Golden Nuggets: Moving On From Mike Singletary
by James Brady on Dec 27, 2010 3:00 AM PST
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Well, that happened. I feel a small measure of relief after that, being eliminated from the playoffs and knowing that changes are going to be made. I've got the Cardinals game coming up, I'll be in the press box and reporting live at SB Nation Bay Area, which should be a blast. Other than that: screw it. This season was the worst in a long line of terrible seasons and I'd like to forget about it as quickly as possible. There are some serious changes to be made within the 49ers organization and I'm all for a total overhaul. There's maybe two or three guys that I want to return at all from the coaching staff and front office (Pete Hoener, Trent Baalke), we'll be better off with a new coach, new general manager, new coordinators and new positional coaches. Everything needs to be revamped on that front. San Francisco will be an attractive option for coaches, especially if we are able to get a GM. Let's hope. Go Niners.
Mike Singletary has been fired as the head coach of the 49ers and Jim Tomsula will step in and take the interim job for the remaining game. Tomsula is a fitting interim coach, but hopefully we can get this whole coach thing figured out this offseason. (SBNationBayArea.com)
Kawakami has some thoughts regarding Mike Singletary and his firing, imagine that! I essentially agree with everything he says at this point, though. (MercuryNews.com)
The players are shouldering their share of the blame, and they should. Takeo Spikes makes the best point, acknowledging the talent on the roster and how it's inexcusable to be playing the way they are. I feel very bad for Takeo. I hope he's here next season, and I hope we can get him to the playoffs. (MercuryNews.com)
This was written before Singletary was fired, but it still is pertinent. The 49ers are realizing that they need to make some changes to gain some respectability. (Examiner.com)
For the whole story regarding the Jed York interview with reporters and the firing of Singletary, the Associated Press did by it just fine. (NFL.com)
A full look a what Jed said to the reporters after the game can be found here. Jed also told Jason LaConfora that the new GM would be hiring the new coaching staff and that Trent Baalke would be considered for the position. Mentioned Jim Harbaugh and Jon Gruden as potential candidates for the head coaching job if the organization was restructured. (SacBee.com)
The argument with Troy Smith on the sidelines drives me crazy. It's upsetting that Singletary is prone to do such a thing, it's even more upsetting that he engages in such a mismanagement of quarterbacks as to let Troy come back in and play simply because he was shouting back at him. Fire and heart can only count for so much, Mike. (SBNationBayArea.com)
That loss is the summation of a miserable season, no better way to put it. It's exactly how the clear-thinking, unbiased observer would have predicted it based on the previous fifteen weeks. (SacBee.com)
Hey, look at that: Singletary's firing is National news. Everybody now knows that Jed York wants winners. (USAToday.com)
I'm disturbed by the lack of talk about cornerback Phillip Adams. Fox refused to replay the injury, but SB Nation has a photo. Can't see a whole lot, but you've been warned anyway. (SBNation.com)
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Golden Nuggets: A Bit Late ... You'll Survive | Ninjames
Rams End 49ers Playoff Hopes: What a [site decorum]-show | Fooch
49ers Lose To Rams, Missed Field Goal Drains Them, Singletary Era Coming To An End | Ninjames
49ers Quarterback Situation: A fitting wrap to the season | Fooch
The end of an Era: Mike Singletary is no longer the coach of the 49ers | smileyman
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Chris Carter on Mike and Mike this morning...
Was asked how attractive is the San Francisco job… he said that he considers it one of the bottom 8 in the league. Wow.
He went on to say that there are teams out there financially committed to winning the Super Bowl every year and that San Francisco hasn’t shown that commitment for years. Sadly, I don’t know that I can really refute that argument effectively.
Of course its difficult, its a shortcut... if it was easy it'd just be "the way."
I Heard That Too
I was surprised until I heard his logic which seemed pretty sound to me as well. On the other hand, (barring collective bargaining madness) you’ve got a young stacked team, some draft picks to play with, a lovely part of the country and a fan base waiting to fall in love. You need a QB, a shut down corner and an offensive line to gel. It could be much worse.
I agree
It seems like the team has a lot of the pieces in place; the problem he sees is more with the infrastructure of the team. And I really can’t argue with that.
Of course its difficult, its a shortcut... if it was easy it'd just be "the way."
this is the end of the Nolan/Singletary Regime finally!!
Now clean house and do things right this time. Enough cheap owner talk…How closely do you think cris carter knows whats going on? Jed said “money is no object” when it comes to winning and I believe him. Since he’s taken over hes done things the right way mostly. Yeah hiring singletary was a risky move at the time but he did bring a hope that a lot of us fans hadnt had in a long time.
Now is the time for jed, who ovbviously cares about this team (you can see in his interviews it hurts him all this losing). So enough of harbaugh or gruden (either of which are good candidates). We need a GM a serious football mind to spear head this thing and let him pick whatever coach he wants.
We all know PATRICK WILLIS is our future!
May 12 2010 comment of the day award winner on the nuggets!
"Money is no object"
Does that mean he’s going to foot the bill for a new stadium as well? Because that was one of Carter’s (probably valid) points.
Of course its difficult, its a shortcut... if it was easy it'd just be "the way."
That argument on the sidelines was it for me
Usually I just chalk things like that up to the media looking for stories and it doesn’t much affect me one way or the other. But it struck me different this time. How can our guys go out there and play well when they’re nervous about the consequences? Troy I can forgive for being young and passionate. Singletary, no, I can’t let that behavior pass again. He might not know it, but it is definitely not good “coaching etiquette”. He looked more like an abusive father than a head coach.
Yea, Yea Santa is bringing some changes
Harbaugh and Luck are on their way folks. I hope we resign Spikes, he has been huge and needs a playoff, so let’s get it together and help him like he helps us.
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I'd love to see how in the hell you think we are getting Luck
Of course its difficult, its a shortcut... if it was easy it'd just be "the way."
ROFL
Those would be about the only ways.
Of course its difficult, its a shortcut... if it was easy it'd just be "the way."
I don't think that it is far fetched as you might think! It is doable, if you're willing to pay the price!
Obviously Carolina is going to have the first pick in the draft. But they need a whole lot more, on both sides of the ball, than we do. IF (and granted it is a big IF) you believe that Luck (presumably in conjunction with Jim Harbaugh as HC) is the franchise QB for the next ten years (he probably has a better chance than any other QB that has come out since Manning and, now with hindsight, Rodgers) and you believe that, in conjunction with the roster that we already have, he can get you to the playoffs and keep you there, then I think that you do whatever you have to to get Carolina’s #1 pick. There IS a price at which they will make the trade. The question is, is it a price that we can afford and are willing to pay? By “price” I mean some combination of players and draft choices for this year and perhaps next year. It is doable!
by 49erFanSince1950 on Dec 27, 2010 2:32 PM PST up reply actions
I would just dread being the team that built the next Dallas Cowboys...
Much like the Vikings built them for the 1990’s by picking up Hershel Walker.
Of course its difficult, its a shortcut... if it was easy it'd just be "the way."
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