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The 49ers’ Singletary Effect, one week later: The honeymoon clock is ticking…
A whole lot of 49ers stuff happened between Christmas and New Year’s, and then… much silence over the last few days. A summary of the post-Christmas activity: -Jed York appointed himself team president; -Mike Singletary was hired permanently as head coach; -Mike Martz, Ted Tollner ...
Rathman accepts 49ers' offer
blog.pressdemocrat.com — Tom Rathman has accepted the 49ers' offer to take over as the club's running backs coach, he confirmed just moments ago as he was leaving Alameda after clearing out his belongings at the Raiders' complex. (more) Rathman accepts 49ers' offer
49ers aiming for continuity
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. ... (more) 49ers aiming for continuity
Singletary wants control of the team, little else
sfgate.com — It is clear that, having seen him since the clock started on his new contract Sunday evening, he wants to be the last word on all phases of the football operation. He'll listen to other words, but they'd better be damned convincing ones. He has the ... (more) Singletary wants control of the team, little else
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Golden Nugget: Still no OC news..
Niners Nation — ... This article here contains news you already know, but has an interesting tidbit about Nolan and how it was pretty dumb to strip him of his GM powers (which he was good at) while keeping him as coach (which he was horrible at.) (MercuryNews.com) ...

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