He's fourth to meet with team about coordinator job Brad Biggs
Twenty-four days after the Chicago Bears ushered offensive coordinator Ron Turner and others out the door at Halas Hall, Mike Martz walked into the building.
The former coach of the St. Louis Rams has arrived for an interview with Lovie Smith, who he gave his big break as the defensive coordinator in St. Louis in 2001.
Smith wanted to familiarize himself with candidates he didn’t know as well in the protracted process before meeting with someone he knew well. The Bears have interviewed just three people for the job, including Minnesota Vikings quarterbacks coach Kevin Rogers on Thursday. They also met with Cincinnati quarterbacks coach Ken Zampese, who is no longer in consideration, and San Diego assistant head coach Rob Chudzinski, who backed out. The Bears tried and failed to land interviews with Jeremy Bates and Hue Jackson, and Pitt offensive coordinator Frank Cignetti has made it clear he’s not interested.
Martz directed the Greatest Show on Turf in St. Louis, but the Bears want to be able to run the ball successfully. Still, with Jay Cutler on board, they need to build their offense around a passing attack. Martz told a league source during the season that he would covet the job if if became available and said he would “love” to work with Cutler.
Stay tuned.
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Great we are going to have the everyone from the old Lions coaching staff running the Bears! Angelo is the same thing as Matt Millen to me!
Word is that if Martz says "No", that Angelo is going to start looking at candidates in the Illinois High School Athletic Association
Word is that if Martz says "No", that Angelo is going to start looking at candidates in the Illinois High School Athletic Association
I don't think Martz would say no since it's well known he has been asking for the job.
If he doesn't get it that's because the Bears don't want him.
"Smith wanted to familiarize himself with candidates he didn’t know as well in the protracted process before meeting with someone he knew well."
At least the PR part of the Bears came up with a good spin. I'll give them that much. Much better than the "candidates will be lining up" stuff they threw out there a month ago.
Word is that if Martz says "No", that Angelo is going to start looking at candidates in the Illinois High School Athletic Association
Bear market makes a big move forward. Martz is part of the philosophy that you do things that fit certain strengths, and stick with that, because strength becomes your identity. This will increase any quarterback's confidence. Good luck!
Mack et. al.: stop hitting your refresh button. That's why your post repeats.
Mr. Murder, I couldn't agree more. And I never had a problem with his criticisms of Cutler. I don't see any contradiction with criticizing him and saying he'd love to coach him.
And contrary to what "they" say, I don't think Cutler will have a problem with a coach who firmly tells him to pull his head out of his ass, something Ron Turner couldn't or wouldn't do. Most great players sort of expect to be coached and want to improve.
McKinnie also skipped out on the NFC team photo, and the report states that both players could be subjected to fines. Hey, maybe that means they’ll really work that much harder for a winning share in Sunday’s game. Think about the benefits.
Bear market makes a big move forward. Martz is part of the philosophy that you do things that fit certain strengths, and stick with that, because strength becomes your identity. This will increase any quarterback's confidence. Good luck!
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04:43 PM
Maybe there is a god after all.
Job 1. Sign Martz. Do it now.
Job 2. Get rid of that crappy "turf" in Soldier Field. It's an embarrassment and will impede any great shows - replace it with the cool synthetic stuff other cold weather cities have.