Tag Archives: Mike Singletary

How the 49ers built a championship roster

Posted on February 2, 2013 by Grant Cohn

This is my Saturday article on the gradual construction of the 49ers’ roster. By GRANT COHN After the 2004 season, the 49ers were the worst team in football. They had practically no talent, they had won two games, and they … Continue reading →

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Reevaluating Jed York

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Grant Cohn

Jed York, the young CEO of the 49ers, got off to a rocky start when he took over control of the team in 2008. Right off the bat, he made a two-part mistake. He hired the wrong head coach – … Continue reading →

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Taking stock of Jim Harbaugh

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Grant Cohn

What makes Jim Harbaugh so good? Two things jump out right away – preparation and assistant-coach selection. Last season, the Niners were arguably the most prepared team in the NFL after the lockout. Harbaugh willed his team into shape in … Continue reading →

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Anthony Dixon clears the air

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Grant Cohn

SANTA CLARA – Last week Anthony Dixon had two showdowns with Patrick Willis on the practice field. Dixon won the first one, giving Willis a hard helmet-t0-helmet hit, but Willis won the second, stripping the ball from Dixon in the … Continue reading →

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Harbaugh vs. Singletary: It’s in the eyes

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Grant Cohn

SANTA CLARA – Sorry to be so late with this. I had computer problems today in Santa Clara. Jim Harbaugh addressed the media after practice at a podium under a tent facing the field. When we asked questions he’d pause … Continue reading →

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Singletary, Alex, Harbaugh and quarterbacks: A blog

Posted on March 5, 2011 by staff

Oliver Luck said that Harbaugh – perhaps Singletary’s equal in intensity – brought a much-needed “physical, lunch-pail, smack-you-in-the-face attitude” to once pillow-soft Stanford. But Harbaugh, the ex-quarterback, understood that he couldn’t have his quarterback frothing at the mouth. Continue reading →

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Niners hire Morton; Singletary lands in Minnesota

Posted on January 18, 2011 by staff

USC wide receivers coach John Morton, 41, will join Harbaugh’s coaching staff, presumably with the same job description. Morton and Harbaugh were assistants with the Raiders in 2002-03 and Morton worked under Harbaugh as the passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach at the University of San Diego in 2005. Continue reading →

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Just in case, a look at Hue Jackson

Posted on January 5, 2011 by staff

Two years ago, Mike Singletary was in charge of hiring the 49ers new offensive coordinator, a dynamic which, in retrospect, was like enlisting your wife to fix the leaky carburetor while drafting your fantasy football team. Continue reading →

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Praise of Tomsula highlights Singletary’s failings

Posted on January 3, 2011 by staff

In the aftermath of their 38-7 beatdown of Arizona in Sunday’s season finale, the Niners continued to heap praise on gregarious interim coach Jim Tomsula, who created a looser atmosphere and, his players say, a better team in his seven full days on the job. Continue reading →

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Steve Young: I want the 49ers to be great

Posted on January 1, 2011 by staff

Young discussed Washington quarterback Jake Locker, who will likely be among the next few quarterbacks drafted after Luck. San Francisco could be a logical landing spot, but not if Young was the GM: Continue reading →

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