Time Off for Good Behavior: Has Mike Singletary Gone Soft?

June 20, 2010   ·   Patrick Goulding II   ·   Jump to comments

The San Francisco 49ers wrapped up mandatory mini-camps one day ahead of schedule on Friday, as head coach Mike Singletary decided to cancel the planned Saturday practices and release his players a day early. They will be off until they reconvene for training camp late next month.
In a media interview , Coach Sing cited all the hard work his players and coaches had put in throughout the off-season fitness sessions, organized team activities, and mini-camp as the driving factors behind his decision to give the team a day off. He also said that he had known for some time that he would cancel the final day of practice.
Despite the fact that veterans like Manny Lawson, Nate Clements, and Shawntae Spencer had been absent until mandatory sessions began on Thursday, Coach Sing carried through with his vow, giving the complete team just two days of practice sessions to gel before wrapping for more than a month.
What does this decision really mean for the 49ers moving forward?
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