ESPN's Michael Smith reports that 49ers head coach Mike Nolan is "likely coaching his last game" against the Seahawks this week.
"Barring a dramatic change in course," Smith said on NFL Live, "The team is going to relieve Nolan of his coaching duties and replace him with assistant head coach Mike Singletary." It's not a shock after Nolan was nearly fired last offseason. Since Singletary figures to leave Mike Martz and the offense alone, the possible move doesn't have a huge fantasy impact.
Please, please, pleeaaassee let this rumor be factual. We get the two-fur of ditching Nolan and giving the job to Singletary, not Manusky. Somebody in the front office is using their brain!!! This is exciting!!!! Makes me think McCloughan is actually smart, and that Nolan was standing in the way of progress all along. I cannot wait for that press release.
BTW, there is absolutely no way of knowing whether or not Singletary will be any better, but at this point I think we all prefer the devil we don't know to the idiot we do know.
