Valiant

January 17th, 2017 at 12:48 PM ^

I don't think we are looking to take both, but also not sure why it would have to mean Nico is out.  It's obvious that the staff feels much less confident in Nico than they once did, so getting back in on Martin just makes sense.  I would guess the first to commit now gets the spot.  Hopefully one of them will.

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Mr. Yost

January 17th, 2017 at 7:07 PM ^

Agreed. Recruit them both, recruit them both hard....we have one spot. First guy who wants it, the other one is out. 

Enough holding spots to get burned at the last second. If ti's the #1 kid in the country okay...if it's early in the recruiting cycle...that's fine too. But in the last 2 weeks. It's all about who WANTS to be a Wolverine.

I really like Martin and with ol' boy in some legal trouble, I actually think Martin can play right away. DPJ, Hawkins and Black are going to be just fine on the outside.

I love Collins too, don't get me wrong, he can go get the ball as good as anyone I've seen in the country. But we can't sit around and watch him commit to UGA at the last second and get stuck with nothing.

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DCGrad

January 17th, 2017 at 1:39 PM ^

but we currently have 27 commits in a class that might get up to 32. The 27 contains Kai Herbert and Kurt Taylor, both of who may not end up in the class.

Players we are in on:

Collins

Martin

Becton

Solomon

Tufele

Jackson

Gay

Slaton (maybe)

Ford (maybe)

Thorpe

If we don't have any decommits then I don't think there will be a spot for Martin. If we lose Herbert and/or Taylor, I could see UM taking both Martin and Collins. Obviously this is just my guess.

Concerning the list above, I don't think we have much a shot with Tufele, Jackson, or Slaton. Ford and Thorpe are total wild cards. Pretty decent shot at Collins, Martin, Solomon, Becton, and Gay.

EDIT: Samuels may be a soft commit right now as well, though I believe he will remain in hte class. Who would really choose Arizona over Michigan?

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war-dawg69

January 17th, 2017 at 4:04 PM ^

Absolutely correct. Martins recruitment has nothing to do with whether Collins joins the class or not. I believe they will take both if they can get them. Whether that was always the case, who knows, but I think they will go after both of them with equal intensity.  Go Blue!.

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Braylon_Edward…

January 17th, 2017 at 1:17 PM ^

Maybe, but this could mean keeping Crawford/McDoom/Nate Johnson outside as opposed to one being forced inside. With Nico, you maybe move Crawford inside. With Martin, you have Crawford outside. Just an observation.

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I Like Burgers

January 17th, 2017 at 1:42 PM ^

No, but having Wheatley, Nico's primary recruiter, heading off to Jacksonville shortly after Nico had a surge of interest in Georgia certainly has a large affect.

If he was trending Georgia before Wheatley left, I'd say that's a pretty bad sign.  Going to be tough to hold on, or make up ground on Georgia with a new primary recruiter a few weeks before signing day.

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NowTameInThe603

January 17th, 2017 at 2:07 PM ^

You are wrong. Everyone who up voted you is wrong. If you don't follow recruiting don't chime in. Just sit on the sideline or go talk about milk. Martin was considered a "lock" and then just disappeared. Why do you think that is? There was so many reports at the time that said staff only wanted 4 wr in tthe class. Impossible to miss if you follow recruiting even a little. I hate you

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jalenwestman

January 17th, 2017 at 2:35 PM ^

Martin can play outside and the slot. He can also play a little DB and return punts. The problem is, we have fallen behind ND and maybe MSU and Iowa on him. UCLA and OSU jumping in aren't going to help. We have some work to do here. Need him to take an offical. I think Iowa is actually the darkhorse here with a new OC, with Greg Davis they were out of the picture.

My guess is Martin goes ND, unless Pep has some serious recruiting game. Same with Nico, he is GA unless Pep can close. If Pep can close on both, I think Kurt Taylor is out.

I would rather have Nico than Martin, but as I said before....If we get Solomon, I don't care if don't get anyone else.

 

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mgobaran

January 17th, 2017 at 12:30 PM ^

Meh. I could. We lost out on some guys we thought we would get. Now that we have space for 32 and trouble getting there, why not fill with best available. Jim Harbaughs personality and meritocracy will lead to a higher transfer rate than we are used to around here. 

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Mr Miggle

January 17th, 2017 at 12:45 PM ^

There was also this guy called Najee. We could quite possibly throw in Sebastian or another safety like Paris Ford. While this may well signal Nico going elsewhere, we have room for another skill position player. Martin was probably the best of all the ones we had a good shot at.

A problem with too many WRs will sort itself out. Having one more good option is not a bad thing. I like it better than just adding someone for depth where there isn't a dire need.

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