Have you ever played or coached? Pulling a player for a play or two or a series is in fact a way to get him settled down, help him slow the game down a bit. Some of the stuff people are coming up with tonight .....is not such a bad idea.Landlord of Memorial Stadium said:
Why is it that anytime anyone says a negative about TM, they are a "hater". You can comment when he plays poorly and still support him.BIGREDIOWAN said:
Quarterbacks are typically the most confident player on the team, their confidence doesn't destroy easily. If being out for a series or a few plays does destroy their confidence, then they weren't too high on their abilities to begin with. A short break to catch your breath and get settled will often let things slow down a bit to where he can start thinking clearly again, especially if he's gotten rattled earlier. As an aside, I'm not saying that this needed to happen with TM Saturday night, I'm just speaking in general.
I hope we see it next year. They need to put a "Three-Peat Fumbles Champion" sign on his locker or something.
Problem is, I very rarely see that..................most people that talk negatively about him say things like this, "Bench the bum!" Give me a break, he's one of the best QB's to ever play at Nebraska and his stats certainly show that. I realize he fumbles the ball a lot and I hate it just as much as anyone else does. I'm not naïve enough to think that the back-up QB is our answer and will "fix" our problems. The back-up QB is the most popular guy on the team to the fans, cause he can do no wrong. I'll stick with Martinez cause when he plays good, man it's fun to watch!
I do understand what you're saying BigRedIowan, he does catch a lot of flak (and I admit to giving some, mostly last year), but I don't think that will ever change. Normally the QB is a polarizing figure on a team, more credit than he deserves for a win, more credit for a loss also. And TM takes that to the extreme. I thought one of the commentators earlier this year had the line of the year when he said "Taylor Martinez keeps both teams in the game". But I give him props for the improvements he made last offseason, I hope he can continue to make progress, mostly and most importantly in the ball security area. But as much as some get tired of people ragging on him, it also does get hold that many times you can't make an comment addressing his issues that are problem areas without getting labeled a hater.
