Denard vs. Martinez
Well there was a lot of talk last year about who was the more electrifying quarterback. Denard put together a complete game yesterday, and he seemed to finally play like he was comfortable. Martinez was smashed by our defense, but I was surprised by the lack of playmaking ability he had with his feet. In my opinion, we clearly have the better playmaker.
November 20th, 2011 at 2:40 PM ^
The two guys share only two aspects in common: both play QB and both were acclaimed as being runners.
The work Denard Robinson obviously put in between Freshman and Sophmore year really paid off. He came in knowing the playbook better and looking more sharp and decisive. The next step of becoming a better passer is trickier but also doable. His mechanics are basically good. He doesn't have a weird low motion or side arm delivery. He just isn't that comfortable making that split second read of "whose going to be open 15-20 yards downfield when the ball gets there" yet.
Martinez is very elusive and has a good acceleration. His burst when he decides to keep it and head up fied is deceptive. His ball fake is excellent - but curiously he kept it too often to be credible. Yes, he can't pass well due to a terrible motion which starts below his waist and then ends up in a three quarters near side arm motion. I wonder if he was a short stop or second baseman once. It may be in the current Nebraska offense, he has never been challenged to improve. He probably spends half of each practice or more reinforcing the timing on the various option plays.
It will be interesting to see the Senior version of Denard Robinson.
November 20th, 2011 at 4:05 PM ^
his throwing motion is awful and it never improves. do they care?
November 20th, 2011 at 5:41 PM ^
Like a girl, they're actually telling the truth.
November 20th, 2011 at 4:50 PM ^
It seemed that Martinez did a lot more speed option plays, whereas Denard gets his yards from zone reads and for once, yesterday, quite a few from scrambles. Different gameplans, so hard to compare.
Definitely did not see any top-flight speed on Martinez to rival Denard, but since our defense played out of its mind yesterday, perhaps T-Magic didn't really get a chance to shine.
Either way, I'm glad 16 is suiting up in maize and blue.