.”
Marshall said his relationship with Cutler did not fall apart, and swore he wasn’t going to talk about the quarterback again.
“We didn’t talk much during the year,” he said. ”We still haven’t talked. That is sad. I don’t think there is anybody in the league that had more chemistry than us. If we had a slant route I was going to go in the hole and he would find me. We saw the game the right way.
“I felt like that is something we could have built on. You throw in Alshon Jeffrey, (Martellus) Bennett, Matt Forte and our offensive line …”
He was asked what Cutler is missing.
“I don’t know if he has been hit too many times,” Marshall said. ”He is one of the most-hit quarterbacks. That can take a toll on you. I’m 31. He is 31, 32 years old.
“I told Alshon, the guys before the season, look, when you start winning, they will start taking our coaches, our players, guys want more money, guys get hurt, get taken away and you don’t know when that window is there.
“I felt like our window was short because we were going to be good and our coaches were going to get taken away and guys in contract situations and injuries. I wanted everybody to come together and try to take advantage of the opportunity. We didn’t do it.”
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