Motivation for the 49ers: A Loss in the Month of May?
So it appears that even though the 49ers haven't played a game yet in 2009, they already have a loss to start the season.
At least that's according to this report involving head coach Mike Singletary following practice today through SFGate.com:
Singletary spoke to his players for a good 15 minutes following practice, his voice rising to the occasion of his passion on several occasions. The message seemed to be to get it right whenever you take the field. The month of May, or at least the 19th, was not so merry for the 49ers.
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"Practice today was not what it needs to be," Singletary said. "We'll be better. We have to be better going forward. The players know me well enough to know it's all about getting better every day. It was not good. The 49ers, where we're planning to go, the things we have in mind, this is not it. We lost today."
To San Francisco, in particuliar coach Singletary, its okay. There's no need to lament over a bad practice in the month of May. Yes, teams practice the way they play, but why say "We lost today?" when its not September yet?
Its not like Larry Fitzgerald beat you deep while the niners were in double-coverage, or Matt Hasselback torched you with his arm, or new Rams coach Steve Spagnuolo let his defense loose on your offense during this important May practice.
Now granted, bad practices happen. Especially when you have a new offense to learn and getting used to a head coach who is preparing his first full year with the team.
But the passion and energy Singletary brings is what the 49ers need to return to the postseason. His blunt attitude is also needed, even if he tells his team "you lost today."
Singletary has already gotten his team's attention during practices and games, and it wasn't just through dropping his pants in front of them.
Its from getting inside Vernon Davis' head, getting his team to believe in Shaun Hill as the starting quarterback instead of former first-rounder Alex Smith, convincing his team they can play in cold weather elements and win at Buffalo, or having a defense that surrendered no more than 24 points in the final five games of the season, winning four of them.
For the 49ers to be successful, its going to take more than just a running game, an aggressive defense, solid quarterback play that doesn't neccesarily have to resemble Joe Montana or Steve Young, or rookie Michael Crabtree getting into the end zone.
Its going to take Mike Singletary being motivational, blunt, fiery and bellowing out every word when needed, even if its a "loss."
The SFGate.com story can be seen here:
Additional information is also seen through yahoo.com:
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