If history is any indication, then the Bears offense has just improved into one of the top ten units in the league, with Mike Martz being named the Bears offensive Coordinator on Monday. In all three destinations that Mike Martz has coached, his offense has greatly improved. In his years with the Rams for three straight years, from (1999-2001), “The Greatest Show on Turf” was number one in the league in passing and total offense. Scoring more than 500 points for three straight years an NFL record. Before Mike Martz left the Rams to become the Offensive Coordinator of the Detroit Lions the lions ranked 28th in scoring in the 2005 season. In 2006, the Lions were 21st in the league in scoring…a 7 spot turnaround.

Martz also had the same success with the San Francisco 49er’s. Before the arrival of Martz, the 49er’s were 32nd in scoring during the 2007 season which was dead last in the NFL. However, after the arrival of Martz the 49er’s jumped an astonishing 10 spots all the way to 22nd in scoring in the 2008 season. The Bears finished 19th in scoring in 2009, despite a league high 26 interceptions from Quarterback Jay Cutler.

If recent trends continue, then the Bears should rank at least 12th or higher in scoring. As everybody knows, the more you score, the better your chances are for winning games. However, more importantly scoring more points takes a tremendous amount of pressure away from the defense who don’t have to worry about winning games themselves. They can focus on their job and protect leads instead of preventing opposing offenses from increasing their leads, and for a Bears defense that gave up 45, 41, and 36 points in the, 09 season, increased scoring would definitely be a huge help to them.