Comments on: Vernon Davis wishes he thanked Mike Singletary for benching him

By: boyshole25

boyshole25 — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 23:28:14 +0000

He built that team but his scheme was too old school

By: joebone

joebone — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:58:31 +0000

I’m sure Mike is sitting by the phone waiting for a call. From anyone.

By: godofwine330

godofwine330 — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:55:52 +0000

I have been telling people this for years. Like Alper said, it’s not just Davis that has him to thank for getting them to realize that they weren’t seeing the light because they had their eyes closed. I am glad he chose this stage, the national stage to say thank you to Coach Singletary. I am sure a call is on the way.

By: granadafan

granadafan — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:28:27 +0000

It’s good to see tht Davis has matured and recognized that coaches are trying to improve players and not just “picking on them”.

By: pongonfl

pongonfl — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:17:55 +0000

Big personalities can be interesting. Some times they have to handle things in big ways, and both those men are emotional big personality guys.
Now if Singletary would offer such a heart felt apology to Alex Smith….we would know that he has grown up and learned from his failure at SF too. It had nothing to do with Alex Smith.

By: steelerdynasty2010

steelerdynasty2010 — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:12:40 +0000

glad you embraced the lesson, but he’s just a phone call away. you’ve had plenty of opportunities, you just havent taken advantage of them.

By: masterblaster78

masterblaster78 — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:47:50 +0000

It’s very hard to be humble, but you’ve shown that you have matured. Lots of credit given to you. I wish more players would do the same as you. Give Mike a phone call, I’m sure you can find him and his number. He will appreciate the thought of you going the extra yard for that. Best wishes for a Maryland star!

By: redmanalishi

redmanalishi — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:47:08 +0000

riverace19: “Singletary is not HC material, but he can be effective as a specialty coach, just as long as he has winners, and people that want to win.”

That’s what people said about Belichick after Cleveland. In most jobs you have the chance to try, fail, and learn from those failures. In the NFL you usually get the same chance, but it often means getting fired along the way.

By: sourdoughsam

sourdoughsam — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:45:34 +0000

A lot of 49ers fans bash Mike Nolan and Mike Singletary, but if it weren’t for those two, this team wouldn’t be where it is today. Nolan was the architect and Singletary built the foundation. Unfortunately, you need more than that to weather the storm, but I still have a ton of respect for those guys.

By: tyler4richardson

tyler4richardson — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:39:54 +0000

Mike Singletary mooned his team. I would hire him based off that.

By: mtx1992

mtx1992 — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:37:43 +0000

can not play with em, can not win with em, can not coach with em…cant do it

By: stoutfiles

stoutfiles — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:33:13 +0000

Nice story, but you can thank him anytime you want. I’m sure Mike has a phone you can call.

By: waxthat

waxthat — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:30:48 +0000

If Levitt leaves..harbaugh should bring back sing as lb coach.

By: nflmademetweet

nflmademetweet — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:29:12 +0000

Couldn’t he just thank him now?

By: raiderlyfe510

raiderlyfe510 — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:28:04 +0000

It’s funny how some people paint such a broad brush of failure over the Singletary era. Its simply not the case.

As an objective observer 5 minutes away from Frisco I think it was a success considering how soft and sloppy that team was before Singletary became head coach. Changing a losing culture is extremely hard to do. Singletary did it instantly without having to turnover the roster. 5-4 first year, 8-8 second year.

All Singletary needs is a good staff around him.

By: darkblue08

darkblue08 — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:27:13 +0000

He is not dead, you know.

By: riverace19

riverace19 — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:27:10 +0000

Singletary is not HC material, but he can be effective as a specialty coach, just as long as he has winners, and people that want to win.

By: theysone

theysone — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:26:39 +0000

Singletary helped Vernon grow up. It takes a big man to admit he acted like a petulant child when he was sent to the showers. I’m sure Singletary is proud of the player Vernon has become, and takes some satisfaction in the fact that the team has made it to, and very likely will win, the Superbowl.

By: whatchutalkinabouthillis

whatchutalkinabouthillis — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:23:56 +0000

Good to see that he sharpened up and became everything he could, but its not like Mike is dead. Give him a call!

By: freepretzels

freepretzels — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:17:39 +0000

Awesome. Good for him, for admitting it.

By: ajb3313

ajb3313 — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:12:01 +0000

The epitome of “you’ll understand when you’re older.” Good for Vernon.