Now that Mike Singletary has taken over as the permanent head coach of the San Francisco 49ers, he has a lot on his plate.

The first order of business for Singletary is to find an offensive coordinator to take over for Mike Martz, whom he fired on Tuesday.

On the outside, Singletary and Martz appeared to have a symbiotic relationship. Martz helped the first-time head coach by taking complete control of the 49ers offense. Martz adapted well to what Singletary wanted to see from the 49ers on the offensive side of the ball.

But Martz is known for his high-flying offensive approach. And it was clear that Singletary, a Hall of Fame linebacker from his days with the Chicago Bears, prefers a more conservative offensive approach.

“I believe he will be an outstanding…

San Francisco 49ers coach Mike Singletary continued to purge his coaching staff on Wednesday.

Mike Martz, the headstrong coach who took St. Louis to the 2002 Super Bowl, was fired Tuesday after one season as the San Francisco 49ers’ offensive coordinator. San Francisco coach Mike Singletary announced Martz’s third firing in less than three calendar years following an afternoon meeting with the veteran offensive mastermind.

The 49ers secured Mike Singletary’s future with a dramatic postgame flourish. A day later, the quarterback just as responsible for San Francisco’s late-season turnaround still didn’t know what his own future holds. Shaun Hill left the team’s training complex Monday with no idea whether the 49ers (7-9) expect him to return to the starting job after he led the club to five wins in its final seven…

Jed York began the final day of the San Francisco 49ers’ season with a new job title. The 27-year-old team president ended it with another big move, making sure Mike Singletary will be his coach well into the future. York, the son of 49ers owner John York, made the announcement just a few minutes after the 49ers’ 27-24 victory over the Washington Redskins on Sunday, praising Singletary’s nine weeks…

San Francisco 49ers running back Frank Gore will likely see some playing time in Sunday’s season finale against the Washington Redskins.

Mike Singletary was noncommittal Friday when the San Francisco 49ers’ interim coach was asked whether offensive coordinator Mike Martz would return to the club with him next season. Singletary, 4-4 since taking over the 49ers (6-9) from fired coach Mike Nolan on Oct. 20, is widely expected to get the permanent job early next week.

Mike Singletary has been a remarkable short-term solution to the San Francisco 49ers’ woes. With each passing week, the interim coach is looking more like the long-term fix as well. When the 49ers (6-9) began preparations Wednesday for their season finale against Washington, Singletary acknowledged meeting with the team’s top officials about his future earlier in the week.

Shaun Hill walked into the San Francisco locker room Monday triumphantly sporting the shaky beginnings of a mustache, joining his offensive line in a pact to grow facial hair appropriate for the 49ers’ throwback uniforms. It’s not the growth on Hill’s upper lip that has coach Mike Singletary excited, however.

San Francisco 49ers running back Frank Gore, hampered by a sprained left ankle, was inactive for the second straight week Sunday. Gore needs 22 yards to become the first 49ers player to rush for 1,000 yards in three consecutive seasons. DeShaun Foster started in place of Gore for the second straight week after gaining 76 yards on 18 carries last week in a loss to the Dolphins.