Colts sign rookie guard Adrian Martinez, formerly of the Seattle Seahawks

by Brad Wells on Aug 9, 2010 8:57 PM EDT in Colts News

With Andy Alleman jettisoned and John Gill soon-to-bee IRed, the Colts had one or more roster spots available to them this afternoon. They used on of them to sign former Seahawks guard-center Adrian Martinez.

Martinez is an undrafted rookie who signed with the Seahawks just following the 2010 NFL Draft. He played his college ball at Colorado State. The Seahawks cut Martinez yesterday to make room for Alvin Bowen and Nick Tow-Arnett.

Described at Colorado State as one of the "nastiest" lineman on the team, the 6'3, 308 pound former-Ram has a wrestling background and offers some versatility in that he can play both guard and center. Though he was not invited to the Scouting Combine, Martinez did have a strong Pro Day.

On Wednesday, it was linemate Adrian Martinez’s turn to show his strength at the Rams’ 2010 Pro Day. The guard, who started more games at CSU than all but one player in program history, bench pressed 37 continuous reps of 225 pounds. Had Martinez lifted at the combine, the 37 reps would’ve ranked among the most ever by an offensive lineman, as many as Michigan’s Jake Long put up in 2008 just before the Miami Dolphins made him the No. 1 overall draft choice.

Now, obviously, benching 37 reps doesn't make this kid the next Jake Long, but that and the fact that he started so many games at CSU tells me he is both strong and durable. He's got an uphill battle to learn a complex playbook already one week into training camp. But, if Martinez can showcase some of that versatility and prove that his strength can translate into strong play on the field, he might have a chance with the Colts.

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Lets just hope he has the mentaility to play the game

by 18to87 on Aug 9, 2010 9:00 PM EDT reply actions

Probably doesn't mean much but...

CSU had a great rushing attack with Gartrell Johnson for a couple of years so maybe this guy can contribute somewhere.

by Lell87 on Aug 9, 2010 9:31 PM EDT reply actions

Don't like his chances.

A week into camp already, and it’s not as if the Colts were ever scrambling to sign him. He’s an emergency replacement option for Alleman, who probably wasn’t going to make the team anyway.

by Collin McCollough on Aug 9, 2010 9:31 PM EDT reply actions

Tit for tat, right?

They signed Pitcock, so we sign one of their guards.

The weirdest part is that I was reading the article on Field Gulls a few days ago about how they cut this guy, and my first thought was “I wonder if the colts will pick him up…”

Looks like I have ESP!!! (read: I interpret coincidence as evidence of special powers)

by hahasound on Aug 9, 2010 9:56 PM EDT reply actions

seems that way

it seems the seahawks also signed greg peat, who we let go last week.

by tenaytiousd32 on Aug 9, 2010 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions

Looking for options

I think cutting Alleman was the right move. He wasn’t performing and getting hurt put the nail in the coffin for him. Martinez is a nice sized guard at 6’4" and 300 lbs. All that means squat if he doesn’t have the stones to play OL in the NFL.

by davis3217 on Aug 9, 2010 10:57 PM EDT reply actions

McClendon Clone

This guy is like a McClendon clone. They’re almost the exact same size: 6’3, 310-ish (it’s hard to tell what their real weights are). Neither were invited to the combine, but they both ran a 5.08 and put up 37 reps during their pro days. Martinez’s shuttles and cones were a little better, but McClendon was 1" better on his vertical and long jumps. They are very athletically similar. Martinez was described as “nasty” in the one scouting report I saw. I think we can consider this athletic profile to be Polian’s/Metzelaar’s ideal for our interior linemen.

by Hetfield on Aug 10, 2010 9:58 AM EDT reply actions