Mike Singletary is my hero. nm

One Trick Pony · Post by **One Trick Pony** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 12:25 pm

I believe in alien abductions

J.T.supporta · Post by **J.T.supporta** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 12:32 pm

Davis got what he had coming to him.

PoconoPony · Post by **PoconoPony** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 3:50 pm

Cadillac wrote:
HB Pony Dad wrote:He should have kept it in a Private team meeting!

Good way to further divide an already confused team!

I have no problem with him chewing Davis out, just the Public Forum was childish!

He lost a lot of respect from me!

I disagree 100%. Under "normal" circumstances, you would be right. praise in public, punish in private. However given the depths from which he is trying to rebuild this team, and the apparent depth of the issues at hand, nuking Vernon Davis in public, and with such force was, in my opinion not only justified, but will ultimately do considerably more good than harm. If the team is divided and confused, they shouldn't be after that press conference, because the division is simple: Those who are behind the new coach and those who are not. This team will be united by week 11, even if there are only 8 players left on it.

Right on.

-CoS

CalallenStang · Post by **CalallenStang** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 4:06 pm

That was the best coaching move I have seen in a long time...from anyone.

kent dorfman · Post by **kent dorfman** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 4:36 pm

I love it, personally. Good to see and good to hear. He wasnt abusive of the media or anything of the sort. It just looked like he was waiting to say these things for awhile and got his chance as HC. That would be awesome if he decided to take a certain college D coordinator position... :wink:

expony18 · Post by **expony18** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 7:10 pm

kent dorfman wrote:It just looked like he was waiting to say these things for awhile and got his chance as HC.

DING DING DING

Heisman7Life · Post by **Heisman7Life** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 7:20 pm

kent dorfman wrote: That would be awesome if he decided to take a certain college D coordinator position...

Or head coach........

SMU2007 · Post by **SMU2007** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 5:45 pm

this guy is pretty great

Headline: Singletary Dropped Pants to Make Point to 49ers
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3673441

Junior · Post by **Junior** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 12:52 pm

HB Pony Dad wrote:He should have kept it in a Private team meeting!

Good way to further divide an already confused team!

I have no problem with him chewing Davis out, just the Public Forum was childish!

He lost a lot of respect from me!

From what I've heard, his players are behind him 100% on this. Vernon Davis acted like an immature, childish, crybaby in public, so obviously he didn't consider it to be a "private" matter. Other players have been quoted as saying it's about time someone made an example out of him.

Nice job, Coach Sing!

Cadillac · Post by **Cadillac** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 12:54 pm

Junior wrote:
From what I've heard, his players are behind him 100%

But probably not when he's got his pants around his ankles.

-CoS

SmooBoy · Post by **SmooBoy** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 12:55 pm

Cadillac wrote:
Junior wrote:
From what I've heard, his players are behind him 100%

But probably not when he's got his pants around his ankles.

-CoS

Well played. A+

PonyDoh · Post by **PonyDoh** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 9:13 am

Singletary probably won't ever be more then the interim guy in SF, and Vernon Davis will use this to get away from Mike Martz and his horrible scheme for TEs. He'll go somewhere w/a legit QB and make plays.

Davis is a hot head, but calling him out in public as not being a team player is stupid. Davis is physical freak that made his rep in college catching balls. Since Alex Smith sucked & Martz doesn't use TE's, he's had to redefine himself as a blocking TE. Not only has he done that, he's one of the best blocking TEs in the league. That's pretty selfless.

Beyond that, if you watch the JT O'sullivan pick 6 from last week, Josh Wilson(seattle) is almost caught from behind by Vernon Davis who hunted him for 60 or so yards. Hardly the actions of a kid who doesn't care or is thinking of himself first.

Davis has chemistry issues, but Singletary is using the interim spot in a calculated effort to show he's eccentric and old school. He's grandstanding more than Davis

mrydel · Post by **mrydel** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 10:15 am

Wow, was I ever wrong. Thanks for setting me straight.

jtstang · Post by **jtstang** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 10:17 am

PonyDoh wrote:Davis is a hot head, but calling him out in public as not being a team player is stupid.

Yes, by all means he should be coddled.

mrydel · Post by **mrydel** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 11:29 am

Singletary is using his position to audition for a job. All of us are auditioning for something all the time. Be it a new job, a promotion, a new lover, God, whatever, we all do it. I appreciate what Singletary is doing. I think his ability to decide whether or not someone is acting in the best interest of the team after being on the field with him during practices and games over a period of time is a little better than mine or better than anyone watching that person on one play. The players seem to support him and that tells me something also.

Yes he is old school but I am old enough to know that even though many new techniques and innovations are good, some old school learning is pretty good every now and then. There is a reason that as good as Terrell Owens is that many teams do not want him. Not many teams were willing to bring Ricky Williams back to the NFL. Pacman is out of work again. Some players are not good for the chemistry of a team. Good coaches can sense that. Is Singletary a good coach? That is yet to be seen. I imagine he will probalby be given a HC chance full time by someone in the future and we will learn. But until then I still vote in favor of his methods.

Of course that is just my opinion and I am sure I will be put in my place again.