Josh McDaniel, aka Boy Wonder, was brought to Denver from the New England Patriots looking to install his playbook and offensive genius on an already great offense and take Denver back to the promise land.  Well things didn’t go as smoothly as planned – first he chased off the star quarterback and pro-bowler, Jay Cutler, when he tried to bring in is own guy, lifetime backup Matt Cassel.  Now pro-bowl receiver Brandon Marshall wants out of Denver and has been suspended infinitely:

Pro Bowl receiver Brandon Marshall, openly unhappy with the Denver Broncos, was suspended by the team through Sept. 5 for what coach Josh McDaniels called “detrimental” conduct.

Marshall, who has brooded since demanding a trade and asking for a new contract, was informed of the suspension by McDaniels on Friday.

“We tried to handle this situation with Brandon as privately and professionally as we could throughout the entire process with he and his agent, Kennard McGuire,” McDaniels said at a news conference. “This morning, we made the decision as an organization to go ahead and suspend Brandon and that suspension will last through Sept. 5th. We’ll look forward to having him back on Sept. 6th as we begin our preparations for Cincinnati” in the Sept. 13 regular-season opener.

McDaniels did not single out a specific episode, but said the suspension resulted from a series of incidents, though some boorish antics during the team’s practice Wednesday — after Marshall had been warned about such conduct that very morning — seemed to be the final straw for the coach.

“His actions didn’t really change after that warning. That leads us to today,” McDaniels said.

Marshall went out during pre-practice warm-ups and walked while the rest of the team ran. He punted a ball away instead of handing it to a ball boy, and swatted a pass thrown to him. His actions were caught on video and broadcast by KMGH-TV.

The Broncos already have had discussions with the league regarding Marshall’s suspension. They are expected to reassess the situation when the preseason ends Sept. 5. – via ESPN

Dont you love it when multi-million dollar athlete acting like a whiny kid.  But in Marshall’s defense – “we only talkin’ about practice”.  Last year’s team was loaded on offense,  and needed an overhaul on the defense to get things back on track  But they did the complete opposite – overhauled the offense and brought in old, castaways from other teams on defense.  Hopefully McDaniel knows what he is doing, because this off season has been an absolute train wreck for the Broncos, and they look even further from a playoff team.  I don’t think Boy Genius was expecting a Kyle Orton-to-Jabar Gaffney aerial attack when he got hired.  But at least Kyle Orton can grow a killer neck beard – I’m sure he’ll have to bring that thing back to keep warm in Denver.

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