Martz a Great Choice
Written by Kevin Jones, Wednesday February 03 2010
While the Bears were conducting their search for a new offensive coordinator, I was hearing a lot of unflattering things in the media about Mike Martz.
I knew that coach Lovie Smith was familiar with Martz after working with him in
I just wanted to tell him my side from what I know because I started hearing all the negative stuff coming out. I didn’t believe that to be true. I didn’t have those same experiences playing for him.
I really enjoyed working with Martz while I was with the Lions and was thrilled on Monday when I heard that the Bears had hired him to replace Ron Turner.
I’m more than ecstatic. He has a brilliant offensive mind. He really knows how to get an offense going and be explosive. We’re going to flourish under his tutelage, so I can’t wait.
I would also like to add that there is a lot of media coverage about Martz’s inclination for throwing the ball. I am not worried one bit that the rushing attack will become an oversight. I got my fair share of runs in his offense when I was in
I also caught a lot of passes out of the backfield and regardless of if it is a run or a pass, Martz likes to utilize his running backs, so I am extremely excited to have him here.
I know that Martz has a strong personality, but I don’t think that he will clash at all with quarterback Jay Cutler. Nothing’s wrong with having a strong personality. I think he and Jay are going to work well together. It’s going to be a very good combination.
I really believe that Martz’s confidence is a good thing. We were in an offensive meeting room one time, I can’t remember what week or what game it was, but he just came in the room and he had this confidence about him that made everybody else feel confident heading into that game week.
He just said, “We’re going to run the ball, we’re going to air it out, and they’re not going to be able to stop anything that we’re doing. We’re going to prepare like that this week and we’re going to play like that on Sunday,” and we did.
Mike Martz will be a great addition to our team this off season.
Kevin Jones is a running back with the Chicago Bears. His blog runs at www.playerpress.com. Follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/27kevinjones.
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