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July 20

San Jose Mercury News

columnist Tim Kawakami

NFL training camps open this week, so hold me back. The anticipation for fifth-string cornerbacks covering sixth-string receivers . . . it's just too much! Frankly, there's no better time to set the stage for the best story lines and open up multiple cans of worms as the 49ers start up in Santa Clara and the Raiders head to Napa. Story line No. 1: 49ers Coach Mike Nolan is on the hot seat after three wobbly seasons. Nolan knows he's on the hot seat. What does this mean? I bet Nolan did his research and found an example of a tightly wound coach who was under fire after three seasons and then fixed the problems resoundingly in Year 4. The perfect precedent for Nolan: Tom Coughlin, who was almost fired by the New York Giants after the 2006 season; diligently tried to re-embrace the media; accepted the rise of General Manager Jerry Reese; hired a new offensive coordinator (Kevin Gilbride, promoted from quarterbacks coach); got Eli Manning going at quarterback; and then won the Super Bowl.

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