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Johnson: Singletary Is A Motivational Speaker

Monty McMahon by Monty McMahon
December 1, 2010
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Mike Singletary
Mike Singletary will kill your children if you cross him.

Since the Green Bay Packers are playing the San Francisco 49ers this week, I thought it would be interesting to point this out. Former Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins coach Jimmy Johnson said 49ers coach Mike Singletary is like a motivational speaker posing as a football coach.

I’m paraphrasing a bit, but the message is clear. Johnson doesn’t think Singletary is much of a coach and that has become pretty obvious as the season has unfolded.

When asked about Singletary, Johnson said it was like a motivational speaker was taking over an NFL team. That’s funny, because Singletary is a powerful speaker with a background as a motivational speaker. Though Jimmy has been a motivational speaker, he says there’s two important factors about the audience that makes it easy for the speaker’s message to be received: they are open to your message, and they pay to hear you speak. Johnson explained what we knew, that in the NFL the players aren’t always open to your message, and they already have a ton of money, making them less likely to listen.

Much as he was as a player with the Chicago Bears, Singletary is an intense, no-nonsense guy. I agree with Johnson, though. That only goes so far in the NFL.

One thing that successful coaches in pro sports have in common is they can successfully manage personalities. Hell, that’s something all successful managers have in common, whether we’re talking about business or sports. I haven’t been in the 49ers’ locker room, but Singletary’s my way or the highway approach seems a little dated.

In fact, watching some of Singletary’s dealings with the media has really turned me off on him as a coach. He simply has no tact and his heavy-handed approach makes him look like a moron, at times.

Now that Brad Childress is no longer in Minnesota and Wade Phillips is no longer in Dallas, I really feel like that’s Singletary’s mantle to carry among NFL coaches.

After finishing 8-8 last season, the 49ers are a disappointing 3-7 so far, this year. The only thing they have going for them is they play in the worst division in football, where no one is even at .500 at this point of the season.

I’d be surprised if Singletary has a head coaching job in the NFL next season. In my mind, he’s better suited for the college game.

Here’s a perfect example of what I’m talking about when it comes to Singletary and the media. The reporter was replaced after this particular segment. Rumor has it, at the request of the 49ers.

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Comments 4

  1. Avatar for Madcity Packer Fan Madcity Packer Fan says:
    13 years ago

    First Derek Anderson was acting like a fool in his press conference and now Singletary is not exactly doing the greatest p.r. for his team. The 49ers need a coach that can keep his cool and lead. I can see him out of a job very soon.

  2. Avatar for jeremy jeremy says:
    13 years ago

    Don’t they vet the questions and topics before they do these things?

  3. Avatar for Abe Frohman Abe Frohman says:
    13 years ago

    My Name is Mike Singletary and I am a motivational speaker. I live in a van, down by the river!

  4. Avatar for iltarion iltarion says:
    13 years ago

    Singletary’s problem is organizational things. He can motivate sure, and he’s a motivated guy. But being a head coach takes a lot more than motivation; it takes being able to deal with minutiae. I was going NUTS when earlier in the year the 49ers were being hit with delay of game penalties in every game because they weren’t getting the offensive play call to the huddle fast enough. You tell me. What the FUCK is the value of being MOTIVATED when your coach can’t even get you the fricking play in time? How can a coach stand there and talk to you about being professional, and prepared, and being motivated to kick ass, when they can’t even get their shit together enough to make sure you have time to run the fricking play? I’m sorry, but Singletary can do all the motivational speaking he wants. Every time he failed to make sure his QB got the damn play call in time to avert a 5 yard penalty, his players were thinking- “This guy has his head in his ASS.”

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