[vincesanity82]

During a “Chalk Talk” session held for fans at an event in Tahoe, Nevada, 49ers offensive coordinator Mike Martz didn’t discuss only the strategies for making the O’s run circles around the X’s.
He also shared some thoughts about the Detroit Lions, the team that fired him after the 2007 season.
“In Detroit we were not a good football team,” Martz said. “We were last in the NFL on defense and when you have to throw the football to win, that’s not a good thing. We weren’t good enough on the offensive line to protect [quarterback Jon Kitna] and throw the ball like we did. When I was with the Rams, we were. The number of hits on the quarterback when I was with the Rams near the end of my time there was about the middle of the pack. In the early goings, it was actually very low and we were ranked near the best in the league.”


ProFootballTalk.com - MARTZ SAYS THAT THE LIONS WEREN’T GOOD

[Lefty Noob]

Well, he is right. The defense and o-line were and continue to be glaring weaknesses in Detroit.

[Bette]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

Well, he is right. The defense and o-line were and continue to be glaring weaknesses in Detroit.

But--wasn't he the offensive coordinator in Detroit? Wasn't it his job to make at least the 0-line better?
Besides, Martz and the Lions are getting a little old. One of them is always bashing the other. No love lost there I tell you.

[bears9]

Mike Martz knew the Lions were bad when took that job, the only reason he didn't say so was because he was working for them.

[Seahawker 562]

cant blame him for spittin the truth.

[Dusty]

Hey the past is the past and with the Niners rebuilding their O-line with the great Frank Gore you have the potential for a deadly power running game. The Niners also have some studs on defense like up and coming middle linebacker Patrick Willis so their rebuilding project seems to be missing only an passing attack. Once they get one no matter who the quarterback is the Niners will be contenders once again. Martz should forget the Lions and concentrate on an aerial attack.

[ninerfan1indahouse]

Originally Posted by Dusty

Hey the past is the past and with the Niners rebuilding their O-line with the great Frank Gore you have the potential for a deadly power running game. The Niners also have some studs on defense like up and coming middle linebacker Patrick Willis so their rebuilding project seems to be missing only an passing attack. Once they get one no matter who the quarterback is the Niners will be contenders once again. Martz should forget the Lions and concentrate on an aerial attack.

Dusty you hit the nail right on the head. have a good one.

[theduck]

good analysis dusty. you seem very knowledgeable about the 49ers. their defense would be stacked if they could add depth to their d-line. maybe adding a run stuffing d-tackle and a strong pass rushing d-end. their offense looks bad right now. their offensive line is very week, they have no quarterback, however the running backs are there with gore and foster, the receivers look ok with the addition of bruce but he is aging, and te is set with vernon davis. I'm guessing that with the track record Mike Martz has he will throw the ball about 70% of the time, which will result in no offensive balance and give the niners a 6-8 win season.

[ninerfan1indahouse]

Originally Posted by theduck

good analysis dusty. you seem very knowledgeable about the 49ers. their defense would be stacked if they could add depth to their d-line. maybe adding a run stuffing d-tackle and a strong pass rushing d-end. their offense looks bad right now. their offensive line is very week, they have no quarterback, however the running backs are there with gore and foster, the receivers look ok with the addition of bruce but he is aging, and te is set with vernon davis. I'm guessing that with the track record Mike Martz has he will throw the ball about 70% of the time, which will result in no offensive balance and give the niners a 6-8 win season.

6-8=14 were's the other 2 games?DE signed Justin Smith and fields other side and isac in the middle they r weak on the nose but shoud better than ppl think offense line we have alot of young raw talent,hopefully they start Hill so Martz has something to work with.

[Dusty]

Well the Niners have parts of a good team, in fact i'd go so far as to say just about all of the major components EXCEPT a passing attack and a passing attack is oh so necessary if you want to be a serious contender. Still I think the defense the Niners have is more important as lots of teams have somehow found a quarterback in the strangest places to make things click for an aerial attack (Romo, Brady, Blake, Plunkett, etc.) so with Martz maybe he can use that offensive mind to get someone cuz Smith is a dud. That's the bad news for the San Francisco 49ers. They need to realize that Alex Smith cannot and will not get the job done, get past that and get a pro quarterback this way they can head to the playoffs and start making some noise.

[theduck]

Originally Posted by ninerfan1indahouse

6-8=14 were's the other 2 games?DE signed Justin Smith and fields other side and isac in the middle they r weak on the nose but shoud better than ppl think offense line we have alot of young raw talent,hopefully they start Hill so Martz has something to work with.

first off 6-8 is not 14, it is -2. and second i meant that they would WIN 6 or 8 games. i didnt say their record would be 6-8.

[vincesanity82]

Originally Posted by theduck

first off 6-8 is not 14, it is -2. and second i meant that they would WIN 6 or 8 games. i didnt say their record would be 6-8.

yea I definitley dont see them winning more than 8..

[ninerfan1indahouse]

Originally Posted by theduck

first off 6-8 is not 14, it is -2. and second i meant that they would WIN 6 or 8 games. i didnt say their record would be 6-8.

my bad but with smith in there we'll be lucky to get the 6