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

[Tom Shannon]

That's how it looks all the time.

;)

Tom S.

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> bounces at chicagobearsfanforum.com] On Behalf Of Ryan Dietzenbach
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> Subject: Re: [CBFF] Reports: Detroit Lions Fire Mike Martz --
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> I remember when the Lions hired him and so many on here had a monster
> woody
> for him at the time.
> 
> RD
> 
> On Jan 2, 2008 3:51 PM, Tom Shannon <tshanno at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Reports: Detroit Lions Fire Mike Martz -- chicagotribune.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > www.chicagotribune.com/sports/sns-ap-fbn-lions-martz,1,579688.story
> > chicagotribune.com
> > Reports: Detroit Lions Fire Mike Martz
> >
> > By Associated Press
> >
> > 2:27 PM CST, January 2, 2008
> >
> > DETROIT
> >
> >
> >
> > The Detroit Lions reportedly fired Mike Martz on Wednesday, ending
> his
> > fractious two years as the team's offensive coordinator.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > Martz confirmed his firing to the Free Press.
> >
> > "We fell short of what we wanted to do offensively, and I regret
> > that," he told the newspaper.
> >
> > The Lions were 7-9 this season after a 6-2 start.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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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> >
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