Mike Singletary Hates Pants, Visually Explains to Team How They Were Getting Butt Kicked

Recently, a lot of things have happened in San Francisco that have been bordering on the bizarre. A few quick examples: Mike Martz will never, ever criticize J.T. O'Sullivan. Mike Singletary sent Vernon Davis to the showers with ten minutes remaining in the teams loss to Seattle. Singletary, aside from trying to slay the Davis monster, has a strange sixth sense. Mike Nolan -- allegedly -- created an arm injury in training camp to keep Shaun Hill off the field.

Classic Sports Meltdowns

Who: Mike Singletary
When: Oct. 26, 2008 following San Francisco's loss to Seattle.
Singletary produced fireworks in his first postgame press conference as a head coach, laying into Niners tight end Vernon Davis - whom Singletary sent to the locker room for a second half penalty. Watch the video.

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Who: Jim Zorn
When: Oct. 26, 2008 during a press conference after the Redskins win over the Lions.
Apparently annoyed by a reporter's actions during one of his answers, Zorn snapped at the journalist, shouting "You keep rolling your eyes and I'm getting ticked off!" Watch the video.

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Who: Terrell Owens
When: Jan. 13, 2008 after Dallas' playoff loss to the Giants.
T.O. could not keep his emotions in check following the Cowboys early playoff exit last year, launching into a tear-filled defense of quarterback Tony Romo. Watch the video.

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Who: Kevin Borseth
When: Feb. 28, 2008, moments after the Michigan women's basketball team lost to Wisconsin.
Borseth opened his press conference by slamming the game's stat sheet onto the podium, yelling "That's how I feel! I'm damn sick and tired of getting outrebounded!" Watch the video.

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Who: Mike Gundy
When: Sept. 24, 2007 during a postgame press conference.
Angered by a newspaper reporter's column criticizing quarterback Bobby Reid, Gundy unleashed a fiery rant that included the soon-to-be-famous words: "I'm a man! I'm 40!" Watch the video.

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Who: Avery Johnson
When: June 18, 2006 after Johnson's Mavericks lost an NBA Finals game to Miami.
Following a question about a foul against the Mavs, Johnson refused to answer, instead repeatedly - and increasingly angrily - asking the reporter for his thoughts on the play in question. Watch the video.

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Who: Dennis Green
When: Oct. 16, 2006 following an Arizona loss to Chicago.
Another press conference meltdown that instantly tagged a one-liner: "They are who we thought they were!" Green shouted that gem in the midst of a rant about the Bears. Watch the video.

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Who: John L. Smith
When: Oct. 15, 2005 as ABC's Jack Arute interviewed Smith at halftime.
Smith, who also gained fame by slapping himself repeatedly in a press conference, answered a question by screaming about how the Spartans' coaches were blowing their game at Ohio State. Watch the video.

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Who: Allen Iverson
When: May 7, 2002.
"Practice. We talking about practice." And with that sentence - and the many that followed in this press conference - Allen Iverson let known his feelings about needing to attend the 76ers' workouts. Watch the video.

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Who: Jim Mora
When: Nov. 25, 2001 after Mora's Colts lost to San Francisco by 19.
Arguably the most well-known meltdown in recent memory, Mora responded to a question about the postseason by muttering, "Playoffs? Don't talk about playoffs? You kiddin' me? Playoffs?" Watch the video.

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Crazy stuff, all of it. None of it, however, comes close to the insanity of Singletary's half time pep talks.

Most coaches find it suitable to throw chairs at the wall, pound the chalk board with X's and O's, or simply make the needed adjustments in a calm, orderly fashion. Whatever they do, I'm guessing they do it with their pants on. Mike Singletary, however, does not. Hey, as Bart Simpson once said: "Free and easy, there's nothing like an unfurnished basement for maximum comfort!" And how!

From Dan Bickley of azcentral.com:

At halftime of that game, Singletary called for the attention of his players. He then dropped his pants, turned around and pointed to his backside. He used this occasion and that visual to describe what happened to his team in the first half.

And this went on for three-to-four minutes! Just so he keeps this exercise limited to the locker room and not, you know, the sidelines, it's probably not a big deal. Though, I imagine there's a few fans that would like to share a similar message to their team if they keep getting blown out by Seattle.