I just read Matty Maiocco's brilliant blog entry about Mike Martz. Matt, a great journalist, simply phoned Martz in his office and said he'd heard Martz is as good as fired. Martz said no one on the Niners had told him if he's staying or getting fired. Martz spoke to Matt like the gentleman he is. Martz was a little emotional -- you would be too -- but he never got angry at Matt or badmouthed anyone in the Niner organization.
The Niners should not let Martz dangle. Either keep him or fire him. He's done nothing to merit this uncertainty or anxiety. I am disappointed in Singletary. He is a stand-up guy, someone we admire.
How could he allow this situation to develop? Maybe he's being influenced by Jed York and Scot McCloughan. Maybe Jed is too young to know how to treat folks. Maybe McCloughan simply lacks compassion and social skills. But Singletary has the whole package. He should take the lead and do right by Martz -- whether he keeps or fires the guy.
Bad show all around by the Niners.
Lowell!!! YOU WERE RIGHT!!! You wrote the 49ers moved too fast!! Didn't take a little time to look and see if someone better would make a good Head Coach! And so many comments by 49er fans were written saying to hire Singletary RIGHT NOW!
Well, Mike Shanahan, a PROVEN WINNER, a guy with all the tools and pieces of the puzzle in his mind, including being one of the best if not the best QB Coach's IS AVAILABLE!!
Like I've commentrd over and over again!! The Yorks are the MOST INEPT OWNERS in the NFL!!
What is going on with that front office? This is total mismanagement here.
Im not high on Martz either, but make no mistake, the team is much improved under his watch. The least they could've done was let him play out his contract.
Lowell, is that front office really that inept? I thought it just all hype, now I'm beginning to think the front office is inept. Where's Barbieri when you need him to step in and grill Mc Clueless?
BTW, this is the same Martz who asked Singletary the head coach, when he came in to ask him about the game plan , "why do u want to know?". This new humble Mike Martz is just a desperate man who just realizes that being fired by the lions and 49ers in back to back years is hardly a badge of honor and a healthy dose of humility is imperative for folks to even take a look at him for another job