ckparrothead
Premium Member
With respect to Martell's accuracy are you talking about in practice?
Because in games, 23 of 28, couldn't have been all that bad right?
Because in games, 23 of 28, couldn't have been all that bad right?
With respect to Martell's accuracy are you talking about in practice?
Because in games, 23 of 28, couldn't have been all that bad right?
1. Lawrence
2. Tua
3. Murray
4. Fromm
5. Herbert
6. Haskins
7. Lock
haha we are gonna draft lock arent we? Or trade next years first to move up for Haskins.
IDK, for as hyped as he was I was a bit disappointed. Character wise I thought he was really impressive for a young guy and he always said the right things to the media. Easily as competitive as Mayfield. Students and players LOVE Martel.
What puzzled me was how accurate he was when throwing off balance or on the run but then when he set his feet and had all day to throw he couldn’t hit anything. I don’t think this bothered Urban at all because in his offense Martell would probably get 100 yards rushing. I got the feeling it drove Ryan Day nuts. Day basically wouldn’t even let Tate compete. Day had Matt Baldwin ( future transfer portal guy) above Martell. Baldwin is a stud BTW, 3 star, and he’s giving Fields all he wants in Spring practice.
So I’m still a huge Martel fan and will watch every game, but something needs fixed. All these OSU transfer QB’s are really messing with my Saturday schedule. Now I’ve got to watch Ohio State, LSU, and hopefully Miami if Tate gets cleared.
I'm an avid HS fan and watched Tate Martell quite a bit while at Bishop Gorman. If not for his size, he'd have been a much bigger recruit than he was -- even though he was still highly recruited and ended up at my tOSU. You're spot on that Martell is certainly more in the Urban Meyer mold of QB's. I'm sure Day and Kevin Wilson were the reason he sat behind Haskins -- along with Haskins being pretty darn good himself -- as they both prefer a more prototypical pocket passing QB.
I'm mixed on what I've seen regarding Martell's maturity in HS and at tOSU. He comes from a well off family and is a bit entitled. But I love his moxie and confidence. I'm thoroughly disappointed in his decision to transfer w/o giving Fields a fight for the job. After all the talking he did and trying to steer Fields away from tOSU by claiming he would beat him out, he bailed pretty darn quickly. I see that as a red flag. Part of the entitlement. I get believing he knows the system better and has a leg up based upon experience in practice -- but he still has to earn the job. Unless he was flat out told by Day/Wilson that he has no shot, I just don't understand or respect his decision to leave w/o fighting it out in camp. But perhaps that's just me.
That all said, the kid has a ton of talent. He arguably had just as impressive of a HS career as Kyler Murray. At least one National QB guru went on record saying that he believes Tate can make all the throws and can be a star at the collegiate level. I won't be surprised at all if he stars at the U. But his reluctance to compete with Fields because he and his family felt he was already entitled to the job is something that irks me and is something I think scouts will remember come draft time.
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