"FlyingElvis" wrote in message$z85.681@newssvr24.news.prodigy.com...
> "Ralph Hickok" wrote in message
> @207.217.77.26...
> > Actually, he played very well in the five or six games he started, when
> > Seymour was out. But, after Seymour came back and Martin was relegated
to
> a
> > backup role, his play declined very badly. He also did very well as a
> > starter for the Jets, which is a big reason for Belichick's grabbing
him.
> > It could be he's one of those guys who has to be a starter to play well.
> > Some players simply don't function well as backups.
>
> Steve Martin was not Seymour's backup. Why is this so hard for you Packers
> fans to understand? It's been stated over and over again in this thread,
yet
> you guys keep making the "backup to Seymour" excuse. Career backups Rick
> Lyle and Anthony Pleasant did more as backups than Martin did as a
starter.
> This thread is getting crazy!
>
>
Even though he was a backup last year he was a starter with the Jets. Could
be Seymour was that good. Don't you think?
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