The San Francisco 49ers got dominated by the Seattle Seahawks on October 26, 2008. After the game all time Bears great and interim coach of the 49ers goes off. This is after Vernon Davis got punked because he was bad.
"Cannot play with 'em, cannot win with "em, cannot coach with 'em, CAN'T DO IT!!!" Anthony Robbins has nothing compared to Mike Singletary's form of motivation.
the “i want winners, i want people that want to win” line is so overlooked. it seems obvious, but you’ll be surprised how many people in life , outside of sports, do not have a winning mentality
Singletary single-handedly turned this team around and paved the way for Harbaugh and the lightning in a bottle that came right after. Singletary also single-handedly saved Vernon Davis' career. Davis was supposed to be one of the best tight ends ever and simply did not live up to his potential for the first couple seasons. His ego was too big and he failed to live up to expectations. Singletary put him in his place and Davis went on to say that this was the most impactful moment of his career. He finally had a REAL MAN and NFL Hall of Famer stand up to him and throw him out of a game and say, "We're better off without you." Davis seemed like he'd never heard anyone tell him that in his entire life. Davis got the message and ended up having a solid career. At his peak, he was one of the best ever. I still believe Singletary doesn't get any credit for the attitude he instilled to the 49ers, but it set the tone for the success they'd have going forward.
What did Vernon even do anyways for him to say what he said I would like to know. If he is complaining or doesn't feel like playing I could understand Mike Single Terry's frustration.
Singletary never got enough credit for this. Benching the star player? That takes some serious balls to begin with and then to teach him a lesson in humility by thrashing his attitude in the post game press conference? My children’s children will know about “I would rather play with 10 people and just get flagged all the way through then play with 11 with one of those players thinking it’s about them” what an absolute boss
Hands down, best post-game press conference ever. Didn't curse, didn't freak out, in fact he barely raised his voice, but he got his point across in a way that left no misunderstandings.
Scot McCloughan drafted that roster.Nolan built the staff that Singletary kept.Harbaugh showed them how to win. That is the simple version of events. When Harbaugh came in, only Justin Smith, Patrick Willis, and D. Goldson kept their starting jobs on defense. Bowman became a starter when Spikes was released. Brooks became a starter over Lawson. Eventually Aldon Smith took over for Harilson. Nose Tackle A. Franklin went to the Saints. Ray McDonald took over at DE when they moved Soap over to NT. Clements was released and replaced by Carlos Rogers. Brown took over for Spencer. Donte Whitner was signed to play SS. most of the entire defense was different, and led by Vic Fangio. The offense became more consistent and follow fundamentals. Alex Smith only turned the ball over 4 times in 2011. They had a creative running game with a verity of traps, counters, and pitches to keep the defense on their heels. Jim literally ran the Packer Power Sweep against the Packers down their throat in 2012 and it was hilarious. The problem with getting back to the fundamentals and the basics is that it lacks the creativity needed to compete in the NFL at the highest level. He took a great team with a soft schedule and got them to play consistent conservative football. That is why they went 13-3. Singletary couldn't coach offensive football or manage a game on the offensive side of the ball. That is why they were 6-10 and a disaster.
As a 49ers fan my heart flutters when I hear this, the true turning point for our franchise. Mike Nolan couldn’t motivate a sperm to reach the egg, but Samurai Mike put his foot down and cursed out a superstar day one. Legendary I’ll always love u
Vernon Davis has already publicly credited Singletary tossing him from this game for the light to his NFL Career cutting on. He was still a young immature player at the time. Great speech though and true for any team.
If nothing else, Samurai Mike would bring back the passion & dog fight attitude for team. Aaron Rodgers humiliates the Bears in Chicago and then says “I own you”… and nobody on the Bears team takes it personal or fires back in the media. Even worse, the Bears “response” to Rodgers “owning them” is to come out on national TV and get humiliated even worse by Tom Brady. Mike Singletary would have personally made a comment about Rodgers quote, and he would have at least had the Bears defense ready for war against Tom Brady. He may have lost the game, but the Bears wouldn’t have curled up in a fetal position live on TV.
"Cannot play with them; cannot win with them; cannot coach with them! Can't do it! I want winners!!! I want people that wanna win!!!" -Mike Singletary (Former San Francisco 49ers coach)
@@sovietonion72 make no mistake: he was definitely a very good coach, just not a good head coach. He helped change the culture for San Fran. Biggest mistake they ever made was rolling with Kaep. That ruined their franchise.
As a lifelong Niner fan listening Coach Singletary's Post Game brings back memories, good, bad and memorable. I love his passion for the game and he wore his heart on his sleeve but he had a difficult time dealing with the modern day personalities of today's NFL players. By benching VD for the second half of the game it ultimately caused him to refocus and ultimately saved his career. I think Singeltary could have been a good coach with the right team a good OC and more support.....JMO
To watch somebody call out these overpaid and under performing guys in today's game is extremely refreshing and satisfying. I'm actually a die hard Steelers fan but grew up in the 80's and have always had a soft spot for the 9ers. I loved when Singletary done this.
@@tspawn35 He is not much of an X's and O's type of guy to be a good DC. He was best suited as a LB's coach and an Assistant Head Coach, which is what he was before he got to be HC.
I think he's the perfect coach to take a team out of the gutter like SF was in at the time, because before X's and O's mean anything, the attitude has to be there. Belichick caught lightning in a bottle with a veteran roster of above average guys who all wanted to succeed. He also had a QB who wouldn't accept mediocrity for 20 years. Bill is a great coach, no doubt, but he got lucky as hell with the timing. You want guys like this to be your coach if your team has a losing mentality. He'd have to delegate on X and O's, but man... this dude is a leader.
@@tookiezzz2898 Voters are really being stingy lately. Issac Bruce has over 15,000 receiving yards, 91 TD, 4 Pro-Bowls and a SB. He's currently #5 on the career receiving yards list. His name has been on the HOF ballot for the last 5 years, and he's been turned down every year. For Vernon, he's played his career in the pass-happy NFL where QB's routinely throw for 4,000 yards. Despite that, his stats are similar to Ozzie Newsome, a guy who played in the 80's. Ozzie also has made 3 Pro-Bowls to Vernon's 2, and crucially, has 1 All-Pro while Vernon has zero. I don't think he's getting in.
+ZorroVenonoso so right you are bro! harbaugh inherited the defence that singletary built! he just inserted his offensive schemes there! just was missing that top flight quarterback and no- Colin Kaepernick don't count!
Common misconception, but Nolan and McCloughan built this team. Think of all the main guys that Harbaugh first succeeded with. Willis, Gore, Davis, Staley, J. Smith, A. Smith. All drafted by Nolan/McCloughan except J. Smith who was courted as a FA. Singletary taught discipline, but he didn't assemble the team Harbaugh succeeded with by any means.
God I loved me some old school Singletary coaching up the Niners. I lived in San Francisco during this time and watched this game and presser on TV. Everybody loved Singletary. He planted the seeds of success for that team and showed Vernon Davis how to conduct himself like a professional and man.
0:43 the way he says it will change is so Father-Like. It's not a positive reassurance, it's a definitive statement like he knew that the team was more than capable of being a championship team and so long as they kept the core intact, the team was going to go somewhere. Love it
I think Mike Singletary has a YUUUGE family... don't quote me (edit: Singletary has some insanely, tight family values and I believe has 3 kids of his own and 3 adopted kids)
I come from outside of the US so I haven't the first clue about how American football works. What I do know is these players, coaches and fans are heavily invested in it emotionally so seeing them face such tremendous adversity is something I watch and try to learn from ever so often, being cool or at least trying to be level-headed while getting your point across despite disappointment is a skill I think we can all appreciate and learn.
I have never seen in sports where a coach made such an impact so quick. Complete turn-a-round. This man is so respected by everyone. Thank god the 49ers have him
This is what you call "the real deal" the best kind of coach to have. I am not niners fan, I'm not even a pro football fan, but this is what pro football needs. This is a guy you go into battle with no matter what. Good for him!
I remember Mike as the leader of the Bears defense back in the 1980's so even as a Bears fan, I was glad for him becoming a head coach no matter who the team.
This guy was Ray Lewis before Ray Lewis was Ray Lewis. He was the MIKE linebacker for Mike Ditka and Buddy Ryan of the famous Chicago Bear "Monsters of the Midway" teams in the 1980s back when teams didn't throw the ball around the yard, the ran it and they ran it up the middle. This guy was banging heads with pulling guards, fullbacks with necks bigger than their heads.
He may have lost his job later that season, but my goodness. Vernon Davis became an allstar and a captain following this and the team was a well oiled machine going forward. One of the greatest soundbites of alltime.
Lol it was despite them not because of them just know that as this was Mahomes 2nd super bowl and Bradys 10 so believe it those guys were along for a ride to a superbowl not a reason for a super bowl.....that was cute though
Epic, takes me back a few years! I mean, you just rarely see this from a head coach anymore, even at that time, it was kind of rare. I really liked Mike's passion and persona, even if he didn't get the results win-wise as an HC. Those 2007/08-2010 teams weren't great, but he really did change the attitude and culture of the team, especially on defense. That 2009 team in particular was really promising, and the defense was vicious. And the best part of this rant was that Vernon actually listened to Singletary and became a much better team player. Turned his career around. I hope Singletary gets another gig in the NFL, in one form or another. He'd be a valuable asset to any team.
Andrew Radakovitz As a 49er fan who watched all of the regimes right before Singletary (Mike Nolan/Scot McCloughan) and right after him (Jim Harbaugh/Trent Baalke), and the reason Singletary wasn't fit to be a top coach is because he just didn't have enough general knowledge of the X's and O's of all aspects of the game. He was an excellent motivator which is an awesome quality, but you have to be able to coach the game too which he wasn't able to.
@T. Way He didn't know X's and O's of the offense bruh, and didn't have a top quality OC to make up for it. There's a reason that the team he went 5-10 with went 13-3 the following year despite a lockout shortened offseason.
Not sure about intelligence but That guy knows how to motivate. If his words can't have the desired effect, then it's time for change. All coaches do the same thing. They find what's good a player and utilize it effectively. MS may not have been a great coach but he sure as fuk tried to get people motivated and care for more than about the paycheck.
No, no, no...he knew less about X's and O's than that plumber we just fired did. Rah rah coaches don't work in the head spot. They are excellent assistant coaches but not at being the top dog. If you need proof of his ineptitude look no further than how rarely Mike wore a headset while coaching. Hard to coach if you're not communicating with anyone, and you certainly aren't calling any plays.
+James Bayly The Rah Rah guy you had after him seemed do just fine.. The niners have become a dumpster fire. That's not Mike Singletary, that's not Jim Harbaugh and that's not Bill Walsh. Garbage management..
As a die hard Niners fan , I'm glad we have a coach that knows discipline!! Mike doesn't play around and it is having an affect on our team!! He definiltely knows how to motivate otherwise we wouldn't be 2-0 right now!! Go Niners!!!
I know theres some stiff competition but this is honestly my favorite post game press conference ever. He finds the perfect combination of completely grilling the team but also interjecting alot of hopeful and inspiring stuff that anyone could get behind.
I love this type of attitude from a coach. He was such a competitor as a player, and kept that same energy as a coach. I have no idea why he was never given another opportunity to coach.
Samurai Mike's style would work REALLY well with some college kids. He needs to land a coaching gig somewhere with an NCAA school. I would personally LOVE him with Notre Dame. He'd turn a bunch of college kids into real football players, and put that hard nosed mentality into them before their NFL careers even began.
I wish the 49ers would bring him back as a linebackers coach or another smaller role. Miss that guy. Not as a head a coach, but he was good for the players.
And he never named names. He didn't throw people under the bus. He just said hit the shower and watch and learn. Didn't blast players for missing assignments. This is the kind of guy you want on your coaching staff.
u know listening to mike, he'd make a hell of a politician man! he should run for office now- it aint too late! but you can see he's a born leader with that old skool no nonsense style! i like this guy- however today's NFL won't hire this guy cuz he's too rigid, too disciplined for the youngsters to grasp his forward thinking- until they in their 30's when its much too late!
I agree with you 1000% percent. Maybe he will get a shot at a major college program that needs his style of discipline to upright a troubled program and win.
I always felt like the 49ers franchise changed and got back to winning because of the short time this guy was head coach. Everything else flowed from that.
This man should be head coach for the Raiders, they wouldn't be 0-10! And maybe the Bears! He would strike fear into his players! Like his mentor, Mike Ditka!
"Can not win with them!Can not coach with them!Can not play with them!Can't do it! I want winners! I want people who Want to win!"...classic coaching rant
Mike was pushed into the HC role too quickly. From what I remember, he had not even been a coordinator yet when Nolan was fired. That said, I am sure he could become an awesome DC for someone, or at minimum, a great linebackers coach.
I'm not a 49ers fan but I respect what Mike Singletary has done for this franchise. To have a coach that cares about the team, players, and coaching; is a great formula for winning. Only time will tell if San Fran will become an elite team again, but for now this display of heart and determination, is truly encouraging.
Every time I dwell on this man coaching my time I feel like I won the lottery. The man is ownage. He's a winner at the highest level tried and true. Follow him.
