With last week’s lost, why play Martinez this week? Why not save him for Michigan? No certainty about a 12 game or a win for the 12th game. Bigger bang beating Michigan in Michigan.
Why even play Martinez?
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If he is medically cleared, and he is able, we play him because he needs the experience. One incomplete game under his belt does not prepare him for Michigan in the big house. A second game would help him an awful lot, I would imagine. Just my opinion.
Well at this point there is no knowledge (outside of the team) whether Martinez will or won't play. Without being the examining doctor it's just an impossible call to make for fans.
If he's healthy and there is no risk of further aggravating the injury, why not play him. He's a true freshman and at this point needs all the game experience he can get.
If there's any risk of aggravating the injury, why play him because Bunch seems capable as the back up.
Up to the doctor(s) to provide a recommendation. That's their job not ours.
If he's healthy and there is no risk of further aggravating the injury, why not play him. He's a true freshman and at this point needs all the game experience he can get.
If there's any risk of aggravating the injury, why play him because Bunch seems capable as the back up.
Up to the doctor(s) to provide a recommendation. That's their job not ours.
In my opinion, if Martinez is 100%, then you play him against Troy. He’s a true freshman that needs all the snaps, all the minutes and all the playing time as possible. This sets him up for the future and helps us even more year/s down the road. But Frost is no dummy, if Martinez isn’t 100%, I don’t see Frost playing him. Bunch should be good enough to manage the offense to help beat Troy. But yes, all the minutes and snaps possible is indeed needed throughout this season for Martinez . It’s pretty simple, honestly.
Bunch will play, however, Martinez should get and needs real game experience...if he’s medically cleared. Additionally, we need a win against Troy to make our way towards 6 wins and lock-in a bowl game.
Does anyone think every player that plays is 100%? They all have dings and sprains to a certain extent, that is football. There was already discussion about Bell being hurt last game and we know Jones has been hurt but possibly not football related. Many players play when they are not 100% so that standard, as far as I can tell, is out the window.
Both arguments are valid. Don't risk him if he isn't ready, and play him if he is. We're going to find out how durable he is one way or another, I just would rather find out sooner than later.
I don't like this idea of not knowing week to week, and I think it hinders things offensively. Those guys haven't yet gelled, and at some point, you want or rather need things to solidify so you can make progress. It feels like we are even further behind than we should be.
The desire to get the offense on a stable footing with your QB would def impact my decision as a coach. I would not want this uncertainty, and remember all this uncertainty was primed by an extra long QB battle before a starter was named in fall camp. That time could have been better used to solidify your 1 & 2 units without the uncertainty or drama.
I don't like this idea of not knowing week to week, and I think it hinders things offensively. Those guys haven't yet gelled, and at some point, you want or rather need things to solidify so you can make progress. It feels like we are even further behind than we should be.
The desire to get the offense on a stable footing with your QB would def impact my decision as a coach. I would not want this uncertainty, and remember all this uncertainty was primed by an extra long QB battle before a starter was named in fall camp. That time could have been better used to solidify your 1 & 2 units without the uncertainty or drama.
This is exactly how we should approach it. If he's cleared, we should play both him and Bunch. Teams pretty much never go through a year with only one QB and if Bunch is going to be the backup we need to give him reps to be ready -- and given that Martinez is already hurt, we KNOW we need that depth.
How much do we play Martinez. I wouldn't play him a ton, maybe just one out of ever three series
You play thru pain. You do not play thru injuries. If the pain is just that you go. If there is a good chance of further injury cause you are not ready then you sit!
With AMart, you have to proceed with caution. The kid wants to play, Frost wants the best chance to win. He should play if the risk of further injury is judged to be low, as in the range of if the injury event had not occurred in the first place.
If his mobility is still impacted and/or the confidence is not there in terms of AMart being able to making running cuts and such, he should not play.
If his mobility is still impacted and/or the confidence is not there in terms of AMart being able to making running cuts and such, he should not play.
You mean like the general area? Evanston? Waukegan? Rockford?
Well that’s just a silly question, I think we all know this answer and your right, players play dinged up all the time and do just fine. But this time we are talking about an injuried knee on a dual threat QB and from what I seen...hasn’t practiced much this week at all (which yes, he needs to heal so let his knee rest and not practice). Playing Martinez dinged up or partially hurt when he’s missed half the week of practices or more...in my opinion would just be silly when we do have Bunch and then we have a team like Michigan looming in the background for the next weeks game.