With Washington giving big head coach bucks to their defensive coordinator does this signal and evoution in NFL coaching structures?  What is a head coach if he's not calling plays?  He's a dean of students motivational cheerleader who manages timeouts.  Mike Martz isn't cut for this job.  HE SHOULD BE UP IN THE OFFENSIVE COORDINATORS BOX!!!   Not drafting Steve Bellasari and Tim Couch.  I read a quote by Martz to the effect he thought the, 'cook should have say in the ingredients'.  His failure to procure defensive and special team ingredients doomed his Ram's tenure.  So sad.

Some maverick genius should bring him into a program as OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR and pay him more than the head coach.   Martz will do it if the moneys right and somewhere in the maddness he knows he belongs up in that box.

Good bye Mike and when you return have mercy on us.    

Before the Rams ditch Mike Martz I think they should offer him a return to offensive coordinator. At least ask.  That's where he belongs.  Not on the sidelines pissing away time outs like they are snap pops.  We don't want him as head coach but we all would like to keep his offensive maddness even if it's been out of balance.  Keep him but put him on leash. 

Everyone's screaming give it to Steven Jackson as if this will be the cure-all.  I fear they are heading toward retooling the offense around him.  I'm all for balance but wrecking the current system would be hasty mistake.  Jackson has great potential but it seems to me he's been admiring Marshall a bit too much.  They are different models.  Steven needs to hit the hole more like a train rather than shuffling up like he's a sports car.  Some say the Rams run game is designed to function with a 'patient' back.  Steven Jackson is destined for greatness.  With the Rams current program I'm not so sure.   

The Rams real problems lies in defense and special teams.  They simply haven't had the personnel.  They were lucky to make play-offs the last two years and now last years fifth string wide reciever is a starting at safety.  Upon bringing this point up to a friend he responded, "But Furrey's doing okay."  Okay ain't cutting it.  Okay is under .500.  Our biggest freak is Leonard Little and he's not that big.  We need a freak or two in the defensive backfield.  It's Martz's fault we don't have them.  The drafting of Bellasari and Crouch are also monuments of his unchecked maddness.  It's not just lack of balance in this years play calling its been a lack of balance period.  He's and offensive animal.

It's a mad idea.  Martz couldn't accept demotion.  Could he?