Linehan, Rathman offensive coordinator candidates for Niners?
(Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:43:22 PST)
Although San Francisco 49ers head coach Mike Singletary has not had anyone in for an interview in the week since...

Nolan to become next defensive coordinator for Packers?
(Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:01:44 PST)
Profootballtalk.com is speculating that fired San Francisco 49ers coach Mike Nolan will be the next defensive...

49ers Team Report
(Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:48:21 PST)

Now that Mike Singletary has taken over as the permanent head coach of the San Francisco 49ers, he has a lot on his plate.

The first order of business for Singletary is to find an offensive coordinator to take over for Mike Martz, whom he fired.

On the outside, Singletary and Martz appeared to have a symbiotic relationship. Martz helped the first-time head coach by taking complete control of the 49ers offense. Martz adapted well to what Singletary wanted to see from the 49ers on the offensive side of the ball.

But Martz is known for his high-flying offensive approach. And it was clear that Singletary, a Hall of Fame linebacker from his days with the Chicago Bears, prefers a more conservative offensive approach.

"I believe he will be an outstanding head...

Niners' Singletary drops 2 more assistants
(Wed, 31 Dec 2008 15:58:03 PST)
Mike Singletary knows what he wants to see from the San Francisco 49ers' offense, and thinks he'll need mostly new coaches to create it on that side of the ball. The no-longer-interim head coach announced two more adjustments to his coaching staff Wednesday, firing quarterbacks coach Ted Tollner and running backs coach Tony Nathan.

Niners fire two more coaches
(Wed, 31 Dec 2008 15:22:01 PST)
San Francisco 49ers coach Mike Singletary continued to purge his coaching staff on Wednesday.

As teams search for coaches, Shanahan joins list
(Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:04:36 PST)
NFL teams searching for coaches saw a big name stunningly burst onto their radar screens. The Denver Broncos fired Mike Shanahan, the league's second-longest tenured coach, on Tuesday after 14 seasons that included Super Bowl titles in 1998 and '99. But the Broncos blew a three-game lead in their division with three games to go this season to miss the playoffs.

Niners fire offensive coordinator Mike Martz
(Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:03:03 PST)
Mike Singletary wasted little time in changing his coaching staff.

Singletary secure with 49ers, but Hill up in air
(Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:52:18 PST)
The 49ers secured Mike Singletary's future with a dramatic postgame flourish. A day later, the quarterback just as responsible for San Francisco's late-season turnaround still didn't know what his own future holds. Shaun Hill left the team's training complex Monday with no idea whether the 49ers (7-9) expect him to return to the starting job after he led the club to five wins in its final seven...

Winners and losers: McNabb, Reid stay alive
(Sun, 28 Dec 2008 21:57:00 PST)
Written off after a blowout loss to the Ravens, Donovan McNabb and Andy Reid aren't quite done in Philly.

49ers hand coaching reins to Singletary
(Sun, 28 Dec 2008 19:34:02 PST)
The San Francisco 49ers did not waste any time rewarding Mike Singletary.

Niners' Jed York gets new title, keeps Singletary
(Sun, 28 Dec 2008 19:23:02 PST)
Jed York began the final day of the San Francisco 49ers' season with a new job title. The 27-year-old team president ended it with another big move, making sure Mike Singletary will be his coach well into the future. York, the son of 49ers owner John York, made the announcement just a few minutes after the 49ers' 27-24 victory over the Washington Redskins on Sunday, praising Singletary's nine weeks...

49ers name Jed York team president
(Sun, 28 Dec 2008 12:08:02 PST)
The San Francisco 49ers on Sunday named Jed York as their new team president.

Carter's return to SF brightens Skins' finale
(Sat, 27 Dec 2008 21:01:41 PST)
Andre Carter has been limping for most of the season, bothered by foot injuries that have stopped him from rushing the passer with his usual abandon for the Washington Redskins. Yet he'll have a spring in his step Sunday, despite the Redskins' elimination from the playoff chase, when he takes the field at Candlestick Park -- a place that still feels like home, and a place he never really wanted to...

49ers RB Gore upgraded to probable for Sunday's game
(Sat, 27 Dec 2008 06:56:04 PST)
San Francisco 49ers running back Frank Gore will likely see some playing time in Sunday's season finale against the Washington Redskins.

49ers coach Singletary won't say if Martz will return
(Fri, 26 Dec 2008 23:14:18 PST)
San Francisco 49ers interim coach Mike Singletary on Friday remained noncommittal when asked if offensive coordinator Mike Martz would remain with the team next season.

Singletary won't say if Martz will return to 49ers
(Fri, 26 Dec 2008 17:31:45 PST)
Mike Singletary was noncommittal Friday when the San Francisco 49ers' interim coach was asked whether offensive coordinator Mike Martz would return to the club with him next season. Singletary, 4-4 since taking over the 49ers (6-9) from fired coach Mike Nolan on Oct. 20, is widely expected to get the permanent job early next week.

If he becomes available, Niners should bring back Turner
(Fri, 26 Dec 2008 04:49:05 PST)
The most important decision of the San Francisco 49ers ' future should have been made already.

Week 17 NFL picks: Watch out for reenergized Chargers
(Thu, 25 Dec 2008 13:25:50 PST)
The San Diego Chargers have proved they have an electric offense, led by quarterback Philip Rivers.

Coaching hot seat: Haslett done, Turner back?
(Thu, 25 Dec 2008 00:15:00 PST)
Jim Haslett and Norv Turner are among the coaches who soon should learn of their fate.

Singletary looks like Niners' choice for coach
(Wed, 24 Dec 2008 13:24:58 PST)
Mike Singletary has been a remarkable short-term solution to the San Francisco 49ers' woes. With each passing week, the interim coach is looking more like the long-term fix as well. When the 49ers (6-9) began preparations Wednesday for their season finale against Washington, Singletary acknowledged meeting with the team's top officials about his future earlier in the week.

Titans help prove draft grades are bogus
(Tue, 23 Dec 2008 08:15:00 PST)
Players who got low grades by "sudden" college football experts in April are turning heads in Tennessee.

The 49ers will lead the league in upper lip hair on Sunday
(Tue, 23 Dec 2008 04:21:10 PST)
As a general principle, I do not believe in having two favorite teams, or having a "second favorite"...

Niners' comeback is another step for QB Hill
(Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:05:43 PST)
Shaun Hill walked into the San Francisco locker room Monday triumphantly sporting the shaky beginnings of a mustache, joining his offensive line in a pact to grow facial hair appropriate for the 49ers' throwback uniforms. It's not the growth on Hill's upper lip that has coach Mike Singletary excited, however.

Winners and losers: Faltering Favre arrives
(Sun, 21 Dec 2008 20:46:00 PST)
The Jets are getting a good look at the late-season Brett Favre collapse that became routine in Green Bay.

Bruce reaches milestones in beating Rams
(Sun, 21 Dec 2008 15:04:54 PST)
For 3 1/2 quarters, Shaun Hill threw more interceptions than completions to Isaac Bruce. The San Francisco 49ers' offense clicked just in time to erase a 13-point deficit, and for the 36-year-old wide receiver to reach a pair of milestones during a late-game flurry against his former team. Bruce scored one of the touchdowns that rescued Hill's awful day and sent the St.

Bruce gets TD on 1,000th career catch
(Sun, 21 Dec 2008 13:10:42 PST)
Isaac Bruce of the San Francisco 49ers became the fifth player in NFL history to reach 1,000 receptions with a 3-yard touchdown catch late in the fourth quarter Sunday against the St. Louis Rams. Bruce joined the 1,000-catch club on his sixth reception of the game, and third in as many plays on an 80-yard drive that cut the Rams' lead to 16-10 with 4:03 to go.

Gore out with sprained ankle
(Sun, 21 Dec 2008 09:17:07 PST)
San Francisco 49ers running back Frank Gore, hampered by a sprained left ankle, was inactive for the second straight week Sunday. Gore needs 22 yards to become the first 49ers player to rush for 1,000 yards in three consecutive seasons. DeShaun Foster started in place of Gore for the second straight week after gaining 76 yards on 18 carries last week in a loss to the Dolphins.