Martin not playing Tackle just proves the coaches don’t get it

Streetwise said:

At some point you have to ask: Why put a player in a position that they're not as good?

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CowboyRoy said:

I agree he should be out there. Only thing I can think of is they need Martin for Zeke and the run game up the middle.

Or they want to see what the new swing tackle looks like. McGovern played great last game and has looked good. He needs to be out there.

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terra said:

When you are forced to face morons who think steele is better at RT then Martin, name calling is appropriate.

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Hawkeye0202 said:

Tell that to the NFLPA....
BTW what happens if he has a season-ending injury?

Just me but I think you leave your BEST player playing his best position.

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Hawkeye0202 said:

Bingo! .....especially if he's your ALL-Pro who doesn't wanna move to a different position.

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Streetwise said:

See how some twist it, like you're saying "Martin isn't as good as (Insert Linemen) at RT?
The best players at their position start and it's up to the staff to fill in the voids. I don't subscribe to the band-aid POV.

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Bullflop said:

Guess what, folks -- the decision has been made and all we can do is sit back and see what happens! End of story . . .

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ninja said:

I’ll defer to the coaches on this one. My order would be:
Plan A - Steele
Plan B - Nsehke
Plan C - Farniok/Knight
Plan D - Martin to OT.

I also might rotate Steele and Nsehke to keep the big guys fresh.

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ninja said:

I’ll defer to the coaches on this one. My order would be:
Plan A - Steele
Plan B - Nsehke
Plan C - Farniok/Knight
Plan D - Martin to OT.

I also might rotate Steele and Nsehke to keep the big guys fresh.

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The Quest for Six said:

McGovern is better at right guard than any of the other spares on the roster playing right tackle...And we already seen this work last year finally when the idiots running this show finally put Martin at right tackle last year

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Hawkeye0202 said:

Remember Zeke calls him the best player on the team. His side of the OL is where we get all our positive run plays. In other words, he's money at guard and you can manufacture some help ( if needed ) for a decent backup RT.

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OmerV said:

Probably. I tend to agree with you. But it's not that wild a notion to think it could be as good or better keeping Martin at the position he is most comfortable and experienced at, even if the other position is somewhat less capably handled. It's all about the combination

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CATCH17 said:

There is no logical explanation to not play Martin at Tackle over this 5 game stretch.

Martin has the ability to play Tackle at a high level and you are purposely making yourself worse for whatever reason.

If Dallas can’t figure this out then we got coaching problems still. Martin shouldn’t have a say in this either. He’s paid to do a job and it’s not a permanent switch. It’s a short term solution that fixes a big problem.

This is a clear obvious move and if anything happens because of our right tackle it’s 100% on the decision makers who saw the obvious thing to do and ignored it.

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Streetwise said:

If we have a decent blocking TE, that could be factored in on the formations if the RT struggles. Same with a RB. Elliott picked up a bunch of linemen vs. Tampa.

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Streetwise said:

I would feel different if it were the LT and only because Prescott is a righty. But moving Martin to the outside makes the inside that much younger, inexperienced and weaker. Unless fans want to prop up McGovern, Williams and Bladasz. To me Williams at LG benefits from help from Smith at LT, Bladasz benefits from having Martin right next door. And, whoever goes in at RT will also benefit from having Martin at RG. If we had Frederick at C, I wouldn't have an issue, but we have nothing close. I don't think our O line was all that great vs. Tampa, regardless of their talented D.

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CATCH17 said:

There is no logical explanation to not play Martin at Tackle over this 5 game stretch.

Martin has the ability to play Tackle at a high level and you are purposely making yourself worse for whatever reason.

If Dallas can’t figure this out then we got coaching problems still. Martin shouldn’t have a say in this either. He’s paid to do a job and it’s not a permanent switch. It’s a short term solution that fixes a big problem.

This is a clear obvious move and if anything happens because of our right tackle it’s 100% on the decision makers who saw the obvious thing to do and ignored it.

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CATCH17 said:

There is no logical explanation to not play Martin at Tackle over this 5 game stretch.

Martin has the ability to play Tackle at a high level and you are purposely making yourself worse for whatever reason.

If Dallas can’t figure this out then we got coaching problems still. Martin shouldn’t have a say in this either. He’s paid to do a job and it’s not a permanent switch. It’s a short term solution that fixes a big problem.

This is a clear obvious move and if anything happens because of our right tackle it’s 100% on the decision makers who saw the obvious thing to do and ignored it.

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OmerV said:

Good point. Elliott is a strong blocker at RB. Not sure we have much in the way of blocking at TE though. Schultz is a little better than Jarwin.

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Streetwise said:

We were one dimensional vs. Tampa. Without Martin at RG.

Our strength is NOT in the middle without Martin, did you watch the Tampa game?

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