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http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2012...rospects-boise-state-running-back-doug-martin
by rabblerousr on Apr 16, 2012 9:00 AM CDT in Dallas Cowboys 2012 Draft
Doug Martin shreds and sheds the Sun Devil defense en route to Las Vegas Bowl MVP honors
In the next couple of days, our draft profile series spotlight will focus on two players who most Cowboys fans were shocked to see appear on the lists of pre-draft visits to Valley Ranch: running backs Doug Martin and Cyrus Gray, of Boise State and Texas A&M, respectively. We found this surprising largely because Dallas appears to be well set at the position, with three runners, each of whom runs with a different style and seems to fit a specific role in the offense. That said, you can never be too deep at running back in the NFL, as the Cowboys were so rudely reminded last season, when both Felix Jones and DeMarco Murray missed significant games due to injury.
Enter Doug Martin, who has been BSU's bell cow for the past two seasons, gaining over 1,200 yards in each; for his career, Martin totaled 3,431 rushing yards and piled up 43 touchdowns. Here is a nice career highlights video; watching it, you can see that Martin is a decisive runner who hits the hole hard, ably negotiates tight spaces, and uses sharp cuts to make people miss in the open field. He is an effective runner between the tackles and can burst through the lane to take it to the house. Plus, he's multi-dimensional: he's a natural receiver and is a superb special teams player, both as a returner and a coverage guy.
In 2011, Martin earned first team All-Mountain West honors, after accumulating 1,892 all-purpose yards and 19 total touchdowns. Martin then proceeded to put an exclamation point on his season by earning a Las Vegas Bowl MVP nod after roasting Arizona State's defense, totaling 301 all-purpose yards and two scores, including a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown to start the game (here's a terrific video of his work against the Sun Devils).
by rabblerousr on Apr 16, 2012 9:00 AM CDT in Dallas Cowboys 2012 Draft
Doug Martin shreds and sheds the Sun Devil defense en route to Las Vegas Bowl MVP honors
In the next couple of days, our draft profile series spotlight will focus on two players who most Cowboys fans were shocked to see appear on the lists of pre-draft visits to Valley Ranch: running backs Doug Martin and Cyrus Gray, of Boise State and Texas A&M, respectively. We found this surprising largely because Dallas appears to be well set at the position, with three runners, each of whom runs with a different style and seems to fit a specific role in the offense. That said, you can never be too deep at running back in the NFL, as the Cowboys were so rudely reminded last season, when both Felix Jones and DeMarco Murray missed significant games due to injury.
Enter Doug Martin, who has been BSU's bell cow for the past two seasons, gaining over 1,200 yards in each; for his career, Martin totaled 3,431 rushing yards and piled up 43 touchdowns. Here is a nice career highlights video; watching it, you can see that Martin is a decisive runner who hits the hole hard, ably negotiates tight spaces, and uses sharp cuts to make people miss in the open field. He is an effective runner between the tackles and can burst through the lane to take it to the house. Plus, he's multi-dimensional: he's a natural receiver and is a superb special teams player, both as a returner and a coverage guy.
In 2011, Martin earned first team All-Mountain West honors, after accumulating 1,892 all-purpose yards and 19 total touchdowns. Martin then proceeded to put an exclamation point on his season by earning a Las Vegas Bowl MVP nod after roasting Arizona State's defense, totaling 301 all-purpose yards and two scores, including a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown to start the game (here's a terrific video of his work against the Sun Devils).
