[Video] Martinez speaks to media

[Saunders]

His attitude/personality got to me last year, at times it seemed he wasnt even tuned in the game. You see alot of QBs talking to their offensive personal, very rarely/if at all did I see that happening. It was mostly staring at the sky, chewing gum.

You know, this myth is really starting to irk me. I've been re-watching last year's games (just finished KSU) and in EVERY game so far, there's been at least a couple shots of Taylor talking to Cody, Zac, or other teammates on the sidelines.

[huskerscott]

His attitude/personality got to me last year, at times it seemed he wasnt even tuned in the game. You see alot of QBs talking to their offensive personal, very rarely/if at all did I see that happening. It was mostly staring at the sky, chewing gum.

You know, this myth is really starting to irk me. I've been re-watching last year's games (just finished KSU) and in EVERY game so far, there's been at least a couple shots of Taylor talking to Cody, Zac, or other teammates on the sidelines.

That's because we were rolling through pretty much everybody. Its amazing what happens when we start struggling. Its seems like the cohesiveness that team has goes out the window. In games we have trouble Their is blank stares, frustration, no encouragement other than from coaches.

[Nebula]

A lot of people want to be totally indifferent to the outside perception of themselves and will claim to be wired in such a way as to be independent of concern regarding how people feel about them, but in reality they are significantly engaged with thinking about the way they are viewed. (I know from experience...I've been guilty of that.)

 

I truly believe this kid is unaffected by outside perception. That is so odd. And potentially a fantastic attribute for an NU quarterback to have, considering the microscope and extreme interest level we hold in this state (and beyond) for our Huskers. An interesting, unique kid to be sure.

[ADS]

We all know you have a man-crush on Taylor.

Or alternatively, what kind of dip-sh!t doesn't recognize how awesome this kid was last season for a damn freshman?

 

Judging by the NU presser I posted above, T.M.'s freshman season = "all-time awesome" status, even with that injury. Anybody with $.02 football dollars rolling around upstairs has got to see it.

 

Get a grip, cause it's gonna be a hell of a ride. But don't take my word for it, do some math.

 

Given: Beck > Watson

Let:T.M. as a sophmore = T.M. as a freshman * 3/2

Let: OC = OC^2 due to overall impact.

Let: Beck = OC

Let: Blackshirts = Blackshirts + 1 (due to returning proven starters)

All other values are assumed to be constant.

 

(Blackshirts + 1) + (T.M.* 3/2) * (Beck > Watson)^2 = BCS in '11/'12

 

React.

Good formula, Casey Martinez. But, as many other posters have stated before, when we needed him to be at his best in key situations in key games he wasnt there. The jury is still out in my book. Against crappy defenses he looked good, but when somebody finally figured him out it was done. Hopefully this new offense, similar to what he ran in high school, he will step up and be a consistent player. But for now, I wont thump my chest and proclaim that Taylor will be the next best thing that has ever happened to this state.

 

nuff said.

[Saunders]

His attitude/personality got to me last year, at times it seemed he wasnt even tuned in the game. You see alot of QBs talking to their offensive personal, very rarely/if at all did I see that happening. It was mostly staring at the sky, chewing gum.

You know, this myth is really starting to irk me. I've been re-watching last year's games (just finished KSU) and in EVERY game so far, there's been at least a couple shots of Taylor talking to Cody, Zac, or other teammates on the sidelines.

That's because we were rolling through pretty much everybody. Its amazing what happens when we start struggling. Its seems like the cohesiveness that team has goes out the window. In games we have trouble Their is blank stares, frustration, no encouragement other than from coaches.

So, it's a team problem, not a Taylor problem.

[ADS]

His attitude/personality got to me last year, at times it seemed he wasnt even tuned in the game. You see alot of QBs talking to their offensive personal, very rarely/if at all did I see that happening. It was mostly staring at the sky, chewing gum.

You know, this myth is really starting to irk me. I've been re-watching last year's games (just finished KSU) and in EVERY game so far, there's been at least a couple shots of Taylor talking to Cody, Zac, or other teammates on the sidelines.

That's because we were rolling through pretty much everybody. Its amazing what happens when we start struggling. Its seems like the cohesiveness that team has goes out the window. In games we have trouble Their is blank stares, frustration, no encouragement other than from coaches.

So, it's a team problem, not a Taylor problem.

Thats what happens when you dont have a leader in the huddle.

[Saunders]

His attitude/personality got to me last year, at times it seemed he wasnt even tuned in the game. You see alot of QBs talking to their offensive personal, very rarely/if at all did I see that happening. It was mostly staring at the sky, chewing gum.

You know, this myth is really starting to irk me. I've been re-watching last year's games (just finished KSU) and in EVERY game so far, there's been at least a couple shots of Taylor talking to Cody, Zac, or other teammates on the sidelines.

That's because we were rolling through pretty much everybody. Its amazing what happens when we start struggling. Its seems like the cohesiveness that team has goes out the window. In games we have trouble Their is blank stares, frustration, no encouragement other than from coaches.

So, it's a team problem, not a Taylor problem.

Thats what happens when you dont have a leader in the huddle.

Which is why he'll have to take the reigns this year, if he's the starter. There were plenty of Seniors on offense that could have been leaders, nobody stepped up.

[blasted_imposter]

Can someone please dig up a Tommie Frazier interview when he was a freshman/sophomore? Now those were painful interviews to watch/listen to...

 

And now that reality has come back into the room, I'll keep it rolling.

 

 

Honors & Awards

 

* First-Team Freshman All-American (Rivals.com)

* Second-Team Freshman All-American (CollegeFootballNews.com)

* Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year (Coaches, Rivals.com)

* Big 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year (AP, Dallas Morning News, Kansas City Star, San Antonio News-Express, Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

* Honorable-Mention All-Big 12 (Coaches, AP)

* Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award Semifinalist (1 of 16)

* Maxwell Award Semifinalist (1 of 16)

* Manning Award Midseason Watch List Addition

* Walter Camp National Player of the Week (Oct. 23 at Oklahoma State)

* Four-Time Rivals.com National Freshman of the Week (WKU, UW, KSU, OSU)

* Two-Time Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (at Kansas State, at Oklahoma State)

* School Record Single-Game Rushing Yards by a Quarterback (241 at Kansas St., Oct. 7)

 

 

Sophomore quarterback Taylor Martinez is the leading candidate to engineer Nebraska’s new-look offensive attack under offensive coordinator Tim Beck. Martinez was one of the breakout stars in college football as a redshirt freshman in 2010. The California native shattered numerous Nebraska freshman records, while challenging several other Husker quarterback records.

 

Martinez’s lightning-quick running ability makes him a home-run threat as a runner. He amassed better than 950 rushing yards and 12 rushing touchdowns in 2010, while averaging better than six yards per carry. Martinez fell just short of becoming the third freshman quarterback in NCAA history to rush for 1,000 yards. He has also posted the top five single-game rushing efforts ever for a Nebraska freshman quarterback and his 241 rushing yards at Kansas State were an NU quarterback record.

 

The 6-1, 205-pound Martinez also showed his passing skills in 2010, throwing for a Nebraska freshman record 1,631 yards and 10 touchdowns, while completing better than 59 percent of his passes. Martinez accounted for 2,596 yards of total offense, the sixth-best mark in school history and tops among Nebraska freshmen.

 

The play of Martinez was recognized on the conference and national levels. He was chosen as the Big 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year, and was also an honorable-mention all-conference selection. He was also the only freshman among 16 semifinalists for the Davey O’Brien Quarterback Award, and was also a semifinalist for the Maxwell Award.

 

Martinez is back at full strength this spring after an ankle injury suffered in late October hampered him for the final two months of the 2010 season. He did not play quarterback in two games because of the injury and was hobbled in several other contests.

 

2010 (Redshirt Freshman)

Martinez started 12 of 14 games at quarterback and threatened numerous Nebraska freshman and quarterback records. His play earned Martinez Big 12 Offensive Newcomer-of-the-Year honors, and he was an honorable-mention all-league choice.

 

Martinez became the first-ever NU freshman to start a season opener at quarterback, and immediately showed his ability against Western Kentucky. He rushed for 127 yards and three touchdowns on seven carries, including a 46-yard TD on his first carry. His 127 yards represented the first 100-yard rushing day by a Husker QB since 2003, and his three TDs were the most by a NU freshman in a season opener. He also passed for 136 yards for 263 yards of total offense.

 

Martinez had 263 yards of total offense against Idaho, including 157 rushing yards, the highest for an NU freshman since 1996. He added touchdown runs of 67 and 20 yards against the Vandals. Martinez burst onto the national scene at Washington, earning Big 12 and national freshman-of-the-week honors after leading Nebraska to a 56-21 win. He accounted for 287 yards of total offense, the most ever by a Husker rookie QB, completing 7-of-11 passes for 150 yards and a touchdown. He also eclipsed the 100-yard rushing mark for the third straight game, going for 137 yards and three scores on 19 carries, scoring on runs of 80, 1 and 1 yards. His 80-yard run on the first play of the second half was the longest ever by a Husker freshman.

 

Martinez totaled 215 yards of total offense against South Dakota State, then made another national statement in a Thursday night win at Kansas State. Martinez guided a Nebraska offense that set a school record by averaging 11.288 yards per play (587 yards on 52 snaps) in a 48-13 win. He was named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week and the Rivals. com National Freshman of the Week for the second time for his performance.

 

Martinez broke Nebraska records for total offense by a freshman (369 yards, previous record 294 by Calvin Jones at Kansas in 1991) and rushing yards by a quarterback (241 yards, previous record was 234 by Jammal Lord vs. Texas in 2002) in the win. His 241 rushing yards were the ninth-best total in school history and the most by any Husker since 1991. He also ran for four scores, including another 80-yard touchdown. Martinez completed 5-of-7 passes for 128 yards, including a 79-yard pass to Kyler Reed, the longest pass play by a Husker since 2002 and the ninth-longest pass play in school history.

 

Martinez made a mark in the record books as a passer at Oklahoma State. In a 51-41 win, he threw for 323 yards and five touchdowns, and became the first player in NU history to pass for 300 yards and rush for 100 in the same game. He was named National Offensive Player of the Week by the Walter Camp Foundation and Big 12 Freshman of the Week for his effort. His 435 yards of total offense ranked third on the NU single-game chart, and he established career highs in attempts (35), completions (23), passing yards (323) and touchdowns (5), setting Husker freshman marks in all four categories.

 

Martinez guided Nebraska to 24 first-half points in a 31-17 win over Missouri before suffering an ankle injury that sidelined him for the second half. He completed 6-of-9 passes for 115 yards and a 40-yard touchdown to Kyler Reed, helping NU total 256 yards of offense in the opening quarter.

 

Martinez lined up for one play at receiver in a win at Iowa State, then returned to the lineup at quarterback and accounted for 238 yards of offense in a 20-3 win over Kansas. At Texas A&M, Martinez completed 11-of-17 passes for 107 yards. He also rushed 11 times for 17 yards, but was again sidelined by injury, and did not play against Colorado.

 

He passed for 143 yards in NUs Big 12 Championship Game loss to Oklahoma, then threw for 53 yards and his 10th touchdown in the Holiday Bowl against Washington.

 

 

Nuff said.

We all know you have a man-crush on Taylor.

Tell me where did Okie State ranked in total defense at the end of the year, was it 85th or 88th, geez they were so terrible on defense i just cant remember. What about Kstate's run defense was it 110th or 119th. I remind you their are only 120 teams in FBS.

 

Most of those awards are freakin joke. Come on Big 12 newcomer of the week, how many actual newcomers come in and make an impact on the offensive side of the ball, probably could count on one hand in the Big 12. Yes, taylor played good games, but the defense he played against were absolutely terrible, boarder line laughing stocks. Funny how all those awards came before we started playing against legitmate defenses.

 

You obviously didnt tune into the texas or SDSU games to find out our extreme predictability on offense.

 

Nuff said.

 

Yeah, the offense really sucked last year. It was predictable and couldn't deliver once everyone figured out that the OC didn't know what the hell he was doing.

 

News flash: The genius responsible for the offense last year is gone. The coach responsible for the least productive position on offense is gone. Stop trying to pin failures on an injured freshman QB. He didn't drop 4 touchdowns against texas. Watson could not have done a worse job designing the offense to take advantage of his players strengths, or calling plays within said offense, last season. Frazier, Gill, Crouch, and Frost would have struggled at least as much as T.M. last year, given the situation, and especially as a freshman. Would it have been their fault as well?

 

Also, remember the Big 8? Lots of doormats there, each and every year, but somehow this freshman broke multiple records no doubt set against defensive stalwards such as KU and KSU and ISU and etc. through the years.

 

I'm just looking at this kid and holy crap if he ran the right system, hell, run the option package, something. Anything. This kid has got it.

 

Honestly who starts or plays QB this season makes zero difference to me, I firmly believe the best guy WILL get the job. And if there does happen to be someone in the wings more capable and dangerous than Taylor?

 

Heaven help the big ten.

 

Honestly, I'm pulling for Bubba. But that's just me.

[bshirt]

Can someone please dig up a Tommie Frazier interview when he was a freshman/sophomore? Now those were painful interviews to watch/listen to...

 

And now that reality has come back into the room, I'll keep it rolling.

 

 

Honors & Awards

 

* First-Team Freshman All-American (Rivals.com)

* Second-Team Freshman All-American (CollegeFootballNews.com)

* Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year (Coaches, Rivals.com)

* Big 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year (AP, Dallas Morning News, Kansas City Star, San Antonio News-Express, Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

* Honorable-Mention All-Big 12 (Coaches, AP)

* Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award Semifinalist (1 of 16)

* Maxwell Award Semifinalist (1 of 16)

* Manning Award Midseason Watch List Addition

* Walter Camp National Player of the Week (Oct. 23 at Oklahoma State)

* Four-Time Rivals.com National Freshman of the Week (WKU, UW, KSU, OSU)

* Two-Time Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (at Kansas State, at Oklahoma State)

* School Record Single-Game Rushing Yards by a Quarterback (241 at Kansas St., Oct. 7)

 

 

Sophomore quarterback Taylor Martinez is the leading candidate to engineer Nebraska’s new-look offensive attack under offensive coordinator Tim Beck. Martinez was one of the breakout stars in college football as a redshirt freshman in 2010. The California native shattered numerous Nebraska freshman records, while challenging several other Husker quarterback records.

 

Martinez’s lightning-quick running ability makes him a home-run threat as a runner. He amassed better than 950 rushing yards and 12 rushing touchdowns in 2010, while averaging better than six yards per carry. Martinez fell just short of becoming the third freshman quarterback in NCAA history to rush for 1,000 yards. He has also posted the top five single-game rushing efforts ever for a Nebraska freshman quarterback and his 241 rushing yards at Kansas State were an NU quarterback record.

 

The 6-1, 205-pound Martinez also showed his passing skills in 2010, throwing for a Nebraska freshman record 1,631 yards and 10 touchdowns, while completing better than 59 percent of his passes. Martinez accounted for 2,596 yards of total offense, the sixth-best mark in school history and tops among Nebraska freshmen.

 

The play of Martinez was recognized on the conference and national levels. He was chosen as the Big 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year, and was also an honorable-mention all-conference selection. He was also the only freshman among 16 semifinalists for the Davey O’Brien Quarterback Award, and was also a semifinalist for the Maxwell Award.

 

Martinez is back at full strength this spring after an ankle injury suffered in late October hampered him for the final two months of the 2010 season. He did not play quarterback in two games because of the injury and was hobbled in several other contests.

 

2010 (Redshirt Freshman)

Martinez started 12 of 14 games at quarterback and threatened numerous Nebraska freshman and quarterback records. His play earned Martinez Big 12 Offensive Newcomer-of-the-Year honors, and he was an honorable-mention all-league choice.

 

Martinez became the first-ever NU freshman to start a season opener at quarterback, and immediately showed his ability against Western Kentucky. He rushed for 127 yards and three touchdowns on seven carries, including a 46-yard TD on his first carry. His 127 yards represented the first 100-yard rushing day by a Husker QB since 2003, and his three TDs were the most by a NU freshman in a season opener. He also passed for 136 yards for 263 yards of total offense.

 

Martinez had 263 yards of total offense against Idaho, including 157 rushing yards, the highest for an NU freshman since 1996. He added touchdown runs of 67 and 20 yards against the Vandals. Martinez burst onto the national scene at Washington, earning Big 12 and national freshman-of-the-week honors after leading Nebraska to a 56-21 win. He accounted for 287 yards of total offense, the most ever by a Husker rookie QB, completing 7-of-11 passes for 150 yards and a touchdown. He also eclipsed the 100-yard rushing mark for the third straight game, going for 137 yards and three scores on 19 carries, scoring on runs of 80, 1 and 1 yards. His 80-yard run on the first play of the second half was the longest ever by a Husker freshman.

 

Martinez totaled 215 yards of total offense against South Dakota State, then made another national statement in a Thursday night win at Kansas State. Martinez guided a Nebraska offense that set a school record by averaging 11.288 yards per play (587 yards on 52 snaps) in a 48-13 win. He was named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week and the Rivals. com National Freshman of the Week for the second time for his performance.

 

Martinez broke Nebraska records for total offense by a freshman (369 yards, previous record 294 by Calvin Jones at Kansas in 1991) and rushing yards by a quarterback (241 yards, previous record was 234 by Jammal Lord vs. Texas in 2002) in the win. His 241 rushing yards were the ninth-best total in school history and the most by any Husker since 1991. He also ran for four scores, including another 80-yard touchdown. Martinez completed 5-of-7 passes for 128 yards, including a 79-yard pass to Kyler Reed, the longest pass play by a Husker since 2002 and the ninth-longest pass play in school history.

 

Martinez made a mark in the record books as a passer at Oklahoma State. In a 51-41 win, he threw for 323 yards and five touchdowns, and became the first player in NU history to pass for 300 yards and rush for 100 in the same game. He was named National Offensive Player of the Week by the Walter Camp Foundation and Big 12 Freshman of the Week for his effort. His 435 yards of total offense ranked third on the NU single-game chart, and he established career highs in attempts (35), completions (23), passing yards (323) and touchdowns (5), setting Husker freshman marks in all four categories.

 

Martinez guided Nebraska to 24 first-half points in a 31-17 win over Missouri before suffering an ankle injury that sidelined him for the second half. He completed 6-of-9 passes for 115 yards and a 40-yard touchdown to Kyler Reed, helping NU total 256 yards of offense in the opening quarter.

 

Martinez lined up for one play at receiver in a win at Iowa State, then returned to the lineup at quarterback and accounted for 238 yards of offense in a 20-3 win over Kansas. At Texas A&M, Martinez completed 11-of-17 passes for 107 yards. He also rushed 11 times for 17 yards, but was again sidelined by injury, and did not play against Colorado.

 

He passed for 143 yards in NUs Big 12 Championship Game loss to Oklahoma, then threw for 53 yards and his 10th touchdown in the Holiday Bowl against Washington.

 

 

Nuff said.

We all know you have a man-crush on Taylor.

Tell me where did Okie State ranked in total defense at the end of the year, was it 85th or 88th, geez they were so terrible on defense i just cant remember. What about Kstate's run defense was it 110th or 119th. I remind you their are only 120 teams in FBS.

 

Most of those awards are freakin joke. Come on Big 12 newcomer of the week, how many actual newcomers come in and make an impact on the offensive side of the ball, probably could count on one hand in the Big 12. Yes, taylor played good games, but the defense he played against were absolutely terrible, boarder line laughing stocks. Funny how all those awards came before we started playing against legitmate defenses.

 

You obviously didnt tune into the texas or SDSU games to find out our extreme predictability on offense.

 

Nuff said.

 

Yeah, the offense really sucked last year. It was predictable and couldn't deliver once everyone figured out that the OC didn't know what the hell he was doing.

 

News flash: The genius responsible for the offense last year is gone. The coach responsible for the least productive position on offense is gone. Stop trying to pin failures on an injured freshman QB. He didn't drop 4 touchdowns against texas. Watson could not have done a worse job designing the offense to take advantage of his players strengths, or calling plays within said offense, last season. Frazier, Gill, Crouch, and Frost would have struggled at least as much as T.M. last year, given the situation, and especially as a freshman. Would it have been their fault as well?

 

Also, remember the Big 8? Lots of doormats there, each and every year, but somehow this freshman broke multiple records no doubt set against defensive stalwards such as KU and KSU and ISU and etc. through the years.

 

I'm just looking at this kid and holy crap if he ran the right system, hell, run the option package, something. Anything. This kid has got it.

 

Honestly who starts or plays QB this season makes zero difference to me, I firmly believe the best guy WILL get the job. And if there does happen to be someone in the wings more capable and dangerous than Taylor?

 

Heaven help the big ten.

 

Honestly, I'm pulling for Bubba. But that's just me.

 

 

An additional News flash....the Clownahan WR coach is gone. Who knows? Maybe our guys will actually start catching the ball somewhat reliably next year? If so, just imagine how much that would help our offense.

[walksalone]

If he's going to step up, he'd better have learned a few things "what not to do" from last year. He should have come to the conclusion, that he needs to be a leader. He needs to make better decisions under pressure.

 

If none of those things occur, then we'll be seeing somebody else taking the snaps.

[bshirt]

Haha...all you Tmart haters are going to die a horrible death this year. Z. Lee is gone and Tmart & NU will tear the Big10 apart. Oh boy, it won't be easy for you guys.

 

Oh well, you just might as well have some cold ones and watch the BigRedMachine rack up the Ws. Hey, things could be worse!

[huskerscott]

If he's going to step up, he'd better have learned a few things "what not to do" from last year. He should have come to the conclusion, that he needs to be a leader. He needs to make better decisions under pressure.

 

If none of those things occur, then we'll be seeing somebody else taking the snaps.

He said he was a leader last year, just nobody knew it. Im still trying to wrap my head around that quote. You hit it on the head, dont let blasted see this he will start going on and on about how Taylor is the greatest thing to lace them up.

[huskerscott]

Haha...all you Tmart haters are going to die a horrible death this year. Z. Lee is gone and Tmart & NU will tear the Big10 apart. Oh boy, it won't be easy for you guys.

 

Oh well, you just might as well have some cold ones and watch the BigRedMachine rack up the Ws. Hey, things could be worse!

I think bshirt and blasted are one in the same.

 

 

Im just trying to keep the expectations realistic here. I expect us to struggle in some games, whether we still win those games is up in the air.... but not likely.

 

Just because dumb and dumber are gone doesnt mean everything is just peachy north stadium now, their alot of work to be done.

[Saunders]

He said he was a leader last year, just nobody knew it. Im still trying to wrap my head around that quote.

 

 

Um, what?

 

"I was a leader last year," he said. "Maybe you guys didn't think I was, but I was."

 

"I'm a lot more comfortable," Martinez said of his role this year. "Since last year since Zac (Lee) was a senior, I didn't want to feel like I was overtaking him."

Asked what steps he's taken as a leader, he said: "I've always been the same leader. I don't really go up and slap (people) on the butt and stuff. I show it more on the field."

[walksalone]

He can talk till the cows come home. Until I see that he's a "leader" now, i'm going to remain skeptical.