So much for taking your time before making a decision.
Just hours after 49ers Team President and CEO Jed York said the organization would take its time on deciding whether or not head coach Mike Singletary would return for another season, word has come out that they went ahead and fired him anyway.
49ers Fire Head Coach Mike Singletary
Guess it was a pretty straight-forward decision. The 49ers confirmed the firing shortly thereafter.
Niners Nation has some instant reaction to the decision, which they thought was a long time coming:
I really felt that Singletary should’ve been fired at the bye week, but I guess you can’t fire your head coach when the team has a chance at the playoffs even if you start the season 0-5. The hunt now begins for a GM who will then lead the hunt for the head coach. You have to think that even if Tomsula wins the last game of the season he won’t be interviewed for the new head coaching job.
Singletary’s record as head coach is 18-22, which isn’t horrible. The manner in which he achieved that record is. After an 0-5 start to this season there was little doubt of his status for next season. The only question was if he would manage to finish the season.
Defensive line coach Jim Tomsula will coach the final game of the 2011 regular season.
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