I found this article by John Czarnecki on FOXSports.com and thought it very interesting.(click image for larger version to read the caption!)
NFL Czar says that spells trouble for Mike Martz, who could be entering a must-win season with just two years left on his contract.
The best news in St. Louis this off-season was that the Rams, once known as the Greatest Show on Turf, will be performing on a new turf. The old surface was like playing on cement.Outside of drafting "a soft" offensive tackle in the first round, the Rams spent Draft Day finding defensive players that suit defensive coordinator Larry Marmie's preferred schemes, while also focusing on special-teams performers. The elevation of Marmie into Lovie Smith's role was viewed by some as Coach Mike Martz hiring an old friend and not going after … well, you get the idea.
The Rams evened up their 2004 season at 8-8 against two disinterested playoff teams, but the NFC West no longer seems their sole domain with the emergence of Seattle and now Arizona, who has the look of potential contender. The Cardinals did whip the Rams when it counted last December. The 49ers still seem a year or two away from being anything other than cellar-dwellers.
It would seem with two years remaining on his contract, barring circumstances outside his control, that Martz is entering a must-win season. Marshall Faulk and Ike Bruce are nearing the end of the line, while running back Steven Jackson should be capable of a super breakout season.
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Double edged sword there, obviously don't want the Lambs to have success this year, but also don't want one of the worst NFL coaches (IMO) to leave our division rival.
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So let's hope he has them playing well enough to squeek into the playoffs as a wild card, and we'll return the favor from last year and show them the door in the first round!
ReplyDeleteI'd just as soon have NFC E (Gints, Cowgurls or Natives, swell) or N (GB, Min, Det or Chi, I don't even speculate who would win there...) supplying the WC, I think NFC S will supply one, out of Car and Atl. Best not to even get involved with the Lambs. I don't care about their record, 9-7 is fine, as long as they don't make the playoffs and we are NFC W again. A sweep of them would be great, splitting is fine too, as long as we win the division again.
ReplyDeletePosted by Josh from SC
I just had to comment - That is one funny pic!!!
ReplyDeleteThat, and I hope they keep Martz for 100 years. He's driving them into the ground.
Posted by Bluefoot
Agreed Bluefoot, ironically, I think that picture can just as well aply to the Robinson thread.
ReplyDeleteyou sure that hot seat Martz is sitting on isnt Bulger's lap?
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