With the draft coming up Thursday and the Bears selecting in the first round, the team ought to be reminded it leveraged its future to get quarterback Jay Cutler. Anything that makes Cutler work is a good thing, be it adding a fresh new offensive lineman or two or locking up the play-caller who helped Cutler achieve his first winning season and first playoff victory.
The NFL’s economic downturn might be of its own making, but that hasn’t stopped the Bears from offering recession-fueled deals to key members of the coaching staff. A source told the Sun-Times that offensive coordinator Mike Martz, like special-teams coordinator Dave Toub before him, recently turned down a one-year extension offer because it didn’t include a raise. The only staff member who received a significant raise in the offseason was offensive line coach Mike Tice, who only got his deal after being denied permission to interview for an offensive coordinator position.
Even head coach Lovie Smith remains status quo, receiving minimal added compensation on a two-year extension announced a couple months ago. Martz’s unhappiness with his contract offer is thought-provoking. It sends a curious signal to Martz, the mad scientist who was an NFL castoff when the Bears brought him in. Cutler also suffered a knee injury in the NFC championship game, making improvement in the offensive line the team’s top offseason priority. What about Martz? Now the Bears need him more than he needs them.
Martz has a contract that pays him what a first-time play-caller would make. Here’s hoping the Bears follow Martz’s lead and reconcile an outdated strategy before it’s too late. Kristin Cavallari got engaged over the weekend to Bears quarterback Jay Cutler, The NFL star and Cavallari have been dating since the fall, a source confirms to Gossip Cop. We’re told Cutler gave the former star of “The Hills” a “very big diamond”.
The NFL’s economic downturn might be of its own making, but that hasn’t stopped the Bears from offering recession-fueled deals to key members of the coaching staff. A source told the Sun-Times that offensive coordinator Mike Martz, like special-teams coordinator Dave Toub before him, recently turned down a one-year extension offer because it didn’t include a raise. The only staff member who received a significant raise in the offseason was offensive line coach Mike Tice, who only got his deal after being denied permission to interview for an offensive coordinator position.
Even head coach Lovie Smith remains status quo, receiving minimal added compensation on a two-year extension announced a couple months ago. Martz’s unhappiness with his contract offer is thought-provoking. It sends a curious signal to Martz, the mad scientist who was an NFL castoff when the Bears brought him in. Cutler also suffered a knee injury in the NFC championship game, making improvement in the offensive line the team’s top offseason priority. What about Martz? Now the Bears need him more than he needs them.Martz has a contract that pays him what a first-time play-caller would make. Here’s hoping the Bears follow Martz’s lead and reconcile an outdated strategy before it’s too late. Kristin Cavallari got engaged over the weekend to Bears quarterback Jay Cutler, The NFL star and Cavallari have been dating since the fall, a source confirms to Gossip Cop. We’re told Cutler gave the former star of “The Hills” a “very big diamond”.
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