Factoid
One of Mike Singletary’s first decisions as San Francisco’s head coach was to fire offensive coordinator Mike Martz.
Good move.
Martz is an aggressive play-caller whose teams consistently rank among the leaders in passing production, but he also takes way too many chances. In his offense, the quarterback is asked to hang onto the ball longer while deep pass patterns develop, and that tends to result in more sacks, fumbles and interceptions.
Check out the numbers below, which show the tabulated stats since Martz was named the head coach of the Rams in 2000. Over that nine-year span, Martz’s offenses (with the Rams, Lions and 49ers) have been the worst in all three of those categories.
San Francisco’s offensive coordinator this year will be Jimmy Raye, and the team is going to a more conservative scheme, with more of an emphasis on the running game and protecting the football.
Teams allowing the most sacks, 2000-2008
Sacks
441 Martz's offenses
411 St. Louis
402 Buffalo
398 Atlanta
397 Minnesota
387 Detroit
363 Pittsburgh
361 Oakland
354 Jacksonville
353 Seattle
349 Cleveland
347 San Francisco
343 Philadelphia
340 Dallas
335 Tampa Bay
332 Chicago
331 Baltimore
326 Houston
320 Arizona
317 Carolina
317 Kansas City
310 Cincinnati
309 New England
306 Washington
303 NY Jets
298 Miami
296 New Orleans
293 NY Giants
263 Tennessee
261 San Diego
256 Denver
220 Green Bay
178 Indianapolis
Teams allowing the most interceptions, 2000-2008
INT
204 Martz's offenses
196 St. Louis
186 Detroit
184 Cleveland
178 Dallas
177 Arizona
163 Green Bay
161 Cincinnati
158 Chicago
156 Carolina
156 Minnesota
154 Miami
151 NY Jets
149 New Orleans
147 Denver
144 Baltimore
143 San Diego
143 Seattle
141 NY Giants
141 San Francisco
140 Atlanta
140 Pittsburgh
139 Kansas City
138 Buffalo
135 Oakland
135 Tennessee
128 Tampa Bay
125 Washington
123 Indianapolis
122 Philadelphia
118 New England
114 Houston
107 Jacksonville
Teams losing the most fumbles, 2000-2008
Fumbles
145 Martz's offenses
131 Baltimore
129 St. Louis
127 Arizona
122 Washington
121 Chicago
120 Minnesota
119 Oakland
118 Buffalo
118 New Orleans
115 San Francisco
113 Dallas
113 Miami
112 Carolina
110 Philadelphia
109 Green Bay
108 Cleveland
107 Tampa Bay
104 Atlanta
103 Tennessee
102 Jacksonville
102 Seattle
101 NY Giants
100 Cincinnati
97 New England
96 Detroit
96 San Diego
95 Pittsburgh
90 Denver
87 Indianapolis
86 Houston
86 Kansas City
80 NY Jets
—Ian Allan
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