[Bette]

In a move that shocked no one, the Lions fired offensive coordinator Mike Martz today. In a move that was a little more surprising, head coach Rod Marinelli has reportedly promoted both offensive line coach Jim Colletto and receiver coach Kippy Brown to the position of "co-coordinators.''
Under Martz, all of the shifts, motions and multiple formations put a great deal of mental stress on the players and the Colletto-Brown duo will likely cut back on much of that. Obviously, they'll also be less inclined to throw the ball 75 percent of the time and look for more balance with the ground game.
The "two coordinator'' system was largely in place for most of the Lions season. After the Lions lost to Washington, Colletto had a minor meltdown about the lack of a running game (and the way it was being operated) and Martz basically turned over the running game to Colletto and running backs coach Wilbert Montgomery. Martz continued to call all of the plays.
That situation worked out well for the next three weeks -- all victories in which the Lions ran the ball fairly well. Everything unraveled in the Arizona game, though, when coaches and players were furious with the way Martz called the running game early and then abandoned it all together. That was the beginning of the end for Martz in Detroit.



Martz fired; Colletto, Brown to share OC duties - Detroit Lions Insider - MLive.com

[Lefty Noob]

Yeah, because Mike Martz knows nothing about how to put together an offense that can win the Super Bowl, right?

Way to go, Lions!

[vincesanity82]

The Lions are freaking idiots, Martz was a big reason for their improvement this year, I guess they like to continually lose..

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

Yeah, because Mike Martz knows nothing about how to put together an offense that can win the Super Bowl, right?

Way to go, Lions!

Worse, you go draft yet another WR and then say, "Hey we don't want to pass 75% of the time anymore"...

Ah, and here I thought things were changing in Detroit.

How long can Matt Millen survive?

[ThePundit]

It's unreal. Millen is the man that had to go.

[Lefty Noob]

Originally Posted by ThePundit

It's unreal. Millen is the man that had to go.

Everyone in the world can see that. Everyone except for the Lions ownership.

[Bette]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

Everyone in the world can see that. Everyone except for the Lions ownership.

Something I read makes it sound like Lions' fans think ownership is part of the problem.