Colts Hire Greg Manusky, Former 49ers Defensive Coordinator

may do well in college where he can motivate them. I can’t believe I drank that kool-aid and thought we would do well with him. Makes me hesitate when I root for someone based on pure fandom.

He isn’t a bad coach, but the way the 49ers defense was elevated transformed under Fangio proved that all the complaints and frustrations of past years were true.

Says people get promoted to the level of their incompetence.

Sing was fine coaching linebackers and could maybe even be a defensive coordinator but was so totally out of his depth as the head guy. He couldn’t trust his assistants which ultimately doomed him.

Can’t see how he gets another head job.

But I can say I would never want Sing as a head coach. NEVER.

I think he could do well enough in a focused position, with very specific responsibilities, but he showed no aptitude for managing other people or a team effectively. He was totally lost. I can understand a new HC having some shortcomings from lack of experience, but Sing was so far out of his league it was beyond the pale.

Plus there are even stories coming out of Minnesota that are put Sing in a not very favorable light even as just a positions coach. Not sure he really has the will to put in the work he needs to put in to become a truly excellent coach at any position.

could (in the operative sense) do alright as a DC, but not as a HC. Of course, it didn’t help that the OC staff position was a revolving door when he was here. I will say that Raye was somewhat better than Nolan promoting Hostler to OC that 1 season, though i’m not sure by much.

is out there without a job as a d-cordinator baffles me. as for singletary as a defensive co-ordinator or even head coach, well, any front office that decides to make that move deserves all the mediocrity that will inevitably come their way. His ceiling is as a LB coach.

That’s pretty rich considering BBS called him a bum on there and then came over here to reiterate it.

First off let me say I love the dude. Seriously. He called out VD, dropped his pants in the locker room and was the ultimate bad ass as a player. He represents everything I like about football players. I will even go so far as to say he is an amazing motivator. He is not however a man who I would trust to formulate a plan. If we were storming the beaches of Normandy I would want him talking up the marines as they were going to charge. I would not want him to be the one formulating the plan on how to win the world war.

There was never a in game adjustment that worked. For that matter there wasn’t even a change in the seasonal tactics as we were losing five games in a row. He had a plan that was unimaginative at best and he stuck to it till the bitter end never capable or even wanting to change it. He had a one track mind in press conferences, personnel evaluation, and game planning. I am convinced there is a level of the game that he doesn’t even know exists.

That is not the type of guy you want running your D. It is the type of guy you want coaching your line backers. He needs to focus on the area of the game he understands and attack that with the passion that made him one of the best linebackers in the history of the game. He is an incredible person who set a goal for himself and destroyed it. His passion and obsession are his strengths, his ability to analyze the game on the fly, develop strategies and manage all the off the field aspect of the game are not.