There has been a ton of praise being heaped on free agent acquisition RB Doug Martin since he has arrived in Oakland. The reviews have been raving about his quickness and his ability to grasp the offense. Our own Levi Damien advised to pump the breaks a little though by pointing out the similarities between Martin and Maurice Jones-Drew who had a similar story unfold years earlier.
Despite all of the off-season reviews of Jones-Drew being raves, he ended up being a dud for the Raiders. That’s not to say that Doug Martin therefore will definitely be a dud, but the phrase history repeats itself does exist for a reason.