Why? When you give a guy J.T. O'Sullivan, Shaun Hill, Arnaz Battle, Darrell Jackson and Isaac "I was old in 2000" Bruce to work with, you expect magic? Why are teams hiring non-retread coaches and then firing them when the franchise doesn't turn around?
In the salary cap NFL, coaching is 20% and management is 80%. Management has consistently failed the Niners since 1994. Just look at the Steelers. Unless there is some player mutiny, this is just asinine.
I like that they think Mike Singletary will turn things around. I think they got blinded by sparkplug Jim Haslett and the Rams taking advantage of the Redskins and Cowboys. Singletary was a great player, and he's a great motivational coach, but he doesn't have what it takes to manage an NFL franchise. He could barely handle the Ravens' six linebackers when he was LBs coach and Nolan was DC.
October 20, 2008
ESPN: Niners to Fire Mike Nolan
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UMM...he had Alex Smith, Antonio Bryant, Julian Peterson, Larry Allen, Bryant Young, Walt Harris, Nate Clements, Patrick Willis, and he still counldn't do anything. He's a defensive coach. He doesn't play one of the best players, Manny Lawson, except on Special Teams. His 3-4 schemes are terrible and don't work. For godness sake he played 6 DB ball against the Seahawks. Never using Manny Lawson on defense once. He had his chance.
Yeah, the whole coaching change thing is rarely a good idea. Teams just need to find a good guy and stick with him for the long haul.
I don't remember a season when there have been so many in season coaching changes in the NFL. Unlike the NBA, NHL, and sometimes MLB, the NFL seems to rarely have in season changes. Already this season, there have been 3. They usually don't work either. Ask the Redskins. In 2000, they got rid of Norv and hired Terry Robiskie with 3 games left. They lost their next 2 games (at Dallas, at Pittsburgh) and missed the playoffs.
ESPN's website has a graph of Mike Nolan's fan "approval ratings" in 2008. Last week, his approval ratings sunk to 20%. Even President Bush has higher ratings. That's when you know you're really in trouble.
But nothing has been Nolan's fault. Norv got hired away to San Diego. That was Alex Smith's downfall. I just can't get this move.
Maybe they don't like his suit:)
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