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Lions' Martz remains mum on future
Mike O'Hara / The Detroit News ALLEN PARK -- Mike Martz is putting off discussing his future as the Detroit Lions' offensive coordinator until the end of the season. Quarterback Jon Kitna made a strong pitch Wednesday for Martz to return, but Martz declined to discuss the issue Thursday. "The timing of this and discussing those things, I'm just not comfortable with right now," Martz said. ...
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You can't discuss the future when you don't have one
The Wayne Fontes Experience - A Detroit Lions Blog — The Lions beat writers are all reporting in their respective fishwraps that Mike Martz "remains mum" and "won't discuss future with Lions." “Well, maybe we’ll talk after the season. Who knows? Don’t worry about that stuff, guys. Let’s just concentrate on beating the Packers right now.” And that's actually a surprise? The man is supposed to be a genius. At the very least, he's no dummy. So Martz knows, as Hawk Harrelson would say, "He gone." To talk about anything other than this Sunday's game against the Packers ...

Should Martz Return Next Season?
Pride Of Detroit — ... a way to get a balanced offense to work during all 60 minutes over the entire 16-game schedule.  At the same time, if Martz doesn't return, then that's fine too.  Some may argue that letting someone like Martz go would be a mistake, but the offense shouldn't have been so inconsistent.  I could agree that it would be a mistake if it was just a talent issue that prevented the offense from being great all the time, but part of it was Martz's fault. Martz himself isn't saying too much about the subject of whether or not he'll return, but Jon Kitna openly ...

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