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Desperately Seeking Martz

The Lions are apparently still desperately attempting to hire Mike Martz as their offensive coordinator. If the sticking point in their discussions is monetary, I am surprised. The Ford’s have never been known to be frugal. The potential conflicts that could arise over a coordinator and a head coach receiving similar salaries seem a little overblown. I can’t imagine that Mike Martz would have any interest in usurping Rod Marinelli’s authority, the hiring isn’t a power play. It would seem likely that Martz would hope to springboard from the Lions to a desirable head coaching position in a relatively short amount of time.

That was some Super Bowl last night, eh? One of the uglier ones that I can recall. Poorly officiated, poor execution by both of the teams and a general lack of drama. Obviously, the game had a few moments but the highlights of the game would have sufficed over the 5 hour investment I made in viewing the game. It seems that it is becoming a tradition that the Super Bowl has become a bit of a letdown from the preceding playoff games (especially with the gargantuan build-up prior to the game).

I am glad that things went well for the city of Detroit and Ford Field as game hosts. I think that Detroit may have resuscitated it’s national image a bit, even if we all know that after the circus leaves town things have a tendency to return to normalcy. A lot is still looming in the city of Detroit, but for a few weeks it was provided the luxury of attempting to become a city it hopes to be rather than the one that it is.