[Husker] Martinez

[Steve Reichenbach]

I think all Bob was saying was that a little perspective and measured
judgment is warranted by those of us who couldn't do what those we
are often to quick criticize are expected to do.  Northwestern's
defense isn't "terrible" nor was Martinez' performance "mediocre".
It's kind of like what I hate about Fox News on the right and MSNBC
on the left --- everything is over-loud, exagerated, and lacking in
perspective or nuance.  I'd prefer we were more careful with our
words, like an intelligent exchange on the News Hour.


> So again, if you didn't play college football you're not entitled to express an opinion? Would make for a mighty boring discussion/mail list.
> 
> I also imagine if you're not a former professional journalist, you have no business criticizing other journalists. Right? ;-)
> --
> Greg Zimmerman, UNL '75
> Overland Park, Kansas
> 
> ---- Robert Christensen <fourbox at nctc.net> wrote: 
> > Thank you, thank you, thank you Steve.  Most of the complainers couldn't 
> > carry a football to their car in the drive way without fumbling it and 
> > they surely couldn't complete a pass.  You want to see bad form?  Watch 
> > me, or any of the complainers!!!
> > 
> > Bob in the Sandhills.
> > 
> > 
> > On 11/6/2011 9:45 AM, Steve Reichenbach wrote:
> > > The reason that the offense only scored 25 points is that the defense
> > > allowed the Northwestern offense to hold the ball for more than 34
> > > minutes and rack up 25 first downs and nearly 500yds of total offense.
> > >
> > > Martinez was on the mark on almost every pass.  He was 28-37, better
> > > than 75%, with zero interceptions and I remember at least three dropped
> > > passes that were nearly perfect --- two to Bell and one to Kinnie.
> > > The only bad one I can remember was throwing it into his blocker's back.
> > > He had a couple of nice scrambles too.  People have been all over
> > > Martinez this year, sometimes with justification, but he played a great
> > > game Saturday and deserves credit, not lousy fans who call a great
> > > performance "mediocre".  To what little extent the offense struggled
> > > --- fumbles by Burkhead and Quincy, dropped passes, and penalties ---
> > > it most certainly wasn't Martinez' fault.
> > >
> > >> Martinez was going against a terrible defense, so I'm not sure why
> > >> you're taking so much out of a mediocre offensive performance.  The
> > >> defense didn't play great but Nebraska should have been able to put
> > >> up more than 25 points today.
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