[CBFF] Reports: Detroit Lions Fire Mike Martz -- chicagotribune.com - Sent Using Google Toolbar

[Jerry Madsen]

And no, we don't want Mike Martz and his smoke-n-mirrors offense in Chicago.

Jerry


On Jan 2, 2008 4:51 PM, Tom Shannon <tshanno at gmail.com> wrote:
> Reports: Detroit Lions Fire Mike Martz -- chicagotribune.com
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> www.chicagotribune.com/sports/sns-ap-fbn-lions-martz,1,579688.story
> chicagotribune.com
> Reports: Detroit Lions Fire Mike Martz
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> By Associated Press
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> 2:27 PM CST, January 2, 2008
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> DETROIT
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> The Detroit Lions reportedly fired Mike Martz on Wednesday, ending his
> fractious two years as the team's offensive coordinator.
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> Martz will be replaced by Jim Colletto, who will retain his position
> as offensive line coach while calling plays. Receivers coach Kippy
> Brown will serve as co-coordinator, the Detroit Free Press, Booth
> Newspapers and ESPN.com reported.
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> A message seeking comment was left Wednesday with Martz's agent, Bob
> LaMonte. The Lions had no comment on the reports, a team spokesman
> said.
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> Martz confirmed his firing to the Free Press.
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> "We fell short of what we wanted to do offensively, and I regret
> that," he told the newspaper.
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> The Lions were 7-9 this season after a 6-2 start.
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> During two losing seasons in Detroit, Martz was unable to replicate
> the success he had during the "Greatest Show on Turf" years in St.
> Louis.
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> Martz coached the Rams from 2000-2005, including a Super Bowl loss in
> 2001. He used the same offense in Detroit, but it didn't translate
> into many wins for the Lions and head coach Rod Marinelli.
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> The Rams fired Martz on Jan. 2, 2006, the day after St. Louis finished
> 6-10. He sat out the last 11 games recovering from endocarditis, a
> bacterial infection of a heart valve.
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> Martz led St. Louis to the playoffs in four of his five full seasons,
> and helped the franchise win the 2000 Super Bowl as offensive
> coordinator. The Rams went 51-29 in the regular season and 54-33
> overall during his five full seasons as head coach.
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> His first NFL job was with the Los Angeles Rams as an offensive
> assistant in 1992-93, then was quarterbacks coach in 1994. He was wide
> receivers coach in 1995-96 after the franchise moved to St. Louis, and
> was quarterbacks coach for the Washington Redskins in 1997-98.
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