Dr. Mike Martz, Official Evil GeniusThe first major league problem the Lions will face this Sunday as they open the 2010 season against the Diabolical Bears of Chicago at Soldier Field is the Evil Genius of Mike Martz.
Listen, maybe this is blowing it out of proportion, but Martz was good enough to make Jon Kitna and the Lions offense look respectable for two years. He's that good.
If that isn't enough to raise the fear in any Lions' fan, I'll pour on the fact that Jay Cutler is much, much more talented than Kitna ever was.
Martz made players out of nobody's like Kurt Warner, Marc Bulger, Isaac Bruce, Azahir Hakim, and Torry Holt. He was actually good enough to make former Lion Roy Williams look like he was worth a first and a third round draft choice...
Martz is certainly smart enough to look over the preseason film of the Lions defense and realize that going no huddle will completely neutralize the Lions only strength -- the pass rush.
Jay Cutler, Potentially Real QB
Jay Cutler boasted a 110+ QB proficiency rating in both of his games against the Lions last season.
Now, granted the Bears may not have the most fearsome group of receivers, but Johnny Knox has proven that he is no slouch and Devin Hester is dangerous any time he can get his hands on the ball.
Matt Forte and Chester Taylor are dangerous weapons out of the backfield.
#1 Reason to Fear the Bears....Julius Peppers vs Jeff Backus
Julius Peppers, when motivated, is quarterback seeking tank. He will most likely smack the aging and undermanned Backus around all day, making him look silly and potentially smashing The Franchize into bite size pieces at least twice on Sunday.
Peppers is long, tall, fast, dangerous and hungry. Jeff Backus will not be able to stop him all day long.
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