Mike Singletary Monday lunch press conference: Rams edition

by David Fucillo on Jan 4, 2010 2:55 PM PST in San Francisco 49ers News

The 49ers closed out their season yesterday and Mike Singletary will have his final day after press conference for this season. Normally the press conference begins at 11:45, but today it will not happen until 3:15pm. The players will be made available to the media from 8:30-9:30am. I'd imagine the team will be conducting final meetings (not sure how many hours/days that will last), which is why Singletary won't meet with the press until the afternoon.

I'd imagine most of the questions will be focused on the offseason, as opposed to the results of the Rams game. Over the past 16 weeks, Mike Singletary has often deflected questions by stating he wanted to play through the games first. The most notable of those questions was about whether Alex Smith would be named starter yet for 2010. I'm very curious to see what comments are made about that issue today. At this point, the only excuse I can imagine being remotely acceptable for not naming him yet is Singletary, Raye and Johnson need to review all the tape from the season. And even that kind of excuse is fairly weak. Many disagree with giving Smith the opportunity next season, but if he's going to be your guy come July, just end any suspense now.

As always, the link below will take you to live viewing (or a replay if you want to watch it later). And of course I'll have the transcript up later tonight when it's emailed to me.

Live Press Conference Link

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That is NOT a vote of confidence in Jimmy Raye ...

… “right now, he’s the offensive co-ordinator … we have a lot of conversations to have” …

"This could be another Very Special Team" ... Superbowl winning Niners lineman Dan Audick ...

by LondonNiner on Jan 4, 2010 3:28 PM PST reply actions

didn't get to see it

really, that’s not something i thought i would hear from sing. glad as hell though.

by srill waiting on Jan 4, 2010 3:43 PM PST up reply actions

How do people think about Jim Zorn?

I don’t think he was ever supposed to be the Redskins head coach, but was hired as an OC. The Redskins just ran out of candidates after Joe Gibbs retired and sort of stuck Zorn in there as HC.

Obviously, continuity has been a huge need in the 49ers, but is it a wise idea to stick with a (possibly) crappy OC just for the sake of sticking with someone?

Given how overwhelmed Zorn looked as a head coach, I doubt that he will be hired away from the 49ers anytime soon.

Do you guys think Zorn would be an improvement over Raye? Or does Raye deserve a 2nd season with an improved O-Line?

by brundylop on Jan 4, 2010 4:43 PM PST up reply actions

It’s not like the Redskins lost because they had a good offense and a poor defense, it was the opposite.

by bignerd on Jan 4, 2010 4:45 PM PST up reply actions

I didn’t watch the Redskins much this year, and so I don’t really know how much the playcalling was to blame for the bad offense, as opposed to a lack of talent.

On the other hand, I watched the 49ers this year, and I still don’t know whether it’s the 49ers playcalling or execution that caused such ineptness!

by brundylop on Jan 4, 2010 4:50 PM PST up reply actions

Know this

The Redskins offense was better after Zorn was publicly stripped of the playing calling duties. The Redskins turned the play calling duty over to a guy who had been retired, playing bingo for 2 years.

Zorn was hired to developed a young, inconsistent QB in Jason Campbell which never happened.

by bignerd on Jan 4, 2010 5:10 PM PST up reply actions

wearing too many hats i guess

by srill waiting on Jan 4, 2010 5:22 PM PST up reply actions

One was too many

Word on the street was Dave Kreig was a better coach.

by bignerd on Jan 4, 2010 5:47 PM PST up reply actions

WOW

It would be really interesting if Jimmy were to be let go this early. If he is, I’ll presume Sing is going to work hard to bring in someone who will continue to work with Alex’s strengths. Hopefully someone who will have an even better eye for them and help Alex improve so we don’t have to consider the issues about all the OC’s he’s had to work with over the years!

by Mangoman on Jan 4, 2010 4:55 PM PST up reply actions

If Raye is let go it will be on his terms. Also his replacement is already on the coaching staff.

"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't, either way, YOU'RE RIGHT !"

by Eastbayjim on Jan 4, 2010 5:28 PM PST up reply actions

Mike Johnson

What we've got here is a failure to communicate.

by SportsChicken on Jan 4, 2010 9:46 PM PST up reply actions

Wow

I’m guessing that if Mike Singletary is unhappy he may work Mike Johnson in.
I really don’t think it’s a smart idea to just outright fire Raye.
I think they should retain the same offensive terminology.

What we've got here is a failure to communicate.

by SportsChicken on Jan 4, 2010 9:51 PM PST up reply actions

although they do need continuity i dont think raye is the answer,if they’re gonna keep him atleast let mike johnson call the plays

by Mikeuriah on Jan 4, 2010 3:58 PM PST reply actions

Read my mind

What we've got here is a failure to communicate.

by SportsChicken on Jan 4, 2010 9:51 PM PST up reply actions

that or sing needs to tell raye no more conservative predictable play calling,we need creativity,some boot legs,use the wr reverse more some toss and sweep plays.even a flea flicker would be good sometimes just not run run up the middle…and we do have other player besides v.d.to catch the ball!

by Mikeuriah on Jan 4, 2010 4:00 PM PST reply actions

In regards to a flea flicker

we didn’t have the kind of protection from the offensive line to let that play develop. There was a good chance of a turnover in the backfield with our line play.

Gimme 1 round!

by ItBurnzWhenIP on Jan 4, 2010 4:34 PM PST up reply actions

Maybe he wants to wait because...........

they might trade one of the 1st round picks for a QB and Alex???

"Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are"

by Bo$$Ixta! on Jan 4, 2010 4:58 PM PST reply actions

SAY WHAT!!!

are you guys serious when you think that Sing will let go of Raye? if thats the case you might as well get rid of alex too and save us the excuses we have to make for him “well he’s had 7 OC’s in 7 years”… gimmie a break….

"Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are"

by Bo$$Ixta! on Jan 4, 2010 5:01 PM PST reply actions

Nah

You can run the same type of offense with a different OC, especially if the new OC has been groomed by the old one.

Yes Drew K, Tim Tebow will get picked in the first round.

by smileyman on Jan 4, 2010 5:53 PM PST up reply actions

Or

Raye can still be retained and the playcalling duties can be passed over to Mike Johnson (as said by someone else above).

BUT, we don’t know what Singletary is upset about.
I doubt it’s Raye’s philosophy (since he has changed the offense all season as Singletary has asked him).
The best bet is that Singletary is indeed upset with playcalling or gamplanning.

What we've got here is a failure to communicate.

by SportsChicken on Jan 4, 2010 9:58 PM PST up reply actions

Yeah, the biggest problem with our offensive-coordinator-go-round is that we went from West Coast Mike McCarthy to Coryell Style Norv Turner to Clueless Style Joe Hostler to Vertical Gun Style Mike Martz to Conservative Pro Set Style Jimmy Raye to Conservative Shotgun Style Jimmy Raye.

There isn’t a shred of consistency year-to-year there. Every coach has run a completely different system.

It’s not so much that the coordinators have been different. It’s the systems.

I don't know about that, to the groin.

by howtheyscored on Jan 4, 2010 10:22 PM PST up reply actions

Coservative shotgun style Jimmy Raye

lol

What we've got here is a failure to communicate.

by SportsChicken on Jan 4, 2010 10:55 PM PST up reply actions

Well, conservative until he gets to third and short. And then for some reason he seems to stretch the field every time.

I don't know about that, to the groin.

by howtheyscored on Jan 4, 2010 11:16 PM PST up reply actions

New offense unveiled

it’s known as the “3 and out” system and consists of 3 QB kneel downs followed by a punt

"Vernon is going to be a great tight end one day, but he's got to put the whole package together." - Thanks Sing for echoing this.

by Tre9er on Jan 5, 2010 9:56 AM PST reply actions

I think this might be all a moot point for now

Like it or not, I think it’s been confirmed Jimmy and Alex are the guys for next year.

Buckle your seatbelts it’s gonna be a wild ride. . .

by Mangoman on Jan 5, 2010 9:59 AM PST reply actions

it was unconvincingly stated

that right now, they are in their respective positions. Alex has to earn his job in the off-season if they sign someone or Nate shows a lot in camp. Raye might give up some of his roles to Mike Johnson, playcalling mainly and that would rule!

"Vernon is going to be a great tight end one day, but he's got to put the whole package together." - Thanks Sing for echoing this.

by Tre9er on Jan 5, 2010 10:23 AM PST up reply actions