Lincoln Journal-Star · Oct 11, 2020
Steven M. Sipple: Martinez has developed 'armor,' a trait that Crouch feels is invaluable
Nebraska center Cameron Jurgens lends a hand to quarterback Adrian Martinez (2) after a sack in the first half Nov. 16, 2019, at Memorial Stadium.Eric Crouch refers to it as "armor."
Others may call it thick skin.
Call it what you want. But it's something a quarterback develops over time as he weathers the various forms of adversity that routinely beset the position, including an important detail that tends to get lost in the discussion.
"I think it's every defense's mentality to knock you out of the game," says Crouch, a former Nebraska quarterback who was awarded the Heisman Trophy in 2001. "You get the second-team guy in there, and your chances of winning go shooting through the roof."