Originally posted by NYniner85:
Originally posted by lamontb:
Originally posted by NYniner85:
Originally posted by lamontb:
I have no faith in Martin in any blocking scheme
The only thing he has on his side is age...he was stupid young when we drafted him and he needed to get much much stronger. im glad Kilgore is back because Martin wasn't ready for the big show.
Martin should be a back up G/C. Nothing more. Hopefully he can develop and a quality back up. I had so much hope for him and Thomas. Hopefully we can see Thomas in action.
Martin was the best center coming into the draft that year but was just really really young ( I think he was 20) and lacked that old man strength that's needed at center/guard. He only put up 23 reps at the the combine which isn't great.
At this point he is a backup who needs to get stronger.
Functional strength is definitely a different animal. Martin has been consistently overwhelmed by NFL talent. It's like he's out there constantly guessing where to place himself. It's hard to envision him making a huge leap to success, but like everyone, I'm just hoping the best players make it on the 53.
I wish Martin had lived up the hype, I felt he had a lot of potential too when we picked him, but obviously he hasn't tapped into any of it yet.