blogs.nfl.com - 12/30/2008
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San Francisco brought back head coach Mike Singletary but it decided today not to retain offensive coordinator Mike Martz , a league source said.
sacbee.com - 1/2/2009
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sacbee.com —
Ted Tollner might not see it this way,
but the decision to allow the incoming offensive coordinator...
to pick his own quarterbacks coach is a wise one. The move was done with continuity in mind. That is, the incoming OC brings an apprentice with him. ...
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49ers aiming for continuity
sfgate.com - 12/29/2008
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sfgate.com —
"I am very excited and humbled to be
the head coach," Singletary said Sunday in his postgame...
address, with his wife Kim and five children watching. "Very humbled." The day began with the announcement that Jed York, 27-year-old son of owners John and ...
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Singletary named coach after 49ers win
sports.espn.go.com - 12/31/2008
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Martz Out In San Francisco
Football Outsiders —
30 Dec 2008 Martz Out In San Francisco In what was a poorly kept secret for the last few weeks, Mike Martz is out in San Francisco as offensive coordinator. Wouldn't he be a perfect fit for the Cowboys? Posted by: Bill Barnwell on 30 Dec 2008 Post new comment Your name: * E-mail: * The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly. Homepage: Subject: Comment: * Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically. Allowed HTML tags: ...
Martz Fired
49ersNews.com —
... (including Scot McCloughan) didn’t, and followed through today.
This is a bad move on the front offices part. They better bring in someone who has serious qualities at the OC position. Hopefully the offense doesn’t do like the Rams and Lions did after Martz left there…
As far as a replacement goes Jay Glazer is reporting that former Rams head coach Scott Linehan has been mentioned as a possible replacement for Martz.
Source: Martz Looking for Work Again ...
Schefter reports 49ers will not retain Mike Martz
Niners Nation —
... Ninjames was kind enough to include a link in the Golden Nuggets about this, but it seems worthy of a separate post. Adam Schefter of nfl.com is reporting that league sources informed him that Mike Martz will not be back in 2009. The 49ers are holding their end of season press conference tomorrow at 2pm so I'd imagine the official announcement will be made at that point. ...
MARTZ ON THE MARKET, AGAIN
ProFootballTalk.com —
Cris Carter wants to know what his gun has in common with Mike Martz. Answer: They’ve both just been fired. Adam Schefter of NFL Network reports that the 49ers have decided not to keep Martz , cutting him loose after only one year as offensive coordinator The Lions fired Martz after the 2007 season, and the Rams fired Martz as head coach after the 2005 season. Widely credited for the development of the “Greatest Show on Turf” in St. Louis, Martz is regarded by some (or, as the case may be, many) league insiders as a divisive figure who puts his own interests above those of the ...
Now Martz is on the street again, for the second straight year. Last year, he and Detroit parted...
Turf Show Times —
... As a Rams blog, we're still required to report a Mike Martz sighting. At least we know he won't be back to St. Louis, or will he... ...
Martz Out In San Francisco
The National Football Post » Hot News and Rumors —
Martz Out In San Francisco From Adam Schefter of NFL.com : San Francisco brought back coach Mike Singletary, but it decided Tuesday not to retain offensive coordinator Mike Martz, a league source said. [image] The two sides — the 49ers and Martz — met Tuesday morning to finalize the arrangement that many expected. They still were finalizing it Tuesday afternoon as another league source said it was “99.9 percent” certain that Martz would be gone. It’s not that Singletary didn’t like Martz; he did. Others within the organization did not want Martz to coach San ...
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49ers, Singletary Fire Mike Martz —
Bleacher Report - NFL 12/30/2008
Today the San Francisco 49ers dismissed offensive coordinator Mike Martz.
The decision was apparently made by head coach Mike Singletary.
"After an evaluation period I felt it was best to go in a different direction," Singletary said in a ...
