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Former Bears OC Mike Martz Will Announce Games for NFL on FOX

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Fox announced today that former Bears offensive coordinator Mike Martz will spend this season as an analyst on the network. Martz will team up with Ron Pitts will Ron Pitts as the No. 7 pair of announcers on NFL on FOX, according to ESPN.com’s ranking. It should be interesting to see if Fox allows Martz [...]

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Angelo and Martz Won’t Return For The 2012 Season, The Bears Look To Get Talent Level Up To Par

Bears president Ted Phillips announced the firing of general manager Jerry Angelo today. Also, head coach Lovie Smith met with offensive coordinator Mike Martz, who wasn’t under contract for next season. Martz and Smith had a disagreement and Martz ultimately resigned. QB coach Shane Day was also let go today after what unfolded with Caleb [...]

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Game Recap: Hanie’s Turnovers Prove Costly As Bears Fall In Oakland

Caleb Hanie completed 18 of 36 pass attempts for 254 yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions in a 25-20 loss to Oakland on Sunday. His completion percentage was 50 percent, while his QB rating was 56.9. All three of his interceptions came in the first half; luckily, the Bears defense held the Raiders to only six [...]

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Keys To The Game: Bears Need Manageable Third Downs

The Bears have struggled mightily converting third downs as of late. A lot of it has to do with penalties and just not being a disciplined team. According to STATS, the offense leads the league with 16 three-and-outs. Also, in the 39 offensive series the Bears have had, they have punted the ball after three [...]

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Speak Up: Mike Martz Likes What He Sees In Cutler’s Footwork

Bears offensive coordinator Mike Martz is excited for the season to starts just like the rest of us. He has been awfully impressed by Jay Cutler’s improvement from last year just over these few days of training camp. Here’s what Martz had to say about what he saw in Cutler and much more about this [...]

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Speak Up: Martz Amazed By How Good Cutler Is

New offensive coordinator Mike Martz commented about Jay Cutler before he signed on to coach him and now that he has seen him up  close and personnel he is pretty amazed. Here’s what Martz had to say about the Bears QB: “He’s better than I thought, I’ve got to smile because he’s just been remarkable. [...]

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Mike Martz Is A Very Good Hire By The Bears

Mike Martz is an offensive guru. He coached one of the most prolific offensives of all time in St. Louis, “The Greatest Show on Turf.” But he failed with San Francisco and Detroit, but it might have been because the players didn’t fit his scheme. The key to his offense is the receivers and the [...]

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Mike Martz Is The New Bears Offensive Coordinator

According to Chicagobears.com,  ”The Bears on Monday hired Mike Martz to be their offensive coordinator.” Lovie Smith and Mike Martz chat before a joint Bears-Rams practice at Western Illinois in 2004. Martz, 58, worked with Bears coach Lovie Smith in St. Louis, operating an explosive Rams offense that was dubbed “The Greatest Show on Turf.” [...]

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Mike Martz Wants To Be the Next Bears Offensive Coordinator

Former Rams head coach, 49ers offensive coordinator and Lions offensive coordinator Mike Martz would like to work with Lovie Smith again if the Bears are interested in Martz as their offensive coordinator. Martz and Lovie worked together when the Rams were known as “The greatest show on turf”, Martz was the head coach and the [...]

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