When he gets suspended for a year, we lose the wideout who gets us a few 1,000+ yard pro bowl double digit touchdown seasons, and then we'd get him back next year. That's what will happen. Or maybe we release him at that point.
I've got a better question for you all. What happens if we -don't- sign Marshall, or someone else?
We go into this next year without anyone who Henne can really depend on, putting pressure on him to throw like Dan Marino if we're even going to have a chance at making a run to, and in the playoffs.
He's young, strong, big, and a hell of a receiver. He's better than anyone we'd get for a second, and he's not a joke. He's the real, proven deal who's established himself as one of the two or three very, very good WRs. Beyond him, there are only maybe five or six people playing right now who I'd say are better.
If it works out, we have a wideout who will A) Take the pressure off Ted Ginn, so he can actually streak deep and grab it in single coverage B) Take the pressure of Davone Bess, so that he can line up in the slot and grab it in single coverage, then put that quickness to use. C) Take the pressure of Brian Hartline, who'll be able to do even more next year with a season under his belt and an off season to develop a better connection with Henne.
Even our Tight Ends will play better, because Fasano isn't considered our second/third most reliable target any more.
Sign Brandon Marshall. Don't grab someone old who's on their way out, grab the young guy who very well may just need a change of scenery. And if he doesn't, bundle him and someone else up and ship 'em out next year for a second.
Of course, there's always Dez at #12 if we miss out on Brandon Marshall.