Cam Ward: "Damien Martinez and Mark Fletcher are the best RB duo in the country."

[DMoney]

Cam Ward has been the talk of college football through two weeks of the season. He met with reporters to discuss Ball State and the progress of the team:

On whether the offense is playing its best football: Nah, we're not even close to our best football if you go back and really watch the tape. From the first game, I would say there's a minimum of 10 bad plays just from a quarterback and receiver standpoint. And from this last game, the biggest takeaway was with the fourth downs...

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[AtlAtty]

Martinez in particular is excellent at setting up blocks. He has that uncommon patience to give the Olineman time and then has the acceleration to exploit the block. There is a Leveon Bell quality to his style of running.

 

[Colombie]

And the great thing is Lyle has the potential to be as good by the end of the season.

 

[JHallCanes]

Martinez in particular is excellent at setting up blocks. He has that uncommon patience to give the Olineman time and then has the acceleration to exploit the block. There is a Leveon Bell quality to his style of running.

Amazing what people see that have brains

I keep seeing people say he lacks vision and hesitates hitting the hole

Those people use thigh masters

 

[dorsey1]

We’re blessed to have this RB room-It hasn’t been this good in 20 years.

 

[rexcane]

OSU pretty good

 

[MidnightCane]

OSU pretty good

 

[Kn[]_[]ckles3o5]

OSU pretty good

 

[rok]

All-ACC through 2 weeks

QB McCord
RB Hampton
RB Reid
WR Gadsden
WR Restrepo
TE Briningstool

 

[AtlAtty]

Amazing what people see that have brains

I keep seeing people say he lacks vision and hesitates hitting the hole

Those people use thigh masters

The play against UF when he ran off the left tackle is a great example. Our LT (or maybe LG) was standing up the linebacker (#6 for UF). Martinez waited an extra half second to see which way the block was being made and then went right around the linebacker. Most RB’s simply hit the hole the play calls for and never give the lineman a chance to push the defender one way or the other.
Even the commentator noted how Martinez waited and then accelerated past the line backer.

If people didn’t see or understand that play then I don’t think there is much we can say to help them.

Of course I’m a Pittsburgh Steelers fan and got used to watching Bell do that 5-10 times per game. Admittedly I had not seen many RB’s before Bell have that much patience.

 

[AtlAtty]

Amazing what people see that have brains

I keep seeing people say he lacks vision and hesitates hitting the hole

Those people use thigh masters

Suzanne Somers was pretty hot. I never owned a thigh master but I did watch the infomercial.

 

[SWFLSWAGG17]

Amazing what people see that have brains

I keep seeing people say he lacks vision and hesitates hitting the hole

Those people use thigh masters

thigh masters

 

[JHallCanes]

Suzanne Somers was pretty hot. I never owned a thigh master but I did watch the infomercial.

I usually fast forward this part but I agree

 

[JHallCanes]

The play against UF when he ran off the left tackle is a great example. Our LT (or maybe LG) was standing up the linebacker (#6 for UF). Martinez waited an extra half second to see which way the block was being made and then went right around the linebacker. Most RB’s simply hit the hole the play calls for and never give the lineman a chance to push the defender one way or the other.
Even the commentator noted how Martinez waited and then accelerated past the line backer.

If people didn’t see or understand that play then I don’t think there is much we can say to help them.

Of course I’m a Pittsburgh Steelers fan and got used to watching Bell do that 5-10 times per game. Admittedly I had not seen many RB’s before Bell have that much patience.

Ah yeah I grew up near Pittsburgh so those teams are engrained in me. I don’t think anyone has ever quite run like Bell did for Pittsburgh but I totally get what you mean.

 

[skyman]

Amazing what people see that have brains

I keep seeing people say he lacks vision and hesitates hitting the hole

Those people use thigh masters

I don't think they understand we run duo majority of time and he is just letting the double teams develop into the lap of the linebacker and read off of that..

Wish we had more variety in run game tho, they showed a couple things against UF so probably worked in as year goes along but last year we were also majority duo team..

 

[Disgustipated]

I would work a thigh master all day for 5mins with Suzanne. Bless her soul

 

[JHallCanes]

I don't think they understand we run duo majority of time and he is just letting the double teams develop into the lap of the linebacker and read off of that..

Wish we had more variety in run game tho, they showed a couple things against UF so probably worked in as year goes along but last year we were also majority duo team..

Yeah that last part I’m curios to see how it plays out as the schedule gets tougher and teams try to scheme us

One of my favorite plays of the year was the Fletcher TD run where UiF crashed towards the middle and Dawson let them walk right into it. Little hesitation in the formation and Fletcher walked in

 

[JHallCanes]

I would work a thigh master all day for 5mins with Suzanne. Bless her soul

Still? Freaky but respect

 

[Disgustipated]

Still? Freaky but respect

Im not digging up the grave my friend but she was a smoking hottie. RIP

 

[Disgustipated]

Suzanne has derailed the thread