Martin will be a Hall of Famer at guard. He was injured last season as a tackle. Also, the run and inside protection for Dak Prescott is much better with Martin at right guard. The run and passing lanes improve with Martin inside...look, before someone leaps, maybe.
Id say Smith McGovern Biadasz Martin Williams, but that's just me.
At some point you have to ask: Why put a player in a position that they're not as good?I’m one of maybe the few that believes it’s more of a vulnerable injury risk to swing Martin outside to tackle, at this age (31 yrs in ’21) and stage of his age and career.
I am one that also believe the extended challenge outside playing on an open island placed more of a physical strain on his body, and that even led to the calf strain.
Thank goodness that he did not suffer an Achilles tendon tear.
I think the club will only resort to this Martin move to RT, if it was a desperate, last resort per injury depth issue.
- Where I ever still believe these coaches really blew it is, instead of choosing to flex Conner Williams as a utility OT, (where he excelled at that position role in college at UT)
they chose to force him to play utility center, a position he’s never played at either college or NFL, and where he struggled the entire summer attempting to make the C transition.
- Also if we're really so terrified of our backups, and cannot trust them, then they really don't need to be on this roster.
They have no problem going with Brandon Knight an out-placed OG turn to emergency OT.
- And they have no problem rolling out scrubs Terrence Steele and Ty Nysekhe – and Josh Ball was gonna be a developmental process type OT.
But yet OL coach Philibin wasn't keen on moving and coaching up the young and athletic Williams as a utility emergency OT..??
You're not a coach, so just quit this crap....
Martin is capable of being one of the best RTs in the league. If Collins continues his current trend of not being available for whatever reasons, then Martin should change positions. McGovern looks promising at the RG position. IMO, the moves would put the most promising oline on the field. Speaking of questionable decisions, C. Williams’ talent and physique fits the tackle position much more than it fits the guard position. They tried him a center, which fits his talent like fitting a square peg in a round hole, but they won’t try him at either tackle position. He was a very good tackle in college, so it is questionable why he hasn’t at least been tried at the tackle position. I find it hard to believe that a couple inches of arm length prevents trying him at tackle.
Yeah I don't think he wants to and I don't blame him.
understand, but were they weaker against TB? no I think McGovern held his own very well. Badiaz Did as well. Yeah the most logical lineup would be Collins at RT and Martin at RG, but without Collins RT backup is a huge downgrade.
Both positions requires certain traits from the player , but tackle is less physical . Since Martin has had some lingering issues with his calves and lower leg, it might create less stress at the tackle position. The movement required at tackle may be repetitive, but it creates less stress because less power is needed at the position. At guard, every play is stressful and requires power. A lingering leg injury has little chance of recovering if the leg is in constant battles of power.
I agree. It is big difference between McGovern filling in for Martin and the huge drop in talent from Martin to one of these backup tackles.
