Mike Martin - General Manager

[Dale]

 

[Dale]

 

[ThePiombino]

Good get

 

[Dale]

“Matt Jansen -- Notre Dame's director of scouting with whom Martin previously worked for the Houston Texans.”

Someone always knows someone

“However, several sources told FootballScoop that Watson has been offered the top recruiting position in the Notre Dame football program, a director of player personnel/director of recruiting-type of role.”

 

[Dale]

Credited as being an ace of Southeast scouting when he was with the Texans

NFL Hot Press: Mike Martin Deserving of Promotion in Houston – WalterFootball

walterfootball.com

Got some media run for spearheading Arian Foster UDFA signing

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/texans/article/Scout-s-hard-sell-delivers-diamond-in-the-rough-5864149.php

His brother is/was a NFL agent who played at Northwestern and had a stint on the B1G Network

OTG Sports Management

 

[Free Manera]

It seems like we should feel good about this yeah?

 

[NDpendent]

It seems like we should feel good about this yeah?

99% of us feel really really good about this. There is one person on here that will feel okay for a short stint and then be calling us cheap again by this time tomorrow

 

[NDFAN2008]

Not sure we end up getting Watson if we are paying Martin 500,000 anyone know what Auburn is paying Watson currently?

 

[notredomer23]

99% of us feel really really good about this. There is one person on here that will feel okay for a short stint and then be calling us cheap again by this time tomorrow

Wrong, it’s already happened two minutes from your post

 

[BeauBenken]

So now we're just looking for a guy to be the face of our recruiting office and bring the excitement on visits and what not.

Seems like a top notch staff for someone who is inclined to be the salesman to work with. Would be hard to turn down.

 

[beryirish]

LFG!

 

[Punky]

Undergrad and grad degrees from Vandy in organizational development and leadership, played DB at Vandy, finalist for SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year in 2003. Dude is a brainiac, will understand the culture at ND. Great get for the Irish.

 

[Giddyup]

Never heard of him. Can he coot? If so, all is good.

 

[NDFAN2008]

Having a NFL GM whose played and scouted NFL players is huge and relates to these kids more vs Chad who didn’t even play in highschool he was basically the team manager.

 

[jpachuta33]

I love this hire.

I find Dan Campbell and Marcus Freeman very relatable in terms of the culture that they have built within their programs. I believe this will be an easy transition and an upgrade at that position.

 

[Kingbish01]

Never in a million years did I think I'd be excited for ND to hire someone from the Detroit Lions front office.

 

[Fbolt]

Yep. When I think Lions, an image of Wayne Fontes pops into my head.

 

[Punky]

Never heard of him. Can he coot? If so, all is good.

Lions Bio:

Mike Martin

 

[Kingbish01]

"According to the Lions’ website, Martin’s role with the team was to work “with the college and pro personnel staff to enhance the scouting and roster-building processes.” Martin has held that role with the Lions for all four years with the team. During his time with the Lions, Detroit has become synonymous with expert drafting. In just four drafts, the Lions have selected six Pro Bowlers and three All-Pros.

For the past two seasons, Lions general manager Brad Holmes has specifically mentioned Martin—among a list of others—as one of the key members in their draft preparation."

Lions reportedly losing front office member to become Notre Dame GM

The Detroit Lions have lost another key member of their front office: director of scouting advancement Mike Martin.

www.prideofdetroit.com

 

[Free Manera]

Never heard of him. Can he coot? If so, all is good.

If I'm understanding the operation right, he's not the crootin guy. He's the guy that tells the crootin guy who to go get. The crootin guy isn't hired yet (going after Watson from Auburn hard).

 

[CrystalHead]

I'm just going to have to learn to shed the PTSD from previous years. Everytime I think the wheels are falling off, Freeman comes through on his hires. He's very methodical and doesn't panic with staff defection.

 

[MacIrish75]

I'm just going to have to learn to shed the PTSD from previous years. Everytime I think the wheels are falling off, Freeman comes through on his hires. He's very methodical and doesn't panic with staff defection.

I definitely read that wrong the first time.

 

[notredomer23]

The few Michigan/Lions fans I respect say this is a homerun and if ND can pair it with Kenyatta Watson it's a grand slam.

Good enough for me. I suspect Martin will be like a good offensive linemen. If we don't think about him much, he's doing a good job.

 

[NDohio]

I'm just going to have to learn to shed the PTSD from previous years. Everytime I think the wheels are falling off, Freeman comes through on his hires. He's very methodical and doesn't panic with staff defection.

It is truly a mind shift from the previous staff. Every defection was cause for a freak out because we never knew what BK was going to do. There was always concern that the next hire was the next BVG. Then the whole Parker thing happened and it truly was a bit of here we go again. But, since that hire (that wasn't as bad as feared) Freeman has nailed it. Now every time a member of the football staff leaves, it's an opportunity to get even better. Truly amazing.

 

[GreenGemsOmally]

It is truly a mind shift from the previous staff. Every defection was cause for a freak out because we never knew what BK was going to do. There was always concern that the next hire was the next BVG. Then the whole Parker thing happened and it truly was a bit of here we go again. But, since that hire (that wasn't as bad as feared) Freeman has nailed it. Now every time a member of the football staff leaves, it's an opportunity to get even better. Truly amazing.

Interestingly enough, I think Freeman's positive treatment of Parker, even though his 1 year experiment as OC failed, is paying dividends. Parker coached with Seider at Marshall and Penn State, and I bet he put a good word in. Freeman gave him a shot as OC, never spoke poorly of him when it was clear it wasn't going to work and helped him land an outside HC job.

 

[brewdog_14527]

Wrong, it’s already happened two minutes from your post

Beat me to it!!

 

[Irish#1]

Looks like this could be a good hire.

 

[dublinirish]

Former Vandy DB with a bachelors and a masters. Dude checks all the boxes for ND you'd have to say

 

[Rockin’Irish]

Mike Martin has a LOT of scouting experience in addition to his GM role, this could work out extremely well.

 

[Irish_I_HadHair]

Not sure we end up getting Watson if we are paying Martin 500,000 anyone know what Auburn is paying Watson currently?