Well that sure didn’t take long! Head coach Mike Singletary has named Shaun Hill the starting quarterback for the teams next game against the Arizona Cardinals. It was first thought and blogged about that Singletary would wait until naming a starting qb, but reports started to surface Monday afternoon that Hill was named the starter.

“Coach Martz and I looked at the film. We talked about it a bit last night, we got together this morning and after looking at the film, really felt like Shaun Hill would be the best quarterback going forward,” said Singletary.

I would expect Hill to play the full game against the Cardinals unless he comes out and throws three picks in the first half. Hopefully he will make better decisions then J.T. O’Sullivan did atleast.

What do you think about the quarterback move?

Thing sure were ugly on Sunday as the San Francisco 49ers dropped their fifth straight game of the season. The 49ers were roughed up by the visiting Seattle Seahawks by the score of 34-13. The most excitement in the game was seeing J.T. O’Sullivan being benched in the second quarter and then Vernon Davis being told to go shower and get off the field with 10 minutes left in the game. Yeah, things were that bad for the 49ers…

Coach Singletary sure didn’t waste anytime pulling the plug on O’Sullivan after he threw a pick six in the second quarter. It was already his third tournover of the game as he fumbled the ball twice earlier in the game. Shuan Hill came in and played the rest of the game for the 49ers. Singletary said he would have to look at some game film and see how the two qb’s practice during the off week and will then make a decision on a starter for the Nov 10th Monday Night Football game against the Arizona Cardinals.

As for the Vernon Davis situation, Davis pushed away a Seahawks defender by the face mask after a seven yard reception to draw a 15 yard penalty. Davis was then pulled out of the game and told to go sit down. Singletary then talked to Davis a couple of different times on the sidelines and told him “he would do a better job for us right now taking a shower and coming back and watching the game than going out on the field.”

There really isn’t a ton to blog about in the game. Joe Nedney had two field goals and then Jason Hill caught a two yard touchdown from Hill for the 49ers only touchdown. The offense played terrible and the defense was terrible as well.

It’s a good time for the 49ers to have a bye week that is for sure. They need to get back to the basics and work on fundamentals during the next two weeks.

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Early reports on Monday stated that Mike Nolan would be fired as head coach of the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday after they play the Seattle Seahawks. Now it appears that Nolan has been fired this afternoon and that Mike Singletary will be the interim head coach.

Nolan was 18-37 as head coach of the 49ers. Not what management was expecting when they hired Nolan. Nolan was in the fourth year of a five-year, $8.5 million contract. Nolan will always be remembered for wanting to draft Alex Smith who the 49ers did draft but later turned out to be a bust. The busy of Smith sure didn’t help Nolan out that is for sure.

Now the 49ers will see what Singletary can do for the team. Maybe a change at the top will help the team get going and start winning some games. What does everyone thing?

Things didn’t get any better for the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday as they dropped their fourth straight game. The New York Giants beat the 49ers 29-17 in a hard fought game. It was just the 49ers making more mistakes in the second half then the Giants and that is the reason for the 12 points loss.

J.T. O’Sullivan once again made costly mistakes in the game as he was picked off twice and also had a fumble in the endzone that resulted in a safety. He finished the game with one touchdown and two interceptions on 16 of 28 passing. O’Sullivan finished the game with 256 yards.

Head coach Mike Nolan mentioned after the game that a qb change could happen this week in practice so loook for Shaun Hill to get some more reps then he has.

Frank Gore had a terrible game as he only had 11 carries and 11 yards. The 49ers simply can’t win if Gore isn’t running the ball.

Josh Morgan led the wide receivers with five catches for 86 yards and one touchdown.

The offense was that bad against the Giants. Had they not scored a touchdown on a blocked field goal right before halftime, this game would have been a huge blowout for the G-men. The 49ers were that bad.

The main guy on the 49ers defense once again was Patrick Willis as he had nine tackles in the game. Walt Harris was right there with him with nine tackles of his own as well. The defense as a group is giving up too many points and the way the offense is playing right now, they will continue to lose these type of games.

So how long will Coach Nolan remain the coach of the San Francisco 49ers? I think that is the question everyone will be asking once again this week.

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The San Francisco 49ers were looking good through three quarters and part of the fourth quarter however the visiting Philadelphia Eagles did all the scoring in the final quarter and won 40-26. The 49ers gave up 23 points in the 4th quarter as they made costly mistakes and let things get away from them.

J.T. O’Sullivan threw for 199 yards but zero touchdowns and was picked off twice. The costly one that sealed the win for the Eagles came with 38 seconds left in the game. Juqua Parker returned the int 55 yards for a touchdown.

It was nice to see Frank Gore to rush for over 100 yards. I have mentioned before that if Gore could get over the 100 yard mark, the 49ers should win the game. I was wrong with that prediction but Gore did everything he could do to help out the team as he rushed for 101 yards on 19 carries.

Vernon Davis finally had a breakout game as well. Davis caught six balls for 75 yards and awesome as he broke tackles on the plays to pick up extra yards.

Patrick Willis once again led the team with tackles as he finished the game with eight. Takeo Spikes who was cut by the Eagles before joining the 49ers had a good game with seven tackles and one interception.

That is now three straight losses for the niners. The offense isn’t playing that good and the defense is giving up a lot of points as well. Those two things don’t equal wins that is for sure. The 49ers will now be travelling to New York to take on the Giants this coming Sunday. Expect another loss for the niners.

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It was a pretty close game through out most of the game on Sunday but the San Francisco 49ers lost to the New England Patriots 30-21. The victory was the Patriots first ever win in San Francisco. With the loss, the 49ers are now 2-3 on the season.

Three interceptions by J.T. O’Sullivan really hurt the offense. He finished the game with just 130 yards on 14 of 29 throwing. That simply isn’t going to get the job done against the Patrios. This was really a game that the niners could have one had they not made the tournovers and got some stops on third downs by the defense.

Patrick Willis led the team with 18 tackles as he was flying all over the place. I was dissappointed in the play of Walt Harris and Nate Clements as they let Randy Moss get deep and score on a 66 yard pass in the first half. The two veterans back there know better then to let Moss catch the ball deep.

Once again the running game was terrible. Frank Gore only rushed for 54 yards on 12 carries. Gore simply isn’t getting the holes that he needs to and is struggling at making guys miss at the line of scrimmage.

Issac Bruce led the 49ers with two touchdown receptions as he finished the game with three catches for 49 yards. You can tell right there how bad the 49ers offense played as Bruce had just three catches in the game.

I really expect another loss for the 49ers this Sunday as they will take on the Philadelphia Phillies. I don’t think the 49ers have enough offense to keep up with the Eagles. I predict the eagles will win this game by 10 points. I don’t want to admit that, but it is just my opinion with how the team is playing right now.

What do you think? Leave us a comment and let us know your prediction or what the 49ers need to change to start winning these games that they should be.

First off I would like to apologize for not having an update up sooner. I was in Lincoln, Nebraska for the Nebraska vs Virginia Tech football game all weekend long and wasn’t even able to watch the 49ers game. Yeah I know, tell me about it.

The niners defense had problems all game long with Saints quarterback Drew Brees as he passed for 363 yards and three touchdowns. To compare that with J.T. O’Sullivans 257 yards and one touchdown with two picks you can see where the Saints won. The niners defense just couldn’t stop the Saints passing attack.

Arnaz Battle led the 49ers receiving corps with seven catches for 120 yards. Issac Bruce caught O’Sullivans only touchdown pass as he hauled in five catches for 54 yards.

Frank Gore ran the ball 16 times for 82 yards but did not score a touchdown. As I have blogged before, if Gore can run for 100 yards and score a touchdown, more then likely the niners are going to get the victory. Lanes just aren’t opening up as much as they need to for Gore to break off any long runs.

Also the offense needs to get Vernon Davis involved more. He only had one catch in the game. Davis can spread the field for the niners but it seems like he only has one or two catches a game. If he is open, O’Sullivan always over throws him deep. That needs to be fixed ASAP.

As for the defense, Michael Lewis led the team with 11 solo tackles. Patrick Willis was right behind him with 9 tackles. Takeo Spikes intercepted one pass while Willis recovered a fumble for the defense.

Joe Nedney kicked three field goals with the longest being of 49 yards. You can really tell how bad the offense was against the Saints when you look and see that Nedney accounted for nine of those 17 points.

Things sure don’t get any better for the 49ers as they will take on the New England Patriots this Sunday. The game will be played at home, but I don’t think it will matter and the Pats will win by 14 points. What do you think about the outcome of the game?

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