Jon Kitna, Troy Aikman Endorse Mike Martz For Bears Offensive Coordinator

The front-runner, though, clearly seems to be Mike Martz. We all know the story of Martz, the evil genius who transformed Kurt Warner - with a little help from God! - into the gloved touchdown-throwing savant we know today.

Martz was ripped on Wednesday by former Rams GM Charley Armey, who said of Martz: ''He's the worst thing that could happen to any young quarterback".

Jon Kitna, apparently, disagrees.

''That quarterback [Cutler] will be one of the top five quarterbacks in the league if Mike Martz went there. Playing for him was a dream.''

Troy Aikman is on board, too.

"I think it would be a good fit. When Lovie Smith got the job in Chicago, the first hire he made for his coordinator was Terry Shea. He wanted a wide-open offensive attack like what they ran in St. Louis while he was the defensive coordinator, and Terry Shea was in that system there at the time in Kansas City. So I don't believe that Lovie Smith is opposed to that style of offense. ... I believe Mike Martz can come in and solve a lot of those (offensive) problems." 

For the record, I'm all for Martz. It's not because I think he'd be great or anything (though I wouldn't rule it out), but more because he seems like an easy guy to fire after one season.

My current thinking regarding the Bears looks like this: they sucked in 2K9, they'll probably suck again 2010. If it happens, Lovie and Angelo will both be gone. The Bears may have been too cheap to eat $11 million to axe Smith this year, but they'll pull the trigger for half of that after next season if this team is 5-11 like they should.

So the new GM will pick the new head coach, the new head coach will pick new assistants. The Bears will restart, just like they should be doing right now.

I hate to be so pessimistic, but it's already so hard for me to see next season as anything other than a lost year.  Martz would at least add excitement. While some, like Dubs' boy David Haugh, have touted him as a "safe hire" because he has so much experience, anyone who thinks there is anything stabilizing about Mike Martz is either a) insane, or b) hasn't been paying attention the last 10 years. 

Martz is deranged. His offensive systems are chaotic, if not effective. He's basically the NFL's version of The Joker.

It'd be a "go big or go home" hire for the Bears. In a situation as desperate as this, how can that be a bad thing? Either Martz's offense will fail epically or succeed triumphantly. Regardless, he'd burn everything we know about Bears football to the ground. And, yes, that's a good thing.