Yes. Singletary knows what he’s doing.

The best example of a guy who wears players out—that I can think of—is someone like Scott Skiles. He’s turned around a couple of teams only to be ousted after a couple of seasons because the team had turned on him. Martz is another similar kind of guy; he’s tremendously demanding, and does things his way, and requires that his players tow the line. Is Singletary in the same category?
I, for one, don’t think so. What’s interesting about Singletary as a coach is his background as a motivational speaker. It seems like his speeches and his relentless intensity could grate on some guys—but I think it might work with this set of players. McCoughan has picked guys who seem like they are willing to buy into his philosophy of life and football, perhaps particularly because they haven’t achieved anything yet. When I read comments about Singletary from the linebackers, there’s universal acclaim. This suggests to me that players who have been exposed to his Singletariness (here that’s to be read as an adjective synonymous with singlemindedness/intensity) actually like him more rather than less. This bodes well.
The thing is that players (or the players you want on your team) like to be challenged, and they like discipline—if they think it will lead to results. So an answer to this question will depend somewhat on how the team will do this coming season. But still, I think that Singletary could actually fall into the category of a “player’s coach” because he’s not arrogant (like Martz) and he’s not a grating personality (like Skiles). He’s not Bill Parcells and he’s not Vince Lombardi either. He’s going to be the same guy on day 1 of OTA’s as he is on February 7, 2010 (yeah, I went there)—and that’s a good thing. In fact, that’s one of the things I’m “very excited” about this season.

Given the fact that he is taking over a team driven by Nolan, they cannot (and should not) expect that the old ways will work. In order to perform better you have to work hard at it. If the players are not complaining, then we should not too. I want to see the Niners play like every game is a playoff one. With that mindset, ESPN has no choice but to start talking about us like they do those ugh Patriots and Brett Farve.

No, I don’t think that the approach that Singletary is taking will result in burn out. Singletary’s approach is really addressing 3 issues that he sees as deficient in the niners.
• Physical conditioning. Although these are all professional’s who are at one level or another in good physical shape. I believe he wants to build up the stamina of the team so that they can play Fisical (that’s physical with an F). He expects this team to take the game to the opposition on both sides of the ball rather than play in some reactionary mode taking what the other team is willing to give up.
• Passion. We all know that footfall is as much a game of passion as it is skill and athletic ability. Singletary knows that in order for this team to make the playoffs and perhaps win a super bowl they will need to play with passion or heart. Ths is one of those intangibles that we have hearing about that allows a player to play beyond his natural ability and make plays. Any player who doesn’t play with a passion for winning will likely not survive long in a Singletary team.
• Playing as a team.: I recall hearing Singletary’s comments after the game he benched Davis, he made a point that he expects every player to play as much for each other as "for the money and personal pride. I know that is one of the great intangibles that Wash was able to instill in the teams of the glory years.
So these are my thoughts on where Mike S. is taking this team. We will all see if how successful he and the team are at these 3 elements and more.
GO NINES.

…Coach knows exactly what hes doing.

As in nature for a billion years now, this is evolution at its finest. He is culling the old and weak to get stronger.

Anyone that can’t cut it is dead weight…

These guys are professional athletes, they are paid to keep themselves in shape. If they weren’t conditioning at OTA’s, they’d be running themselves at home. Running together just gives them all another reason to compete, and I like what I’ve been hearing about the competition.

Wait until training camp to see if Sing is wearing anyone out, that’s when he needs to dial it down a notch to keep guys healthy.

My father has had tickets in lower box 7 (row L) since my birth before he gave em up. After the comeback against the Giants, my Dad knew Denises’ riding of Eddie D’s gravy train was over and tossed his tickets before they were increased 2342534636346% in price, but damn I am still proud I got to see the greatest comeback in NFC history! However, even I thought the 12 hour drives home from the worst sports venue in North America got stale.

Moral of story, throughout my entire life I have never paid attention to niners beat writers, I watched the team on the damn field and formed my own opinions. That said, as a fledgling fan of the san jose sharks hockey club, and unfortunately reading some of the pieces on the team, allow me to say this. Kawakami, Purdy, and other any Mercury/Chronicle beat writers are crock full of SHIT (David Pollak is half gold, half dog crap)! I don’t care what sport they write about, they are HACKS! I hope they jump off a cliff together like the South Korean president.