Matt Lubick says Adrian Martinez has always had NFL-like arm strength, but his accuracy has taken a step up this spring. That and more from practice.
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Physical ability has never been an issue despite how much some folks like to bag on him.
1. Quick Accurate Decision Making accross board
2. Consistent Accuracy in passing game
3. % of runs that end in fumble combined with volume of carries
2600 yards passing and 17/8 in 2018 is not bad for freshman when he had Zig, Morgan, Spielmann and a nice big ten average offensive line. Unfortunately as talent dropped he regressed in all the areas or maybe it was just harder for coaches to manage him without the running game we had in 2018 and a physical go to receiver like Morgan.
I would like to believe that those things can be fixed enough that his true physical ability can show through consistently. I am catiously optimistic that he can improve on the Freshman performance in 2021. I believe the overall talent is better than 2018 and think we will see the improvement from freshman year we hoped for in 2019. I will probably regret this in some future post but I think we ill see something like following from Martinez in 2021
3000 yards passing (250 per game assuming he plays 12)
There will be a 1000 yard receiver like 2018
21 TD to 7 Int
600 yards rushing with attempt averaging less than 10 per game (not counting sacks)
Overall turnovers about 1 per game
Not great but enough to win West.