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Niner Pundit | Oct 05, 2008 | 67 comments
Fire Nolan now. This is ridiculous. Seriously another game they come out in the second half and make no adjustments whatsoever. Hey Mike if it’s 3rd and 20 and the Patriots are out of field goal range, don’t go to prevent defense. Blitz and put pressure on Cassel, which worked well when you actually got pressure.
I’m so feed up right now. I could go on and on but why. This team will never go anywhere as long as Mike Nolan is head coach of this team.
I feel sorry for guys like Gore, Willis and Andy Lee. They deserve so much better.
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its just a leave of absence for a personal matter 
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I agree NinerPundit….enough is enough. JTO didn’t do us any favors. You can’t throw the ball away on an ESSENTIAL FOURTH DOWN PLAY!!!!! JTO looked like an idiot and our defense looked heartless. SAY HELLO to another GREAT draft pick because we aren’t winning ANYTHING for the next four weeks!!! Give me a reason to believe otherwise and I will be happy to listen!! Nolan just doesn’t have what it takes….give the HC to either Cowher or Singletary. The niners were OUTCLASSED today.
It doesn’t get any easier from here. I feel bad for these guys because they play really hard. They just have no direction. They looked lost out there on bost sides of the ball and it’s been that way all year.
It’s 4:37 and Nolan hasn’t been fired yet….come on York do like you did with Mooch. Fly off the handle without thinking and can his ass now.
YEA AND WHATS UP WITH KNEEING THE BALL WITH A FEW SECONDS LEFT AT HALF TIME,DOES ANY ONE REMEMBER HAIL MARRIES ANY MORE FOR SOME KIND OF HOPE.OR IS IT GIVE UP HOPE AND HOPE SOMETHING HAPPENS IN THE 4TH QUARTER??
Why does Nolan insist on not making any damn adjustments in the second half of games?!?! Goodbye Nolan
9erfan because he doesn’t know how.
so what are the chances that there is a new coach by the end of the season?
nolan is going to have a press conference tomorrow and basically defend every decision he made and point out the positive plays that happened in the game.
the prevent/umbrella whatever you want to call it defense makes me sick. i can’t stand how we waste the talents of very good players by allowing the defense to stay on the field for three quarters of the f*cking game.
nolan is a coach that is afraid of losing and doesn’t know how to win. how the f*ck does miami win two games in a row against good teams when our team has more talent?
is anyone in this organization getting it?! we’re losing, we’re losing games badly and no one cares. there is more winning desire within this blog than the players and coaching staff exhibit on the field.
i’m sick of it…
this was a tough one too swallow…JT throwing a pick and giving them the ball in the redzone and then we hold them to 4th down to which they just go for it anyway an score…. we sure do know how to shoot ourselves in the foot really well I mean weve done it every game and we just cant dig ourselves out…..its basic fundamentals that for some reason just dont stay with us…just once Id like to see a mistake free game and just mabey we would win a low scoring game….it doesnt get any easier from here so they better change something
not to mention that we didnt have the ball for the entire 3rd quarter cause we couldn’t get them off the damn field…wheres Nolans Defense minded coaching at? the Patriots rans 30 more offensive plays in the game than we did thats just awful….late year we were 2 – 0 an then went on a 8 game losing streak …well now after an ok start weve dropped 2 in a row and the ones at home make it embarrsassing weve gotta find a way to stay close to Arizona somehow
I know alot of you hate VD and rightfully so due to his drops and attitude. But why did we draft him to block? You do not spend a high first round pick and then not even throw the ball his way. We will lose him to free agency and watch him become a superstar elsewhere this I guarantee. He amongst several other players are not used properly. Does anybody agree that if the coaches were swapped today with just 1 week to prepare that the 49ers would have won this game easily? I do agree with you all we more talent than most teams and just simply do not use it. P Willy is a beast but on any other team I believe he would destroy QB’s.
you know if we had a somewhat competent coach this team could be 4-1.
5:02 and Nolan still has a job.
Pundit I agree and am so sick of the media not seeing that way. Nolan seems to get a free pass and all the comentaters talk about is how bad we are.
I wish we got Parcells he took the crap Dolphins and made them good, we got 4x the better players and we are lagging it we should have made Parcells an offer hell put in singletary he coached up Willis to be better than what he was!! Have him run an ingenious scheme just like Martz but for Defense, hopefully we sign Holmgren this offseason bring Schottenhimer to the Bay, he was a great coach for the Chargers!!
This team is a tremendous waste of talent and I am getting sick of it. I live in Massachusetts and all my asshole Patriot fan friends think that they man handled us but what they dont understand is we play this stupid defense every fucking week.
i think if i had the opportunity i would take a dookie right on mike nolans face
I agree with all of you and I’m pretty irritated right now so I’m going to think optimistic…
Weren’t the Giants 2-3 around this time and wasn’t Coughlin in the same seat? Ok I think I’m wrong with the Giants record but you get my point.
Thinking optimistic because I can’t take Exams stressed!!! Fuckin’-fuck..k that’s all.
I used to just shake my head when I saw you guys bashing Nolan all the time. However I have finally switched to the other side. This is a good team and they should have won today. No adjustments by the coaches & the defense cant tackle. I agree if you are going to fire a coach if he loses a playoff game how can you justify this??
We have talent. We are losing games and not getting beat. (Last week the exception)
Put someone in charge that can motivait these guys!!!
You know I got to thinking about it. I believe that this is a team that is cursed. Has anything gone right for this organization since you saw Steve Young laying unconscience on the ground in Arizona in the ‘99 season. That one play was the beginning of the end of this franchise’s dominence. We had a couple of good years in ‘01 and ‘02 but thats it. Two years out of ten. I have changed my opinion of the Yorks. I think they do care or else they wouldn’t be working so hard to get us a new stadium mostly out of thier own pocket. Maybe their just not doing the right things front office wise. I hope that they get it figured out or fans are going to start giving up on the San Francisco 49ers.
FIRE NOLAN NOW! I thought over time he would learn and come around, but this guy will never be a successfull coach, get rid of him NOW! We are putting way to much on the secondary, blitz get some pressure, play the game to win!!! Sick of this conservative play, we are the niners not baltimore! AHHHHH so angry….
Nolan needs to game plan like his job depends on it!!
–That was and attempt at sarchasim–
6:32 pm and Nolan still hasnt been fired yet
I agree with everyone on this site. Mike Nolan is the biggest joke of a coach THE WORLD has ever seen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You cant run prevent defenses on madden every play and stop people and thats a fuckin video game. Hey Medford, its now 8:51 ct & Nolan still hasnt been fired yet! This shit sucks! But hey, not just Nolan but that damn D-Coordinator too! He’s a real COCKSUCKA TOO! All that talent on our team and the only one we use right is The Great Patrick Willis which has nothing to do with the coach or the coordinator. We are the only team in the NFL that would draft a TE with a 4.3 speed and make him a o-lineman. If nolan has done nothing else, he has made muthafuckas know differt positions. If you look at this site Mr. York, you wanna save our season, show that ruthless side that we saw with mooch and FIRE HIS ASS MAN!!!!!!!!! If yall can fire a playoff coach, NOLAN SHOULD BE AS EASY AS TAKIN A PISS.
I REPEAT, We are the only team in the NFL that would draft a TE with a 4.3 speed and make him a o-lineman. If nolan has done nothing else, he has made muthafuckas know different positions. If you look at this site Mr. York, you wanna save our season, show that ruthless side that we saw with mooch and FIRE HIS ASS MAN!!!!!!!!! If yall can fire a playoff coach, NOLAN SHOULD BE AS EASY AS TAKIN A PISS
You mean a TE with 4.3 speed and brick hands I still think we should have taken Huff!! Davis is a bust Walker is slowly taking over the position, he has more yard than Davis and I for one am glad cause Walker is better than Davis believe it or not, I dont care where he was drafted look at the best in the league in Gates!!
Lawson he is in the doghouse as well I dont know why I thought he was good unlike Davis, but heck its Nolan he hestated to start Willis last year so who know how his “complicated” mind works
LOL, Billy I must say tha Nolan mind is complicated.
8:50 and Nolan hasn’t been fired yet. York will probably wait till we’re 2-6 and fire him before the bye week. Damn idiot. I agree with Pundit that as long as Nolan is head coach this team isn’t going anywhere. I think I said that a year ago. Nolan is a stubborn ass and worse than that he has no idea what he’s doing.
Just got back from the Stick. That shit was pathetic. Only hightlight was Steve Young’s jersey retirement ceremony. I cant believe how many Patriot fans were at the Stick talking shit. If that was Oakland all their asses would of gotten smacked. They were all yelling “East Coast is the best, fuck the West Coast!” I was yelling back at them to shut the fuck up but it seemed like it didnt really bother anyone. I cant believe Gore only had 12 touches. Vernon Davis was held to Zero catches. Battle dropped two potential first down catches that were right in his fucking hands. Jason Hill was non existant. Bryant Johnson was non existant. Our O line did a better job only giving up one sack but JTO was running for his life again and finally learned how to scramble for some positive yardage or throw the ball away. Again, no adjustments after halftime. When the defense needed to stop them, they never did. Time possession was 39 minutes to 20 in favor of the Pats which is almost double. Why did we even sign Foster if were not going to use him? My final thought… man we could of used a Desean Jackson on this team. Balmer was crap, and Chilo is yet to play. Fire them all, McCloughan, Nolan, Manusky. Maybe keep Martz I dont know. Better yet, the Yorks should sell the team to Young and Brent Jones. I hate the Raiders but atleast their owner knows when to make changes. We have stuck with Nolan way too long.
Oh and BILLY … we did go to Delanie and look what happened. He had that catch and managed to fuck it up. I believe Vernon is being used wrong. What LB is going to cover him? For him to have Zero catches, thats on the coaches. He didnt have any drops today, Battle had 2 crucial 1st down potential drops that were right in his hands, I dont hear you guys bitching about Battle. Im sick of his fucking drops. Hes not even that fast. Atleast Lelie could have stretched the field for us. Now who do we have to stretch the field? We could of had Desean Jackson, but Nolan and dumb ass McLoughan wanted Chilo whos not even fucking playing! This team needs an overhaul, I think it starts at the top. The Yorks are trying to groom this kid Jed to take over in the future? Fuck that! And Paraag, Jed’s buddy is in the coaching booth calling challenges? Fuck that! They need to sell this team to someone who cares. What about that Billionaire from Saudi who loves the 49ers or Brent Jones and Steve Young or wanted to buy the team a few years back. The bottom line is… FUCK THE YORKS!!!!!
It’s time to start looking at the really poor drafts the niners have had. Besides Gore and Willis who the hell have the drafted that’s any good. They keep drafting offense and defensive linemen and i can’t name one that you can say now that guys going to be around for awhile. Ok maybe Staley but will see there he still gets bet with the bull rush. I’m getting so pissed off with the niners!! They play with no fire at all on D we’re the people flying around to the ball come one Defense. I guess it’s coaching it looks like Nolan can’t seem to fire these guys up! Ok now it’s time to say it FIRE NOLAN!!!
Ive been saying the same shit all year long j-nap. McCloughan has no clue on which players to draft. They got P. Willis and Gore right and thats it. Other than that, which draft pick is doing good? Fucking waste.
It’s time to FIRE NOLAN NOW!!!we are a VERY TALENTED TEAM the coaches are using the palyers wrong…..you’re supposed to play to the playeres strengths hiccups to Ronnie brown in miami. I for 1 am a strong Vernon Davis supporter….If I were him I would request a trade because he’s only blocking and thats it our 2nd best offensive weapon blocks…Our D should be putting chokeholds on opposing offenses if NOLAN GROWS SOME BALLS AND LET THEM FUCKIN PLAY…I’m tired of all these NON-FOOTBALL fans talk shit about us but they like the raiders because of their colors FUCK ALL YOU MOTHAFUCKERS WHO AIN’T DOWN WITH US…I’m just tired of fuckin losing to teams that we should have no trouble with
this team needs better class head coach, someone who will motivate our team and get on their ass. An head coach who has head coach experience. I have NO I IDEA y we got MIKE Nolan as our head coach, his father Dick Nolan didnt do shit with the 49ers when he was head coaching. It really pisses me off tht the dolphins who went 1-15 last season and this season there beating the pats and the chargers, good team tht we cant beat are u serious!?WE NEED AN Head coach like a Marty Shotenheimer Im sick of this dude five fucking season of this and im sick of it we need a change we can believe, shit Barrak Obama would do a better job head coahing
lol. Or and btw JOe Larry Ellison would be pretty cool to have as an owner, ANd Billy u said it pal. we need marty
I guess Bill Parcells made a BIG difference over there in Miami. Our leaders SUCK from the top down. YORK, McCLOUGHAN, JED, PARAAG, NOLAN, MANUSKY, Fuck ‘em all. Martz didnt have a good game plan today, but I would keep him, everyone else should eat SHIT.
These sentiments about Nolan are exactly what I keep thinking more and more each week. The wins against Seattle & Detroit aren’t looking so impressive anymore, as it seems as though pretty much anyone can beat them. The fact is we have talent on this team and it’s not being utilized.
You know, normally, I would be against firing a coach mid-season. But, I would be interested to see what Mike Singletary could do with this team. That is something that would be a little risky to try in the offseason (would Singletary really be able to run this team any better than Nolan, his current boss?), but would make sense during the season. Well, we are probably going to lose the next two games (Philly and IN New York against the very good Giants? Ugh…), so hopefully, a 2-5 record will be enough of an excuse to can Nolan. But, 2-3 is not. I will be surprised if he gets fired this week. Very surprised. As much as it should happen, it won’t.
If Nolan gets fired. Please give Singletary a chance. I know Martz would be ideal for a head coach but Singletary would bring the best out of everyplayer in the team, plus defense minded. It would be nice if Martz stays as a OC for a couple of years though.
Looks like it’s all been said.
Pundit covered it well in the opening with that fucking prevent defense!!!!! And the soft cushion was talked about by the announcers all damn day!!!!
FIRE NOLAN, PROMOTE SINGLETARY!!!!
and this part is just nitpicking but…. one pass to VD’s hands…one dropped ball…..
I was hoping to look at the positive and say we were still in first place, but Buffalo fell flat…..
From a terrible coach standpoint, I think Nolan is pretty good.
I was just thinking last night before I got on here and said it’s time for nolan to go but I wasn’t sure how the rest of my family on here felt about it, now I know I’m not by my self on this and know I’m here in philly and we got the eagles which almost every analyst praises them they’re already asking what’s wrong with them on the msn page like they’re that fuckin good and not only that for those that don’t know that’s not from here yall don’t know how these dickhead fans are but for the most part the niners let me down the last three or is it four years by losing to them and I’m not sure if it’s going to be any different especially this is one of the games that I always want the to win let alone every game if they can but I’m quit sure that’s what we all want and I’M HURTING OVER HERE YALL!
I want to take back what I said about our D-Coordinator because its not his fault his boss is a FUCKIN IDOT. The Umbrella Prevent Package has Nolan written all over it. LOL! Who runs that the whole game? Every game! NOT EVEN HIGH SCHOOLS MANE! FIRE NOLAN, PROMOTE SINGLETARY!!!! I want to know if any body else agrees with this. JUST MY OPINON! Go back to the 4-3 defense. We would have a rotation on the d-line that would keep everybody fresh. Look at these out of position players:M.Lawson-DE, P.Harylson-DE, Isaac S.-DT, R.McDonald-DT, K.Balmer-DT. We have the only coach in the NFL that makes college DT’s DE’s and DE’s LB’s. I guest next R.Feilds will be playin safety. Harylson does a pretty good job when plays LB so I say keep him there this year but, other than that we need this lineup: J.Smith-DE A.Franklin-DT Isaac S-DT M.Lawson-DE. Takeo Spikes-ROLB “THE GREAT” Patrick Willis-MLB P.Harylson LOLB. DT Backups-Ray McDonald, Ronald Fields. BKUP LB’s R.Green and T.C.B also somtimes used for DE’s. Dose anyone think this would work? (THIS IS ONLY IF NOLAN IS FIRED BECAUSE HE STILL WILL PLAY PREVENT) P.S. 9ers, now we know why we kept all the damn DB’s
HEY BEAR, I AGREE-LOL… AH COCKSUCKA(NOLAN),LOL…
Nolan is a good PR person!! He has the York’s sold that he’s a good coach. He sucks, sucks, sucks, I hope he took lessons yesterday on how to run it down someone’s throat. I don’t think its Maunusky’s play calling on Defense, it’s Nolan calling the defense since he can’t put his input on the offense. We have no Wr to command any respect from any Defense. Our Wr can’t get open. What about our DB’s 10 yrds off the fucking wr’s. COme on Nolan scared of the long pass, Our SS,FS suck!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How many INT’s do they have since last season?? One or two. Nolan and all the Nolan boys can go. M Robinson? D Foster? Heitman? and the all time joke our FB/Should be CFL material Kesley!!!!!!!!
Pintor98-SFyou’re right, that FB is sum HOT 110 Degree GARBAGE.
R,Craig33 your not alone. Im in jersey and I hear these pathetic fan also. Fact is Mcnabb kills us. Hopefully we can win this week because i will be a long week for me.
Prediction !!!!
We play the BIG NICKLE the next two weeks and get our asses kicked!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PHI and NY G-man 44-7 against Sea-chickens yesterday. Good luck.
After the two loses Nolan will be fired and Martz will be named Coach going into the Sea-chickens game 3-5 record going into the bye. That give Martz some time to whip these under performing players into shape!! Let Manusky call his own freakin defense. I think Martz will improve the offese every week:) We need to go back to 3-4 with
McDonald LE, Soap NT, J Smith RE
Lawson, Spikes, Willis, Haralson
Change our FS to Goldston and R Smith or M Hudson to SS, M Lewis is to slow!
Awwww, anyone else wanna start Blaming INT’sulliven?
if not this week. he’ll be fired next week. theres no way we beat the giants or philly under this loser. if york is smart he’ll cut him off now so atleast martz can try to get us a few wins
Yeah lets bring back Steve Marriucci as coach instead!!! Tony Parrish FOR SS!!!! (I wish!!)
You know what I hate about our team we cant capitalize on things we play poor defenses yet we make them look like a top 5 D. Heck NO has poor Pass D and yet they got 2 INTs in the REDZONE!!! Gore was playing a poor rush D and only gets 12 touches for a season low- 56yds
Also Defense put up 2 INTs and 5 sacks, now imagine our D playing the 3-4 not the PATHETIC umbrella/prevent D. Yorks are stupid for firing Moochi but hesitating to fire Nolan and place Singletary in charge and no Martz should not be HC!!!! Hopefully we dont have a Matt Millen case here or else we are screwed not that we arent in a predicament already.
Hey man, I’m writing to say I’m DONE!!! I have been a fan of this team since 1979 and for the past four years I have been very patient with a coach that I thought was a good hire. But when your d is your specialty and this is the effort I get as a fan, I’m disgusted. I will watch because I’m faithful but as far as giving this team any other effort or any off my time, I’m done. Share that with Nolan!!! P.S. I’m with Takeo on this,DISGUSTED!!!