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RB Damien Martinez commits to Miami
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Long weekend. A few bonus cheeks added
Welcome to the U Damien!!
Can't wait to see Martinez, a healthy Mark Fletcher, and Jordan Lyle running behind this offensive line in the playoffs.
Damien Martinez JR 6-0 237
Mark Fletcher SO 6-2 225
Jordan Lyle FR 6-0 190
Damien Martinez JR 6-0 237
Mark Fletcher SO 6-2 225
Jordan Lyle FR 6-0 190
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Long weekend. A few bonus cheeks added
Welcome to the U Damien!!
I prefer talent-level vs style comps - and there I completely I agree with you. IMO Martinez has legit lower-end starting NFL RB ability like Hubbard.
But Hubbard is 210/4.48 where as Martinez is more a 230/4.60 type.
I think of Martinez as more of a highly effective North/South thumper - like a Carlos Hyde or Samaje Perine.
He's a big time get and I think he'll have a monster year & go pro. Even if Fletcher is 100% healthy - Martinez will be the alpha in the RB room. He's going to be fun to watch.
Carlos Hyde is a great comp. Very underrated career. Not an all pro or anything but he had some good seasons for some terrible teams in the NFL
**** 237lbs is no joke.
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I have tons of respect for you both but I don't know know about the Chuba comparison. I had a chance to watch Chuba a few times in HS as I lived about 20 mins from his hometown. He was a legit sub 11 100m track sprinter. He's developed the power to his game in college but he's got legit long speed. You Americans always think we're slow up here lol
I just dont see Martinez breaking many long runs. I only caught a few ORst games last year (and truthfully I watched more to see how DJ U was progressing) and I came away impressed by Martinez's ability to run in heavy boxes.
At Miami, Martinez will be surrounded by too much talent for teams to simply just load the box on us. I'm hoping he can be our Eddie Lacy (Bama's Eddie Lacy). A true power back that makes the first miss.
I agree because both are athletic and similar sizes but not super shifty. One cut runners. That being said Chubba was a good receiver too, idk how Martinez is as a pass catcher.
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Interesting note on Martinez per Matt Shodell of Canesport:
Martinez is still finishing up his credits at Oregon State so he won't be able to enroll until Summer B - June 17th. Because of that he isn't allowed in the facility. He will be working out/training up in Tampa at House of Athletes until he can enroll at Miami....
Martinez is still finishing up his credits at Oregon State so he won't be able to enroll until Summer B - June 17th. Because of that he isn't allowed in the facility. He will be working out/training up in Tampa at House of Athletes until he can enroll at Miami....
Good intel. Any specifics on why in Tampa?
Brandon Marshall has a famous gym there that athletes around the country use for training. House of Athlete.
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House of Athlete | House Of Athlete
House of Athlete is a gym in Weston and Tampa Florida. A gym dedicated to improving both mental and physical fitness for today's athletes.
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That's the one.House of Athlete | House Of Athlete
House of Athlete is a gym in Weston and Tampa Florida. A gym dedicated to improving both mental and physical fitness for today's athletes.
I think the one in Weston closed
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