Mike Singletary on the hot seat

The San Francisco 49ers were the favorite to win the NFC West by almost all the talking heads. Most believed that all the 49ers had to do was show up to the games and they could go 8-8 and get into the playoffs for the first time since Steve Mariucci was the head coach.

Well, they showed up but they are not on track to go 8-8. They are starting to look like they are on track to go 0-16.

After three weeks of losing and offensive ineptitude, Mike Singletary fired offensive coordinator Jimmy Raye and replaced him with quarterbacks coach Mike Johnson. Singletary has also had three players walk away from the team, Kentwan Balmer, Glen Coffee, and veteran safety Michael Lewis. The last one is the most concerning.

With a 0-4 start and players like Michael Lewis walking away from the team, Mike Singletary now finds himself on the hot seat. According to reports, if the “49ers don’t win one of the next two to three games” then Singletary will likely be fired. The 49ers next two games are at home against the Eagles and Raiders.

While the 49ers are losing games that should be won, their division foes (Seattle, Arizona, St. Louis) are winning games they should be losing. The 49ers currently stand two games behind the division lead. In fact, they are the only team in the division without a 2-2 record.

With only two games back of the division lead, the 49ers still have the opportunity to win the division. But any more losses to teams that they should beat and they will likely not be looking forward to the playoffs but more toward their top pick in the NFL draft.