Sherrod Martin FS/CB Troy

[Kurb]

Sherrod Martin, FS, Troy State

Height: 6-1. Weight: 198.

Projected 40 Time: 4.41.

Combine 40 Time: 4.52.

Pro Day 40 Time: 4.46.

Benchx225: . Vertical: 36.5.

Projected Round (2009): 3-4.

12/14/08: An All-Sun Belt first-teamer Sherrod Martin impressed with 80 tackles, four picks and six passes broken up.

5/19/08: Despite missing a third of the season with shoulder injuries, Sherrod Martin recorded 52 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss and three sacks.

http://nfldraft.rivals.com/cviewplayer.asp?Player=39062&PT=7&PR=2&type=scouting#scouting

[JakeFlake]

Martin possess excellent size at 6-1 and also has good ball skills and takes precise angles to the ball. However, some tightness in his hips along with inconsistency as an open-field tackler makes us believe this is a slight reach at this point. Martin is more suited to play safety in the NFL

http://insider.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft/tracker/round?round=2&draftyear=2009

[JakeFlake]

Martin possess excellent size at 6-1 and also has good ball skills and takes precise angles to the ball. However, some tightness in his hips along with inconsistency as an open-field tackler makes us believe this is a slight reach at this point. Martin is more suited to play safety in the NFL

http://insider.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft/tracker/round?round=2&draftyear=2009

[Kurb]

Not sure I like this pick with the talent at G that was on the board.

[mountainpantherfan]

I'm not liking this pick at the moment. If they drafted him to play corner I would have much rather went with Sean Smith. I would have also went with Gilbert at DT over Martin as well. If they did draft him to play safety the team either isn't a high as we thought on Godfrey or they have absolutely no confidence in the backups.

With all of that said I hated the Marshall pick at first as well and looking back it was a solid 2nd round pick so who knows.

[Kurb]

http://www.nfl.com/draft/2009/profiles/sherrod-martin?id=71383

[mountainpantherfan]

Not sure I like this pick with the talent at G that was on the board.

I didn't even think about the Gaurd position. Yeah, I'm not liking this pick at all. I really hope that scouting department knows something no one else has seen.

[posthumecaver]

He is a cover 2 CB for our Nickel Packages I guess.....

Well I don't know, it doesn't look like BPA here, more like a reach for a need...

They suck when they do that, I hope I am wrong....

[scpanther22]

i hate this pick..sean smith and gilbert was on the board.....

[carpanfan96]

Scout had him rated the 8th best corner and the 61st overall prospect. The only thing I can think is we might be thinking of moving Godfrey to his normal position of CB.

Side note the server too busy is getting annoying, I haven't been able to get on and post consistently since we traded and selected Brown.

[carpanfan96]

Double post, my bad. I was having problems with the server and I guess it got sent twice.

[Seamonk]

Gilbert was destined to drop to the third round. He might still be there at our pick in the 3rd.

[Mr. Scot]

He is a cover 2 CB for our Nickel Packages I guess.....

Well I don't know, it doesn't look like BPA here, more like a reach for a need...

They suck when they do that, I hope I am wrong....

The more I look at him, the more I think he was drafted specifically to be the nickel back (i.e. Richard Marshall II).

Having a corner/safety hybrid playing that role can be handy.

[R0CKnR0LLA]

Ahh... a projected 3rd or 4th rounder, rather than Sean Smith who was unlikely to even last to the bottom of the 2nd...

I really hope this works out. Panthers have done well in the last few years drafting but this looks pretty bad at the moment.