I completely agree, as well. Fans have to be pleased with what TA has done so far, and be proud that he's been able to accomplish two impressive wins against teams we should've beat. But, a fully healthy or damn near close to it TM is still our starter, imho.I agree with you. Thing is I think TA has a much higher ceiling than TM and think by the time he's a senior he'll be better than Taylor is now. But I don't think he's our starter this year.Couple of plays today that if Martinez was in the same situation would have scored. The time he reversed field and there was another scramble that the defensive player closed the angle really quick. Having said that, Martinez couldn't have made that pitch fake.Tommy has the potential to be better than TMart and that isn't up for debate. However I don't think he's done anything TMart couldn't have done these past two weeks.
As I said in another thread, I actually think this allows you to be more comfortable with Martinez in the run game, knowing TA has earned a lot of trust the last two weeks. I made the comparison to tOSU v. NW from last night - they ran Miller several times in the first half (the only half I watched) despite Miller probably not being fully recovered from that knee surgery. But, they have a backup they know can get the job done and done well, so they don't have to be overly cautious with their Miller play calling.
If TM can come back strong from this injury, I'd think the coaches would feel more comfortable opening up his running abilities.
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