Thread: History Keeps repeating itself

Well either one of two things are going to happen. Either the wheels fall off or things start to click. I think it's SB or bust. If bust then it's time to scrap JA and Martz and move on.

If history repeats itself, Martz will make an adjustment by playing two tight ends and an RB in the backfield in order to give Cutler more protection. Punish the blitz with the quick slant pass. He did this last year and it worked. This Saints game, he went away from the run and we became one dimensional, and once they saw our QB had little to no protection, they did nothing but blitz.

Martz seems to have to learn this every year, better it happened in the second game than later in the season. Unfortunately we go up against Green Bay next week.

Martz should have already adjust and made sure he didn't repeat last years mistakes. Granted the lockout messed things up a bit, but all were effected by that. So that is not a real excuse. Martz is suppose to be some OC guru or something and he ain't shown it so far.

I am by no means making excuses for Martz! As an OC in the NFL, he should have all kinds of contingincies built into the game plan. The fact that this same thing happened last year is actually an indictment on his abilities. I will admit, he can be extremely creative in his schemes, but his stubborness and bullheadedness often overides this attibute!

Originally Posted by 4th and 26

What can an OC do with the worst OL in football? Our top wr was Forte, we have no depth at wr and Jay has no time to run a play. Today I watched the chargers and patriots and both brady and Rivers had time to throw the ball and carve up defenses. Jay pretty much has to run for his life or get rid of the ball real fast. He can't step up in the pocket because it collapses too fast.

It would be easier to state what he can't do and that's run pass plays with 7 step drops out of an empty backfield when they're blitzing you virtually every play. Five guys can't block six or seven guys no matter how good they are and our guys aren't very good to begin with.

You're letting Martz off the hook far too easy here 4th. This was his game plan and his playcalling that we're talking about. Once he saw how little protection the Oline was providing what did he do to change that? What he should have done is to run more delays and draws against the blitz but what he did was pass even more and with less, not more blocking.

Mike Martz is the kind of guy who will not admit that he's wrong and adjust. Oh he'll pay lip service to it but he won't do anything until he's forced to. I'm telling you we have another Terry Shea on our hands and the only difference this time is that we're operating with a $30 mil QB this time instead of the cannone fodder we had playing QB then. If this offense can't improve over what it was last year Martz should be gone before the season is half over because at this rate by that time we'll be out of the playoffs anyway.