freep.com - 12/30/2007
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The Lions will fire Martz after the season finale against the Packers, according to reports by the Los Angeles Times and ESPN. I could not confirm the reports, but I have no reason to doubt them.
So much for the Mike Martz experience...
thewaynefontesexperience.blogspot.com 12/30/2007 — Word comes from the LA Times tonight that Mike "Running game? What's a running game?" Martz, as expected , is out as Lions offensive coordinator after tomorrow's Packers game. Why the LA Times? Because Martz may be taking the advice of Horace Greeely ...
Chan Gailey -- Not Mike Martz -- the Favorite for 49ers Offensive Coordinator Job
sports.aol.com 1/3/2008 — Contrary to previous reports that Mike Martz could be headed to San Francisco as the 49ers' next offensive coordinator, Adam Schefter of NFL Network is reporting that Chan Gailey is actually the favorite to become the offensive coordinator in San Francisco. Gailey was fired as Georgia Tech head coach after the 2007 season.
UT OC Search —
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Kippy Brown was previously considered a candidate for the position until it was rumored he would be given the OC job for the Detroit Lions after Mike Martz’s inevitable release. Martz is gone. Brown is promoted–but not to OC . He was given the title assistant head coach, but he might as well be the junior vice president of home jersey selection for all the weight that position ...
Martz Mauled By Lions, Driven Out of Motor City —
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The DETROIT FREE PRESS passes along news that offensive coordinator Mike Martz has been fired by the Lions :
The ex-Rams head coach was let go on Wednesday after yet another disappointing season. And he wasn’t the only Martz to be marched off from Ford Field, as Mike’s son Tim also lost his job as an offensive assistant.
But Martz seems to be taking the sacking pretty ...