tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post7967593600774817507..comments2023-10-31T06:31:41.395-04:00Comments on Bottom of the Barrel: Peter King Helps Continue Saints Post-Super Bowl Back SlappingBengoodfellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-38188575449004577162010-02-13T13:50:10.128-05:002010-02-13T13:50:10.128-05:00I think Martz in Chicago is going to be a disaster...I think Martz in Chicago is going to be a disaster unless he changes a bunch of the things he does to run an offense. In Detroit he had some talent at wide out, and a qb who could make fast reads, if not good reads, and a mediocre running game. I don't think he has much in Chicago beyond Cutler's arm.Martin F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14565240074256943063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-33189061892196824372010-02-12T23:14:27.711-05:002010-02-12T23:14:27.711-05:00I still remember hearing about that the Texans wer...I still remember hearing about that the Texans were taking Williams over Bush. I thought it was so ballsy, but it worked. <br /><br />I don't hate Mike Martz but you do make some good points about the offensive line problems, the fact the receivers may not be built for the offense and the effect on Olson. Also, I am with you on the fact precision passing may not work outside of a dome and in the weather Chicago gets. I would normally like the hire, but I think Martz has a lot to prove in Chicago.<br /><br />Martin F, that's a good point as well and though I think the Bears are going to try and strengthen the offensive line, Martz's offense requires a good one. We have seen that at his other stops in the NFL. <br /><br />It's a calculated risk to hire Martz. I don't know if it will work. He is a good coordinator but Chicago has to upgrade some spots before I get too excited about it.Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-26717548861822139572010-02-12T20:43:02.353-05:002010-02-12T20:43:02.353-05:00Preach it IVN!Preach it IVN!Martin F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14565240074256943063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-58297444542768267102010-02-12T17:51:33.832-05:002010-02-12T17:51:33.832-05:00Forgot to mention that a precision passing offense...Forgot to mention that a precision passing offense is not necessarily a sound strategy in a home stadium that starts getting pounded by shitty weather about halfway through the season (one of the reasons I think Robbie Gould is the best kicker in the league but that's another story). That's probably a reason why the Bears have been most successful as a "running and defense" team.ivnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-2983592280626142312010-02-12T17:37:43.266-05:002010-02-12T17:37:43.266-05:00Martz had decent tools to work with in Detroit, an...Martz had decent tools to work with in Detroit, and their offense wasn't half bad. the Lions are an organization that just seems to refuse to build from the inside out though. They never seem to have superior offensive or defensive lines or a top notch linebacking crew. There is only so much a wide out or qb can do with no blocking, and it's hard to win games when you're giving up 24+ points every time out.Martin F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14565240074256943063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-88568622802823575842010-02-12T16:00:46.325-05:002010-02-12T16:00:46.325-05:00And to think I was one of those "Bush over Ma...And to think I was one of those "Bush over Mario" people...all that hype for what turned out to be Dave Meggett 2.0<br /><br />Hiring Mike Martz was such a dumb idea. The problems on the o-line are obvious. The Bears recievers can't run the routes his playcalling requires and since he has no idea how to use the TE (Vernon Davis got so much better after Martz took a hike) Greg Olsen will continue to fade out the offense. Then again it's not like the Bears had a choice...who would want to work for stingy owners, an incompetent front office, and a lame duck head coach?ivnnoreply@blogger.com