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Mike Singletary sounded just like any other lost coach, grasping for answers to questions he had never before contemplated. (And it showed. All day: It showed.) In his news conference 20 minutes after the 49ers' weak 31-10 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs here Sunday, there was no Singletary thunder. No declarations. No heartfelt promises or podium-thumping pronouncements. Just the 49ers coach, clearly at a loss after another devastating loss, looking defeated, deflated and tangibly diminished. How did this happen? "I don't know," Singletary said. "I mean, it could be a number of things." Starting with the coaching. That's where you have to start. That's where ...
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