Brandon Lloyd Signs With Denver; Brandon Marshall Demands Trade

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Published: June 18, 2009

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... two headlines together.

In a move that strikes fear in no one in the AFC West, the Denver Broncos signed wide receiver Brandon Lloyd to a contract.

Lloyd still evokes shame and doubt in me. I referred to him as a "gifted receiver" when the Washington Redskins signed him and Adam Archuleta as the last pieces needed for that supposed 2006 Super Bowl run.

The experience taught Washington's blogging community that healthy skepticism is a good thing. That's why we can question the logic of what we're hearing from Redskin Park without any disloyalty to the team.

Lloyd caught 43 and 48 passes the two seasons with San Francisco before he signed with Washington. The 49ers were a weak team with a question mark at quarterback. Surely, we thought, Lloyd would blossom with Joe Gibbs' Skins, who made the playoffs in 2005.

It was only after he bombed here (23 receptions, 365 yards...

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