Even though “Fire Mike Martz” directs here we are all hard-core Bear fans and have hope for the season. It was funny to see Singletary, who fired Mike Martz back in 2008 at the 49ers, tell fans to “Get Your Popcorn Ready“.
“Like Terrell Owens would say with ‘Get your popcorn ready,’ that’s what you can get ready for with Mike Martz,” Singletary told the Tribune at the NFL scouting combine. “He knows offense.” Martz is known for his explosive offenses, and the Bears figure he should be able to work well with Jay Cutler. Before he was hired, Martz flew to Nashville to meet with the quarterback. “I think he will be great for the young man who is playing quarterback there,” Singletary said. “(Cutler) needs someone like Mike Martz. “That kid is a smart kid … has feistiness to him or whatever. And I think Mike Martz can bring out the part that (Cutler) needs in order to go to the next level.”
It is strange to fire a guy and then give him mad-props but I guess that is the NFL way. You scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours. Ron Turner certainly knows how to play by the rules from this perspective which is why he was continually employed despite a “career of failure” that we documented at this site.
Oh well let’s hope that Singletary is right. I want to at least see some excitement next year from the cheap non-PSL seats, since we have Cutler, some fast WR’s and a newly rejuvenated (we hope) Forte.
“Get Your Popcorn Ready”
Yep, for a completely different reason. I think that Martz and Lovie will have some friction in their relationship from the outset. Lovie has stated for basically his entire tenure that he “gets off the bus running”. Martz has made his career around the passing game utilizing shifty and multitalented RBs that can catch the ball in the flat as well as massive dropbacks (7-step).
I’m thinking that Lovie and Martz will win two or three games early, then rattle off a string of 5-8 losses due to Cutler tossing picks. Each will blame the other for the inefficiencies of their side of the coaching spectrum, and both will be fired at the end of the year along with Jerry and Teddy. I hope that doesn’t happen, as I just want this team to win, but that’s about the only outcome that I can see given their personalities.