Mike Nolan gefeuert

[Urgestein]

49ers fire Nolan; Singletary expected to take over as coach
NFL.com Wire Reports


SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- The San Francisco 49ers fired coach Mike Nolan on Monday, seven games into his fourth consecutive dismal season with the club, reports NFL Network’s Adam Schefter.

With Mike Nolan as coach, the 49ers started 2-5 in each of his four seasons and never finished above .500.

49ers under Mike Nolan
Year Start Finish Off. rank Def. rank
2008 2-5 Fired 15th 29th
2007 2-5 5-11 32nd 25th
2006 2-5 7-9 26th 26th
2005 2-5 4-12 32nd 32nd
Assistant head coach Mike Singletary is expected to take over the 49ers, reports Schefter. The 49ers (2-5) got off to a 2-1 start this season before four consecutive losses culminating in Sunday's 29-17 loss to the New York Giants.

Instead of waiting until after Sunday's home game against Seattle and the ensuing bye week, owner John York apparently didn't wait to get rid of his choice to revive the five-time Super Bowl champions, who have endured five consecutive losing seasons and haven't made the playoffs since 2002.

Nolan hadn't been fired when he conducted his usual Monday news conference. He didn't immediately return a phone call from The Associated Press, and several team executives and coaches didn't return phone messages and e-mails on Monday night.

Nolan is 18-37 in 3½ seasons with the 49ers, who hired the veteran defensive coordinator to run every aspect of the club in January 2005. Though Nolan brought back a measure of respectability to the franchise, which had the NFL's worst record in 2004 before his arrival, the 49ers haven't managed a winning season or made a significant impact on the league in his tenure.

Nolan was the third NFL coach to be dismissed during the season, joining Oakland's Lane Kiffin and St. Louis' Scott Linehan. The Rams have won two straight games under interim coach Jim Haslett, while the Raiders are 1-1 under Tom Cable.

The 49ers' fortunes have declined considerably under York, who inexplicably gave power over every aspect of his football operations to a career assistant who had never been a personnel executive. The unorthodox arrangement hasn't thrived on the field or the front office, and Nolan ceded some power to general manager Scot McCloughan last January after the 49ers finished 5-11.

Earlier Monday, Nolan deflected questions about his job security.

"It's talked about," Nolan said. "It's a reality, just on the outside. I can't let it affect what my job is. It's just speculation until something is acted upon. ... You always want to have support, but I know what my job is, by having a job. My job is to work with our players and coaches and try to put together the best game plan to win games."

Nolan is in the fourth season of a five-year, $8 million contract.

The 49ers fielded the NFL's worst offense during two of Nolan's first three seasons, including last year. Nolan's first two offensive coordinators -- Mike McCarthy and Norv Turner -- both left the club after one season for head coaching jobs, and Mike Martz became his fourth offensive coordinator last winter.

Nolan's future also was heavily tied to quarterback Alex Smith, the No. 1 overall pick in 2005. Smith never became a consistent starter, and he had a public spat with Nolan last year over the severity of the quarterback's shoulder injuries, which forced him onto injured reserve last year.

Smith's shoulder gave him more problems this year, and the quarterback went on injured reserve before the season began.

[deadsiege]

Oha, habe das auch gerade gelesen. Das ist ja eigentlich keine Überraschung aber wenn man die Besitzer kennt (York) doch schon eine kleine.Sonst kommen se nämlich net ausn Sack.
Da scheint also der Weg frei zu sein um erstens: die Saison noch zu retten und zweitens: Das Mike Holmgren von Seattle nächste Saison HC bei den Niners wird.
Das wäre zumindest eine Entscheidung die sehr gut bei den Niners Fans ankommt und auch eine gewisse Erfolgsaussicht hat.

Nun aber erstmal Seattle schlagen und evtl. noch die Divison gewinnen.

Go Niners Go

[Dennis]

Es ist besser so. Auch wenn diese Saison jetzt schon gelaufen ist, habe ich Hoffnung, dass es nächstes Jahr vielleicht ENDLICH mal wieder für die Playoffs oder wenigstens die Wildcards reicht.

[deadsiege]

Das ist ja das ärgerliche. Die Niners spielen in der schwächsten Divison und schaffen es net mal diese zu dominieren. Von den letzten 4 Niederlagen haben die Niners 3 selber zu verantworten was auch auf falsches Coaching zurück zuführen ist. Nolans Entlassung kommt eh schon ein Jahr zu spät aber das sie diesmal es in der Saison machen ist schon mal eine neue Qualität der Owner. Nun kommt wirklich wieder sowas wie Hoffnung auf.
Seattle schlagen wir so oder so und dann geht es in die Bye Week. Und wenn vieles jetzt gut läuft,kann man sogar noch die Cards abfangen und erster werden. Dazu sind natürlich Siege gegen die Seahawks, Rams und Cards Pflicht.

[Corpsegrinder]

Die Frage ist, ob Singletary den Aufgaben eines (interim) HC gewachsen ist? Immerhin soll er den Rest der Saison das Sagen haben...

Gruß, da Corpse

[deadsiege]

Na ja, man hat eh erwartet das er HC wird nächste Saison. Nur halt net bei den Niners. Nun kann er beiweisen ob er das Zeug dazu hat. Mich würde ja mal interessieren ob M.Martz den Job haben wollte und wie er sich nun verhält.

Das komische ist nur das Nolan gegen Seattle noch HC sein soll und danach die Koffer packt. Was soll Bitte diese Entscheidung?

[Urgestein]

Hier die offizielle Meldung "Nolan Dismissed; Singletary Named HC" auf der 49ers Homepage:
http://49ers.com/pressbox/news_detail.php?PRKey=4793

Und gelernt hat Singletary von Bill Walsh:
http://blogs.mercurynews.com/49ers/2008 ... -to-walsh/

[deadsiege]

Oder man geht auf das deutsche Niners Forum.