How about Martha Raye while they're at it?

Make an offer to Hue Jackson and be done with it already, please.

I hope they go with Jackson & Johnson at this point. They need to get this done in the next few weeks. Next few days would be even better, unless they have a superbowl assistant they want to interview.

Coach Singletary is leaving no stone unturned-I like that he is looking for the perfect fit and not caving into a panic attack like some fans out there. I want not just a fill in but a structure in place for our offense.

Am I the only one who is getting frustrated with this entire OC process and the fact that Singletary will not address the media? Does he not want to answer questions about the offense because he knows nothing about it besides the fact that he has a "philosophy?"

I second that motion.

I agree that this thing needs to be done, but let's not be too hasty. I'm glad that Singletary is taking his time and interviewing every possible candidate. I don't really get why everyone is so panicked. preparing for free-agency? preparing for the draft? you think these guys know nothing about the 49ers and their needs? these guys all know football and they know the people in the business. you think they weren't already preparing for this season at the end of last season? and all they'd have to be told is "we want a big receiver who has excellent blocking skills and can run clean routes" and then bam, 5 names emerge. it might take some time for them to build up the chemistry between the coaching staff, but i'm sure that'll happen more in the mini-camps than anywhere else.

Nothing I can add to these comments. Wit, intelligence, insight and understanding has all been covered. I agree with them all.

i think singeltary knows at least this about offense 1) he doesnt want a gun slinging turn over prone offense ala Martz 2) that he wants the perfect man for the job 3) this is the biggest hire the 9ers will have made in years and he knows that this will make or break his time with the team just as it did with nolan..so please put trust in mike and scot..i think scot knows what hes looking for as well its not like he didnt have 2 offensive coordinators in SF during his time that are 2 chumps..mccarthy and turner just so happened to leave and we are in an offorinate situation but hey they are doing their home work and lets leave it at that

I have to say...I'd MUCH rather have Hue Jackson. After looking over his resume, he seems to be the better pick for what coach Singletary is looking for.

I'm really just ready to hear an announcment!
Your take on this Matt?

Put me down as one who thinks that Singleterry is just not going to put together a good offense. I really think we're talking Chicago Bears football here, and that's totally out of keeping with the history of the 49ers. Too bad they didn't wait to see if Shanahan and Gruden would be available. I hope I'm proven wrong.

this site is getting worse and worse everyday with a bunch of whinners who think they have a clue on what the niners should do with OC position......its really sad....you whinners need to relax......i am just glad A.Smith is our starting QB....

Is there a chance we are waiting for Ken Anderson?

I don't understand why this is taking so long. We've seen all other teams fire their head coach, and the new head coaches have put together their staffes quickly. We keep brining in new people over and over again. This seems ridiculous. Didn't Singletary have to have a list of OC's when he sat down with management. Hue Jackson seems like a good fit.

This is obviously a keep on working approach. The 49ers have offered the job to Hue Jackson and are making sure they keep working in case he turns down the job. We'll probably know he was offered the job within the next 48 hours when he accepts.

"i am just glad A.Smith is our starting QB...."

I might have missed this but when was this announced? That Singletary is decisive isn't he?

It wasn't announced. Oneniner just has a crush on Alex.

I think they will announce the hiring of Jackson&Johnson within the next couple of days. As stated on here, they will not make the mistake of announcing the offer and then be turned down, ala Linehan.

DUDE. Really? Jimmy Raye? Are we talking with him because Hue didn't want the gig? Almost reminds me of when they were looking over the spring training invites at the beginning of Major League. Who ARE these guys? This guy's dead! Cross him off the list, then. What spot is filled first? The Raiders HC gig, or the Niners OC spot? Place your bets.

it is common sense.....i don't understand why nobody gets it....it has been reported A.Smith will be on the team if he takes a pay cut .....A.Smith said he will take a pay cut......Coach Sing has not named a starter.....A.Smith and (whtz his name) and another QB will compete for the QB job in training camp.....only a fool will bet against A.Smith in training camp.....especially against (damn i forgot his name) and a FA QB trying to find a new team......cmon this is not rocket science...

MM - Hue Jackson and Jimmy Raye have worked together in the past (Redskins 2001). Any chance this is for another position other than OC? Or co-OC/assitant head coach? Do you see the Niners interested in Raye, Jackson, and Johnson joining Sully and Rathman and the rest of our offensive staff? Or is this a new direction...

This whole process of finding an OC is getting ridiculous!!! I was a big supporter of Mike Singletary when he was hired; however, I am beginning to have a lot of doubts about Mr. Singletary. It has become VERY clear that either he DOES NOT know what he is doing or these people that are interviewing for the OC position DO NOT want to work for him.

THIS PROCESS IS MAKING THE 49ERS A LAUGHING STOCK OF THE NFL!!!

Remember that we had an OC and a good one too...he actually made a difference to the offensive...yeah, his name is Mike Martz...

Get a grip on this OC thing Mr. Singletary!!!

If they did in fact offer the job to Jackson and he was to subsequently turn it down then you can write off any chance of us getting anyone worthwhile this year. I don't believe for a second Jackson would do that and I feel if he were offered the job we would have heard about it by now. I hate speculating but there is something a little strange about how this process has been playing out and it's more than just "leaving no stone unturned" IMO. I am not completely sold on Sing yet, but am willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. If we do get Jackson I am not sure that really spells long term job security for us though, you can bet if we have any success this year he will be interviewing for a HC job every year after.

Your thought about Sing possibly interviewing for more than one position has been mine also. I was thinking maybe he wants a consultant in the mix who could help provide experience and also continuity in case of a departure.

I believe they are laughing at you.....Who are YOU?....A NOBODY who thinks he has a idea whatz going on....lol.....just because he his not trigger happy like you, means he Does not know what he his doing.....yea dude trust them you are the joke!!!

Not only is this taking too long, but it seems like the quality (resume) of potential canaditates continues to deteriorate......

Does it matter who the OC is going to be? Singletary wants to run, run and run again. Anybody shoud be able to do that job.

While I am no fan of Ratto either, I do believe he has brought up one good point, which is OC's are taking jobs to become HC's and Sing's Run, Run, Run philosophy does not exactly provide an OC with much of a highlight reel. I am not really sold on it either as the NFL has shifted from this philosophy quite a bit over the last couple of years. The Pass is now used to set up the Run not the other way around. Look at the 2 teams in the SB this year and even last year. This year the Card's are ranked 31st in the league in YPC as a team and the Steelers are ranked 29th. I am not going to start ranting and raving yet and will give Sing the benefit of the doubt but I am keeping my fingers crossed his "vision" works, it's getting tiring having to go through an overhaul every year.

Is there a chance we are waiting for Ken Anderson?

This is definitely rediculous. For several years Sing was considered for HC jobs. During that time, he should have not only had a list of those he would like to have run an offense, but he should also have had the relationships so that when the phone rang for a HC job that he would have someone in place very quickly. Just about all the other HC's that have been hired this offseason already have hired OC's. You don't fire someone unless you know you can get someone better. Shouldn't all of this been covered prior to the firing of Martz? Was Martz that bad that we just want anyone that is willing to run the ball? We have had a month of interviews. This compares to the pathetic attempt the niners made when hiring a HC a few years back and that brought us Erickson. All the other posts that say Sing will find the right man is fine, but he should have had the right man from the beginning.

Addendum: Having considered but discarded the possibility that Matt M. and Mike Singletary are in collusion, conspiring secretly together to keep us fans as perplexed as possible, to increase Matt's blog activity, and to provide artificial suspense to fill the time before the Draft, I would like to cast my vote with those who find the little we know about this process baffling, and the notion of a "Grand Plan" naive.

Right or wrong, I am REALLY looking forward to the day when there is an announcement-- and Matt can get someone inside to answer some questions and help us make some sense out of the last month.

I still have hope. But I am also astonished.

Atenciodc - He did. That man declined his offer and is now in Detriot.

Matt, could it be a matter of money why all of those "2nd interviews" go wrong ?
Could it be that because singletary does not make big money in terms of a headcoach that they cant offer good money to their OC ?

what else than money isnt discussed in first meetings, but will be main topic in 2nd meetings that could change minds ? why should they fly in if they are not interested, or why should the 49ers bring them if they are not really interested ?

My guess: its money that matters...

Mike in SF #2- Thats my point. He should have had people from the outset that he would bring in that would TAKE the job. Its just troubling that guys that are now being brought in are not being considered for other OC positions elsewhere in the league. Does Singletary want us to believe that things were so bad with Martz that anyone would be better?

This search is hardly instilling any confidence in Coach Singletary. The whole process is becoming a laughingstock.

I would surmise that the 2nd Hue Jackson interview, complete with the QB coach interview, ended with Jackson turning down the 49ers; hence the need to bring in Jimmy Raye. The 2nd "interview" is the contract offer part of the process. What is going on with this organization? Very frustrating.

Matt,

Plenty of teams offer contracts without a 2nd interview. Why does Singletary feel the need for a 2nd interview? What do you think he isn't getting in the first? It seems this is draging out the process.

Matt,
Two names for you, Chan Gailey and Sam Wyche, Wyche was a master with the West Coast Offense with the Bengals and at this point if the 49ers are going to interview Reeves and Raye, why not Wyche???

I would say the "laughingstock" would be some of the fickle fans around here freaking out over nothing...

On another note, I hear the Niners' draft meetings start tomorrow and they would like a coordinator in place by then. I would expect the new OC is announced today. My money is on Jackson =)

Money at least as it relates to Singletary's salary shouldn't be a problem. Singletary's deal is right in line with what the other first time HC's received this year or in recent years. Further, I'm pretty sure Singletary's salary is close to Nolan's annual salary and money never seemed to be a problem in Nolan hiring McCarthy, Turner and Martz.

I suppose its possible that they might be "low balling" the OC candidates in an effort to save some $$$ in this economy. That would be very short sighted and, frankly, counter to what the Yorks have shown since eating Donahue and Erickson's contracts after the 2004 season. So, I doubt its a money issue.

There could be an offer out: If Singletary followed the Linehan formula with Jackson, he would have been offered the job and given a few days to think it over. Thus, the offer may have been made, but we won't find out if it is accepted for another day or so.

When a hiring manager interviews a large number of candidates and takes a long time to make a decision it means 1 of 2 things. 1) The hiring manager is meticulous and will not settle for someone who isn't the perfect fit. or 2) The hiring manager has no idea exactly what he/she wants and is muddling through the process unable to make a decision. IMHO this is shaping up to be a feast or famine situation. Either the 9ers hire an awesome OC or they get another year of a Hostler type offense. Interviewing guys like Jimmy Raye and Dan Reeves is not a good sign. At least thats how I see it.

Yup. Think you hit nail on head.

Whatever happened to Mike Tice?

Why do I feel like we've gone beyond scraping the bottom of the barrel and are now looking underneath the barrel in hopes of finding fungus? It could be all the negative posters here and in other forums that's bringing me down, but so far nothing is making me feel positive.

It IS possible that Jackson is mulling an offer and the retreads are to fit in the trunk, not put on the front wheels. But the signs are few, and not good.

I don't get it:

- Some people are upset that the Niners did not wait to hire a head coach, especially since Shanahan, Gruden, and Holmgren are available.

- Yet, Coach Singletary is doing his due diligence with the OC search and he gets called out for being thorough.

Being thorough and being slow are two different things, and I don't think the Niners are being slow at all. I think they are doing everything right. If I had any complaint, it is that I was curious about Ken Zampese's status.

Otherwise, I do believe I rather see Jackson than Raye be OC at this point.

Traj

I think it's better for Coach Singletary to take his time to make sure this next OC will have the same vision as his, as far as offensive philosophy. Besides, just because someone who interviews has the qualfication or experience doesn't mean he has the same vision as Coach Singletary as well as making sure he'll be here long term. It's not like any of these guys, are Shanahan or Holmgren when they were the 49ers' OC's. Maybe Martz was the best qualified for the position as far as previous accomplishments, but not having the same philosophy did him in.

Sorry, but in my book "everything right" does NOT include making a serious and public offer to a supposed professional who says no because he doesn't want to relocate his family but within days accepts another job and announces that he is in fact relocating his family. (Yes, the guy looks like barf, but so does the evaluation process).

I doubt Jackson is mulling the offer, because there probably hasn't been a offer made to him yet. This makes more sense in that Singletary might want a more experienced guy at OC, hence the Raye interview.

Sing's WAY PAST turning over every stone! I believe he's now digging up every grave in the NFL looking for ANYBODY who knows what a football looks like!
It's so easy to see that Sing along with the front office is THE main reason that days go by and by! Face it! If the 49ers was a much wanted franchise to belong to, all OC's would sign in a minute!
Time to wake up to reality! You know the old saying: "If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, and looks like a duck....It's a duck!"
The OC's are ducking Sing's 49ers!

Hey Matt,

I heard that big announcements such as coaching changes are not allowed during the Superbowl week. Is this true, will we not know who the OC is until after the Superbowl?

A couple of responses to comments....

49erfan_vienna: I TOTALLY agree with you. My guess is that it all boils down to money. That and probably a little bit of Sing's controlling personality. An OC's name is on that offense, my guess is Sing is not allowing full control to run the offense they want.

PHX49er: I agree. RUN RUN RUN, how fun. He wants us to be able to run the ball even when the defense knows that's what we are doing, the problem is we CAN'T. Don't have the personel.

oneniner: You are missing a key component in your A. Smith argument. Smith sales he will take a paycut, we want him if he does, but the #s havn't been worked out yet. Smith is making $9 mil, his paycut he is ok with may be to $7 mil. We may be only willing to give him league minimum. When money is involved NEVER count your chickens before they hatch.

MikeinSF: I hope so. Although I may prefer Reeves as consultant if that's the case.

Jmonte
You're close to hitting it right on the head! Confusion reigns with inexperience!

You may be right, but I keep thinking Sing might want someone like Raye as a consultant,not the OC.

Traj, it could be that the Bengals are not granting anyone permission to interview Zampese. They are looking for a new OC themselves, so if he is a candidate for that job, they might not want to let him get away until they have their guy.

Mark, the 49ers never made the offer to Linehan public. They have no control over Linehan or his agent. If Linehan never intended to take this job, he had no reason to worry about damaging his relationship with the 49ers by letting his agent release information about the offer. Coach Sing probably expected to be treated with the same honesty and respect that he shows others. I guess he learned a hard lesson. I bet if Linehan bumped into coach Sing with no one around, he might earn a hard lesson of his own. I don't think Sing forgets disrespect.

So Linehan turns down the offer and therefore all candidates are doing the same? LOL. You are who we thought you were... Since when do they have wifi under bridges?

Here's another idea to chew on: Four weeks after Martz was fired, there are no leaks out of 4949 Centenial. Everyone worried before the season that Martz would try to undermine Nolan. Then Sing replaces Nolan, which had to piss off Martz, then The press hears about Sing in the locker room. Martz is gone, and there is no information leaking out of 49ers' HQ. It could be a coincidence, but it's got to make you wonder if x's and o's are the only thing that put Mad Mike on the street (that could also explain why no one wants him).

I have a different view of Linehan's statements.

I don't think he was disrespectful, but that he was trying to be politic and did a horrible job of it. Which is a kind of incompetence that an experience coach in the NFL should have overcome years ago.

Thus, it appears that Sing offered a big job to someone who, in the important art of public relations (this is, after all, the entertainment industry), is a hack.

Good point.

Hire Jackson!!!!

Hopefully you're right -- I'd actually prefer Raye as more of a consultant vs the OC and I'd like to see Jackson named OC. Either way, I think we'll find out soon!

I believe you are the one everybody is laughing at! Your constant blindness to what is really going on is funny. You accuse others of acting like they know what's going on aand that's exactly what you do in EVERY comment you write!
Why don't you try and apply for Matt's job? You obvviously have the inside scoop! More than anybody about what the 49ers are doing! Do us a favor and quit whinning about others who don't agree with your opinion! And that's all it is,just like the rest of us, except Matt. An OPINION!

I agree about your no leaks theory: at least it appears that ONE of the late departed assistants was the source of the leakage.

I don't think Linehan was bad at the politics; he wanted a different job and he got it. We will never know if the public knowledge of the 49ers' offer to him helped make the Lions deal happen, but he obviously thought it would, and that is why his agent probably released the news of the offer. He just gave the response that wouldn't scare off the fans of other teams, since he doesn't care if 49ers fans hate him; he doesn't want to coach here.

Yeah, who would want an older OC? Oh yeah... the Colts. If you want continuity, an aging coach may be the way to go... it's unlikely he'd want a HC gig, even if one were offered to him.

I do, however, like the thought of a young OC (who could potentially leave in a year or two for a HC opportunity) with a man like Raye acting as an asst HC. Clearly speculation, but this would maintain the continuity if we were to lose the OC. Having someone like Raye would also yield the option of having him groom a young coach as OC for the next year or two before moving up to a consultant / asst position.

It APPEARS to me that Sing isn't going for a one-year solution and is actually looking at the big picture... something many posters here are clearly missing. A 'perfect fit' may not be the best OC out there this year. Just sayin.

To me, the most interesting piece of the puzzle of the last month is why, exactly, Linehan said no. I also suspect we will never know.

nah dude you are missing the key component - Scotty the GM wants A.Smith, he drafted him and has always had good things to say about A.Smith also he has the final say on personnel since nolan is no longer around......

Hey Skeebers! Do you hear the clock?
Tick-tock...tick-tock...tick-tock...tick-tock...

I think your point that Sing appears to be looking at the big picture is TOTALLY consistent with the kind of guy he is. The trouble is that it APPEARS that no progress has been made in the last month, and candidates are becoming fewer. Still, looks can be deceiving; I suspect that there is a secret offer out to Jackson/Johnson that we won't find out about unless it is accepted..

hi terry the goat - what opinion?....i gave you facts...why i think A.Smith will be the starting QB....argue the facts or shhhh

Shootme, I agree with your last thought. The OC that coach Sing picks might not please many of us this offseason, but it might make us happy some years in the future. I don't think that any one offensive system has proven to promise success, but offensive continuity has been at the heart of many succesful offenses. I am also hoping for Jackson to get the job, but I accept that the people who are paid to make these decisions know more about football than I do.

MarkW, I was asking myself the same questions about Linehan. If he saw problems within the organization (unlikely, since he only met with McSing. Everyone speaks well of Coach Sing, and I bet he does most of the talking), that could be a concern. If it has something to do with the City or coach Sing's intensity, I don't care. He can take his career to Detroit and watch it die.

Total Agreement!

Having managed some people in my time, I could guess why Linehan would prefer Detroit. A guy who's been a head coach would PROBABLY like a situation where he is an autonomous offensive coordinator (like Turner and Martz were under Nolan, or Buddy Ryan was as DC under Ditka). No mystery about that. As accomadating as Martz was to Sing, my guess is that Sing would be more comfortable having an OC that was REALLY working under him. I bet it's as simple as that. Our best hope is that we get a young and up and coming really bright OC. Or an older guy who has a great record as an OC (like......uhm.....Martz). Jimmy Raye? Go over his record year by year. He's just a guy you plug in. A "run first" offense? Unless you have the 2000 Ravens offense, you'll never contend with it. And unless today's Ravens start to pass more, they'll never get back to the SB either.

I hope Singletary waits another week or two to make his hire. The hysteria, preposterous speculation, and absurd psychoanalysis going on here is absolutely killing me with laughter. You can't buy this kind of entertainment. Priceless. Carry on, boys.

Yes, but you are missing another key component...

Alex Smith sucks the big one. Also, he's a terrible quarterback.

This is looking worse and worse each day.

Please, just wake me up when it's all over...

It's a good thing to be a loyal fan.
That said, anyone who looks at the 49er organization objectively has to see that it's looking more and more like one of those hopeless situations in the NFL where clueless owners ( I include Al Davis) continue to make the wrong moves. There is NO ONE on their organization chart that a smart and talented OC would want to work for. Jed York? Scott McCloughan? Mike Singletary? And to top it all off, a Chicago Bear or Baltimore Raven philosophy.
The truth is that they're afraid to hire heavies because they like being big fish in a small pond. They had a very talented, heavy OC in Martz who got the most out of the mess he was handed . You would think if they didn't already have a perfect replacement for him, they would wait, or try to work it out with him. But they continue to run the organization like the amatures they are.
The fan base (us) needs to push the owners to either sell to real football people, or finally, hire some real football people, starting at the top.

Really? Are you an OC? Do you know something the rest of us don't? Just because ONE guy turns us down, doesn't mean they're a bunch of amateurs, nor does it mean they're afraid of hiring a big name. Wasn't Linehan kind of a big name?

And yeah, Martz is so talented he's still unemployed. At least he'll have JTO's company.

Really? Martz made the most of what they gave him? Really? I guess you have decided to forget the waste that the first half of the season was when JTO kept throwing games away and Martz refused to make an adjustment. I guess the inability to score with any reliability from inside the 20 was the best we could expect. I guess that only finding a winning quarterback and offensive approach after your head coach shoves both of them down your throat is the best that we can expect from an OC. Martz draws up good passing trees. Great. Let's not re-write recent history because we are impatient.

atenciodc, while a list of folks is all well and good, however the people available any given year is different at every turn. You have to base it on who is available that current offseason.
-
Skeebs, you thought you could hide . . .

Martz started JTO'Sullivan for the 1st half of the season and went 2-5, Sing yanked him and put in Hill for the remainder and went 5-4, and Sing is the "amateur?"

Don't get me wrong, Martz did really well, but are you sure Martz was able to make the most out of the "mess?"

I just called 49ers HQ now to request an interview... I have an interview for OC scheduled for Friday at 10am. I'm excited. I'm brushing up on my X and O's now. Wish me luck. I'm going to bring "that look" in my eye and preach how I like ball security.

I would say 2-6 with JTO and 5-3 with Hill. Singletary went 5-4, but let's not put a loss on Hill when the game was lost by the time he entered the game.

As I stated in an earlier post on another string, Singletary moves expeditiously when he has made up his mind - see Rathman's hiring, Martz' firing and the offer of the job to Linehan. I suspect that the Raye interview was scheduled some time ago and that Singletary didn't want to rudely cancel it. Thus, unless Raye knocked Singletary's socks off or Jackson or Johnson did something disconcerting yesterday, the OC job is/has been offered to Jackson this afternoon and we'll hear of his appointment within the next 24 hours.

The only way that Singletary saves face, is if he hires Ken Anderson as OC. Anderson is the QB coach of the Steelers. He was a great QB who spent his entire career with the Bengals, and was schooled in his early years by none other than Bill Walsh.

Bravo Louie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Touché ShaneP, I can certainly dig it. I stand corrected brotha.

Don't think Sing is in face-saving mode. BUT, if nothing comes of the double Jackson interview, and if Matt is correct that there is no interest in any of the Super Bowl assistants, I'd say he is going to look a whole lot like a guy up a certain creek and without a paddle.

Wouldn't this have to be detracting from their time spent on the draft?

Exc. point.

Ah, good old louie. Where else could you get ring around the brain so clearly in one simple post. To whit:

"There is NO ONE on their organization chart that a smart and talented OC would want to work for."

Followed by:

"They had a very talented, heavy OC in Martz."

Uh, louie, this is called contradicting yourself. The Niners hired Martz (get it), whom you approve of. This makes your first statement total balderdash. I won't mention Norv or the HC of the Packers who both were also hired to work here.

Thinking really hurts your head, doesn't it louie?

Mike Singletary didn't design or call the plays last season. It wasn't Mike Singltary who turned two unknown back-up QB's into guys who could move the ball in big chunks and bring up the offensive statistics from the bottom the year before to the middle in '08.
My point wasn't that they should keep an OC (Martz) that didn't fit with the Head Coach, my point was that people who know what they're doing don't, once again, find themselves looking under every rock to replace someone as important as the OC. They go through this every year! When will some of you realize it may not be bad luck?
As far as Singletary is concerned, we all hope he'll do well, but the jury is still out to those of us who would have liked to see more before handing the team to a guy who never was a coordinator, and wasn't offered a head coaching job until he was handed a team (our team) that was abused by the former Head Coach. My main point is that this story is getting old (every year it's something) and there isn't much reason to think it will change with the same owner, the same GM, and their habit of going from one quick fix to another.
Sometimes the truth hurts. I guess it's easier to not see the obvious.

Supposedly, the Niners start their draft meetings tomorrow. Therefore, I would think the OC announcement would be soon.

Good golly. I'm gone for three hours, and I come back to this thread with over 90 posts! Matt – check your web analytics, but I think this could be an Instant 49ers milestone.

Frankly boys, Coach Sing is just window shopping until one of the apples from the Super Bowl coaching staffs fall from the tree after this weekend.

"When times are desperate, the desperate depend on Matt Maiocco"

Yeah, Franchise, I almost called 911 for some of these guys. There's sure to be a coronary or two any day now.

Well, the Yorks aren't going anywhere according to them. John York did the right thing by handing this off to his son. His son is very close with Eddie D., so at least there is hope for the ownership and at least Jed shows passion. When was the last time John York punched a hole in the locker room wall? Jed might be young, but he cares and it shows.

As for Singletary, he showed he can make the necessary changes needed on both sides of the ball. A HC is a leader of men. He does a great job of that. He's instilled an attitude and an identity. Obviously, he relies heavily on his staff for the X's & O's. Is it his fault we've had 7 different OC's in the last 7 years? No. That's why you can't blame the guy for doing his research here. He's obviously trying to avoid another guy leaving after next year.

You might want to wait and see what it all looks like before declaring it a disaster already. I've said this before, but we still need to hire an OC, go through off season workouts, MC, TC and preseason, along with a few regular season games before we can start to pass judgment on the Singletary regime. And even then, it might be a little early ;-) Most HC's take a couple years before their vision is fully implemented.

All very good points. Still, I think Matt will have a few questions for Sing about this hiring process when it's over.

Well said. I'll have to wait along with everyone else. But I still believe they should bring in a more experienced GM, or someone above our current GM. It looks like too many rookies are running things, because there are too many rookies running things.

Singletary will find the right man for all you naysayers out there and everyone who is angry...Just be happy the leaking ship is plugged up and this Organization is heading in the right direction

On a side note....Nice little interview with our man Joe

http://www.nfl.com/videos?videoId=09000d5d80e68a70

This is E X C R U C I A T I N G ! Like watching my wife shop for shoes . . . . F O R O N E M O N T H !

Maybe it will all work out in the end, but this is all makes less sense every day.

Why not resign Mike Martz? Singletary wants to run the ball, but time of position is more important. With Martz we pratically dominated opposing teams on time of position! Now remember, this was Martz fist year with the niners, can u imagine how much better the offense would be with a second year? Singletary needs to realize this concept and hire Martz again. Remember, this will keep our defense fresh and our offense will have a second year of this offense!

y

HERE WE GOOOO

« Older Entries
Adam Schefter
Niners hire Raye as offensive coordinator

Posted: January 28th, 2009 | Adam Schefter | Tags: Hue Jackson, Jimmy Raye, Rod Chudzinski, San Francisco 49ers

After weeks of looking, the San Francisco 49ers finally found their man. They hired Jimmy Raye as their offensive coordinator, league sources said Wednesday night.

Raye, a former running backs coach for the New York Jets, beat out candidates such as Baltimore Ravens quarterbacks coach Hue Jackson and new San Diego Chargers assistant head coach Rob Chudzinski.

The 49ers wanted to hire someone by Thursday, when they were scheduled to begin their draft meetings. Now they have. Raye is their offensive coordinator.

http://blogs.nfl.com/category/adam-schefter/

Jimmy Raye is the new OC. Wonder who the QB coach will be??

Wow. Among all those interviewed, they went with a guy NOBODY wanted. This is going to be the most painful 7 months in Niners' history. Then we'll see if the Singletary haters are justified.

Anyone interested in two great season tickets for the 09 season?
Serious replies only.

Sombody tell me this is a bad dream. Are you kidding me? I wish I hadn't read down this far. That Schefter guy never has good new for us:(