Bears hire Martz as OC

[Sho Nuff 720]

As a coach his QBs have averaged being sacked 49 times per year.

Goes up if you just take when he was OC without having Warner.

[JT 137]

Yeah, I don't see Cutler thriving in what has been the typical Martz offense. Quick decisions haven't been his strong suit. At least not good quick decisions.

[Joey Gladstone 33]

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!

 

Where is Sweetness with an article from 1999 to endorse this?!?!?

[FlaHawker 24]

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!

 

Where is Sweetness with an article from 1999 to endorse this?!?!?

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[Mike Martz is a Twat 0]

Knock Knock

Who's there?

Sweetness.

Sweetness wh....hey, you can't fool me, Sweetness won't be around for another 3 months.

 

Somewhere out there, Jay Cutler is snorting sugar and chugging Mountain Dews.

[Coin Flip 0]

Martz did make 4000 yard passers out of guys like Kitna.........I believe Warner and Bulger were not bad either as fantasy QBs to have. Now as a Bears fan, I cant say I am thrilled because I do want the QB to be healthy.

[Sweetness_34 0]

I have no issues with the Martz hire.... none. People must be forgetting how he made Kurt Warner, Marc Bulger, Jon Kitna look great and these were all QBs that were nothing without Martz. With Tice and Martz in the fold, the Bears are making the right moves.

 

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Martz on his fit with Bears: 'It's about winning games'

 

February 1, 2010 6:20 PM | 3 Comments | UPDATED STORY

New Bears offensive coordinator Mike Martz fielded questions from the media on a conference call Monday. Here's a sampling of his comments:

 

On whether he got impatient waiting for the opportunity after putting his name in the mix early in the process:

 

"Lovie (Smith) was very clear at the very beginning that this was going to take some time and he was going to go through it step-by-step. Still, that's always difficult (to wait around). But he did it the right way, especially since I got the job."

 

On the perception that he's not a great fit for the Bears because he likes to throw the ball:

"You know, (I'm) very pragmatic in the approach. And I think that you have to analyze your personnel, the circumstances and situation like Soldier Field, and look at what you have with the conditions and then proceed from there.

 

"Really, it's about winning games and just doing whatever it takes to take advantage of your strengths."

 

Photo: Mike Martz served as the 49ers' offensive coordinator in 2008. (AP)

On his meeting with Jay Cutler on Saturday in Nashville, Tenn.:

"It was even better than I anticipated. There was an instant connection. You know, that happened to me and (former Lions quarterback) Jon Kitna the first time I met him.

 

"This was really interesting because we just were on the same page in so many things. In fact, I really got excited. We were in a little classroom down there at Vanderbilt, and we were just kind of talking football. And he asked about special plays. I put a play up that was designed specifically for the Tampa Cover-2. I told him this is how we put it in, ran it through, hit a touchdown on it. He asked a question about that play, a wide-receiver split, that kind of just stopped me dead in my tracks. It just showed that he's so far ahead and on top of this type of thing, that veteran quarterbacks generally don't even asked that.

 

"We had a real good dinner. Enjoyed each other's company. It was a good chance just to kind of get acquainted."

 

On how long it will take to get everything installed:

"We will be hitting on all cylinders on opening day, I can promise you that. There is character in this group; I know the kind of people that Lovie brings in. With the coaches that are in place already with Darryl (Drake), Tim (Spencer) and Mike (Tice), the challenges ahead are just getting them the information they need to do to really get all the little details coached on a regular basis and we'll be ready to go. They'll want to learn it, and that's the biggest part of all that, is the willingness to accept it to learn what you need and this is certainly that kind of group."

 

On how his style meshes with Lovie Smith's "get off the bus running" philosophy:

"It depends on who you're playing. The physical part of it I think is really what Lovie is addressing. That's first and foremost. Everything starts in the offensive line -- everything. They allow you to keep your defense off the field, allow you to protect the quarterback, allow you to do what you want to do on offense. When that's established, which will get done, then I think more than anything else, you get off the bus and really you are getting in a position to hit them right in the mouth.

 

"That's one of the things with Mike Tice, that toughness and tenacity and run the ball and pound it in there and still have a chance to fake that, show that ball, pull it up and then Knox or somebody, throw streaking to the end zone. The mix-and-match between that, you do whatever it takes to win. Some weeks you're going to run it pretty good. The next week you're going to throw pretty good. But it's about winning, whatever you can do the best, that's what you do.''

 

On how he might use the Bears' receivers:

"Well, they've got some speed. And that really is kind of a diamond to me. When you look at that group, it could be a real strength of this football team. With (Devin) Aromashodu -- I hope I pronounced it right. (Johnny) Knox is really a diamond to me. And Hester, with what he can do whether he's outside or in the slot. The matchups on these guys are extreme.

 

"When I went to St. Louis from Washington, Isaac Bruce was too skinny. They weren't too happy with him. He was always hurt. Had this little guy, Az Hakim, and they didn't know what they were going to do with him. Rick Proehl, slow white guy. This is three-quarters of the Greatest Show on Turf.

 

"And really, what we'll do with these guys, I think there's plenty of talent there. I'm really excited about their speed and the potential. And what we'll do is give them every opportunity to explore that and not make a definition on what any one of those guys can do, but let them prove to us and put no limits on them."

 

On running back Matt Forte:

"There's so many thing you can do with him. He has the same kind of multi-abilities as (former Rams star) Marshall (Faulk). Soft hands. Change of direction. Good route runner. He's a very unselfish pass-blocker, so he's willing to stick his nose in there. He's the complete package. And the formation to get him matched up inside on linebackers and, on occasion, safeties will be a good part of what we do."

 

On whether he has a different view of the game after being out of coaching for a year:

"What shocked me was how many elite quarterbacks were in the league. I just couldn't believe when I looked at teams play, the level of the passing game throughout this league right now. It's never been like this. If I'm not mistaken, I think during the season, there were 25 Pro Bowl quarterbacks on rosters. There so many guys playing at a high level."

 

On the Bears' offensive line:

"I think the biggest issue here is Mike Tice. What I know of him as a coach, and being able to visit with him, I think this is just a terrific hire. ... This guy will get this group squared away and going good. A tough, physical group. They'll be attentive to all the little details. This will be a really well-coached group."

 

On the situation with the rest of the offensive staff:

"Darryl (Drake) and Tim (Spencer), I met with both of them and came away so encouraged. They're excited. They've been in this system before, the three-digit system. I just had a real good conversation with them and really excited about them and I look forward to working with them. In terms of the rest of the staff, discussing things with Lovie, but really those are things that are probably better left unsaid by me and addressed with Lovie.

 

On how quickly he will meet with Cutler:

"As soon as I get back and he gets up there; whenever that is, we'll start on a regular basis. We actually did talk about that, if this works out, and he was really enthusiastic about that, even just from the point of looking at tape and going into the bubble inside there and walking through things -- just he and I -- that when we get going in mini-camp that he has a full comprehension of everything that we want to do.''

 

On comments he made about Cutler's demeanor after the season-opening loss in Green Bay, and about working again with Rod Marinelli, for whom he served as offensive coordinator in Detroit:

"The thing I told Jay, the thing I felt bad when I watched that, was I felt like I knew what Jay was, I met him when he was coming out in the draft for quite some time up in Detroit. I felt like I had a pretty good understanding of who he was and the integrity and the dignity that he has and how classy a guy he is, and how he kind of misrepresented himself with that and really that was totally out of frustration for that game.

 

"He's going to be one of the elite players in this league for a long time and those are things that he's just going to have to deal with. That was a very difficult situation for him, very difficult, but a great experience for him to go through it and know now you've just got to kind of take that deep breath before you go in there. As a former head coach, you go through those things and collect yourself a little bit and then go in there. I didn't think it demonstrated who he really was ... those are all learning experiences for all of us.

 

"In terms of Rod, it was interesting because somebody had mentioned that to me a few days ago that there might be some sort of issue. Let me tell you guys this now: I went to Detroit after I met Rod Marinelli, that's the only reason I went to Detroit. When I left Detroit, it had nothing to do with Rod, there were other factors involved there, but nothing associated with Rod or disharmony. I had a real good visit with him when I was back there; I spent the morning with him, had breakfast and laughed about some things. He and Lovie have been good friends and there's just no issue there, it just doesn't exist."

[swamp dog 0]

they've got two the lion's 3-m castoffs (marinelli and martz), now they just need to replace angelo with millen and their total fuckeduppedness will be complete.

 

2/3 of the way there, bear fans

 

on a more humorous, soap-operatic note, it appears lovie wanted martz all along--but angelo didn't and promptly tried in vain to hire everyone and anyone else instead. that kind of gm-coach getting-along stuff bodes real well.

 

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/...ded-to-chicago/

 

and when lovie gets fired next year, martz will be right there to take over hc and promote rod to dc new gm millen will hold a press conference and gush how he and martz are "on the same page." a 10-year run on wrs will follow in a vain attempt to keep jay's interceptions below 25 every year. the effort will fail, to which millen, when fired in 2018 will scream "damn, i thought it would really work this time!"

 

 

parting question: if cutler gets a severe concussion in martz's offense...will the public be able to tell? hmm...

[mambokings 0]

LMAO! The Bears offensive line focking SUCKS and their solution is adding the guy with a reputation for getting QBs killed due to a reckless lack of pass protection in his offensive philosophy. Chicago, you're focking killing me with all this bad comedy. Please, stop, my ribs hurt...oh, wait, that's Jay Cutler's line

[kutulu 1,676]

What's the over/under on interceptions thrown by Cutler in 2010? 35? 40? 45?

[Sho Nuff 720]

I have no issues with the Martz hire.... none. People must be forgetting how he made Kurt Warner, Marc Bulger, Jon Kitna look great and these were all QBs that were nothing without Martz. With Tice and Martz in the fold, the Bears are making the right moves.

 

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How "he" made Kurt Warner? Hah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How many sacks did each take? INTs thrown?

 

Tice and Martz mean the right moves...hell, go get Mike Sherman and you can have the whole bunch of NFC North castoffs coaching your team.

[Jarvis Basnight 119]

It'll definitely be interesting. What will those 2 egos create? Martz and Cutler are both pretty fond of themselves and it's either going to be a trainwreck, or an offensive explosion.

[JT 137]

Please, stop, my ribs hurt...oh, wait, that's Jay Cutler's line

 

Now that's funny.

[swamp dog 0]

he made kitna look great?!

 

what year was that? the year kitna threw more interceptions than tds and nearly got killed...or the second year when kitna threw more interceptions than tds and nearly got killed?

 

what the fock are you smoking, sweetmeat?

[Sho Nuff 720]

he made kitna look great?!

 

what year was that? the year kitna threw more interceptions than tds and nearly got killed...or the second year when kitna threw more interceptions than tds and nearly got killed?

 

what the fock are you smoking, sweetmeat?

 

But he threw for a lot of yards?

[FlaHawker 24]

I have no issues with the Martz hire.... none. People must be forgetting how he made Kurt Warner, Marc Bulger, Jon Kitna look great and these were all QBs that were nothing without Martz. With Tice and Martz in the fold, the Bears are making the right moves.

Hey shitbag_34 you forgot to mention how great he made the 49er QBs look You just cemented yourself as FFT tool of the year for 2010! Congrats!

[Joey Gladstone 33]

I have no issues with the Martz hire.... none. People must be forgetting how he made Kurt Warner, Marc Bulger, Jon Kitna look great and these were all QBs that were nothing without Martz. With Tice and Martz in the fold, the Bears are making the right moves.

 

OWWW! Coffee just came out my nose!!! Funniest thing I've read on the board all year!

 

At least Martz and Lovie will get a chance to reunite and discuss how their stubbornness help cost them both a SB as head coaches!

[Sweetness_34 0]

Keep hating fellas... love it. I cannot stop laughing seeing Detoilet and seahooker fans in here....2 teams with no championships ever and 2 teams the Bears beat last year....in the case of detoilet => sweep. But keep hating....love the pure comedy

 

Oh, and all those mis-conceptions...wrong

 

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Lovie Smith on Martz: 'He'll bring energy'

February 1, 2010 7:49 PM | 5 Comments

Bears coach Lovie Smith addressed the hiring of Mike Martz as the team's offensive coordinator on a conference call Monday. Here's a sampling of his comments:

 

On how the team arrived at the decision to hire Martz:

"As we started this process, I told you it may take a while, but we would take our time. (We) had to look at as many people as we possibly could to just go through the process to get the best guy that I thought we could get to help us achieve our goals next year. That's what I feel like we were able to do."

 

"Just to take you through the process a little bit: This is how I've done it with every position we've filled. Everyone in the building has to be on board with anybody we bring into the building. We do the same thing when we're bringing in players. But Mike and all the rest of the guys had a chance to come through, meet with ownership, meet with administration, some of the assistant coaches here, some of the players, and then I took in information from them to get some of their input. But in the end, that's why I'm the head football coach; get a chance to put all that together and then make these kinds of decisions. I feel real good about Mike Martz being a part of our team. I think he'll bring energy. The guys will be excited about the Chicago Bears offense that we're going to have.

 

"It will change a little bit. But the same type of approach we'll still take, and that's being hard-nosed, tough, being able to run the football, balancing it up with the pass and going from there."

 

Photo: Bears coach Lovie Smith says he's excited about the Mike Martz hire. (Brian Cassella/Tribune)

 

On the status of the search for a defensive coordinator:

"Just finishing with the offensive coordinator right now, so we're just still going through the process. Have a lot of different options that I can go with."

 

 

 

On whether he still expects to go outside the building to fill the post:

"Keeping all options open right now."

 

On whether other candidates besides Perry Fewell have interviewed for the position:

"No, Perry's the only one we've brought in."

 

On whether that will change in the next week or two:

"When I say we're keeping all options open, we're keeping all options open. It's kind of one step at a time. I wanted to have the staff in place by the Super Bowl. That was kind of the date that I had in my mind and I feel like we'll be able to get it done."

 

On whether that means everything will be wrapped up by Friday:

"I'm saying that's that what I would like to ... going in, that's the date that I kind of set in my mind. Hopefully, we'll be able to ... this was a big one. Hopefully, things can start moving on from here."

 

On whether he would want to wait till after national signing day Wednesday and the Super bowl on Sunday, when more candidates would be available:

"We went a long time, as I saw it, to wait for guys. Going just first off to the Super Bowl, we could have waited a little bit longer. But as you go through the process, once you feel comfortable that you've looked and talked to enough people that you can make a good decision, you go with it. There are still some guys, of course, involved in the playoffs and there are some college guys that are out there, too. But after we went through the process and Mike came through, I felt real good about him leading our group."

 

On Martz's playbook being complicated and the Bears' offense being able to master it by Week 1:

"Perception and reality are two different things. We will be ready to go, to play football, to have our offense in place by the first game, like we go in mind with that each year. It's not so complicated where we can't do that. That's a misconception for people to think that."

 

On whether his "get off the bus running" philosophy changes with Martz's pass-happy style:

"When I say get off the bus running the football, I mean that is a mindset. The run will always be a part of what we're going to do. I mean Chicago, we play in the elements. That won't change. But there's nothing wrong with being able to run the football well and having balance to be able to pass the football. That's what I'm excited about. It's not just Mike that's coming in, it's Mike Tice and what he will bring to the table. We're looking for balance to be able to run and pass the ball."

 

On whether criticism over the length of time of the hiring process had any effect:

"No. It couldn't. As we said when we initially started, we said we would take our time. There's no hurry. There was no rush. We're not playing a football game tomorrow. We wanted to look at all available candidates out there. On some of them we had to wait. We had the playoffs going on. I wanted to talk to some of the guys in the playoffs. That's just how it's set up. You can't get impatient. Of course, it's a big decision. Wanted to take our time. And still feel like we have time. There's nothing that we had to do, that we make a decision just right away now."

 

On involving Jay Cutler in the interview process:

"There's a couple misconceptions out there, too, on just Jay Cutler meeting with the guys. A part of the interview process that I have in place is for guys to come in and meet with ownership, meet with administration, our assistant coaches here, and our players. Olin Kreutz had a chance to talk with Mike Tice as he came through. Greg Olsen talked with Rob Chudzinski when he came through. A part of the process is for all of the candidates coming through to meet with someone, preferably at their position. Jay, of course, was involved quite a bit because most of the offensive coordinators that we talked to were also quarterback coaches. So that was a part of what I wanted to do and I thought it was productive to let them to that."

 

On whether Martz was the only person who received a job offer for the position:

"Yes ... another misconception out there on the number of guys that have turned down this job. As I said starting it out, a lot of people would like to be the offensive coordinator for the Chicago Bears and that's how it turned out. We offered a contract to one individual: Mike Martz only."

 

On why he wants to keep the same scheme on defense, but not on offense:

"I don't think it's a different philosophy. I think as a coach you have to decide what you think you need to do to win football games. Defensively, that's what we believe in, our system that we're going to run. Offensively, we're trying to score points. I'm not so locked into scheme. I think sometimes a little bit too much is placed on the scheme. The scheme I like is the scheme that will put points on the board, that will move the ball. I think that's what everyone is looking for right now in our offensive position. Defensively, we'll do the same thing. We feel like our scheme can do what we need to do to win football games."

 

On what will make Martz successful in working with Cutler:

"We talked about Jay meeting with Mike. Nowadays in the National Football League, all players know each other. Whenever there's a job that comes open and someone has worked with someone, before we even have a chance to let guys talk to our players, the players are already talking to their friends. I'm sure Jay had a chance to talk with Kurt Warner, Marc Bulger; all those guys that have actually played in our system. So it's a little bit different."

 

On what he saw watching Martz work with quarterbacks when they were in St. Louis:

"I saw the results. I saw players that had not had a lot of success in the league. I saw Kurt Warner, who had just came into the league, with talent. Trent Green, Marc Bulger, all of these guys we saw, and we saw the talent that they had. I just thought that it would be a great fit to have Mike work with a guy with the type of talent that Jay Cutler has. All the things you look for in a great quarterback coach, Mike talked a little bit about them, speaking intellectually just about the quarterback position in general. Mike can help Jay in a lot of different ways, from the fundamentals to decision-making, just everything you have to do on game day."

 

On the perception that he and Jerry Angelo were not on the same page regarding Martz:

"You've heard me say this plenty of times and I'm going to say it again: There's a big difference between perception and reality. That was not the case. Jerry and I, we're on the same page with every decision we've made around here. We discuss every major decision that goes on. We're both on board, whether it's a player coming in, a coach coming in. That is another thing that was coming out of here that was completely wrong."

 

On whether under Martz, the Bears will run more draws and use the spread formation:

"Mike has a great mind as far as just putting things together in general. But nothing is going to change. It's not like we're inventing football or anything here as we start back through this process. Mike has a good mind as far as the two-back running game is concerned and then also the one-back plays. So you'll see some of both like you've seen from us in the past."

 

On where the team stands regarding the hiring of a quarterbacks coach:

"Mike will have a part in it. I wanted to get the coordinator in place for him to have a say on some of the positions. But again, I wanted to get Mike in. He's there. He'll be a part of it and we are making progress

[Sweetness_34 0]

What does ###### Vermeil know? Oh wait, he won a SB and none of the podunk franchises such as lions, packers or seahags have even been to a SB since then

 

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Vermeil: Martz should thrive with Bears

February 2, 2010 10:00 AM | No Comments

Staff report

 

Former St. Louis Rams coach ###### Vermeil has been a busy man in the past 24 hours, sharing his thoughts with Chicago media about new Bears offensive coordinator Mike Martz, who filled the same role for Vermeil's "Greatest Show on Turf" team that won Super Bowl XXXIV.

 

"I think Mike will do a great job of working with Lovie Smith," Vermeil told "The Afternoon Saloon" on WMVP-AM 1000. "They've done it before together, taking a team to the Super Bowl. Lovie Smith has made some good decision here in the past, this is probably his best one."

 

Vermeil said Jay Cutler will be tested working under Martz, but stands to benefit from the experience.

 

"He's a brilliant football coach and a tough football coach, and it takes a tough-minded quarterback to handle the type of coaching he's going to get," Vermeil said, "but I'm sure you've got one there, and I think it's a positive."

 

Appearing on "The Mully & Hanley Show" on WSCR-AM 670, Vermeil said of Martz: "I've only been around a couple guys like him. He and Al Saunders, who worked for me in Kansas City and was also with us for a year with the Rams. Those guys are special, and if you can get one of them on your side, you're a better head coach."

 

Asked if Martz has enough talent to work with in Chicago, Vermeil said, "They were good enough to go to the Super Bowl a few years ago with a different offensive coordinator and with a great defense. I'd say get that great defense put back together, get (Brian) Urlacher back healthy and all that, regardless of who's the offensive coordinator, they're going to look smarter if they don't have to score as many points.

 

"Mike is very bright and he will do what he has the personnel to do. Even in Detroit (where Martz was offensive coordinator in 2006-07), you take a guy like (Jon) Kitna, who's been in the league for a long time but mostly as a backup, and he's throwing for over 4,000 yards, you're doing something right. ... He'll do what he what has to do to create a very successful, efficient offense in Chicago with Jay Cutler running it, and within the program that Lovie provides him."

[Sweetness_34 0]

 

Martz eager to begin working with Cutler, Bears offense

By: Larry Mayer | Last Updated: 2/1/2010 10:25 AM

 

LAKE FOREST, Ill. – There was one seemingly innocuous moment during his meeting with Jay Cutler Saturday in Nashville that new Bears offensive coordinator Mike Martz won’t soon forget.

 

Diagramming a play on a chalkboard in a small classroom at Vanderbilt University, Martz marveled at the 26-year-old quarterback’s knowledge of the game and attention to detail.

 

 

Jay Cutler passed for 3,666 yards with 27 TDs, 26 interceptions and a 76.8 passer rating in his first season with the Bears.

 

“I put up a play that was designed specifically for the Tampa cover-two [defense] and I told him, ‘This is how we put it in and hit a touchdown on it,’” Martz said during a teleconference Monday, a few hours after he was hired by the Bears to succeed Ron Turner.

 

“[Cutler] asked a question about a wide receiver split that just kind of stopped me dead in my tracks and just showed that he is so far ahead and on top of that type of thing. Veteran quarterbacks generally don’t even ask that. I got real excited about that.”

 

Martz felt that he hit it off with Cutler much like he did when he met then-Lions quarterback Jon Kitna. In Martz's first season as Detroit's offensive coordinator in 2006, Kitna passed for a career-high 4,208 yards at the age of 34.

 

"It was really interesting," Martz said of the time he spent with Cutler. "It was even better than I anticipated. There was an instant connection. We were just on the same page with so many things."

 

Martz can’t wait to begin working with Cutler and his teammates in Chicago. The Bears offense ranked 23rd in the NFL in total yards, 29th rushing and 17th passing in 2009. But the unit features promising young players at quarterback, running back, wide receiver, tight end and on the offensive line.

 

Martz is especially impressed with the receivers he inherits in Chicago. The group surprised critics in 2009 by combining to catch 185 passes for 2,334 yards, the highest output in those two categories since Bears wideouts had 192 receptions in 2002 and 2,363 yards in 2001.

 

“Boy, they’ve got some speed,” Martz said. “And that really is kind of a diamond to me. When you look at that group, they can be a real strength of this football team. With [Devin] Aromashodu, and [Johnny] Knox is really a diamond to me, and Hester, what he can do whether he’s outside or in the slot, the match-ups on these guys are extreme.”

 

Martz isn’t bothered that outsiders don’t hold Bears receivers in the highest regard. After all, when he arrived in St. Louis, Rams wideouts Isaac Bruce, Az-Zahir Akeem and Ricky Proehl all were perceived to have flaws. “That’s three-quarters of 'The Greatest Show on Turf,'” Martz said.

 

“I think there’s plenty of talent there [with the Bears],” he continued. “I’m real excited about their speed and the potential. What we’ll do is give them every opportunity to explore that and not make a definition on what any one of those guys can do, but let them prove to us and put no limits on them.”

 

It should be intriguing to watch how running back Matt Forte is utilized in Martz’s offense. Though it’s obviously unfair to compare Forte to former Rams star Marshall Faulk, the two share more than the same initials. They also possess similar skill sets, especially when it comes to catching the ball out of the backfield.

 

Forte has 63 and 57 receptions in his first two seasons—the two highest totals by a running back in Bears history.

 

“There are so many things you can do,” Martz said. “He has the same kind of abilities as Marshall. He has the soft hands, the change of direction in pass routes, [he’s a] good route runner, he’s a very unselfish pass blocker, so he’s willing to stick his nose in there. We know what he has done as a rusher. He’s the complete package.”

 

Martz is also positive about the Bears offensive line and is especially eager to work with new position coach Mike Tice. The former Vikings head coach joined Lovie Smith’s staff on Jan. 15.

 

“What I know of him as a coach and being able to visit with him, I think this is just a terrific hire and a major reason that I was interested in this job,” Martz said. “This guy will get this group squared away and going good.

 

"It’s a tough, physical group, and they’ll be attentive to all the little details. This will be a very well-coached group. He’ll get everything they’ve got to give and I think there’s plenty of talent to get it done.”

[Sweetness_34 0]

Jones excited about opportunity to work with Martz again

By: Larry Mayer | Last Updated: 2/2/2010 1:30 PM

 

LAKE FOREST, Ill. – A few weeks ago when the Bears were in the midst of their search for an offensive coordinator, Kevin Jones heard some unflattering things in the media about Mike Martz.

 

The backup running back knew that coach Lovie Smith was familiar with Martz after working with him in St. Louis. But Jones felt compelled to drop by Smith’s office to endorse Martz anyway.

 

 

Bears running back Kevin Jones played for Mike Martz with the Detroit Lions in 2006-07.

“I just wanted to tell him my side from what I know because I started hearing all the negative stuff coming out,” said Jones, who played for the Lions in 2006-07 when Martz was Detroit’s offensive coordinator. “I didn’t believe that to be true. I didn’t have those same experiences playing for him.”

 

Jones enjoyed working with Martz in Detroit and was thrilled Monday when the 58-year-old coaching veteran was named Bears offensive coordinator, replacing the fired Ron Turner.

 

“I’m more than ecstatic,” said Jones, who missed the entire 2009 season with torn ankle ligaments suffered in the preseason finale. “He has a brilliant offensive mind. He really knows how to get an offense going and be explosive. We’re going to flourish under his tutelage, so I can’t wait.”

 

The passing game figures to flourish given Martz’s penchant for throwing the ball. But Jones isn’t concerned that the rushing attack will become an afterthought—even though the Lions ran the ball on only 31.6 percent of their offensive plays in 2006 and 33.6 percent in 2007, both NFL lows.

 

“I got my fair share of runs in his offense when I was in Detroit,” Jones said.

 

In 2006, he rushed for 689 yards and 6 touchdowns on 181 carries while catching a career-high 61 passes for 520 yards and 2 TDs in 12 games. In 2007, Jones ran for 581 yards and 8 TDs on 153 attempts while hauling in 32 passes for 197 yards in 13 games.

 

Jones concedes that Martz has a strong personality, but doesn’t think that he will clash with quarterback Jay Cutler.

 

“Nothing’s wrong with having a strong personality,” Jones said. “I think he and Jay are going to work well together. It’s going to be a very good combination.”

 

As far as Jones is concerned, Martz’s confidence is a good thing.

 

“We were in the offensive meeting room one time,” Jones said of their days together with the Lions. “I can’t remember what week or what game it was. But he just came in the room and he had this confidence about him that made everybody else feel confident heading into that game week.

 

“He just said, ‘We’re going to run the ball, we’re going to air it out, and they’re not going to be able to stop anything that we’re doing. We’re going to prepare like that this week and we’re going to play like that on Sunday,’ and we did.”

[Sweetness_34 0]

Hey shitbag_34 you forgot to mention how great he made the 49er QBs look You just cemented yourself as FFT tool of the year for 2010! Congrats!

 

I know you are a retard but if you are going to compare any of the Qbs the Niners had or have to Jay Cutler, you should just jump off the ledge. It must not be easy living in a world where everyone is so much superior to you when it comes to basic intellect.

 

It is a tip ....

[FlaHawker 24]

I know you are a retard but if you are going to compare any of the Qbs the Niners had or have to Jay Cutler, you should just jump off the ledge. It must not be easy living in a world where everyone is so much superior to you when it comes to basic intellect.

 

It is a tip ....

Hey Shitbag, since you are so fond of posting fluff peices, why don;t we take a look at what a former Martz QB says about Cutler, aka Bitter Beer face,:

 

The knee-jerk reaction to the Mike Martz hire in Chicago is to say that Jay Cutler is going to be throwing a lot more. While that's probably true, his style of play -- and possibly his mind-set -- is going to have to change in order for him to be successful, as Kurt Warner told the Chicago Sun-Times.

Warner notes that Cutler has a lot of confidence, which will be necessary. On the other hand, Warner says that the key to the Martzian offense is "anticipation": "When I've watched Jay -- not that it's a bad thing -- but he looks like a guy who relies more on his physical gifts, and he watches things develop and buys some time. I wonder how that's going to mix. I'm not saying he can't anticipate, but I just haven't seen that when I've watched him. He may throw some things later than I would, because of his arm strength and his ability to move."

Even Kurt Warner sees this as a disaster waiting to happen. Basic intellect? I took a shite this morning that had more smarts than you and your entire dooshbag family

[Joey Gladstone 33]

Cutler = Zero winning seasons as a college and pro QB.

 

They were tearing him apart on the Scott Van Pelt Show today, saying how he looks like a guy that thinks its always somebody else's fault. I agree

 

Cant wait to see him and his bowl cut getting destroyed behind that tissue paper offensive line and Martz's broken system in 2010!!!

[Sho Nuff 720]

Keep hating fellas... love it. I cannot stop laughing seeing Detoilet and seahooker fans in here....2 teams with no championships ever and 2 teams the Bears beat last year....in the case of detoilet => sweep. But keep hating....love the pure comedy

 

Oh, and all those mis-conceptions...wrong

 

Face it...you would be praising this no matter who they hired.

and had any other team int he north hired Martz you would be bashing them.

 

BTW...there are Packer fans mocking your crap too.

 

Misconceptions...there is no misconception about his QBs have been sacked on average about 49 times...if you just take when he was an OC it moves to 51 times per season.

[Sho Nuff 720]

I know you are a retard but if you are going to compare any of the Qbs the Niners had or have to Jay Cutler, you should just jump off the ledge. It must not be easy living in a world where everyone is so much superior to you when it comes to basic intellect.

 

It is a tip ....

 

And if you want to try to compare Cutler with Warner you are a freaking moron too and better follow him off the ledge.

[kutulu 1,676]

As a Cutler Dynasty owner I like it.

[swamp dog 0]

my my my how sweetmeat does protest! be careful, we can see you sweat.

 

the fact is the bears have TWO CURRENT coaches who were RECENTLY FIRED BY THE LIONS.

 

yes, FIRED BY THE LIONS

 

and the last good qb you had (i'm including cutler, mind you) was a lion castoff as well: kramer.

 

blow it out your ass.

 

oh, good thing you've got all those draft picks this year to restock that shitty o-line for martz! and you could probably use 1 or 2 of those early picks this year on a #1 wr!

 

lmao.

 

cutler will be a vegetable by oct. 1. your roster+martz+no draft picks=the perfect storm of culter getting mangled.

[swamp dog 0]

As a Cutler Dynasty owner I like it.

 

have a good backup. free tip.

[Sweetness_34 0]

have a good backup. free tip.

 

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[fft320 0]

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[Yippie Skippy 0]

This may well prove to be a good hire, but I'm skeptical. When was the last time Martz was part of a winning team? We can look at it this way: We have half of the head coaching staff that won St. Louis a superbowl. Or this way: We have half of the head coaching staff (in Martz and Marinelli) that led Detroit down the path from Still, we ought to see a bit more creativity out of the offensive scheme, at least.

 

Who else is out there who would of been a better OC hire??

 

It was Matt Millen who led the Lions down the path which it is trying to recover.

[Chronic Husker 85]

We can look at it this way: We have half of the head coaching staff that won St. Louis a superbowl. Or this way: We have half of the head coaching staff (in Martz and Marinelli) that led Detroit down the path from which it is trying to recover.

Detroit has been trying to recover since the 50's. Martz may not have helped much but I'm pretty sure he wasn't responsible for digging the hole.

[Sweetness_34 0]

Oh no....a great coach like Jeff Fisher sees Martz as a great hire. But what about the retards on this bored like FLahooker; kidneystone and fudgepacker fans.... because they know sooooo much about football

 

Fisher: Martz will have 'tremendous' impact

 

February 2, 2010 6:18 PM | 1 Comment

Longtime Tennessee Titans coach Jeff Fisher knows all too well what a Mike Martz-led offense can do. Fisher's Titans lost Super Bowl XXXIV to a St. Louis Rams team featuring Martz as the offensive coordinator under coach ###### Vermeil.

 

Fisher gave his former adversary a ringing endorsement Tuesday.

 

"I think it's a great hire for the organization," Fisher told "The Mully & Hanley Show" on WSCR-AM 670. "I think the fans should be really, really excited about it. Mike is a tremendous offensive coach and mind and teacher."

 

Fisher recalled first hearing Martz rave about Bears quarterback Jay Cutler during the 2006 NFL combine in Indianapolis, when Martz was between jobs after parting ways with the Rams in 2005.

 

Photo: Titans coach Jeff Fisher calls Mike Martz "a great hire." (Scott Boehm/AP)

 

"This was the draft year of Jay Cutler, Matt Leinhart, Vince Young," Fisher said. "We were in the process of evaluating them. (Mike) says, 'I have not seen one come out in the last 10 years like Jay Cutler.' That was Mike's opinion of Jay then.

 

"He has tremendous respect for Jay's ability and what Jay did in school and I'm sure what he's done at this point, and I'm sure he'll have a tremendous impact on Jay's success."

[Sweetness_34 0]

Mike Martz => Been to 3 Superbowls

Lovie Smith => Been to 2 Superbowls

 

Seahags coach Pete Caroll => Been to 0 Superbowls

 

Fudgepackers "dumb" coach Mike-I-love-donuts-McCarthy => Been to 0 Superbowls

 

/thread

 

PS: Please continue with hating on the Bears. Love the entertainment

[Sweetness_34 0]

Detroit has been trying to recover since the 50's. Martz may not have helped much but I'm pretty sure he wasn't responsible for digging the hole.

 

 

What is funny is that the Bears have owned the Lions under Lovie and for most of their existence. Swamp poosay must have forgotten how easily the Bears stomped on the Lions in the last game of the year. Not to mention the Bears were the only NFC North team to actually beat Minny.

[Sweetness_34 0]

How "he" made Kurt Warner? Hah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Now I know why you are a fan of "dumb and dumber".... that is you. How does it feel to live life as a moron?

 

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''He was the most intelligent football coach I've ever been around,'' ex-Rams and current Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner said of Martz. ''He taught me more about the game than any other coach. He obviously helped me physically with technique, throwing the ball and being balanced. He was so valuable to my career and to where I'm at as a football player right now and what I know about the game. It was definitely a process, but he was so good, both physically and mentally in getting ready to play and helping me become the quarterback that I am.''

[Sweetness_34 0]

I can't think, in my history of coaching, of any assistant who came into an NFL franchise and made the immediate impact that Mike Martz did in 1999---###### Vermeil

 

[swamp dog 0]

the resident bear apologist still hasn't answered how the bears are going to fill all their gaping holes next year.

 

the lions will compete with their sorry-ass team for 3rd. this isn't about the past. it's about the future. and right now the bears leadership and decision-making process is eons more dysfunctional than the lions.

 

so cue up your glory days mp3 all you want, sweetmeat. anything to stop you from looking at the looming trainwreck COMING for the bears.

[swamp dog 0]

I can't think, in my history of coaching, of any assistant who came into an NFL franchise and made the immediate impact that Mike Martz did in 1999---###### Vermeil

 

 

hey, glory dazed: that was over a decade ago. martz also slid into a st. louis roster that had warner, faulk (in his prime), bruce, and holt--and a stacked o-line. what the fock do the bears have? johnny knox? forte? no o-line? lmao.

 

why don't you go find some 10-year-old articles about how great orlando pace WAS too. you're gonna need to give pace some love: that has-been is going to need to be a starter again for the bears.

 

notice there's no other bear fans in this thread having your back? go to the bear boards: bear fans everyone are moaning and groaning and worried shitless about martz coming on board.