The 49ers dumped Martz yesterday. Mike should be a candidate for almost all of the head coaching jobs out there. He's a proven keen football mind. He's a proven salvager and resurrector of QBs. He led the Ram offense on one of the biggest turnarounds in NFL history. His offenses produce.
Of course, he also tends to abandon the run way too early and his low-protection schemes get his QBs killed. Look at the QB carnage everywhere he goes. And he went pretty much psycho at the last place he was head coach.
If this were a truly open head coach search in St. Louis, Mike Martz would get an interview. Jay Zygmunt is gone. John Shaw is (supposed to be) in the shadows. The personalities that clashed here aren't here anymore. But of course, we've also seen Mike Martz draft and know he really shouldn't have any functional control over personnel. If he insists on that, he won't be a head coach anywhere. Right now, he's probably best suited as an OC, even though he's been fired by two teams in two years at that position.
I've thought for a couple of years that with their offensive talent, Cincinnati would be a perfect place for Martz, but it looks like they're keeping Marvin Lewis (well beyond his shelf date). Martz has also interviewed for the open position at San Diego State.
And the rumor mill has the Rams pairing Martz up with Haslett as OC in an attempt to energize the fan base. And you know what? They could do a lot worse.
They sure are now.
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