leah wrote:Diekan wrote:You can't beat OK. As much as I hate to say it... we can't. We have a GOOD team this year, but the problem is that Martinez is a freshman with NO real experience. He's not a QB - he's a running back. He panics and makes terrible choices and can't hold the ball to save his life. Now, I'm not slamming him - like I said he's just a kid... a freshman who last year was playing in front of a crowd of 300 parents - and now he's center stage with a crowd of 50,000 screams fans. He isn't ready, he shouldn't be out there.
We'll lose to OK as sure as I am sitting here barring a miracle. And, that's fine - we're not ready yet. A couple more years when this kid gets some experience we'll be ok.
let's hope you're right, because isn't the big 10 gonna be a little more intense than big 12? yikes.
yes and no - sure there's ohio state and wisconsin and a handful of other traditional powerhouses, but there's also scrub tier teams like minnesota and illinois and indiana and purdue
as for martinez, i'm with diek. when he's healthy he's a great running QB, but he's really a one-trick-pony. take away his running game and he's an empty-headed idiot who's easily rattled and prone to making game-blowing mistakes. not that he's the only one to blame, of course - pelini deserves plenty of blame for leaving him in so long. not to mention lining him up as a wideout? WHY??? at least throw someone in there that can block worth a damn.
give him a year or two to develop some pocket presence and figure out how not to telegraph every single pass, and yeah - he'll be a decent QB. but until then, he's a liability.