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Chicago Bears’ opponents run less often than Mike Martz – Rockford Register Star

by BearsFan on November 5, 2011


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Chicago Bears' opponents run less often than Mike Martz
Rockford Register Star
The Bears rank 15th in the NFL in rushing (115 yards) despite being 28th in rushing attempts. Maybe that's because Martz is picking the right times to run; Chicago is averaging 4.8 yards per carry, which would tie the team record set in 1968. …
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Mike Ditka Memories

by BearsFan on October 28, 2011

I can’t get enough of Mike Ditka: A Football Life.  It’s DVR’ed in my house, and I’ll be watching it many times.  I highly recommend for Bears fans to find a way to watch it.

Ditka’s last closing words in the film, quintessential Ditka:

“You gotta live in the moment.  I don’t care what you’ve done in your life, it has nothing to do with what you’re gonna do or what you can do.  The past is history, tomorrow is a mystery.  But today is a gift-that’s why they call it the present.”

Thanks for once again inspiring me, Coach.

Seeing this brought back so many memories, those were good years in my life when Mike Ditka ruled Chicago.  When Walter Payton retired, Ditka was fired, and (as I thought at the time) when the Bears finally got rid of Jim Harbaugh, I was always looking forward to a better future.  Now I’d long to see any of those guys playing or coaching for the Bears again.

Not just with the Bears, but in life, there isn’t always a better future.  So we have to try to savor today.  Hopefully I’m learning, and Da Coach can continue to help me along.

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Mike Ditka: A Football Life Tonight!

October 27, 2011

Little late for this, but just wanted to mention that I hope everyone else is as excited as I am for the premiere of NFL Network’s Mike Ditka: A Football Life that will be on tonight at 9 p.m. central. Watched Walter Payton’s last week and it was great.  I’m very much looking forward to [...]

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Rift Raft between Jay Cutler and Mike Martz proves beneficial

October 19, 2011

Bring back the old tapes of Ditka jawing with McMahon and Harbaugh on the sidelines! “I’m a competitor. So is [Martz],” Bears quarterback Jay Cutler said Wednesday. “So is everyone on this offense. Whether we are up three touchdowns or three points, a second- and third-down call is as important as any one in the [...]

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Mike Martz, You can do it!

October 18, 2011

I originally titled this post, Mike Martz; Offensive Genius, but I thought that would be dripping with way too much sarcasm.  So anyway…  Apparently the game hasn’t passed Mike Martz by.  He does now how to scale back on the deep drops, and he is aware that the occasional chip on defensive ends can only [...]

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The Wide 9 Defense is bad news for the Mike Martz Offense

October 12, 2011

I’m starting to believe the game has passed Mike Martz by.  I picture him as a cantankerously cranky, old stubborn, ‘my way or the highway’ guy now.  He’s doing it his way to show all those young whippersnappers he can do it.  His refusal to adapt to his talent borders on stupidity.  His constant 7 [...]

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Game Ball of the Week: Mike Martz

October 12, 2011

Oh yeah, you read that correctly.  Mike Martz.  Mad Mike.  The Mad Scientist.  The Evil Genius.  I feel the game ball should be given to the coach or player that pulled off their responsibilities without a hitch.  The game ball should go to the player or coach that had flawless execution on Monday Night.  The [...]

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Walter Payton book angers Mike Ditka, former Bears players – Washington Post (blog)

September 30, 2011

ESPN Walter Payton book angers Mike Ditka, former Bears playersWashington Post (blog)A new biography of Walter Payton, the Chicago Bears' late Hall of Fame running back, is drawing strong criticism from his former coach and teammates. The book, “Sweetness: The Enigmatic Life of Walter Payton,” alleges that Payton abused …Mike Ditka on Walter Payton Book [...]

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Mike Martz accepts blame for Chicago Bears’ lack of balance – Rockford Register Star

September 23, 2011

The Inquisitr Mike Martz accepts blame for Chicago Bears' lack of balanceRockford Register StarThe Bears were backed into a corner early in the fourth quarter last week, but they fell into a pass-happy rut even before that. It cost them at least a shot at winning the game as quarterback Jay Cutler was sacked five [...]

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Chicago Bears lean on Mike Martz to decipher New Orleans Saints – Rockford Register Star

September 17, 2011

ESPN (blog) Chicago Bears lean on Mike Martz to decipher New Orleans SaintsRockford Register StarAP Chicago Bears offensive coordinator Mike Martz works the sidelines Sept. 2, 2010, as his team takes on the Cleveland Browns in an NFL football game in Cleveland. The Bears went 0-4 in the preseason and insist their struggles were no [...]

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