Golden Nuggets: Not much today, folks...

I keep hearing about our offensive philosophy, but aside from broad generalizations from the pundits what do we know?

We know Singletary wants a better running game. After a year of Mike Martz, eliminating a real blocking fullback and in many games abandoning the run altogether, you can only have more running, whatever system you put in.

I suspect that in the press conference where SIngletary announced Martz’s firing, he emphasized the run, in large part, as an explanation for why he fired Martz. That is, he emphasized differing philosophies rather than just saying that Martz’s system doesn’t work anymore. But that’s what was really going on here.

My point here isn’t that Singletary (as a lot of sports writers don’t seem to understand) doesn’t like passing. He’s played the game. He’s been around it since he was a kid and when he took over the team midway last season, he quickly displayed a knowledge of how to get the best out of Nolan’s team. Unlike how some in the media would like to make Singletary a simplistic clown (in almost racist stereotypes), the man knows football. He was on the coaching staff in 2007 when Hostler’s offense was so predictable and inept at passing that opponents crowded the box. He could see what happened. Singletary understands that in football you always need to keep the opponent off-balance, and that includes the necessity of a decent passing game.

Singletary (and McCloughan) entertained Warner because that they are looking for an improvement in the passing game. Why would that be so incomprehensible for the Barbieris and Cohns and Kawakamis to understand?

Whoever ends up starting at quarterback, I suspect Hill initially and eventually Smith if he ever signs a damned contract, I see the passing game to be better, with an emphasis on short, ball-control passing with enough long routes and passes to stretch the defenses and prevent teams from bunching up against the run.

It’s not so hard to figure. Whether or not Singletary succeeds will be answered next fall. I think the team’s been making all the moves you’d expect. I guess they’ll draft an OT in the first round and another running back later on. And for Clayton fans, I expect he’ll get a shot next fall too.

Myself, I’m losing patience with the drama queens at the sports desks around the Bay Area. And I’m losing respect for their them too.