Thread: Martz Says Hanie Will Do Just Fine...........

Mike Martz: Caleb Hanie can handle offense
By Mark Potash mpotash@suntimes.com November 30, 2011 9:08PM
Mike Martz says he has a much better feel for Caleb Hanie after his first start against the Raiders. | Tom Cruze~Sun-Times



Updated: December 1, 2011 2:20AM


While some critics thought Bears offensive coordinator Mike Martz gave Caleb Hanie too much to handle in Hanie’s first NFL start last week, Martz said Wednesday he probably gave him too little. The Bears had a season-high 401 yards against the Raiders, but Hanie’s three first-half interceptions were too much to overcome in a 25-20 loss. (So apparently Martz believes just the opposite of what the rest of the immediate world believes about his game plan and playcalling)

‘‘I was a little conservative early with him when I probably didn’t need to be,’’ Martz said. ‘‘You’ve got to give him the full scope of things. He can see things and react to them and make those throws. There are things he does better than others, and we’ll try to focus on [that]. I have a much better feel for him now than I did going into that game.’’ (Yeah real conservative Mike. A conservative offense usually doesn't get picked off 3 times in one half. Does Martz live in the same world of reality the rest of us do? What color is the sky on your planet Mike?)

Martz defended his call of an ill-fated throwback screen on a second-and-one play from the Raiders’ 7-yard line late in the first half. Linebacker Aaron Curry read the play all the way and tipped the pass intended for Kellen Davis. Kamerion Wimbley intercepted it and returned it 73 yards. ‘‘No — shoot, I’ve thrown that for 20 years, and it’s never been anything but a good play,’’ Martz said. ‘‘We didn’t execute it well. And the ball got tipped. Screens aren’t hard. It’s just that something happened. I didn’t think twice about the call.’’ (The car ran out of gas, I had a flat tire, I got stuck behind a garbage truck, I had an accident, I got pulled over for speeding, and whatever other excuse you want to use Mike! I don't think any of us care about what that play has done for you duing the last 20 years, last Sunday it cost us the game!!! You need to join the Ndamokong Suh "Let's Escape Reality for a Moment Club")

Martz lauded Hanie’s overall performance.

‘‘The good news is he got better as the game went on,’’ he said. ‘‘He’s a smart guy. He sees things well. He can do what we do. He just needs to play. I expect him to [pick up] where he left off in that game.’’ (And now that you're back to reality, so do we, just give him a better chance for it then you did against the Raiders)
Martz would neither confirm nor deny reports that he’s interested in the vacant head-coaching position at Arizona State, where he was an assistant for nine years from 1983 to ’91. ‘‘I would never discuss . . . those kinds of things,’’ he said. ‘‘I have a job. This job is the only one I’ll discuss. I appreciate what you’re saying, but it would be inappropriate to talk about anything like that.’’

But Martz also would not address his future with the Bears. Martz is in the last year of his two-year deal. He turned down an extension in the offseason. After spending two years learning Martz’s system, Jay Cutler and the offense would be back at square one if Martz doesn’t return.

‘‘I learned a long time ago, I just don’t worry about that anymore. I did at one time,’’ Martz said. ‘‘Today is more than enough. We’ll worry about tomorrow when it gets here in this business. When you start worrying about those other things, you take your eye off the target, and you don’t do a good job at the job you have presently.’’ (And right back to the bullshit again. You know you're thinking about it Mike and you also know your mind is already made up. If a HC offer comes you'll accept is faster than an ugly woman with three kids to feed accepts a marriage proposal. Don't even got there)