Haslett and Martz or neither, I’ll take neither. Just like firing Linehan and Zygmunt, this franchise needs a departure from it’s recent past, and Martz is too much a part of it.

The last two teams he has coached (Rams, Lions) have gone completely into the shitter once he was fired. I know the Rams were struggling under Martz near the end, but they weren’t this bad. And the Lions won NOTHING last year. Now we’ll see how the 49 fare without him (God I hope they hire Scott Linehan…)

Don’t take this as an endorsement of Mike Martz. I did always like him and I predicted a rapid failure with the next coach (unfortunately, it wasn’t here a TST since we didn’t exist at the time so you’re just gonna have to take my word on it). Martz wasn’t the problem here and I think we’ve all finally seen who it was.

Anyway, I’ve always felt Martz got unfair treatment every he’s been, but teams always perform better under him than they did before and after his tenure.

Is he a fit for the Rams? Probably not. I doubt he could re-invent himself into a power offense guy. But, if there’s anyone who wouldn’t take his shit, Haslett would definitely be that guy.

I don’t understand why he would come back to a place where he was once the head coach, (and had taken the team to the Super Bowl) as a hired hand, essentially, working for somebody else…the only way I could see that is if he is completely unemployable anywhere else, which may not be far from the truth getting canned from two places in two years.

I would be shocked if he came back and I’m not sure it would do much good…the talent level has fallen off quite a bit since we last saw him in the Ed.

I forget who said it this week, but someone on here made the a really salient point: “The most important thing the Rams can do is get everyone in the front office pulling in the same direction.”

There’s no doubt that Martz is talented, and that his offenses here were among the best in Rams history. But there’s a reason he’s headed to his fourth organization in as many years — he simply doesn’t play well with others. I just don’t see a guy like this modifying his schemes or his desires to fit what the head coach, or the GM, think is best for the team. If it’s his way or the highway, let him continue on down the highway.