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Anyone else surprised Blake Martinez isn't signed yet?

Jolly Blue Giant : 9/18/2022 9:01 pm
I figured teams would wait until after week one so they wouldn't have to guarantee his salary. Thats come and gone.
Im in the  
Straw Hat : 9/18/2022 9:02 pm : link
Minority around here, but I never thought he was very good.
I think the  
Semipro Lineman : 9/18/2022 9:11 pm : link
best take of the Blake Martinez situation came from GBN who speculated that the Giants were being polite with their explanation about why they cut him instead of saying that he was still hampered by his injuries
RE: I think the  
Jolly Blue Giant : 9/18/2022 9:12 pm : link
In comment 15822434 Semipro Lineman said:
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best take of the Blake Martinez situation came from GBN who speculated that the Giants were being polite with their explanation about why they cut him instead of saying that he was still hampered by his injuries

interesting....I didn't read that
I am  
PakistanPete : 9/18/2022 9:13 pm : link
thought he'd be signed by LV.


But not very good? Nah, can't buy those noodles.
RE: Im in the  
Vanzetti : 9/18/2022 9:16 pm : link
In comment 15822418 Straw Hat said:
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Minority around here, but I never thought he was very good.


Same here. Made most of his tackles 4-5 yards off LOS
Healthy he was definitely  
gersh : 9/18/2022 9:31 pm : link
an above average LB
If he’s close to healthy - then it has to be either:
-that he is being unrealistic about money or
-will only play for certain teams?
You guys are overthinking it  
Vanzetti : 9/18/2022 9:47 pm : link
He is just not that good

Same as every other guy who is not signed
Nope  
MyNameIsMyName : 9/18/2022 9:49 pm : link
Slow LB’s lack a home in todays league
RE: I think the  
Matt in SGS : 9/18/2022 9:53 pm : link
In comment 15822434 Semipro Lineman said:
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best take of the Blake Martinez situation came from GBN who speculated that the Giants were being polite with their explanation about why they cut him instead of saying that he was still hampered by his injuries


This. I think he's knee has sapped his quickness, which was a huge part of his game. He was going to get buried just like Golladay has and he came to an agreement with the coaches and front office to let him go so he could try to find another job. The Giants didn't say anything other than he wasn't a fit so it didn't hinder him. They did this with Antonio Pierce years ago when his neck was the reason they cut him but he wanted to keep playing, so they blamed it on the cap or wanting to get Jonathan Goff more playing time or whatever in order to help him find another job in the NFL.
Maybe he's not good  
Jerry in_DC : 9/18/2022 9:58 pm : link
Maybe he's waiting for a role to open up. Vets do that sometimes. Maybe an ILB on a contending team gets hurt and there's a good role for him somewhere
Perhaps he is stil trying to come back from his injury and is because  
Jack Stroud : 9/18/2022 10:08 pm : link
of his age it is taking longer than expected. Teams, like the Giants, want to get younger and faster, Martinez does not fit in.
RE: Perhaps he is stil trying to come back from his injury and is because  
DavidinBMNY : 9/19/2022 7:22 am : link
In comment 15822541 Jack Stroud said:
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of his age it is taking longer than expected. Teams, like the Giants, want to get younger and faster, Martinez does not fit in.
He's likely to get a call later in the season, and he might be healthier by then.
I am mildly suprised considering  
Essex : 9/19/2022 7:54 am : link
he basically asked for his release—you kind of figure he and his agent had a plan—but I guess they didn’t
My buddy is a diehard Packers fan  
Mayo2JZ : 9/19/2022 8:18 am : link
and he said they let him go because he was a liability in coverage and most of his tackles were 10-12 yds downfield
RE: RE: Im in the  
Sec_149 : 9/19/2022 8:44 am : link
In comment 15822454 Vanzetti said:
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In comment 15822418 Straw Hat said:


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Minority around here, but I never thought he was very good.



Same here. Made most of his tackles 4-5 yards off LOS


I am with you. Tackles are the most overrated stat of all time. If you are a lb and making tackles 6-7 yards off the los, you should not be applauded.
RE: My buddy is a diehard Packers fan  
Eric from BBI : Admin : 9/19/2022 8:51 am : link
In comment 15822800 Mayo2JZ said:
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and he said they let him go because he was a liability in coverage and most of his tackles were 10-12 yds downfield


That was the knock on him when we signed him.

It proved to be a myth.

Some revisionist history going on here. Martinez was a stud in 2020.
He'll get signed  
gidiefor : Mod : 9/19/2022 8:52 am : link
he doesn't really have to play if he doesn't want to and it may help him to continue rehabbing
Not surprised  
armstead98 : 9/19/2022 8:54 am : link
I started a thread a week after he was released saying it was telling that he wasn’t signed. People jumped all over it saying the league was just waiting a week.

But if he was worthy of a starting spot someone wouldn’t have cared about the guaranteed money.

Clearly he’s not the player he was, probably due to injuries.

As Eric said, it’s not that he used to suck, he was very good when healthy.
Eric is right  
gersh : 9/19/2022 12:08 pm : link
We don’t know his level of play post injury
But he was very good here when he was healthy
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