Twitter: Mike Nolan one to look for as DC

[CalPolyTechnique]

Granted, I haven’t taken more than a cursory look, but Nolan’s resume is bit strange:

You go from DC (w/Ravens) to head coach (w/49ers).....you then get ousted and go back to a number of unsuccessful gigs as DC, and then another step back to being a positions coach.

 

[Zman5]

And so it begins again same thing as Phillips/Garrett

I think it's more like Zimmer and Parcells situation.

 

[Rogerthat12]

 

[Spurdog]

Granted, I haven’t taken more than a cursory look, but Nolan’s resume is bit strange:

You go from DC (w/Ravens) to head coach (w/49ers).....you then get ousted and go back to a number of unsuccessful gigs as DC, and then another step back to being a positions coach.

No, it's actually exactly the way it goes when you have been unsuccessful as a HBC. Did you look at Marinelli's resume when he went O-fer in Detroit? Everybody ain't HC material but they sure as hell can coach'em up in other areas. Falcons hired a new coach in 2015 didn't they. So of course he would be out for the most part and SD and NO already had DC's. Mike Nolan is much better for us than say............oh............DC.

 

[GhostOfPelluer]

I wish someone would post Nolan's statistical history as a DC

 

[chicago JK]

Focused on exit meetings huh? We all know how long those can last.

 

[Rogerthat12]

Focused on exit meetings huh? We all know how long those can last.

Only Garrett gets that treatment..lol

 

[Alexander]

All I remember about Nolan in SF is that he was one of the coaches who liked to dress up like Tom Landry minus the hat.

 

[ClappingCarrot]

All I remember about Nolan in SF is that he was one of the coaches who liked to dress up like Tom Landry minus the hat.

He did that to honor his deceased father, who worked for Landry at one point.

Reebok sure as hell didn't like it though.

 

[John813]

I wish someone would post Nolan's statistical history as a DC

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/NolaMi0.htm

 

[Sydla]

job titles seem to work everywhere else.

How jacked up is this team when people don’t know who the DC is? Or was.

Oh no doubt, it was a screwed up set up. That's not the point.

The point is you constantly want to give Richard a pass for any of the defensive shortcomings and yet Richard had a HEAVY influence on the defense. The pass D schemes were all his for LBs and DBs. He also called the defensive plays.

So when he has all that responsibility, it's hard to sit there and give him a pass and blame it all on Marinelli. Both, frankly, need to go and it looks like they are.

 

[Corso]

So what kind of DC is Nolan?
Aggressive? Does he mask coverages? Is he a BBDB kinda guy?

 

[JPM]

He did that to honor his deceased father, who worked for Landry at one point.

Reebok sure as hell didn't like it though.

If I remember the NFL wasn’t a fan of it either.....

 

[sdfidaho]

I've never known Nolan to be a 4-3 scheme guy, and I think it's so key to stay in this vs totally re-routing and going thru years of adjustment for this defense.
I think it's very important to hit the ground running with minimum adjustment period with the current scheme, imo.

I don’t know.
Seems like we’re only a true 1T (which most have been clamoring for for years) away from having most of the defensive personnel needed to run a 3-4

 

[Doomsday]

 

[DuncanIso]

Pray.

He stinks as a DC.

 

[phildadon86]

Pray.

He stinks as a DC.

You dont say? Your last 100 posts about his stats didnt tell us that. We also "statistically" had the best offense in the NFL this season. What does that tell you?

 

[Corso]

Pray.

He stinks as a DC.

What's his defensive philosophy?

 

[phildadon86]

What's his defensive philosophy?

He cant tell you. It doesnt say that in the stats he keeps posting.

 

[JohnsKey19]

Not a big fan but whatever. Hopefully a different voice/scheme makes a positive difference.