Tucker51

Keith Ellison - He's not an NFL player Chris Kelsay -A low impact player at a high impact salary Robert Royal - Fine took his job this year Corey McIntyre - He's not an NFL player Surprise cut with a new owner and coach... Rian Lindell

Remember he benched Vernon Davis because of attitude detrimental to the team? That's called a consequence, and it spoke volumes to those players. They learned that they're not in charge, Singletary is. Of course, it's a fine line. Gregg Williams was a taskmaster too. Difference IMO... inspiration and victories. Also, the SF players can watch tape of Singletary suiting up and showing the same intensity that he expects from them.

True, the truth is in the interpretation.

"We love Coach Jauron, he takes care of us" I take this to mean that he doesn't beat them up in training camp or practice. This also could refer to practicing indoors, not calling them out after making ill-advised plays, and taking the blame for their mistakes. You have to remember that these guys are in the twenties - how many of us were mature enough to discipline ourselves when we were that age? What kind of person do you grow into if there is always somebody there to clean up your mess. "We were prepared well by the coaching staff, sometimes guys just do their own thing" This is the mentality of the current professional athlete. The players have the power, and with a 'laissez-faire' coaching staff they are allowed to run free. Then when they do make egregious, ego-driven errors, they are not held accountable. There's no consequent for blowing an assignment. "You expect things to go a certain way and then they get messed up", "we saw something completely different on Sunday that we saw in practice", "We practice that every Friday", etc. This is a player's way of saying the we were so unprepared, we could not make enough adjustments to make the slightest difference in the outcome. I've never been a 'fire the coach' kind of guy. As you can see, I'm a new poster, and I've lurked around here for years. It just seems as though Dick Jauron lacks the human qualities necessary to properly motivate and coordinate a pro football team. The Patriots love their coach because they win. Players hated Parcells, but loved him in the end because they won championships. Our players love Jauron because he is like a doting parent. It serves their personal interests well, and they want to keep the status quo.