Mike Martz: A Terrible Calculated Risk By The Chicago Bears

June 8, 2010   ·   Henry Young   ·   Jump to comments


The Bears had quite the off-season the past two years with free agent acquisitions, trades, draft, depth chart changes, and offensive philosophy changes. 
With all the acquisitions the Bears have made, there is not one front office move that is more interesting than the hiring of new offensive coordinator, Mike Martz. 
Everyone thinks it's a smart move. Some analyst may point to Mike Martz ability as a QB evaluator andpassing mastermind.  
My argument is that it's a huge mistake and a terrible calculated risk that may cost Lovie Smith's his head coaching job.  
Let's look at the successes that Mike Martz enjoyed during his tenor in the NFL.  
As far as I look back, I could trace Martz influential stats as far back as 1999 when he was the offensive coordinator for the Rams.  
Before I start my analysis, let me lay out some interesting facts offensively at the teams h...

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