martin
Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 1:05 pmis demyron martin going to play on tuesday? i saw the dmn article that said he was back practicing in full pads? could be a great boost for our offense
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Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 1:05 pmPosted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 1:26 pmBennett seemed rather confident that Martin and Henderson would play. Muse less so, so good to hear he is out there.
Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 1:39 pmI'd only be in favor of DeMyron playing if he is 100%. The other running backs are doing a decent (not spectacular) job. A limping Martin has shown this year that he is not the same running back we saw last year when injured. If waiting an extra 12 days will put him at 100%, then wait.
Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 1:45 pmEastStang wrote:I'd only be in favor of DeMyron playing if he is 100%. The other running backs are doing a decent (not spectacular) job. A limping Martin has shown this year that he is not the same running back we saw last year when injured. If waiting an extra 12 days will put him at 100%, then wait.
I can concur with ES. Martin runs with such a punishing, straight-ahead style that if he is tentative he will not be effective. We desperately need to beat those drag-queens...er...dragons.
Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 1:48 pmLet drag-ons be drag-ons. 
Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 1:59 pmSome experience at game speed would be good to prepare for the upcoming games.
UAB is #56 in rush offense and SMU is #72 but when looking at ypc the numbers are #69 and #71 respectively.
Defensively the numbers for rush defense/ypc for UAB and SMU are #85/#91 and #14/#13 respectively. Using Martin and others vs. UAB's run D will be important. SMU should be able to take away a significant part of UAB's offense.
Note, UAB has scorred 11 TDs rushing while SMU has only 3, and 2 of those are by Willis. Would be good to get the running game going.
So Martin will be needed down the stretch whether in this game or not. But I hope he is ready this week.
UAB is #56 in rush offense and SMU is #72 but when looking at ypc the numbers are #69 and #71 respectively.
Defensively the numbers for rush defense/ypc for UAB and SMU are #85/#91 and #14/#13 respectively. Using Martin and others vs. UAB's run D will be important. SMU should be able to take away a significant part of UAB's offense.
Note, UAB has scorred 11 TDs rushing while SMU has only 3, and 2 of those are by Willis. Would be good to get the running game going.
So Martin will be needed down the stretch whether in this game or not. But I hope he is ready this week.
Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 1:59 pmAll three; Martin, Muse, and Henderson, have returned to practice in full pads so I am sure that all three will be in uniform playing on Tuesday.
Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 6:34 pmgood
Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 11:43 amToday's (10/28/06) DMN reports Martin's hamstring bothering him again.....
Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 1:18 pmYea, I saw him walk out of practice the other day to the locker rooms. Didn't bode well, and then this story comes out.
Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 6:52 pmi heard he pulled his other hamstring... and won't be playing tuesday night, but we"ll seemr. pony wrote:Today's (10/28/06) DMN reports Martin's hamstring bothering him again.....
Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 2:14 amHopefully, Martin is not "injury-prone" the rest of his time at SMU.
Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 10:05 amProbably more of a conditioning problem after the foot injury. He had no such problems last year.
Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 2:15 pmcan he still apply for a medical redshirt if he can't play Tuesday?
Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 3:16 pmNope -- the rule, I believe, is that no player who gets on the field after one-third of the regular season is over (conference championship games and bowl games are not applicable) is eligible for a medical redshirt. Since Martin played the entire game against UTEP -- SMU's fifth game in a 12-game season -- he would not be eligible for a sixth year.