Mike Singletary Wears Boxers

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San Francisco 49ers head coach Mike Singletary is an interesting guy. I loved the old school tirade after his first game (a 34-13 loss to the Seattle Seahawks) as leader of the Niners. Some felt it came across a bit strong for a debut, but I don’t think so. I think it was necessary. I think it was a lot of pent-up frustration with the team that he wasn’t really able to express previously. Anyway, new developments from that game surfaced today when it became known that coach Singletary dropped his drawers at halftime in an effort to somehow motivate his team. Why would he pull his pants down in front of the team? He actually had to issue a statement to explain himself:

“I used my pants to illustrate that we were getting our tails whipped on Sunday and how humiliating that should feel for all of us. I needed to do something to dramatize my point; there were other ways I could have done it but I think this got the message across. I am excited about having the team back at practice on Monday so we can get back to work.”

Personally, I don’t think this is an appropriate way to motivate NFL players. It’s — ummm — weird. I think coach lost it there for a few hours. The good news is he was wearing boxer shorts. There was no “mooning” going on. That would’ve raised the weirdness to another level. As I said before, I think coach Singeltary will be a fine NFL coach. But he really needs to keep his pants on.

Source: ESPN.com