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SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Mike Martz hardly seems like a coach scorned.
The 49ers' offensive coordinator wasn't chosen to fill the job opening created Monday by the firing of Mike Nolan, Martz's good friend and fellow NFL coaching lifer. Just seven games after Martz joined Nolan in San Francisco to fix the league's worst offense, Martz's boss is now Mike Singletary, the Hall of Fame linebacker who has six years of coaching experience -- none as a coordinator or head coach.
Martz's two-decade NFL resume is highlighted by a mostly successful six-year run as the St. Louis Rams' head coach, and he has said he hopes to run his own team again. Many people -- some inside the 49ers' locker room -- wondered whether Martz would be bitter, surprised or disappointed.
He's none of the above, Martz insisted Thursday in his usual quiet, serious tones.
"I came here because of Mike Nolan, and I think that Mike Singletary deserves this opportunity," Martz said. "I didn't come here with any kind of thought [to become the head coach], nor did it pass my mind. I love what I'm doing, and that's why I'm here, and this is what I continue doing well. I've kind of had my moments in that respect, and it's time for all of us to get behind Mike and help him any way we can."

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