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By rss@youtube.com (CBS) Mike Singletary and the 49ers (5-9) look to win for the third time in four games when they visit Jim Haslett's Rams (2-12), who are trying to avoid losing nine straight games. Author: CBS Keywords: CBSSports.com NFL Week 16 San Francisco 49ers St Added: December 18, 2008

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4 min - 2008-10-29 Mike Singletary will make his head coaching debut as the 49ers host the Seahawks on in a matchup of NFC West rivals looking for their first wins in more than a month. Charley Casserly and Jason Horowitz look into this lowly matchup.

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By rss@youtube.com (CBS) www.cbssports.com Mike Singletary will make his head coaching debut as the 49ers host the Seahawks on in a matchup of NFC West rivals looking for their first wins in more than a month. Charley Casserly and Jason Horowitz look into this lowly matchup.

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By Fooch 49ers Head Coach Mike Singletary Post-Game Quotes - November 8, 2009 San Francisco 49ers vs. Tennessee Titans On playing his first game at Candlestick Park: QB Alex Smith Post-Game Quotes - November 8, 2009 San Francisco 49ers vs. Tennessee Titans

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By The Sports Xchange The 49ers have lost three in a row and four of their last five games. They would appear to have a strong chance of ending that slide Sunday at Candlestick Park against the Tennessee Titans. Must win? Maybe. But you can't get 49ers coach Mike Singletary to look at it in those terms.

By Ninjames Coach Mike Singletary has reached a critical point in his first season as the 49ers head coach. (SacBee.com) The 49ers need to go to the spread... but sloooooowly. (SFGate.com) Alex Smith and Vince Young are returning from some pretty rough roads as far as quarterbacks go. (MercuryNews.com)

By Tim Kawakami Posting this as I anticipate something brewing over in Raidersland today… -What I didn’t get into this Mike Singletary column: He has already shown a bit more flexibility than we’d originally given him credit for–Alex Smith in at QB, Nate Clements down-sized at CB, Michael...

By Fooch So what do folks think of the Mike Singletary at this point in the season.  At this point do you approve of the job Coach Singletary is doing as head coach of the 49ers? Poll Do you approve of the job Mike Singletary is doing as head coach? Yes No   949 votes | Results

By Fooch Head Coach Mike Singletary Press Conference - November 2, 2009 San Francisco 49ers On the criticism that offensive coordinator Jimmy Raye is getting and whether he supports him: On whether CB Nate Clements was injured on the punt return:

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By Fooch Head Coach Mike Singletary Post-Walk Thru - October 28, 2009 San Francisco 49ers No." Yes." Yes." No." On Colts DE Dwight Freeney: On whether he could sense that QB Alex Smith can do the job: QB Alex Smith Post-Walk-Thru October 28, 2009 San Francisco 49ers On QB coach Mike Johnson:

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By rratto@sfchronicle.com (Ray Ratto) The return of Alexander D. Smith as the starting quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers is the first major sign that Mike Singletary is willing to work outside the box. His box, anyway. If this move works, he is a visionary. If it doesn't, he is indecisive....

By Keith Becker You know things are bad in San Francisco when Mike Singletary turns to Alex Smith to be the savior. At least Vernon Davis and Michael Crabtree are fun to watch. 2 (3) – Colts: I’m scared that the Colts are going to absolutely destroy my Niners this weekend. Please NFL Gods, have mercy.

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By Keith Becker You know things are bad in San Francisco when Mike Singletary turns to Alex Smith to be the savior. At least Vernon Davis and Michael Crabtree are fun to watch. 2 (3) – Colts: I’m scared that the Colts are going to absolutely destroy my Niners this weekend. Please NFL Gods, have mercy.

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By kevinmroberts Head coach Mike Singletary made the announcement after sitting down with former starter, Shaun Hill. Head coach Mike Singletary made the announcement after sitting down with former starter, Shaun Hill.

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San Francisco 49ers head coach Mike Singletary announced on Monday that Alex Smith will start at quarterback next week against the Indianapolis Colts.

By jcrumpacker@sfchronicle.com (John Crumpacker) Alex Smith's exemplary second half Sunday in Houston earned him more playing time. He'll be the 49ers' starting quarterback this Sunday in Indianapolis and probably for the rest of the season if the quality of his play holds up. Coach Mike Singletary wasted...

By erickson@49ersnews.com Mike Singletary wasted no time in naming the starting quarterback for this weeks game against the Indianapolis Colts. First thing during todays press conference, Singletary acknowledged that Alex Smith will be the starter. Shaun Hill will now be holding the clipboard.

By NFL.com Staff Shaun Hill has lost the 49ers’ starting quarterback job, coach Mike Singletary said, and Alex Shaun Hill has lost the 49ers’ starting quarterback job, coach Mike Singletary said, and Alex

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By Fooch During and immediately after the game, two camps seemed to develop.  There is one that viewed the performance as very much Nolan-esque.  They viewed the delays and wasted timeouts as sitting on the coach's shoulders in the game management aspect of his job.  Danny's own language pointed to...

By jcrumpacker@sfchronicle.com (John Crumpacker) Forgotten man Alex Smith might find himself in a position of prominence with the 49ers once again if his head coach likes what he sees in film review. Keep in mind that Mike Singletary is usually parsimonious in his praise of players, even those at football'...

By Fooch Head Coach Mike Singletary Press Conference - October 26, 2009 San Francisco 49ers Yes." On whether QB Alex Smith starting is a function of his athletic ability over what QB Shaun Hill brings: On someday having CB Nate Clements move to safety:

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By John Crumpacker Offense RATING: (ALERT VIEWER)It took the desperation of falling behind 21-0 for the 49ers to get going once coach Mike Singletary made the switch to Alex Smith in the second half. Smith has always had a better arm than Shaun Hill, and on Sunday he made...

By erickson@49ersnews.com Now the biggest question is, who does Mike Singletary go with next week in Indy. Shaun Hill or Alex Smith. Hopefully Smith gets the call. The 49ers lost their third consecutive game of the season 24-21, but they didn't make it easy on the Texans, well at least not in the second half. The first half...

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By NFL.com Staff After starting QB Shaun Hill struggled again, 49ers coach Mike Singletary went to backup Alex Smith After starting QB Shaun Hill struggled again, 49ers coach Mike Singletary went to backup Alex Smith

By jcrumpacker@sfchronicle.com (John Crumpacker) Though Mike Singletary had a playing career that landed him in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, his first NFL start was an ignominious one. The 49ers' head coach was asked about his first NFL game in 1981 with the Chicago Bears and although he referenced his...

By Janie McCauley, AP Sports Writer Frank Gore is healthy again and eager to play. Michael Crabtree is set to make his NFL debut and possibly even start. Mike Singletary has made changes to his inconsistent offensive line.

By NFL.com Staff San Francisco 49ers coach Mike Singletary didn’t have an apology on Monday, 24 hours after a b San Francisco 49ers coach Mike Singletary didn’t have an apology on Monday, 24 hours after a b

By sittingpugs The second quarter started with a 49ers field goal.  Atlanta 14 and San Francisco 10.  49ers head coach Mike Singletary had used up all three of his team’s time-outs by that point.  Falcons head coach Mike Smith challenged the ruling that San Francisco had recovered a fumbled ball to running...

By erickson@49ersnews.com Speaking of the Broncos’s defense, how about that new defensive coordinator of theirs?  Although we fans have every right to hate Mike Nolan, his saving grace is Patrick Willis. Mike Singletary has admitted he wasn’t a believer in Willis, but Nolan was insistent in drafting him after coa...

By footballisforgirls You loved The Super Bowl Shuffle. Mike Singletary is the coach! Fun! See 1:23) Zak Keasey, Fullback, San Francisco 49ers John Abraham, DE, Falcons Atlanta Falcons [2-1] vs. San Francisco 49ers [3-1] (Sunday 4:05 p.m., FOX) Why it’s good football:

By mbarrows@sacbee.com (Matthew Barrows) Their success this summer bolstered the theory of coach Mike Singletary and offensive coordinator Jimmy Raye that the 49ers could lean heavily on their ground game whether opposing defenses knew what was coming or not. There were several reasons why the 49ers' ground game sputtered in A...

By Art Uhhh  Prime Time..  Look, I hate to burst the bubble you’re in – presumably it’s the same one with Crabtree and Parker in it – but the Niners aren’t that bad.  After they fired that joke of a coach Mike Nolan and brought in Mike Singletary to right the ship, the Niners won five of their last eight ga...

Vernon Davis found out in a hurry that his old antics won't be tolerated with Mike Singletary running the San Francisco 49ers' show. As if Davis needed a reminder. After the testy tight end scuffled - he won't call it a fight, rather just an act of being competitive - with linebacker Marques Ha...

Mike Singletary is sticking to the company line: San Francisco's coach remains focused on the players who are in camp for the 49ers and isn't busy worrying when top draft pick Michael Crabtree will end his holdout and finally show up for practice. With one week of training camp already comp...

Michael Crabtree is a no-show at San Francisco 49ers training camp. The Niners kicked off their first camp under coach Mike Singletary on Saturday without their top draft pick, the star receiver from Texas Tech. The team said Crabtree had yet to sign before players took the field for their o...

Perennial sleepers. It seems like almost every season, people are discussing the fact that the 49ers are ready to breakout and surprise people and win the NFC West. And then, almost every season, they suck. They might not be great this year either -- Mike Singletary brings a more disciplined...

After the 49ers' final game last season, owner Jed York drew raucous cheers in the locker room by telling players that interim Mike Singletary had signed on as the 49ers head coach.

Very interesting KNBR interview yesterday with Jim Trotter, the SI reporter who, along with Adam Schefter, broke the news about the Jimmy Raye hire Wednesday evening. According to Trotter, before Mike Singletary made his final choice for offensive coordinator, he brought the two fina...

By Brian McIntyre(noreply@blogger.com) NFC New York Jets running back and team MVP Thomas Jones ripped Brett Favre on the radio on Tuesday. San Francisco 49ers head coach Mike Singletary cites philosophical differences as the reason offensive coordinator Mike Martz was dismissed.

By Adam Gretz Filed under: 49ers, NFL CoachingJust two days after Mike Singletary was handed a new contract to stay on as the 49ers' head coach, he has already cut ties with offensive coordinator Mike Martz, firing him after just one season in San Francisco. The initial reports following Singletary's...

By Rick Chandler • I'm Not A Doctor! With other NFL coaches falling around him like defenders at the Alamo, Mike Singletary can sit back and smoke a fine cigar today; he received good news following the 49ers' 27-24 win over the Redskins on Sunday, signing a four-year extension to officially become the tea...

By Adam Gretz Anyway, as for the new head coach and his contract, Maiocco reports that Singletary will have the power to hire and fire assistant coaches -- I have no idea why head coaches wouldn't have this power -- and who knows what that will mean for offensive coordinator Mike Martz.

By Drew Magary From: New York Jets To: Brett Favre Gift: A cheap gold watch From: Vernon Davis To: Mike Singletary Gift: Pants From: Denver Broncos To: San Diego Chargers Gift: The AFC West To: Brett Favre From: Peter King Gift: Land None. Raiders at Bucs “Ahem. Adam

By Adam Gretz Barrows also reports that Singletary met with the top brass in the San Francisco organization this week, and laid out his blueprint for returning the 49ers to relevance in the NFL. A blueprint that does not include offensive coordinator Mike Martz.

By Benny Evangelista The San Francisco 49ers have one three of their last four games and interim head coach Mike Singletary has clearly turned the Niners around. But in this podcast, beat reporter John...

By Ryan Wilson Of course, maybe Nolan would still have the job if he had the cajones to tell offensive coordinator Mike Martz, "I know you're an 'offensive mastermind' and whatnot, but I'm pretty sure that J.T. O'Sullivan isn't very good. Call it a hunch. I'll take my chances with Shaun Hill."

By Josh Satler While Mike Singletary has definitely instilled his toughness in the Niners, we see fire works coming out of Big D by Romo and Co. this Sunday. The Niners are quite strong vs. the run so look for a lot of T.O., Jason Whitten, and even Roy Williams as the Cowboys attempt to make a statement to the NFL wo...

By Ryan Wilson That was evident when Singletary ran tight end Vernon Davis off the field after a stupid penalty (and his subsequent apology to the world), although the hard-nosed, physical approach to football hasn't magically made the 49ers a playoff team. (I blame Mike Martz.) Not to worry, though; Si...

By Fooch The 49ers are 2-6 but that doesn't matter.  Mike Singletary's 49ers got beaten down by Seattle two weeks ago but that doesn't matter.  I consider that last loss the final vestige of the Mike Nolan 49ers.  The Mike Singletary 49ers take center stage tonight.  If they come out and just get smoked...

By Benny Evangelista After a bye week, the 2-6 strong> San Francisco 49ers and new head coach Mike Singletary start the second half of the season Monday night against the Cardinals. Beat writer John...

By Will Brinson Raiders +7 Browns +7 Seattle Seahawks @ San Francisco 49ers (-5) And ... followed quickly by easily the worst game of the week. At least Mike Singletary gets to inspire in his coaching debut. This could quickly be a low point on the Mike Holmgren Retirement Party Celebration Tour. 49ers -5

By podcasts@sfgate.com (Benny Evangelista) The Mike Singletary Era has begun and he's already asking players for tickets at practice. Beat writer John Crumpacker podcasts about what the new San Francisco 49ers head coach was...

By Matt Inlcuded in that list are: San Francisco 49ers assistant head coach Mike Singletary, ... and Norv Turner, a two-time Super Bowl winner as Dallas’ offensive ... who recently left the Cowboys after Bill Parcells retired to join the ...