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Heisman Trophy Winner
Hope this hasn't been posted yet but...
ESPN Big 12 Blog
Just a couple of interesting Q & A's
Patrick in St. Louis, Mo., writes: As a Mizzou alumn and follower, it hurts me to say this, but after watching last nights game, I would have to think you need to include Nebraska's #3 in the Heisman discussion. Not looking forward to seeing him on Halloween against the Tigers.
David Ubben: Completely agree, and if you're a fan of a team with Nebraska on its schedule, last night had to be really unnerving. He's going to be every bit the game-changer he looked last night plenty throughout his career.
Derek in Nebraska asks: How does Nebraska barely pass at all and they probably attempted less than 75 passes this whole season how can they do it with just the run and wouldnt teams catch on or something
DU: And they should pass because...? Martinez isn't a great passer just yet, but he's average -- at worst. He's looked pretty good on intermediate routes, even if he's a little inconsistent, but he's far beyond functional and he's going to get better fast. The reason Nebraska's barely passed is because no one's made them. Maybe someone will, but I doubt we'll see him toss it around more than 25 times in a game this year. They're better off just forcing the run and waiting for a big play to break than trying to take shots downfield. Martinez is most effective as a runner, but as it stands -- and I looked down the list -- I'd take him over four teams' quarterbacks in the Big 12 solely as a passer. I'll leave it to you to figure out exactly who they are. It's pretty obvious at this point he's surpassed every other quarterback in the conference as a runner, with apologies to Robert Griffin, who is a much better passer at this point in his career.
Ed Miller in Chicago asks: Who wins in a 100m dash, Denard Robinson or Taylor Martinez?
DU: Taylor Martinez. Who loses? Every linebacker in the Big Ten. I honestly feel bad for those guys in the future.
ESPN Big 12 Blog
Just a couple of interesting Q & A's
Patrick in St. Louis, Mo., writes: As a Mizzou alumn and follower, it hurts me to say this, but after watching last nights game, I would have to think you need to include Nebraska's #3 in the Heisman discussion. Not looking forward to seeing him on Halloween against the Tigers.
David Ubben: Completely agree, and if you're a fan of a team with Nebraska on its schedule, last night had to be really unnerving. He's going to be every bit the game-changer he looked last night plenty throughout his career.
Derek in Nebraska asks: How does Nebraska barely pass at all and they probably attempted less than 75 passes this whole season how can they do it with just the run and wouldnt teams catch on or something
DU: And they should pass because...? Martinez isn't a great passer just yet, but he's average -- at worst. He's looked pretty good on intermediate routes, even if he's a little inconsistent, but he's far beyond functional and he's going to get better fast. The reason Nebraska's barely passed is because no one's made them. Maybe someone will, but I doubt we'll see him toss it around more than 25 times in a game this year. They're better off just forcing the run and waiting for a big play to break than trying to take shots downfield. Martinez is most effective as a runner, but as it stands -- and I looked down the list -- I'd take him over four teams' quarterbacks in the Big 12 solely as a passer. I'll leave it to you to figure out exactly who they are. It's pretty obvious at this point he's surpassed every other quarterback in the conference as a runner, with apologies to Robert Griffin, who is a much better passer at this point in his career.
Ed Miller in Chicago asks: Who wins in a 100m dash, Denard Robinson or Taylor Martinez?
DU: Taylor Martinez. Who loses? Every linebacker in the Big Ten. I honestly feel bad for those guys in the future.
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