thewaynefontesexperience.blogspot.com - 12/30/2007
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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 seriously. That being "Go west, young man." But Martz may not be out of a job long. San Francisco is expected to pursue him to take over for ...
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... Green Bay 34, Detroit 13 - That whole Mike Martz thing didn’t turn out too well. A genius he is not. Millen, you’re on the clock for a WR. ...
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mvn.com 12/30/2007 — The Packers entered their last game against the Lions with nothing to play for other than pride and hoping to keep everyone healthy. With that in mind, Donald Driver, Greg Jennings, Donald Lee, Charles Woodson, Ryan Pickett and Aaron Kampman were all inactive for today’s game. Other key players were expected to be pulled early on as well.
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