My last post after the Philadelphia loss called for the firing of Mike Nolan. After a heartless performance against the Giants this past weekend it was obvious that the players no longer believed in the system or Mike Nolan. Can Francisco played one of the sloppiest games I have ever seen.
The Niners looked like a team that was throwing their hands in the air. The players were not focused and played with no enthusiasm. It was as if they didn't care. Mike Nolan was to blame. He is the person for laying out the game plan and keeping the team focused.
In today's NFL it is a surprise that Nolan made it the 3 1/2 years that he did. Realize that he was in his first head coach position and he also had all player personnel decisions as the GM of the organization that is until the end of last season. I think he knew it was coming. A storied franchise like the 49ers and their fans can only see their team lose so many times before heads roll.
So in a game that involved a blocked field goal returned for a touchdown, a ball kicked out of the end zone for a safety, six sacks, three turnovers and a running back that gained 1 yard per carry, the result was expected for these types of errors and now the King is dead.
Long live the King, or should I say long live Mike Singletary. Coach Singletary has been an assistant the entire time that Nolan has been there and I am not sure what he will do that is different but it doesn't matter because if he does well then great. If he does poorly then the Niners hire someone else.
Singletary played the game with an intensity not yet matched. He would stare down a quarterback with a ferocious tenacity. If he can get his players to play with the same fire then we might see something special in San Francisco. That being said here is the remaining schedule and it will not be easy to turn things around.
Sun 10/26 Seattle 4:15 pm
bye
Mon 11/10 at Arizona 8:30 pm
Sun 11/16 St. Louis 4:05 pm
Sun 11/23 at Dallas 1:00 pm
Sun 11/30 at Buffalo 1:00 pm
Sun 12/7 NY Jets 4:05 pm
Sun 12/14 at Miami 1:00 pm
Sun 12/21 at St. Louis 1:00 pm
Sun 12/28 Washington 4:15 pm
The above teams have a combined record of 28-28. The Niners can realistically win 5 out of the remaining 9 games but they would need to win 6 to keep from having a sixth consecutive losing season.
A couple of things can happen for this season. The Niners could turn things around and make something out of this season or they could tank and pick up another high draft pick, you know like Alex Smith. Good luck Singletary, you will need it and I will be routing for you.
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