This season has been a frustrating one for sure for the Chicago Bears and their fans, and while head coach Lovie Smith seems to be safe for the time being, his assistant coaches are most certainly not. That has led to a recent storm of rumors taking hold in the Windy City, with former Rams head coach Mike Martz sitting firmly in the center, as a possible replacement for offensive coordinator Ron Turner, who is all but assured a one way ticket out of town at the end of the year.

Chicago Tribune beat writer Dan Pompei took the discussion to a whole new level this morning, with a piece on what the Bears would need to do to ensure success under Martz and his “Greatest Show on Turf” style of offense. Pompei believes that the most important part of Martz’s offense is solid blocking from the tackle positions and while the current duo in Chicago is okay, neither Orlando Pace or Chris Williams has proven themselves capable of playing at the high level that Martz will demand.

So where to turn for help on that front? It will most likely have to come from the draft, as free agency is a notoriously difficult place to find quality tackles, given their immense value to a franchise. But with a recent first round pick invested in Williams, and several picks gone from this year’s class to pay off the remainder of the balanced on the Jay Cutler deal, it’s going to be hard to find the caliber of player the Bears need in the spot they’re drafting.

It’s obvious that Martz is going to push himself as a head coach in the league first this off-season, hoping to land one of several positions that are certain to be open. But if he’s unsuccessful in that endeavor, you can bet he’ll be very receptive to an offer from Chicago, given his close relationship with Smith and an opportunity to work with a talented QB in Cutler. With good blocking and better weapons around him, Cutler could thrive in Martz’s style of play, as he is fully capable of making any throw asked of him.

Either way, it will be interesting to see what Chicago decides to do this off-season, as their fans are beginning to grow restless with the current regime and may demand wholesale changes from the top to the bottom in the near future.

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