Zach Martin is real MVP of this team

[xwalker]

Player development depends in large part on player acquisition anyway. Whether you improve the personnel by developing them or replacing them, it's still personnel that's at the center of this. Not play calling, which only changed in reaction to their performance.

Bringing it back to the OP that said Martin was the MVP. It appears based on the improvement from the 1st half of 2013 to the 2nd half that the Cowboys were already on their way to a drastic improvement in rushing before Martin was added.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

With everyone shuffling their support for Murray and Romo as league MVP. I place my bet with Zach Martin, who without his overnight transformation of OL would not have allowed Murray and Romo to have career years. Lets be honest, Murray is same guy who's best year was 1,121 yards. Romo is same guy who had poor record in elimination games for his career. So what happend?

Dallas got lucky. Really lucky. Dallas was targeting in draft Ryan Shazier LB (who btw was injured most of year for Pitts and was not given starting job back). Jerry also was considering Manziel. Collectively they decided on Zach Martin. Performing like a 10 year veteran from day 1, the entire OL looked different. Linehan too one look at this group and knew this would be running team in 2014. Now Leary ability to pull was also big factor in line success but it was ultimately Martin pick that solidified the line into better ones in league and catapulted this team into playoffs. On sunday we get to watch power on power with Martin matchup with Suh. Sometimes it just best to be lucky.

Nein. Tausende male nein!

Romo is our MVP and MVP of the NFC east but beyond that I do not know.

 

[DallasBlockersClub]

With everyone shuffling their support for Murray and Romo as league MVP. I place my bet with Zach Martin, who without his overnight transformation of OL would not have allowed Murray and Romo to have career years. Lets be honest, Murray is same guy who's best year was 1,121 yards. Romo is same guy who had poor record in elimination games for his career. So what happend?

Dallas got lucky. Really lucky. Dallas was targeting in draft Ryan Shazier LB (who btw was injured most of year for Pitts and was not given starting job back). Jerry also was considering Manziel. Collectively they decided on Zach Martin. Performing like a 10 year veteran from day 1, the entire OL looked different. Linehan too one look at this group and knew this would be running team in 2014. Now Leary ability to pull was also big factor in line success but it was ultimately Martin pick that solidified the line into better ones in league and catapulted this team into playoffs. On sunday we get to watch power on power with Martin matchup with Suh. Sometimes it just best to be lucky.

No he isn't. No he isn't. No he isn't.

 

[DFWJC]

What is a bigger drop off, Martin to Berny, or Romo to Weeden.

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Plus the position that they play makes the impact of that differential FAR greater.

 

[Doomsday101]

Martin may not be the MVP but I refuse to put down the anointing oil. LOL

 

[percyhoward]

Bringing it back to the OP that said Martin was the MVP...

I didn't write the OP, I was responding to this...

I spend an excessive amount of time watching and re-watching the OLine. To me the #1 thing was the commitment to running game.

My point was that the running game improved before we ever committed to it.

 

[Wood]

Zach Martin changed the DNA of this team. That automatically makes him the MVP in my opinion. Romo & Murray are sames guys they have always been. You take Martin out of equation and Dallas is 8-8 again and we are scratching our heads trying to figure out what it will take to get this team to playoffs. Martin was so dominant that he had ripple effect to entire OL, RB, WR, QB & Def.

 

[ghst187]

i would say Linehan and Marinelli are the MVPs, they were the BIGGEST changes in the offseason and we're all of a sudden 4 wins better.
Although I don't disagree with most of the OP's points about how Martin seemed to really solidify the OL, despite wearing shoulder pads that look more suited to the girls of lingerie football