OK, two reliable news agencies are reporting it now. Mike Nolan is out. The Niners fired him this afternoon after, curiously, allowing him to conduct his weekly news conference during which he got grilled by the media. No one ever said football owners have a heart.
Does Nolan deserve to get fired now?
Heck, yes.
I had written the team should keep him if he coached and won next Sunday. But this is just as good. The team obviously is going nowhere with him and he got more than a fair chance. He should have been fired at the end of last season, and the team's 2-5 record so far only proves how weak he is as the head guy. His career record in SF is 18-37 and nobody survives with a record like that.
The 49ers, it is said, will bring in Mike Singletary as interim head coach. He's as good as anyone else at this point, but interims usually don't do well. And, get this, he's a defensive coach. The Niners need an offensive-minded head coach who will bring back the West Coast Offense.
At the end of this season, John York should get rid of the entire coaching staff and bring in people who really know what they're doing. Does GM Scot McCloughan know what he's doing? Your guess is as good as mine.
-- Lowell
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Posted By: A.E.S. (20/10/2008 10:34:02 PM)
Comment: i never want to see anyone lose their job, but in this case there was no other option. m-noland was not making progress and this years record was not reflecting a more talented team from over the last few years. i believe m-singeltary is the right choice right now (and hopefully for the future). espn' j-clayton expressed concern over m-singletary' lack of coaching experience, but being adept at the x's and o's don't guarantee a winning season. mooch, erickson, and noland were supposed to be good at the chalkboard but the wins were lacking. m-singletary will be a strong and respected presence in the locker room and that is what this team desperately needs. m-martz could handle the x's and o's for now, and let m-singletary motivate and inspire the troops! kudos to the yorks for taking a risk and doing business out of the box. suddenly, the season has some promise!
Posted By: Mike Nolan (20/10/2008 10:17:54 PM)
Comment: McLoser does not know what he is doing.......but neither do I!
Posted By: shobbrobb (20/10/2008 8:15:57 PM)
Comment: Lowell i totally agree with you .its time to grasp the fortyniner legacy,The Yorks did everything to separate themselves from Eddie D and they were successful in doing so,They even separated themselves from winning
Posted By: Jman449 (20/10/2008 8:15:13 PM)
Comment: Does McCloughan know what he's doing? No, dang it.
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