As you could tell by the previous blog I was disappointed in Mike Singletary, thought he had wussed out, thought he had caved into Mike Martz. You know what I mean. He yanked J.T. O'Sullivan from the game yesterday -- when he did that he was a hero -- and then today at his press conference he sounded like a standard-issue coach saying how he'll discuss the QB situation with Martz and get back to us, when everyone knew he should have named Shaun Hill the starter right then and there. Boo.
No discussion was needed. Just bench O'Sullivan that sloppy ball-dropping game killer.
So, I wrote a column chastising Singletary for not being a strong leader and sent it in. And a few minutes later the phone rang. It was the office telling me Singletary named Hill the starter for the next game. And then Matt Maiocco phoned -- he was on his way to Stockton to speak at a Niner club -- and reiterated the news.
Well, that changed everything. Singletary had made the right decision because Hill is a better game manager and will not throw games away. And because Singletary had established his independence and his authority over Martz. I don't know if Singletary will retain the job next season, but this is a good first step. He needs to be bold, to take chances, to put his stamp on the team. He didn't do it at noon. But he did it a few hours later. We grant a guy a few hours.
-- Lowell
Matt on his way to a stockton niner fan group, ohhh yay!
This paper's two cheerleaders, cohn and maiocco- who nevers does anything else for the paper, just the niners all the time- no switch up? hey matt, cover the raider beat this yr, get another look at another bay team? why is it the beatwriter acts like a cheerleader on radio and his written word? well perhaps the same way ex niner beat writer brian murphy who is openly a niner fan, used to write for this paper while employed here for 3 yrs then to do the same job at the chron were I m sure he made more money and had better exposure.
I find it humorous and grossly negligent to call these people journalist when all they are is paid cheerleaders.
Cohn is notorious for pining at bill walsh at every turn, yet rails and ridcules walsh friend and mentor al davis. Cohn is a hateful name caller of the raiders and a prideful fan of great niner teams of yesteryear.
Niner coaches like mike nolar are " nice guys " while lane kiffin is "a spoiled fratboy" and art shell is "a loser"
That said, in todays country lying and cheating is rewarded with bailouts and chronyism. I guess it should be of no suprise it exists in a small time paper like the santa rosa press democrat