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Pick up Peyton Barber.
Doug Martin remained in the concussion protocol on Monday.
It's not really all that surprising, and a more concrete update will come when the Bucs return to practice Wednesday. But it's notable nonetheless, especially after Peyton Barber's huge Week 13 on the road against the Packers. Barber deserves another shot in the lead role. Fantasy owners would feel much more comfortable trotting Barber out there in lineups if Martin sits again.
Source: Rick Stroud on Twitter
Dec 5 - 10:35 PM
He's done in Tampa Bay, barring massive RB injuries I can't see him back with the team in 2018.The Buccaneers are expected to start Peyton Barber at running back on Monday night against the Falcons.
Bucs beat writers hinted at this earlier in the week. Barber scored two TDs in Week 12 against the Falcons, then parlayed 35 carries into 160 yards (4.57 YPC) with five catches for 46 yards combined in Weeks 13-14. He is getting the nod over ineffective Doug Martin. Jacquizz Rodgers also figures to mix in for a few carries, and Charles Sims will handle most passing-down work.
He's done in Tampa Bay, barring massive RB injuries I can't see him back with the team in 2018.
Man, how quickly things change. If I were a kid just starting out in football there is no way I would play RB. Too volatile, too short lived.Doug Martin last minute scratch for Monday night.
Plan accordingly.
He is most likely done in TB.
TZM
I’m drafting him next year for sure!!i see a pattern!
- 2012: 1400 rushing yards
- 2013: 400
- 2014: 400
- 2015: 1400
- 2016: 400
- 2017: 400
Seriously brings back nightmares of last years championship game. I get up set my lineup, leave for hockey and come to find out hours later he get declared inactive for breaking team rules. I of course lose by 4 points. (Thankfully I was never going to start him this year) I’m cutting his ### this offseason, I hate this dude.Cowboysfan8 said:Inactive
The question is where does he end up and would he be a nice buy low right now?The Frankman said:He's done in Tampa Bay, barring massive RB injuries I can't see him back with the team in 2018.
Gally said:The question is where does he end up and would he be a nice buy low right now?
It really has been a long strange trip this year.Man was I happy I drafted him this yr after watching his first game back.
It was all downhill from there
Yeah, but you gotta keep on Truckin'!It really has been a long strange trip this year.
I thought I had a steal when I drafted him in the 7th round, shoulda traded him after that first game.Man was I happy I drafted him this yr after watching his first game back.
It was all downhill from there
Bucs GM Jason Licht said Doug Martin "wasn't ever the same" after returning from suspension.
Martin looked great in his first game back, rushing for 74 yards and a score on just 13 carries against the Patriots, but it was all downhill from there. He was disciplined for a team-rules violation in Week 13, and he watched Peyton Barber jump him on the depth chart. The Bucs can wipe all of Martin's $6.75 million salary off the cap by cutting him. It would be a shock if that did not happen.
Source: Tampa Bay Times
Jan 16 - 9:34 AM
He's outside of the top 40 for me for sure. I'm not convinced anyone signs him to fill a significant role and it wouldn't be shocking if he no one signs at all or at least until late in the summer if/when injuries happen. I own him in one league and will hold and hope I'm wrong.where are people ranking him in dynasty?
i'm having a hard time fitting him into the top 40 RBs... and that's before a crop of rookie RBs come in.
He was suspended for PEDs (although he also went to rehab for some reason), so maybe he couldn't perform well without them?How does a 4 week layoff make someone never the same? That makes no sense.
Maybe he does need the PEDs but being away from the team for 3 weeks would not have anything to do with that. Licht is acting like he fell apart those 3 weeks away from the team, that really makes no sense on the surface. Maybe he has personal problems that cropped up during those 3 weeks he was away from the team but again on the surface to say someone that was only away from the team for 3 weeks, who was perfectly healthy and able to workout, was just not the same the rest of the season does not compute.He was suspended for PEDs (although he also went to rehab for some reason), so maybe he couldn't perform well without them?
We cut down to 19 players in the summer, I am assuming he will be getting the axe from my team and I'm totally fine with that. I don't have much hope he will sign and do anything significant with another team, and I highly doubt anyone will give me anything even mildly worthwhile for him.He's outside of the top 40 for me for sure. I'm not convinced anyone signs him to fill a significant role and it wouldn't be shocking if he no one signs at all or at least until late in the summer if/when injuries happen. I own him in one league and will hold and hope I'm wrong.
NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reports the Raiders recently met with free agent RB Doug Martin.
Coach Jon Gruden had a sit-down with Martin and said he was impressed with him "as a person." Per Rapoport, the Raiders are expected to make a "strong push" for Martin in free agency. The 28-year-old has finished last in the league in yards per carry each of the last two seasons but could benefit from a change of scenery. Martin grew up in nearby Stockton, California, so this would be a homecoming of sorts. Oakland's interest in Martin would suggest Gruden isn't sold on Marshawn Lynch.
Related: Raiders
Source: Ian Rapoport on Twitter
Mar 9 - 2:24 PM
So literally once in a blue moon. I don't think I've ever been able to use that phrase correctly until now.The current year is divisible by 3, so Martin should be in for a big season.
Maybe, but I'm guessing not.Lynch gone?
The Athletic believes Doug Martin could push Marshawn Lynch for Raiders' lead back duties.
NBC Bay Area's Scott Bair reports the Raiders' new coaching staff has been "impressed by Martin thus far." He's reportedly showing renewed burst in OTAs. 29-year-old Martin had a miserable year for the Bucs last season while 32-year-old Lynch was surprisingly effective in Oakland. It's possible an unsatisfactory and unpredictable committee emerges, though Martin still has to secure his roster spot. Lynch's is more or less guaranteed after an offseason contract restructure.
Related: Marshawn Lynch
Source: Vic Tafur on Twitter
May 29 - 3:01 PM
Nobody sounds better in May/June than the Hamster. I remember last year's offseason reports that made Adam Gase sound like a pessimist by comparison.The Athletic believes Doug Martin could push Marshawn Lynch for Raiders' lead back duties.
NBC Bay Area's Scott Bair reports the Raiders' new coaching staff has been "impressed by Martin thus far." He's reportedly showing renewed burst in OTAs. 29-year-old Martin had a miserable year for the Bucs last season while 32-year-old Lynch was surprisingly effective in Oakland. It's possible an unsatisfactory and unpredictable committee emerges, though Martin still has to secure his roster spot. Lynch's is more or less guaranteed after an offseason contract restructure.
Related: Marshawn Lynch
Source: Vic Tafur on Twitter
May 29 - 3:01 PM
Doug Martin is listed as the No. 2 running back on the Raiders' initial depth chart.
Already a favorite of Jon Gruden's back to the future coaching staff, Martin has vaulted ahead of DeAndre Washington and Jalen Richard. Martin has been extraordinarily unproductive over the past two seasons, averaging 2.93 yards on 282 carries. He turned 29 in January. Gruden seems to be seeing the ghosts of 2015 seasons past. We'll know soon enough if it's an apparition.
Source: Paul Gutierrez on Twitter
Aug 6 - 2:56 PM
Doug Martin - RB - Raiders
Doug Martin rushed for 20 yards on four carries and caught both of his targets for -3 yards in the Raiders' Week 1 loss to the Rams.
We were told throughout camp that Martin has "jumped out" and could even compete with Marshawn Lynch for first-string carries. Martin has responded by averaging a mediocre 4.09 YPC on the 11 rushing attempts he's received with Oakland (preseason included). With Oakland falling behind in the second half, third-stringer Jalen Richard popped for 74 total yards on 14 touches. Richard should compete with Martin moving forward, though that may not be Gruden's plan despite the former's oblivious talent.
Sep 11 - 3:55 AM
Coach Jon Gruden said Doug Martin is "ready to go" as the Raiders' "feature back" with Marshawn Lynch (groin) on injured reserve.
Good luck. Martin hasn't done anything notable since 2015 and is averaging a foul 2.99 YPC over his last 309 attempts spanning the 2016-18 seasons. He has six touchdowns on the ground in 25 games over that span. But the Raiders have nowhere else to turn really; Jalen Richard is more of a pass-game back than featured runner. Whenever the Raiders are competitive, Martin could flirt with 15-18 carries, and that may be the case this week at home against the 2-5 Colts.
Source: Michael Gehlken on Twitter
Oct 24 - 2:31 PM