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42 catches for 796 yards and six touchdowns. Poole lasted another year in New Orleans before a five-reception final year in Devner. 2003: Shaun McDonald: 4th round (106th overall) by the St. Louis Rams Yep, the Rams strike again. McDonald was a shifty...
Doesn’t Marshall watch his contemporaries? Here’s the true kicker: These absurd comments are coming from a guy who built his legacy in St. Louis as the centerpiece of Mike Martz’s “Greatest Show on Turf,” receiving endless flare passes and running...
Chicago Bears Chairman George McCaskey reacts as he speaks about the dismissal of Jerry Angelo as team's general manager, and Mike Martz, as team's offensive coordinator during an NFL football news conference at Halas Hall in Lake Forest, Ill. , on Tuesday,... View Photo »
Jeff Fisher chooses the St. Louis Rams over the Miami Dolphins. That's sort of like choosing the beets over the Brussels sprouts.
Once Forte went down the Bears had only one viable fantasy option, and up until that point one could argue they had only two. Those two would have been Matt Forte and the Bears defensive/special teams unit. Despite playing in the pass happy offense of...
I would imagine they would use an early pick in the draft on one of those two positions. They could also be active in free agency to find a top-level corner, maybe a Brandon Carr from the Chiefs. Will then change in offensive coordinators from Mike...
That will result in a big salary-cap hit, but Forte’s in line for a massive contract anyway after how he’s performed over his first four seasons in the league. Could Chicago upgrade over Davis and Jennings? Probably — and the Bears may try to do that. ...
Chicago Bears' president and CEO Ted Phillips, right, speaks about the dismissal of Jerry Angelo as team's general manager, and Mike Martz, as team's offensive coordinator, as Bears' Chairman George McCaskey looks on during an NFL football news conference... View Photo »
I’m very confident. We’ve seen a lot of Caleb over his time here. He’s been here four years, and the good news is he knows the offense. It’s his second year in Mike Martz’s system. He’s gotten a good handful of plays and we feel very good about him handling the offense, knowing our personnel and us know...
Many fans were optimistic that Hanie could do a serviceable job as the Bears’ starter. Bears fans should not expect the Bears to re-sign Hanie because he proved last year that he should never start for an NFL team at any time. Maybe it was Mike Martz’s...
“This is very exciting for me, to be able to get with guys that you know, that you trust, that you know are going to be able to do it the right way.” McGinnis has Rams roots of a sort, too. Among the assistants he was poised to add if the Chicago Bears...
Mike Martz (born May 13, 1951, Sioux Falls, South Dakota) is the offensive coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers. Full Article
Chicago Bears offensive coordinator Mike Martz, left, talks to his team as quarterback Jay Cutler watches teammates practice during NFL football training camp Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2011, at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, Ill.
View Photo »Chicago Bears offensive coordinator Mike Martz talks to Chris Williams (74) during NFL football training camp, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2011, at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, Ill.
View Photo »Chicago Bears offensive coordinator Mike Martz signs autographs for fans during NFL football training camp Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2011, at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, Ill.
View Photo »Chicago Bears offensive coordinator Mike Martz, center, talks with quarterbacks Jay Cutler, left, and Caleb Hanie during NFL football training camp Monday, Aug. 1, 2011, at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, Ill.
View Photo »Chicago Bears offensive coordinator Mike Martz talks to his team during the first day of the team's training camp for the upcoming NFL football season at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, Ill. , Saturday, July 30, 2011.
View Photo »Chicago Bears Chairman George McCaskey reacts as he speaks about the dismissal of Jerry Angelo as team's general manager, and Mike Martz, as team's offensive coordinator during an NFL football news conference at Halas Hall in Lake Forest, Ill. , on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2011.
View Photo »Chicago Bears' president and CEO Ted Phillips, right, speaks about the dismissal of Jerry Angelo as team's general manager, and Mike Martz, as team's offensive coordinator, as Bears' Chairman George McCaskey looks on during an NFL football news conference at Halas Hall in Lake Forest, Ill....
View Photo »CORRECTS YEAR - Chicago Bears president and CEO Ted Phillips, right, speaks about the dismissal of Jerry Angelo as team's general manager, and Mike Martz as offensive coordinator, as Bears chairman George McCaskey listens during an NFL football news conference at Halas Hall in Lake Forest,...
View Photo »FILE - In this Jan. 1, 2012, file photo, Chicago Bears offensive coordinator Mike Martz looks on before an NFL football game in Minneapolis. Martz says he is retiring from coaching. The NFL Network first reported his decision this week and Martz told the Chicago Sun-Times, "It's time." ...
View Photo »Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Hanie, left, talks with offensive coordinator Mike Martz before an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks in Chicago, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2011.
View Photo »FILE - In this Dec. 18, 2011 file photo, Chicago Bears offensive coordinator Mike Martz walks on the field during warmups before an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks in Chicago. On Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012, the Bears confirmed that Martz is out after two seasons as the team's...
View Photo »Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Hanie, left, talks with offensive coordinator Mike Martz during NFL football practice on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011, in Lake Forest, Ill. With Jay Cutler out for an indefinite period of time after surgery on his broken right thumb, Hanie is being counted on...
View Photo »Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler, right, looks to a throw as offensive coordinator Mike Martz looks on during NFL football training camp Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2011, at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, Ill.
View Photo »Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler, left, listens to offensive coordinator Mike Martz during the first day of the team's training camp for the upcoming NFL football season, Saturday, July 30, 2011, at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, Ill.
View Photo »FILE - In this Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011 file photo, Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler (6) drops back to pass against the Minnesota Vikings during an NFL football game in Chicago. Cutler isn't holding back these days. He put out a call for change last week, saying he would like to get...
View Photo »FILE - In this Aug. 1, 2011 file photo, Chicago Bears offensive line coach Mike Tice talks to players during NFL football training camp in Bourbonnais, Ill. On Friday, Jan. 6, 2012, the Bears announced they have promoted Tice to offensive coordinator, replacing the departed Mike Martz.
View Photo »FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2011 file photo, Chicago Bears wide receiver Roy Williams looks on before an NFL preseason football game against the Buffalo Bills in Chicago. Williams figures the Chicago Bears are in for some changes. He hopes he's part of their plan. Williams says he would "be...
View Photo »Chicago Bears offensive coordinator Mike Martz, left, talks to his team as quarterback Jay Cutler watches teammates practice during NFL football training camp Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2011, at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, Ill.
View Photo »Jeff Fisher chooses the St. Louis Rams over the Miami Dolphins. That's sort of like choosing the beets over the Brussels sprouts.
I’m very confident. We’ve seen a lot of Caleb over his time here. He’s been here four years, and the good news is he knows the offense. It’s his second year in Mike Martz’s system. He’s gotten a good handful of plays and we feel very good about him handling the offense, knowing our personnel and us know...
I've done that for 20 years and it's never anything but a good play really ... We didn't execute it very well.
He can throw it, he runs with the ball, he has all those qualities that you look for ... He knows their system; he's been around [offensive coordinator] Mike Martz, he knows how Martz likes to distribute the ball and spread the ball around, [and] he can turn around and hand it to [running back Matt] For...
You limit him, and on certain coverages it's hard to get guys open
That’s something he demonstrated last year in the short period of time he played ... He’s resilient, and to be a good player in this league at that position particularly you have to have that short memory to come back and do what he did with some of the plays he made. He made some outstanding plays in t...
I did that early and it’s not good because then you limit him on certain coverages and it’s hard to get guys open in certain coverages, so you have to give him the full scope of things because he can see things, react to them and make those throws
You know, anything about those kinds of things, I would never discuss. I have a job, and this job is the only one I can discuss. It would be very inappropriate for me to talk about anything like that
It’s just an execution thing
If that works, it works. It was a great call; it didn’t work.
Anything about those kinds of things I would never discuss
It’s the most superficial and obvious connection, just because Shahid Khan, the next owner, was a season ticket holder of the Rams when Mike Martz was once the head coach
The only way I go without snapping [with] the media is every game when I come in, first thing I do is put my helmet and stuff down and grab my phone ... Always got a text message from my wife and it’s a picture of my kids. I don’t think she’s doing it on purpose, but when I see my kids, that calms the s...
We can really run the football
We kind of tweaked it. We can really run the football. Those two big tight ends and the back and the line, they are just getting better every week. It allows you to go bang, bang, bang, get them all up there, and then throw it.
The things we've been doing kind of fit him
The things we were doing in St. Louis — get it out quick, things happen so quick — we'd never ask him to do that kind of stuff
The biggest issue with him is being decisive and getting the ball out quick ... He's worked hard at that, and that familiarity with what we're doing takes time. Being in it now and watching games and being on the sideline and practicing and going through today's practice, the ball came out very quickly....
In my mind, he's a starter in the league
He can run our offense. The only thing with Caleb you got to watch when a guy hasn't played a whole lot yet is you got to be more careful about how many new things you want to do each week
We're protecting much better
