Do you know a team that runs the football plays good D and works hard for their coach

[Mr. Scot]

Another intense coach just dropped to 0-3 (that'd be Jeff Fisher).

Fire and charisma are cool and fun to watch, but they don't tell the whole story.

[charlottenian]

Another intense coach just dropped to 0-3 (that'd be Jeff Fisher).

Fire and charisma are cool and fun to watch, but they don't tell the whole story.

And one is 3-0 (Ryan) with a team that was a single digit win team last year

[ChucktownK]

Another intense coach just dropped to 0-3 (that'd be Jeff Fisher).

Fire and charisma are cool and fun to watch, but they don't tell the whole story.

Goes right back to the "Coach being stale after being with a team for so long" post. Maybe his time has come too.

[Squirrel]

Another intense coach just dropped to 0-3 (that'd be Jeff Fisher).

Fire and charisma are cool and fun to watch, but they don't tell the whole story.

Thats what I pay my ticket for is to have fun watching the team. A win is great but a boring win sucks.

[Mr. Scot]

Goes right back to the "Coach being stale after being with a team for so long" post. Maybe his time has come too.

Fisher's a guy who regularly gets called one of the best head coaches in the league. But anytime I've asked somebody to go back and take a look at the Titans year to year records with him as a head coach, they always come back surprised.

And one is 3-0 (Ryan) with a team that was a single digit win team last year

Ryan brings way more to the table than just intensity though. He has one heck of a defensive mind, and comes by it honest (I think he might actually be smarter than his father).

Bottom Line: All the fire in the world can't make up for bad coaching decisions.

There are quiet guys who can coach (in the Tom Landry mode) and there are fiery guys who can't (I'm beginning to think Jack Del Rio falls into that category, at least as a head coach).

Brains make you a good coach. Personality type is optional.

[Cyberjag]

Admit it, you just like Singletary because he showed his bare ass to the team last year, and the image has stuck with you...

San Fran has had high draft picks for years now, that roster is loaded. There are a lot of coaches in the NFL who could do great things with it. I'm not saying Singletary isn't one of them, but being passionate on the sidelines doesn't make you a great coach. One of the best ever was Tom Landry, and I don't think he ever uttered so much as a "gosh darn that call" out there.

There's no doubt that players respond to change. I expected the 49ers to play harder for him last year, and they didn't disappoint. But there comes a time when that sort of motivation just doesn't get it done any more, and that's when you see if a coach is really good or not.

I think Singletary is going to be a good coach, but that's not because of the passion he brings for the game. He's got the brains, IMHO.

[Cyberjag]

And one is 3-0 (Ryan) with a team that was a single digit win team last year

Oh good Lord, he brought several of his defensive leaders with him from Baltimore and had a good draft. That's a rather stacked deck there. Do you think he would be 3-0 in Detroit?

[Mr. Scot]

Admit it, you just like Singletary because he showed his bare ass to the team last year, and the image has stuck with you...

San Fran has had high draft picks for years now, that roster is loaded. There are a lot of coaches in the NFL who could do great things with it. I'm not saying Singletary isn't one of them, but being passionate on the sidelines doesn't make you a great coach. One of the best ever was Tom Landry, and I don't think he ever uttered so much as a "gosh darn that call" out there.

There's no doubt that players respond to change. I expected the 49ers to play harder for him last year, and they didn't disappoint. But there comes a time when that sort of motivation just doesn't get it done any more, and that's when you see if a coach is really good or not.

I think Singletary is going to be a good coach, but that's not because of the passion he brings for the game. He's got the brains, IMHO.

He may indeed, but I think he made a boneheaded decision on the game-ending play today.

[Kevin Greene]

juuuuust a tad premature...

lol

The worst part is another week of Brett Favre ass licking by all the networks.

[Mr. Scot]

I've seen the clip enough times now. They were running a standard coverage.

Singletary has to take some flack for this loss.

Edit: Tony Dungy is examining it on film right now (same conclusion).

[pstall]

Oh good Lord, he brought several of his defensive leaders with him from Baltimore and had a good draft. That's a rather stacked deck there. Do you think he would be 3-0 in Detroit?

Still though. He also has a rookie qb.

Dude is getting it done.

[Cyberjag]

Still though. He also has a rookie qb.

Dude is getting it done.

Would he be 3-0 in Detroit? Kansas City?

[Guest]

Admit it, you just like Singletary because he showed his bare ass to the team last year, and the image has stuck with you...

San Fran has had high draft picks for years now, that roster is loaded. There are a lot of coaches in the NFL who could do great things with it. I'm not saying Singletary isn't one of them, but being passionate on the sidelines doesn't make you a great coach. One of the best ever was Tom Landry, and I don't think he ever uttered so much as a "gosh darn that call" out there.

There's no doubt that players respond to change. I expected the 49ers to play harder for him last year, and they didn't disappoint. But there comes a time when that sort of motivation just doesn't get it done any more, and that's when you see if a coach is really good or not.

I think Singletary is going to be a good coach, but that's not because of the passion he brings for the game. He's got the brains, IMHO.

hmm, sounds familiar for some reason....

[pstall]

Would he be 3-0 in Detroit? Kansas City?

Impossible to answer an unknown.