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In Their Own Words: Bill Walsh

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Originally posted by NP9er:
For those of us who lived through that glorious period, (and the 5-6 years after), there can NEVER be an acceptance of this current style of play. The very concept of enjoying a win just for the sake of winning one game, or a few games is so void of a vision to what is necessary in order to really be a winning team. I've often thought about Al Davis' motto of "Just Win Baby," and how opposite that was to our (49ers) way of being that "Precision Machine." We as fans all want a winning result, but unless our team has a detailed program/system of how to achieve continued success there won't be very many seasons of winning. The current coaching staff, in particular this head coach doesn't possess the discipline needed to seperate them/him (selves) from the game in order to perform the task of running the team throughout a game. Coach Singletary was an emotional player, but he hasn't developed the ability of being a good coach. Any amount of success that in any way might possibly sway the Yorks to give him another season to grow is just not in our best interest. I like Mike Singletary as a person, and in a few years he might very well learn how to run a team. However, I firmly believe that that learning process should take place in another organization, and the 49ers should persue a real head coach who sees the game as more than just a 3 to 3 1/2 hour "party."
Bill's legacy needs to be preserverd here, not tarnished by a brand of football where undisciplined mistakes make losing a constant in every season.

Well said. The Singletary coaching development process should take place as a coaching assistant for more time. Unfortunately the 49ers have inexperienced owners that reacted to this emotional spin at the end of last season.
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Thanks for the link, Rollin. Looking forward to watching it tonight.
These are the types of quotes that indicate exactly why Singletary should be fired after this season. Singletary's thoughts on Anthony Davis.

He said it: "I think he's made a big difference in the past couple weeks, being that we won the games. That's the biggest difference." - Niners coach Mike Singletary on QB Troy Smith.

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/11/16/SP4I1GD244.DTL#ixzz15YnuDGUN



Bill Walsh would never blind himself after wins whereas our coach doesn't care about how we win.
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What is wrong with this board? What does comparing Mike Singletary, or ANY head coach to Bill Walsh accomplish at all? Bill Walsh was a genius. There's a reason so many head coaches spawned from him. You appreciate the genius, and you move on. You dont sit there and thumb your nose at everyone who doesn't sound like they could possibly reinvent the game in press conferences.
I've never seen something sadder than fans convincing themselves that living in the past is the best way to move forward in the future. I could highlight plenty of mistakes that Walsh made in his career but that's not the point of my post. The point is, the players have obviously bought into what Mike Singletary was selling, so perhaps it might behoove you instead of wistfully watching old clips of a legend (which are available to every team in the league), to actually figure out why the players respond to him, and why despite starting off 0-5 mainly due to poor QB play, we've won 3 of our last 4 games and are still in the division hunt.
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Originally posted by PlasmaHero:
What is wrong with this board? What does comparing Mike Singletary, or ANY head coach to Bill Walsh accomplish at all? Bill Walsh was a genius. There's a reason so many head coaches spawned from him. You appreciate the genius, and you move on. You dont sit there and thumb your nose at everyone who doesn't sound like they could possibly reinvent the game in press conferences.
I've never seen something sadder than fans convincing themselves that living in the past is the best way to move forward in the future. I could highlight plenty of mistakes that Walsh made in his career but that's not the point of my post. The point is, the players have obviously bought into what Mike Singletary was selling, so perhaps it might behoove you instead of wistfully watching old clips of a legend (which are available to every team in the league), to actually figure out why the players respond to him, and why despite starting off 0-5 mainly due to poor QB play, we've won 3 of our last 4 games and are still in the division hunt.

Blindly following CRAP coaching will get us NO WHERE. We're "stil in the hunt" for one reason, and one reason only, the entire division sucks! What we are witnessing is not good football. It is just another example of how today's "bigger, stronger" players have turned the game into a pitiful exercise of under achieving and over gratification. There are some truly exceptional players out there, yet they are playing alongside many who just want a fat paycheck and don't do half of what they should to truly develope their God given talent to its fullest potential. Then ask them to explain the intricacies of a given offensive or defensive system, and you'd think you had just landed on a different planet.
Many of us who remember the 49ers glory days, (and want to see it return), are sickened by the ineptitude of preparation and game management by the Coach Pom Pom regime. While fully living in this present time, we should never forget the greatness we once were. And we should never stop striving for true greatness, so as to apease those who want to win just so they can thump their chest in public.
The San Francisco 49ers have a great history that wasn't meant to be tucked away under a glass display for nothing more than reflection. What Bill Walsh developed was always intended to be refined and grow throughout time. That is what we want to see from our beloved 9ers, not a complete change to an entire different thought process that has been and is still proven to fail on any consistent basis. There have been but one or two Defensive minded game approaches that have won the NFL championship in the last 20+ years, (Baltimore & New York). Every other champion has had at least a solid if not tremendous ability to strike offensively.
When it's all said and done, returning to smart X's and O's will trump raw-raw clap-clap 99.9% of the time. And that will produce the stabile winning atmosphere we as 49er fans want.
Sorry for the long rant, but Pom Pom really drives me nuts.

[ Edited by NP9er on Nov 18, 2010 at 11:16:29 ]
http://www.hulu.com/watch/137383/in-their-own-words-bill-walsh

This is nothing new, and I'm sure many of you have seen this. But I just wanted to bring it up for the guys who haven't, or the ones who would like to see it again.

After watching this, I really wish I could've gotten a chance to see Bill Walsh coach during the '80s. Unfortunately, I wasn't even alive by then. Great documentary.
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Awesome link man, brings back great memories! Pretty cool that even though you didn't witness it, you still pay tribute to it. Much respect to you.
He was genuine to people and as nice as his films suggest. Really special person.
Originally posted by Wubbie:
http://www.hulu.com/watch/137383/in-their-own-words-bill-walsh

This is nothing new, and I'm sure many of you have seen this. But I just wanted to bring it up for the guys who haven't, or the ones who would like to see it again.

After watching this, I really wish I could've gotten a chance to see Bill Walsh coach during the '80s. Unfortunately, I wasn't even alive by then. Great documentary.

he was the best , bar none !
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Quarterbacking by Bill Walsh

part 1 of 7 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-MfNd-SjZo

part 2 of 7 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYKh-4s5HfI

part 3 of 7 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1--pmXE7H0

part 4 of 7 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmhI6NNR088

part 5 of 7 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giOfuGJ0rq0

part 6 of 7 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaklBedGlPE

part 7 of 7 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQi_EJv9aFw
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