Mike Martz 53-32 = .624 win %

[mark1126]

Martz is best known as the offensive coordinator behind the St. Louis Rams (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Louis_Rams) high-powered (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Greatest_Show_on_Turf) 1999 team (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_St._Louis_Rams_season) that won the Super Bowl (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXIV). As a head coach in the NFL (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Football_League) Martz was 56-36 in 5⅓ seasons as the St. Louis Rams head coach. He won two division titles, had four playoff berths including a NFC championship (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFC_Championship_Game) and a trip to Super Bowl XXXVI (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXVI)

I know he might not be "the hot name"..but his bio is pretty strong at this point in the process..

[NOT THE DUDE...]

if buffalo played in a dome then i would consider him but we play in a cold windy climate for half the year man. his system wouldnt work. maybe it would work if we had a younger brett farve, but i dont see that happening....

[Syderick]

He's very passy-happy though. But he is an interesting candidate and atleast worth a look at.

[wmoz11]

No, he's not worth a look. He's garbage both as a coordinator and a head coach.

[dmosher12]

i'd take it...but he'd prob say no like everyone else

[Syderick]

No, he's not worth a look. He's garbage both as a coordinator and a head coach.

Martz was 56-36 in 5⅓ seasons including playoffs.

[Ingtar33]

wait. next we'll have someone demand we hire Barry Switzer too.

45-26 - 63.38% winning percentage
1 superbowl ring.

good god. what about George Seifert?

114- 62 - 64.8%

he was even 10-5 in the playoff and won 2 superbowl rings.

[wmoz11]

Martz was 56-36 in 5⅓ seasons including playoffs.

In the words of the late Chris Farley, "I guess that's your theory."

I can't even imagine that clown calling 70% passing plays in the middle of December in Buffalo. Actually, I can. It has 4-12 written all over it.

He failed as a HC once St. Louis dissipated and he was awful as an OC in San Francisco. No thanks.

What kind of staff could he put together, anyway?

[Luisito23]

Please NO Mike Martz!!! His career record is elevated by the fact that he was the coach of one of the best offenses in NFL history. In reality the guy's horrible, and has no business coaching anywhere!

[YardRat]

I'm by no means a fan of Martz and would hate his hire as head coach, but let's get over the 'we can't pass because we're in Buffalo' mindset.

Jim Kelly, Andre Reed and James Lofton aren't HOF worthy because they spent their careers handing off to or blocking for Thurman Thomas.

[Griff]

didn't Martz fail in Detroit?

[Night Train]

He's strictly a pass happy Dome coach.

[Bills41]

Ralph, doesn't want anyone that seeks too much control. SOS, that's why he hired Nix for GM.

[Dozerdog]

wait. next we'll have someone demand we hire Barry Switzer too.

45-26 - 63.38% winning percentage
1 superbowl ring.

good god. what about George Seifert?

114- 62 - 64.8%

he was even 10-5 in the playoff and won 2 superbowl rings.


What do these guys have in common?

They inherited juggernauts built by HoF coaches

[Italian Stallion]

At this point what's the difference? By no means would he have been my first choice about three weeks ago...but considering that COORDINATORS and college coaches are turning us down, a guy like Martz is a godsend

[BillsFanCupp38]

His teams played in a dome and he inherited a very talented roster from Dick Vermiel. Be a good addition to be our O-coordinator but I do not know about a HC.

[TacklingDummy]

wait. next we'll have someone demand we hire Barry Switzer too.

45-26 - 63.38% winning percentage
1 superbowl ring.

good god. what about George Seifert?

114- 62 - 64.8%

he was even 10-5 in the playoff and won 2 superbowl rings.


Reads to me that it's talented players that make the coach. When it comes right down to it, it doesn't really matter who the coach is.

[Ingtar33]

What do these guys have in common?

They inherited juggernauts built by HoF coaches


that was the point i was trying to make. Well mostly that and some of this anyways...


Reads to me that it's talented players that make the coach. When it comes right down to it, it doesn't really matter who the coach is.


Put together and you have a sad fact. Had we the Colts roster DJ would have had us 14-2 as well. don't get me wrong. i think a good coach is worth a 33% bonus in your final record. while a bad coach can be as much as a -50% under your watermark... maybe more. But in the end if you have a 6 win roster a good coach is only going to get you to 8 wins... at most.

so getting the right coach will be important. but what we really need is the right coach who will improve our roster. because right now the roster has more holes in it then a wedge of swiss cheese

[Syderick]

In the words of the late Chris Farley, "I guess that's your theory."

I can't even imagine that clown calling 70% passing plays in the middle of December in Buffalo. Actually, I can. It has 4-12 written all over it.

He failed as a HC once St. Louis dissipated and he was awful as an OC in San Francisco. No thanks.

What kind of staff could he put together, anyway?

I'm not saying hire him, I'm just saying he'd be someone to look at. Everyone else is turning the Bills down and they're running out of people.