A bizarre week indeed

The 49ers fired offensive coordinator Jimmy Raye last week. It is the first of what could be several moves as this organization unravels through a tumultuous start.
Remember the 49ers were picked to win the division. With Atlanta today and Philadelphia on the horizon, they're looking at an 0-5 start.
No team has made the playoffs starting the year 0-5.
Mike Singletary is an emotional and fiery man. That may have worked as a player. But it's not working as a coach. One NFL expert told me he's in over his head. A change is forthcoming.

Kassim Osgood found himself staring at a loaded gun at a female friend's house during an invasion in Jacksonville. He was pistol-whipped before jumping out of a two-story window.
While the former North Salinas High star ran for help to a neighbors house, the friend and intruder engaged in a shoot-out, in which the friend had a laser attached to her gun.
Osgood, a three-time special teams pro bowler, is in his eighth year in the NFL, his first in Jacksonville. Kassim, you have got to pick better acquaintances.

Monterey High football fans are still simmering about a loss to Carmel six days ago. Comments have been coming on the web site all week — some calling for the dismissal of the coaching staff.
Get over it. It's six days old. It's high school football. The Toreadores are 2-1. One bad game does not determine an entire season. How about a positive approach?

Cal deciding to cut its baseball program after this spring was a shock. Baseball has been a part of Cal sports since 1892. Salinas graduate and Cubs first baseman X Nady was an All-American at Cal.
Its most famous player may be future Hall of Fame second baseman Jeff Kent. Its manager is former Palma three-sport standout and school valedictorian Dave Esquer.
How can you cut a program with so much history?