phildadon86
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Ummm. I focus a lot on OL play when I rewatch games. Martin is still one of if not the best player on this team. With the new scheme coming in. Trust me. You will see a lot of runs behind him and Tyron this season.It's crazy that fans who watched the games believe he allowed no sacks or that he couldn't have been called for penalties. There is a difference between being very good and being All Pro every year or HOF worthy.
ZM started his career crazy good and was very deserving of All Pro and talk of a possible HOF career. But his play fell off after a few years and he hasn't been that guy who is going to open holes regardless of who's in front of him or pick up every stunt. I'm sure that is due to age & toll the game takes. I'm not suggesting he doesn't try hard but the name of the game is performance not "try hard".
How many times did we run behind him over the past 3-4 years on a short yardage situation and how many times did we get it? The answer is not a lot and very few. An All Pro should be a difference maker you can count on in those situations. Instead they generally ran behind other players because they know he doesn't get the same movement he used to. All I am saying is look at what's really happening not the image you have from his early career.
You are forgetting we had an OC who used crayon to draw up his run game plans.