Martinez held out of practice with turf toe

[Bowfin]

I say play them both. Kellog's arm should give Enunwa/Bell/Turner and the tight ends a chance to make a difference, but I do like to see the option run crisply. Let South Dakota decide which is the most effective...

[husker_99]

Sit Martinez til we actually need him and if he still can't run no point in him being out there, useless.

[QMany]

Sit Martinez til we actually need him and if he still can't run no point in him being out there, useless.

Ridiculous.

[husker_99]

Sit Martinez til we actually need him and if he still can't run no point in him being out there, useless.

Ridiculous.

 

Martinez isn't a pocket passer. His legs are his best weapons. If he can't run the defense will just sit back and not rush since he wouldn't be a threat with his legs. Martinez isn't good enough to beat a defense with his arm the entire game.

[ColoradoHusk]

Sit Martinez til we actually need him and if he still can't run no point in him being out there, useless.

Ridiculous.

 

Martinez isn't a pocket passer. His legs are his best weapons. If he can't run the defense will just sit back and not rush since he wouldn't be a threat with his legs. Martinez isn't good enough to beat a defense with his arm the entire game.

This. Martinez is not a difference maker if he can't run. When he can't run, he is average.

[Husker_x]

If we're a run-first offense predicated on running the zone read (a questionable statement, I realize), telling me my QB can't run is basically the same as saying we can't run the offense. Tommy Armgstrong is the future. I would unquestionably let him take this next game. But the MO under Bo is to let a 75% Martinez play over a 100% backup.

[Flood]

Well, this clears up a lot of the UCLA game criticism from announcers and fans.

 

He didn't run enough, they said. Now we have a clue why. Hope it heals quicker than is usual. A month or several months is not unheard of for this injury. Hyper-extension of the big toe has got to be painful. I can't imagine trying to run on that. And just the thought of exacerbating it or someone falling on it . . . Ouch!

[Creighton Duke]

Abdullah in the Wildcat for the entire game!

[JTrain]

Wish they would've tried Tommy against UCLA. Without the legitimate threat to break off 20+ yard runs, Taylor goes from an 8 to a 4.

[Landlord]

But the MO under Bo is to let a 75% Martinez play over a 100% backup.

 

 

And none of us should voice loud criticism towards that, because Bo and co. are the only ones that know if a 75% Martinez is a better or worse chance to win than a 100% backup.

 

Play who gives you the best shot to win. Period. If that's a less effective Martinez, then it is.

[lo country]

IIRC, RKIII would get the start in place of an injured Martinez. If it was long term, possibly several games or season it goes to Armstrong. Sadly, a one dimensional QB in an offense predicated on the running threat equals a loss. Martinez without speed is bad. Watching his initial games this season, I do not think this just happened.

[lo country]

But the MO under Bo is to let a 75% Martinez play over a 100% backup.

 

 

And none of us should voice loud criticism towards that, because Bo and co. are the only ones that know if a 75% Martinez is a better or worse chance to win than a 100% backup.

 

Play who gives you the best shot to win. Period. If that's a less effective Martinez, then it is.

 

I am possibly in the minority who thinks a healthy Lee got us another win or 2 in 2010 over a one legged Martinez. If a player is better injured than his back up, we have bigger problems than we think.....

[Hooked on Huskers]

Dummy here - what's the cause? FieldTurf? Same thing as snub toe?

[Landlord]

But the MO under Bo is to let a 75% Martinez play over a 100% backup.

 

 

And none of us should voice loud criticism towards that, because Bo and co. are the only ones that know if a 75% Martinez is a better or worse chance to win than a 100% backup.

 

Play who gives you the best shot to win. Period. If that's a less effective Martinez, then it is.

 

I am possibly in the minority who thinks a healthy Lee got us another win or 2 in 2010 over a one legged Martinez. If a player is better injured than his back up, we have bigger problems than we think.....

 

 

We didn't have a healthy Lee.

[Hunter94]

IIRC, RKIII would get the start in place of an injured Martinez. If it was long term, possibly several games or season it goes to Armstrong. Sadly, a one dimensional QB in an offense predicated on the running threat equals a loss. Martinez without speed is bad. Watching his initial games this season, I do not think this just happened.

\\I

 

agree, this has escalated since fall practice....another Bo-secret...Bo's pat answer...he's fine....tired of all the lies.