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Mike Martz & Former Offensive Line Coach Larry Beightol: Like a Divorced Couple

If you run an NFL team, and you want success, you might want to make sure your coaches don't contradict each other out of childish spite.The line's biggest collisions involved line coach Larry Beightol and offensive coordinator Mike Martz... Sometimes, Beightol would give the linemen instructions on how to block a certain...

Lions Hire Colletto For Offensive Line Post

The Lions have found their replacement for the departed Larry Beightol. Jim Colletto, a former Purdue Head Coach, has agreed to assume the role of Lions Offensive Line Coach. Colletto, who had recently filled the same position at UCLA, is a seasoned NFL vet who has previously worked for the Raiders and Ravens. Most...

Mike Martz and Kippy Brown LIkely Will Stay, Is Colletto Going to be the New Offensive Line Coach?

The Lions Offensive Coordinator Mike Martz and Wide Receivers Coach Kippy Brown were both mentioned as candidates for recently available head coaching positions. Martz, who was mentioned as potential candidate for the jobs in Oakland and Miami, and Brown, who removed his name from consideration for the Grambling State...

Lions Off. Coordinator Mike Martz Not Drawing Interest in Head Coaching Searches

When Mike Martz agreed to be the Lions Offensive Coordinator many observers biggest fear upon his hiring was the fact that Martz would hold the position for too brief of a period of time to alter the Lions offensive struggles, since he would likely garner interest as a head coach for other organizations after the 2006...

An Anticipated Off-Season Maelstrom Has Begun for the Lions

The Lions 2007 off-season has hit the ground running. Within 72 hours, the Lions garnered an implausible road victory against a playoff team, fired a position coach and coordinator, had another coach retire, retained a team president whose career record is 24-72 across six seasons, and replaced the aforementioned fired...