Originally posted by GhostofFredDean74:
Originally posted by Joecool:
Originally posted by susweel:
I say no.
There is no real benefit of firing him now. Just let him finish out the year while Jed does his homework on the coaching candidates.
There is a benefit. If it's true Singeltary is the sole reason for us playing our basic Neanderthal ways, then he needs to be replaced by Mike Johnson. Not because Johnson could be a head coach but because this will allow Jed to see how this team operates under an OC's mentality. Then replace Johnson with a better Offensive coach after the season.
OR Jed can use his front office philosphy and make a this team have Manusky AND Johnson as co-head coaches. His reason will be similar to his reason for the Paraage/Baalke/Gamble model which is why have one head coach when a team that does their own specialties as co-head coaches?
It's mind-boggling how many people believe there is NO BENEFIT to firing Singletary before the season ends. Are these guys watching the same team I'm watching??? I mean, this is some of the worst, most predictable and non-inspiring football I've seen in decades, and that includes the Mike Nolan era. It's like our guys are running in quick-sand with their hands tied to their waists, and the guy who's leading this mess has no clue how he got here, much less how to get out.
Even the wins against bad teams aren't without drama, dysfunction and head-scratching plays/schemes. There's nothing about this coach that qualifies him to lead an NFL team anymore. The sooner this gets rectified, the better for everyone involved.
The worst part about keeping Singletary is the ability to have an effective and valuable offseason and I don't mean HC search.
The regular season plays a vital role in player evaluation, player retention, and player personnel options/decisions. With Singletary, the front office will have no idea how to evaluate these players because they don't know how they are really capable of performing...sort of like Alex in the last 6 years.
The front office needs to drop their balls, use their deep voice and can Sing. Then let the incumbent know that his sole objective will be to maximize the ability of the players.
Our front office is not manning up and letting the coach know that he is under-utilizing the players.