The Packers' Blake Martinez reacts after a third-down stop during the first half of an NFL divisional playoff game against the Seahawks on Jan. 12 in Green Bay, Wis. Credit: AP/Mike Roemer
Blake Martinez knows what you think of him.
He knows he has a reputation for being a slow linebacker who can’t cover and makes most of his tackles way past the line of scrimmage.
“That’s the misconception of me in the public view,” Martinez said on a conference call on Monday, adding that he “totally understood the public perception.” But the newest Giants linebacker, acquired in free agency earlier this month, insisted that his shortcomings had much more to do with the Packers’ defensive schemes than his own limitations.