So long Mike Martz. As for the rest of the Lions coaching staff, I bet they wish they could join him on the next thing smokin' outta dodge.
Martz claims he could have stayed, but the question is, who'd want to, and why? This team is going nowhere fast. I'm not trying to be negative, I'm simply pointing out a fact.
Here's why I'm so convinced this Lions team is on a bullet train to Loser Ville yet again in '08 - consistency and continuity - or should I say the lack thereof. I mean in comes yet another offensive coordinator and since it's an internal move, it means a new position coach for the guys on the o-line. It also means the team has to learn a new offensive system; they'll be starting from scratch yet again. By the time the new system is learned, we're 4 loses in to a new season.
The team has never had a consistent game plan with a core group of players and coaches growing together. Their drafts have been horrible and therefore there are no players with any talent who've grown in the system who are ready to break out and produce. The cupboard is bare.
This also means Rod Marinelli is a year away from being replaced because the current structure dictates he'll lose big again next year and thus get the ziggy. That in turn will mean this vicious cycle starts all over again with Matt Millen hiring yet another new head coach who will want to employ new coordinators and coaches and this consistently inconsistent three ring circus down at Allen Park will roll on status quo...which means more losing for you and I to suffer through for the foreseeable future.
Sucks doesn't it!
Well it does unless your name is Mike Martz. Smarty Marty gets paid for next year while at the same time ridding himself of this comedy of errors you've come to know and love as "the same 'ol Lions." Martz will likely have another gig even before this blog is posted, meanwhile we must stand by and watch another receiver taken in the first round (just joking, I hope) and watch another all-to-predictable season of "Lions Football" down at Ford Field.
If I could pass on one piece of advice to you it'd be this; don't bet the farm on any ten-win seasons taking place in the 'D' any time soon, regardless of what Jon Kitna has to say this off-season.
yep,right again
funny thing is rest asurred that the ownership seems intent on change the one thing that wont change it seems is there cashing in on hope rather than success. either the one thing that wont change is that if you take 5 fans off the street and have them coach the lions next year the results would probably be the same and that is a travisty.
and before i get the whole joey harrington thing thrown at me.... JH needs , i think, to maybe find a new profession instead of pro football, sadly happenes to stars in college at all sports, a very great star in college, then go pro??? ooops. anouther great star at the( u of o) luke jackson basketball, now maybe?? unless hes gone now , the miami heat, hey it happens.... in the 1970s ronnie lee the high light film so to speak at oregon basketball but the star of those team at oregon was really greg balllard who went on to win an NBA title with the then washington bullets .....
I have to agree with double T. Millen's rebuilding program is not working. I've always agreed with the theory of rebuilding a team from the inside out. Run the football and stop the run. Offensive and defensive linemen first. Once you have a core of players to solidify your scheme, pass protect, passrush, ect. then you add skill positions. For instance, look how competetive the Vikings where this season. Below average QB and no name recievers had everyone picking them dead last in the division before the season. Sure A.P. was solid but why... arguably the best offensive line in football. Why did the Browns make this big turnaround? Joe Thomas and Eric Steinbech made Derek Anderson look like Bernie Kosar.
Then again what do I know? All I am is a dumb pipeliner. Who am I to question the great sports mind of Matt Millen.
Go Wings, Pistons, Tigers, and Shock... the respected teams in Detoit
Last edited by salaminizer on January 6th at 11:43 AM.
This Thompson guy has about half the facts and half or less correct. We are getting an upgrade at O-coordinator, this Colletto guy is an excellent lineman coach and has the credentials to back it up. We are dumping the seven step drop that Martz constantly used that is so hard on lineman in exchange for 3-5 step drops and allowing the QB to change the play at the line of scrimmage. Martz too often abandoned the running game, even when it was working. So I say good riddance, he had like two good years as a head coach himself.
I agree 100% Salmanizer, that is the way you win football games=own the line of scrimmage. Everytime I so Thomas this year I felt a stabbing pain in my gut cause the guy was an impenetrable wall out there. Anderson is decent but yeah your right the lineman Cleveland added had a hell of a lot to do with his success.
Besides them, why don't you post a comment, which I'm forcing you guys to, on 1234ideclareathumbwar's Blog because my post is on Tigers Weekly, Red Wings Weekly, and CCHA All-Access.
Hi everybody, this is Trevor Thompson of FSN Detroit. You can see my reports on RED WINGS LIVE, TIGERS LIVE, etc, as well as Lions postgame coverage.
I joined FSN in June 2000 as an original member of the then-Detroit Sports Report, coming over from CTV Sportsnet in Toronoto. My experience at FSN has included a lead role in the our post-game coverage during the NHL playoffs, as well as hosting duties on TIGERS WEEKLY, RED WINGS WEEKLY, LIONS POSTGAME EDITION and filling in as a studio anchor.
I grew up in Dresden, Ontario, about 50 miles from Detroit and grew up as a Detroit sports fan. It's a thrill for me to now be covering what have always been my favorite teams.
I'll blog here about the Red Wings and Lions and invite you to join in the dialogue!
