Mike Singletary Approval Ratings, Week 14

by David Fucillo on Dec 10, 2008 9:00 AM PST in 49ers Approval Ratings

And so we return for another week of the Mike Singletary approval ratings. Last week, his approval rating came in at a healthy 96%, which isn't all that surprising coming off a nice little road win in Buffalo. Seven people actually said they did not approve of his rating and I really am curious why these people chose no. I don't mean that to be critical. I mean, are they people who like to be contrarians no matter the question? Or maybe they really do have a problem with what Mike Singletary has done so far as head coach.

Even if you want Mike Holmgren or Bill Cowher coaching here next year, it doesn't mean you automatically have to disapprove of what Singletary has done so far. Either way, I'm just curious what causes folks to take issue with Mike Singletary.

Now the 49ers are coming off probably their best win of the year. On the one hand, the Jets were coming off an ugly loss to Denver in the Meadowlands and clearly struggled. On the other hand, the Jets were leading the AFC East and given their veteran leadership, one would expect them to bounce back with a vengeance. Not so much say the Fightin Singletary's.

Two things from that game have jumped out at people. First was the onside kick to start the game. It showed that he had studied the Jets issues on onside kicks the previous week where they played straight up for kickoffs. Second was the attempt to call a timeout to end the first half. The general thought in the media is that it showed his confidence in his defense, contending that the Jets could have run one more play to end the half.

While I think there is more to the man than those two plays, I do think it's small things like that, which add up to make Singletary appear to be a very solid coach. Of course he's only coached 6 games, but I certainly approve of things to date. The health of Frank Gore will certainly make for an interesting lead into the Week 15 matchup at Miami. This weekend will be even more interesting since it's another West Coast/East Coast 10am matchup. The 49ers victory over Buffalo remains the only West Coast victory in a 10am East Coast game. Can Coach Singletary and his boys make it two in a row?

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Do you approve of the job Mike Singletary is doing as head coach?

Yes

330 votes

No

6 votes

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1 No. Speak up.

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by marcello on Dec 10, 2008 5:05 PM PST reply actions

It was him. Let’s get him, boys.

by Grant Brisbee on Dec 10, 2008 5:20 PM PST up reply actions

Speaking of which

Over at espn, Singletary’s approval is 80%. Kinda surprised it’s not higher.

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by David Fucillo on Dec 10, 2008 5:39 PM PST up reply actions

It’s actually Ralph Barbieri, who still doesn’t give Singletary any credit.

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on Dec 10, 2008 6:43 PM PST up reply actions

really?

I don’t really listen to sports talk radio so don’t get a chance to hear him often

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by David Fucillo on Dec 10, 2008 6:59 PM PST up reply actions

Ralph Barbieri

is a “pennis” who has no idea what he’s talking about. I’ve hammered him before on his show for saying crap just to get a rise out of everyone and not putting in fact or citing them into his comments. That said, i think many want to see what Singletary does through the rest of the season before they approve of what he has done. I approve so far of what he’s done and have voted accordingly but the verdict is still out on him. As of right now I say he’s damn good at what he’s doing.

Fans stuck in the 80's are lame. Respect the past, live in the now.

by maveric_87 on Dec 10, 2008 7:24 PM PST up reply actions

Well, he’s not quite as bad as all that about Singletary, but since he happened to come out that first week with his “this talk means nothing, he needs to DO something” stance (which I agreed with insofar as it’s possible for me to agree with Barbieri), he won’t concede that it’s happened even in some small way. His biggest concession is pretty much that he’s not yelling anymore.

I find myself listening to that show less and less with every passing day.

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on Dec 10, 2008 8:43 PM PST up reply actions

I still like the show

you definitely have to take Ralph with a shaker of salt, but I usually find them pretty entertaining. Steve Young is almost always a good guest, and Nelly cracks me up every time. I also like hearing Maiocco when he;s on with them. But in general, even when it’s just ralph and tom, I think it’s a pretty good show, even if I don’t always agree with them, and I can totally see why people would have a hard time with Ralph.

He was pretty funny the other night – they were talking about the OJ sentencing with some guest (not sure who it was) and Ralph just kept saying “but he cut off his wife’s head! I can’t forget about that!” The whole thing was pretty ridiculous.

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by wjackalope on Dec 10, 2008 8:59 PM PST up reply actions

I love the Steve Young show. But even Tom has been getting on my nerves lately. He’s all like “Listen, THIS is how something is. I mean, THIS is how it is. I’m sorry, but this IS how it is. Really.”

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on Dec 10, 2008 10:07 PM PST up reply actions