Mike Singletary Post Game Press Conference where he goes off on his team and Vernon Davis. This is after the San Francisco 49ers were destroyed by the Seattle Seahawks
Mike Singletary change the culture of this team. He is the reason that Jim Harbrough had the formula and pieces, all he had to do was take them the next level, and that is what Jim did.
This was not the day after the game, this was immediately following the game. I was at this game and listened to this press conference live on the radio on the way home.
Singletary is only lacking the x's and o's part of the game. Put him as a defensive coordinator for 2-3 seasons under a smart coach. Give him the way to turn his passion to game management and he'd be amazing.
This speech reminds of my co workers at Wal Mart who come in late every single day, take 25 minute breaks, take an hour and a half lunch hours and also go to the bathroom multiple times during their shift. CANNOT WORK WITH THEM....😂
Doesen't get the the credit he deserves for his years in shaping that defense and than coaching Patrick Willis and Vernon Davis, some of the key components on that team wouldn't be who they are today without Mike Singletary. He was a great player and a great motivator!
Vernon Davis is one of the best Tight Ends in the league after this rant....speaking as a Packers Fan, I'd like to see Jermichael Finely humbled in a similar manner
Hey guys, Singletary wasn't ready for the job. He didn't have much experience when he was linebacker coach and simply wasn't ready for prime time. He was terrible with the media with most of the coordinators off limits and his decisions were very questionable on the field. It's not his fault though, he didn't have someone to mentor him. 49ers brass are really the ones to blame, they haven't shown any competence in running a team.
@TheGeorgecostanza Most of the recent coaches the Niners have had have been very defensive minded; this is why the 49er defense has been awesome for a few years. Harbaugh has been able to maintain an offense that Smith and the rest of the O can handle. They have been playing to Alex's strengths rather than asking Alex to make big plays, which he has had to do for the past few years resulting in bad decisions made by him. I'm glad to see Alex Smith finally living up to his potential.
What makes Harbaugh amazing that he turned a culture from losing and being just mediocre to a culture of having the team believe in itself with practically the same players. Very few coaches can do that and Jim and John Harbaugh was able to do that with the Ravens.
damn sure is... "cannot play with him, cannot win with him, cannot coach with him, can't do it". ...aww man, he's a breath of fresh air when it comes to Pro Sports. "CAN'T DO IT!!!!"
people need to stop hating on singletary....its not his fault that the niners have been horrible... i mean really was it mikes fault that nate clements was stupid to fumble the ball vs atlanta? was it mikes fault that delany walker fumbled a punt vs saints? was it mikes fault that frank gore fumbled twice vs the eagles? was it mikes fault that alex smith got hurt vs panthers and had to put in an even worse david carr who threw away the ball? NO..KEEP MIKE and BRING IN A QB
10x Pro Bowl selection (1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992) 7x First-Team All-Pro selection (1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991) Second-Team All-Pro selection (1990) Super Bowl champion (XX) NFL 1980s All-Decade Team 2x AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year (1988, 1985) 3x UPI NFC Player of the Year (1988, 1985, 1984) 2x Davey O'Brien Memorial Trophy winner (1979, 1980) Listen to this guy
Singletary had 50% of what it takes to be a great coach. He has the tenacity, love,emotion and intensity. He just needed a way to transfer that into his players. Kinda like magic johnson, he loved the game so much and had such a drive that when he saw players who didnt have that, he didnt know what to do.
Yeah I always thought of him as a great Drill Instructor just not a true general. I thought he instilled great values in his guys, he was inspiring, he just wasn't a very good tactician.
Magic Johnson when he stepped away from coaching---I'm paraphrasing but it was basically "When I played, Kareem, Kurt Rambis and I sat in the locker room after wins or losses and talked about what we had to do to get another ring. I walk into this locker room and hear these guys talking about who has the nicer cell phone. I can't deal with this."
Terence McClain you mean ron jeremys evil twin right? Tomsula makes erikson the head coach before mike nolan look smart. At least erikson had an excuse for his idiocy he was a freaking drunk. Whats tomsulas exscuse he was used as a soccer ball as a baby?
@@detpistons4l401 Because it's the "coach ripping on a player in public" trope that the media hates. No matter how correct the coach is, the media will rip the coach. In the end, he was right for going on this tirade. He wanted to win so badly that he wanted only people who wanted to win, not people who wanted to lose. Vernon Davis slapping a player in the face for no reason, and then getting a 15 yard penalty on top of it is a losers mentality. Can't win when you take penalties like that.
Davis was a flash in the pan, the product of a being a primary focal point (to his credit, admittedly) of his team's red zone offense for a few years and not that much more aside from his size/athleticism. He is fortunate that his coaches dialed so many play calls that were engineered specifically to feed him the ball. IMO this really inflated his value, at least his perceived value. Mark my words, he may not be all that old -- Vernon is 5-7 years younger than Antonio Gates (who is unusually old but still a top-5 TE in the NFL regardless of his age) -- but he has already played his best football. I mean to say that ("his best football") in every sense of the phrase; in a literal sense, statistically... however you wanna slice it. His stats may climb next season, and probably will, relative to this past year's injury-plagued disappointment. How can they not?? But regardless of that, Davis is well on his way to reverting back to the selfish player he initially appeared to be when issues both on and off the field had many of us convinced he would be a TOTAL bust, especially given his 3rd overall NFL pedigree. It's in his character to take shortcuts, put himself before the team, and rely on his physical gifts to get by... such is the attitude responsible for him *almost* never even getting his big payday at all. Anyone who gives him a big contract on the back nine of his career deserves the disappointment they are setting themselves up for.
This speech reminds me of what I go through every Saturdays at work. I tell my co-workers that I’d rather work with 2 people on shift than work with 1 person knowing that person is going to be deadweight and I have to carry him. Cannot work with him. Cannot make money with him. Can’t do it.
This is who the Lions need as a head coach! If you listen to Vernon Davis now, he credits Mike Singletary with turning him around. I pray some team gives him another shot.
In many ways, Mike Singleterry had a huge role in making the 49ers the team they are today. He disciplined the players and made them check their egos out the door. Humility. Without it, Jim Harbaugh wouldn't of had the success he had (having to deal with entitled brats). Made the team development that much better.
No he didn't. Mike Singletary is a silly man that likes to joke around and have fun. Mike Singletary performed in the Bears embarrassing "Superbowl Shuffle" song where he showed his true colors. The man was a class clown and shame on people for falling for this tough guy discipline nonsense. Mike Singletary would rather be at a karaoke bar laughing the night away.
The Niners needed Singletary to come back and bench Vernon again this season. Holding out and missing practice for more money? Can't catch shit all season? Cannot play with them. Cannot win with them. Cannot coach with them. CAN'T DO IT.
You do realize Singletary performed in the infamous Bears "Superbowl Shuffle" right? At heart he is silly and likes to play around too much. That's why I find it amazing people fell so hard for his tough guy discipline schtick. Freaking unreal.
never got the credit he deserved..he helped to reverse the luck of this franchise, but never was able to take that next step with them because of that 2010 season..
My fiance just now...I'm working on Sunday. I just started this job so I am being nice. I could have said no. Me:You know Mike Singletary? Her:Can't do it!
Melvin Gordon needs to watch this. He doesn't seem to give a shit about anything but his money right now. He is clearly not giving full effort right now so that he can stay healthy, move on to a new team, and get more money. I would prefer he takes the year off and just doesn't take the field. The only reason he's playing is so that he can still collect game checks.
as dumb as singeltary was. He really did change Vernon as a player and most importantly a leader/person. Look at him now hes a beast. And a lot is owed to Mike for the transformation. Mikes down fall was it was the only player he cared about lol
For everyone commenting that Mr. Singletary was the “stepping stone,” and the dutiful “drill instructor” to prepare the Niners for “General” Harbaugh; it did my heart good to see them come up short in the Super Bowl. How fitting that it was another legendary Middle Linebacker that put a stop their chances in that game. I love the cosmos.
![Vernon Davis reflects on Mike Singletary and humility [5.8.19]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/0I7GZAapBEM/mqdefault.jpg)
My friend referred me to this video when I was a bad wingman last night
+duvalkc should have more votes
thanks for the idea to your friend i'm sending this to my friend now because my buddy was a horrible wingman last weekend.
ha ha good idea
Best Comment Lol
duvalkc nice
Mike Singletary change the culture of this team. He is the reason that Jim Harbrough had the formula and pieces, all he had to do was take them the next level, and that is what Jim did.
Great speech from a great man.
I wish Singletary became a coach for the Bears. Man that would be fucking awesome.
still relevant in 2019
And 2020
This was not the day after the game, this was immediately following the game. I was at this game and listened to this press conference live on the radio on the way home.
Singletary is only lacking the x's and o's part of the game. Put him as a defensive coordinator for 2-3 seasons under a smart coach. Give him the way to turn his passion to game management and he'd be amazing.
This speech reminds of my co workers at Wal Mart who come in late every single day, take 25 minute breaks, take an hour and a half lunch hours and also go to the bathroom multiple times during their shift. CANNOT WORK WITH THEM....😂
Doesen't get the the credit he deserves for his years in shaping that defense and than coaching Patrick Willis and Vernon Davis, some of the key components on that team wouldn't be who they are today without Mike Singletary. He was a great player and a great motivator!
Vernon Davis is one of the best Tight Ends in the league after this rant....speaking as a Packers Fan, I'd like to see Jermichael Finely humbled in a similar manner
Yeah thats absolutely right, after this he became the TE he is now. Thanks Singletary for that
thats not a rant. thats the truth. And a damn good coach telling it...
Mike Singletary Is a great coach. The team was going through a slump and just didn't have the motivation to win and to play as a team
Hey guys, Singletary wasn't ready for the job. He didn't have much experience when he was linebacker coach and simply wasn't ready for prime time. He was terrible with the media with most of the coordinators off limits and his decisions were very questionable on the field. It's not his fault though, he didn't have someone to mentor him. 49ers brass are really the ones to blame, they haven't shown any competence in running a team.
@TheGeorgecostanza Most of the recent coaches the Niners have had have been very defensive minded; this is why the 49er defense has been awesome for a few years. Harbaugh has been able to maintain an offense that Smith and the rest of the O can handle. They have been playing to Alex's strengths rather than asking Alex to make big plays, which he has had to do for the past few years resulting in bad decisions made by him. I'm glad to see Alex Smith finally living up to his potential.
Vernon Davis even thanked him for the wake up call lol
he got the best out VD this year, respect to his methods
What makes Harbaugh amazing that he turned a culture from losing and being just mediocre to a culture of having the team believe in itself with practically the same players. Very few coaches can do that and Jim and John Harbaugh was able to do that with the Ravens.
I literally love Mike.
I tottaly agree with you..Bob babich is ok but having Singletary back in Chicago would be awsome
damn sure is...
"cannot play with him, cannot win with him, cannot coach with him, can't do it".
...aww man, he's a breath of fresh air when it comes to Pro Sports.
"CAN'T DO IT!!!!"
exactly. i could careless about the 49er's. but Singletary is gonna turn that franchise around. shit there already 2-0. good start,
cannot play wit em, cannot win wit em, cannot coach wit em, can't do it. classic.
people need to stop hating on singletary....its not his fault that the niners have been horrible... i mean really was it mikes fault that nate clements was stupid to fumble the ball vs atlanta? was it mikes fault that delany walker fumbled a punt vs saints? was it mikes fault that frank gore fumbled twice vs the eagles? was it mikes fault that alex smith got hurt vs panthers and had to put in an even worse david carr who threw away the ball? NO..KEEP MIKE and BRING IN A QB
.....and guess what? Mike Singletary will get what he wants because he just won't stop pushing until he gets it. San Fran is on the right path.
idk about the best tight end in the league but hes up there
Sing built the foundation of that team. Kind of like what Dungy did with the bucs. Harbaugh just putting the icing on the cake
Number 50 is the MAN!
SAMURAI MIKE!
Just sent this to my girl (I should say Ex but haven't broken it to her yet).
10x Pro Bowl selection (1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992)
7x First-Team All-Pro selection (1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991)
Second-Team All-Pro selection (1990)
Super Bowl champion (XX)
NFL 1980s All-Decade Team
2x AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year (1988, 1985)
3x UPI NFC Player of the Year (1988, 1985, 1984)
2x Davey O'Brien Memorial Trophy winner (1979, 1980)
Listen to this guy
Godammit I love Singletary.
Best rant ever.
"Cannot play with them, cannot win with them, cannot coach with them, can't do it"
Greatest quote ever
And Vernon changed his act after this speech too. I love it.
Singletary had 50% of what it takes to be a great coach. He has the tenacity, love,emotion and intensity. He just needed a way to transfer that into his players. Kinda like magic johnson, he loved the game so much and had such a drive that when he saw players who didnt have that, he didnt know what to do.
good post
Yeah I always thought of him as a great Drill Instructor just not a true general. I thought he instilled great values in his guys, he was inspiring, he just wasn't a very good tactician.
Magic Johnson when he stepped away from coaching---I'm paraphrasing but it was basically "When I played, Kareem, Kurt Rambis and I sat in the locker room after wins or losses and talked about what we had to do to get another ring. I walk into this locker room and hear these guys talking about who has the nicer cell phone. I can't deal with this."
👍great assessment!
Excellent constructive criticism.
can't do it.
Singletary was the stepping stone for the 49ers success, respectively.
I have to say I agree with you wholeheartedly on that. he set up their defense and really got their asses whipped into shape.
and Tomsula is the stepping stone for failure and stupidity
Terence McClain you mean ron jeremys evil twin right? Tomsula makes erikson the head coach before mike nolan look smart. At least erikson had an excuse for his idiocy he was a freaking drunk. Whats tomsulas exscuse he was used as a soccer ball as a baby?
@Sir Charles You pulling the race card, you little bitch?
@@VicInNocal Race card? More like facts card.
Jim Harbaugh needs to send this guy a Thank You basket
He’ll have to send it to heaven
This man gave the truest speech ever delivered by a coach.
Matt M So much passion behind his words. You can't buy that, you can't teach that.
YES!!!!
Facts Cant Win With Him Either
No Herm Edwards did
He’s the Donald Trump of coaches?
Without this, Vernon Davis does not become the player he is today.
gotta go through struggle first in order to be successful in life!
Vernon would tell you that himself.
I'd run through a brick wall for this guy. Wow!
I want Winners I want people that wanna win!
He ended up being right. I still remember how badly the media started to portray Singletary when this happened.
How does this make him look bad? Sounds like a good coach to me. Maybe Vernon Davis shouldn’t be so selfish
@@detpistons4l401 Because it's the "coach ripping on a player in public" trope that the media hates. No matter how correct the coach is, the media will rip the coach. In the end, he was right for going on this tirade. He wanted to win so badly that he wanted only people who wanted to win, not people who wanted to lose.
Vernon Davis slapping a player in the face for no reason, and then getting a 15 yard penalty on top of it is a losers mentality. Can't win when you take penalties like that.
If it wasn't for Singletary, Davis wouldn't be in the league let alone a top 5 TE.
LOL TOP 5 TE, MORE LIKE TOP 20
PunaniLicker69 He is top 5.
PunaniLicker69 When this was posted he was top 3. Grok, Graham, and VD.
Davis was a flash in the pan, the product of a being a primary focal point (to his credit, admittedly) of his team's red zone offense for a few years and not that much more aside from his size/athleticism. He is fortunate that his coaches dialed so many play calls that were engineered specifically to feed him the ball. IMO this really inflated his value, at least his perceived value. Mark my words, he may not be all that old -- Vernon is 5-7 years younger than Antonio Gates (who is unusually old but still a top-5 TE in the NFL regardless of his age) -- but he has already played his best football.
I mean to say that ("his best football") in every sense of the phrase; in a literal sense, statistically... however you wanna slice it. His stats may climb next season, and probably will, relative to this past year's injury-plagued disappointment. How can they not?? But regardless of that, Davis is well on his way to reverting back to the selfish player he initially appeared to be when issues both on and off the field had many of us convinced he would be a TOTAL bust, especially given his 3rd overall NFL pedigree. It's in his character to take shortcuts, put himself before the team, and rely on his physical gifts to get by... such is the attitude responsible for him *almost* never even getting his big payday at all.
Anyone who gives him a big contract on the back nine of his career deserves the disappointment they are setting themselves up for.
MFBloosh bullshit he ran a 4.38 and did over 20 reps I believe 25 reps at the combine and was awesome before he got there.
This speech reminds me of what I go through every Saturdays at work. I tell my co-workers that I’d rather work with 2 people on shift than work with 1 person knowing that person is going to be deadweight and I have to carry him. Cannot work with him. Cannot make money with him. Can’t do it.
This is who the Lions need as a head coach! If you listen to Vernon Davis now, he credits Mike Singletary with turning him around. I pray some team gives him another shot.
Bears need him worse!
In many ways, Mike Singleterry had a huge role in making the 49ers the team they are today. He disciplined the players and made them check their egos out the door. Humility. Without it, Jim Harbaugh wouldn't of had the success he had (having to deal with entitled brats). Made the team development that much better.
I agree
No he didn't. Mike Singletary is a silly man that likes to joke around and have fun. Mike Singletary performed in the Bears embarrassing "Superbowl Shuffle" song where he showed his true colors. The man was a class clown and shame on people for falling for this tough guy discipline nonsense. Mike Singletary would rather be at a karaoke bar laughing the night away.
Mike is a winner, and winners know how to do one thing very well--WIN!
He built most of that roster that harbaugh took to the super bowl
Everyone forgets
a man speaking the truth. passion to win and wanting to win can't be taught. you either have it or you don't
Greatest truthful rant in the history of pro sports... Also reminds me of Patrice O’Neil rip- “Women don’t want to win, they want a winner!”
This video symbolized a shift in Culture for me as a whole.
Mike couldnt grasp the Selfie in the end zone celebration Generation.
I don't understand why he doesn't have job in the nfl
He does now for the rams
+Renegade fuck stan kroenke
he was in HS but had 1-21 record and quit because he wants winners
The Niners needed Singletary to come back and bench Vernon again this season.
Holding out and missing practice for more money? Can't catch shit all season? Cannot play with them. Cannot win with them. Cannot coach with them. CAN'T DO IT.
You do realize Singletary performed in the infamous Bears "Superbowl Shuffle" right? At heart he is silly and likes to play around too much. That's why I find it amazing people fell so hard for his tough guy discipline schtick. Freaking unreal.
never got the credit he deserved..he helped to reverse the luck of this franchise, but never was able to take that next step with them because of that 2010 season..
I'm just here so I won't get fined
I quote him on "I want winners" almost daily!
Singletary was Never given enough credit for this
How sixers fans feel about Ben simmons
How I felt about Zay Flowers after the AFC championship game.
Speaking the truth, this is not a rant in my opinion by "Samurai Mike"
He's right
If they ever make a movie about the Niners, Denzel Washington has to do this part.
After Evan engram drop... I want winners 💯🎯
Motivated me to get up off my ass and start going hard again
This and the “you play to win the game” rant from Herm Edwards are my two favorite coach rants ever.
Both so damn true.
Sorry but none can beat the Da Bears are who we thought they were speech. Lol
@@john_doe_smith If you want to crown ‘em, then crown their ass!!!
@@ryanatorryanson9535 everybody played 3 quarters!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I see absolutely nothing wrong with the comments. I think he never got the chance to be great. We all have greatness built in us..
"Can't do it!"
" I want winners" I got the T-shirt... Oh yeah!!!
oh man this guy is a beast
He told Vernon Davis he would rather play with 10 guys on the field and just take a penalty every play then have him in the game...
CAN'T DO IT!
The Spark that began the 49ers journey back to relevance in the early 2010’s.
He's so awesome!
R u listening, AB?😁
Imagine saying this today, with these woke crybabies🙄🙄🙄🙄
"CAN'T DO IT!" Coach singletary is the shit!!
I can see why he was the Captain of the great 1985 Bears defense.
He should be in the NFL again, he just had a crappy young team when he coached. Put him in Cleveland or Oakland.
With another crappy young team?
+MrSinister718 Cleveland yes..Raiders are stacked
If you're a rams fan are you excited about him joining the rams? I am
fuck stan kroenke
What position? Like what coaching position? Linebacker coach?
Because he is black
the coach sucked but really good point he's making and good speech
I saw Vernon Davis yesterday, his kids go to the same private school as mine. LOL!
I would kill to have him back in Chicago! My god the bears need this guy....
My fiance just now...I'm working on Sunday. I just started this job so I am being nice. I could have said no.
Me:You know Mike Singletary?
Her:Can't do it!
When they ask why im toxic in league of legends 0:50
Legendary
Damn, you'd think he's talking about Jay Cutler.
Melvin Gordon needs to watch this. He doesn't seem to give a shit about anything but his money right now. He is clearly not giving full effort right now so that he can stay healthy, move on to a new team, and get more money. I would prefer he takes the year off and just doesn't take the field. The only reason he's playing is so that he can still collect game checks.
My Falcons need to give this guy a call. We can use a Real Football GUY in Atl. Loosing shouldn't feel good at all.
this isn't a rant! this is old school common sense.
as dumb as singeltary was. He really did change Vernon as a player and most importantly a leader/person. Look at him now hes a beast. And a lot is owed to Mike for the transformation. Mikes down fall was it was the only player he cared about lol
That’s why Iron Mike won a Super Bowl. He didn’t tolerate any soft ass shit.
If Dr. Martin Luther King Jr chose a different profession....
Obviously Mike never coached Richard Sherman
That was Buddy Ryan talking through Mike...
Everyone seems to forget he wasn’t a good coach though.
CAN'T DO IT!!!
Lmao!!!
A selfish player is a cancer on a team. You can’t have that.
For everyone commenting that Mr. Singletary was the “stepping stone,” and the dutiful “drill instructor” to prepare the Niners for “General” Harbaugh; it did my heart good to see them come up short in the Super Bowl. How fitting that it was another legendary Middle Linebacker that put a stop their chances in that game. I love the cosmos.
@crono916 awwww someone needs a hug! :)
This is the real shit
I work as a manager and this is the same type of speech I felt like giving today.