How'd Martz do in his other roles as an OC?
Anyone?
I'd say he did pretty good.
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As Lions OC - In 2006, his first season, the passing game improved considerably, ranking 7th overall behind quarterback
Jon Kitna, who had his first 4,000-yard season at age 34. Detroit lost its first five games with Martz and finished 3–13 in his first season as coordinator. Though the offense obviously had its woes, Martz wasn't blamed for very much of the team's issues, as the defense was also bad and there were various injury and personnel issues.
In 2007, expectations were high despite the previous year's disaster, and it appeared Martz's system was actually beginning to work. The Lions looked to be playoff contenders, almost in competition with Green Bay for the division title at mid-season when they sat comfortably at 6–2. Though Kitna was still sacked far too much during this span due mostly due to seven step drops and his inability to quickly read defenses, it was still a great improvement from the year before, and sacks aside, Detroit possessed a decent passing game.
Shaun McDonald was their leading receiver with nine hundred and forty three yards. However, the team won only one more game that season and finished 7–9. When even players began to complain of Martz's pass-happy and unbalanced offense, the Lions fired him in the offseason.
However, the following season the Lions plummeted in the offensive rankings, and some players (most notably Kitna) were openly frustrated with the conservative play calling that replaced Martz' system as the Lions became the first ever 0-16 team after firing Martz.
As 49ers OC - On January 8, 2008, Martz signed a two-year deal to become the offensive coordinator of the
San Francisco 49ers, who hoped that a fourth offensive coordinator in four years could re-energize the offense (and, most notably, QB
Alex Smith's career).
Smith would injure his shoulder in the preseason, however, and miss the entire 2008 season. Martz lobbied for journeyman
J.T. O'Sullivan to come in as his replacement, but O'Sullivan and the 49ers offense struggled in the first half of the season. After 49ers coach
Mike Nolan was fired and
Mike Singletary was brought in as interim head coach, the team gave
Shaun Hill a chance to establish himself as the starting quarterback.
Martz was let go as offensive coordinator after the 49ers
named
Singletary Head Coach. Singletary reportedly wanted more of a ball-control, run-oriented offense than Martz is known for crafting. San Francisco ranked 23rd out of 32 teams in points scored, 24th in total yards, 13th in passing yards per game and 22nd in net passing yards per attempt, which represents an improvement over 2007 (when SF ranked dead last in all 3 categories), but they ranked 26th in rushing yards & last in total turnovers. However, in 2007 the 49ers only turned the ball over one fewer time than in 2008 under Martz.
As Bears OC - On February 1, 2010, Martz was hired by the
Chicago Bears as their offensive coordinator. During his first year in Chicago, the Bears offense was 28th in passing and 22nd in rushing despite having no significant injuries as the Bears made the playoffs and fell seven points short of the Super Bowl.
Martz was known for aggressive play-calling, and the calls for a pass-happy offense led to quarterback
Jay Cutler getting repeatedly sacked. The issue caused Cutler to say to Martz "Tell him I said fuck him!" in a game against the
Minnesota Vikings in 2011. However, offensive statistics revealed that the Bears were ninth in the NFL in rushing and ninth in rushing attempts and 27th in the NFL in passing attempts for close to a 50-50% balance on offense.
On January 3, 2012, Martz resigned his position with the Bears. He reportedly resigned over philosophical differences with Bears head coach
Lovie Smith. Martz's final year was marked by a 7-3 start until season-ending injuries to quarterback
Jay Cutler and running back
Matt Forte. On January 16, 2012, Martz announced his retirement from coaching.
Martz eventually became an analyst for Fox Sports and after that one season, 2012, he retired from coaching football. He has subsequently become unretired and is interviewing for coaching positions.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Martz
