Buffalo Barbarian Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 "DeCoud described Nolan’s scheme as “an offensive approach to defense. Changing the math and making sure the offense is adjusting to us. We’re dictating the pace and tempo, rather than vice versa.” Nolan had a similar style with players in Miami last year, where the Dolphins allowed the sixth-fewest points in the NFL (19.6 per game). Now on his seventh defensive coordinator job in 25 years of NFL coaching - and his third since being fired by the 49ers - Nolan said he has learned to talk less. Nolan has also been flexible. He prefers schemes with three defensive linemen and four linebackers but has spent plenty of time coaching the 4-3 as well. In Atlanta, the Falcons usually line up with four linemen on first down, then mix it up. "When I hired Mike, I knew Mike wants to get opponents in third down," Smith said. "Mike always has one of the best third-down teams in the league - year in, year out. He is very creative, especially on third down. And that's the money down." Nolan has taken fast Falcons players and given them confidence and an edge. What’s clear is the confidence they are playing with and how they’ve taken to Nolan. He has them believing in his system, regardless of the circumstances. They also enjoy not being yelled at, said he used to be more of a screamer. “I think everybody has to coach in their own style,” he said. “There was a time when I screamed more. I think as we all get older it’s no different than raising your kids and you get frustrated by everything. Then after a while you get … I think when you know how to parent is when you become a grandparent. So, I think coaching is a little bit the same way. As you get older, you say less and let them play more.”Whatever his methods, they are paying early dividends." When it comes to math, many NFL teams are noticing Nolan's formula. His experience and maturity, plus three straight successful defensive coordinator gigs since leaving the 49ers, should equal another head-coaching opportunity in the near future. [Hopefully in Buffalo ] Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Nolan-in-line-for-another-head-coach-job-3920948.php#ixzz28P5h98PD http://blogs.ajc.com/jeff-schultz-blog/2012/09/21/falcons-defenders-preferring-nolan-to-vangorder/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jr1 Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 I'm a Nolan guy but if Chan gets fired I think someone from his staff will take over. Will Ralph really have the patience to hit the reset button again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playman Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 i rather hit it big with a young guy, but why not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 why would we fire Chan and hire Nolan? So our defense would be good and our offense then would stink? Chan has proven to be a great offensive coach. What we need is either a new DC or someone--Chan and Nix--to get on Wannstedt's back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 I'm a Nolan guy but if Chan gets fired I think someone from his staff will take over. Will Ralph really have the patience to hit the reset button again? Who on earth is on staff who has the chops and the know-how to take over? Wannstache? and then who backfills as DC? The guy can't handle the DC job, how on earth is he gonna strap the HC responsibilities on top especially with no OC? But I think Chan gets this season, the whole season. why would we fire Chan and hire Nolan? So our defense would be good and our offense then would stink? Chan has proven to be a great offensive coach. What we need is either a new DC or someone--Chan and Nix--to get on Wannstedt's back. This honestly puzzles me. What is the proof that Chan is, in fact, a great offensive coach? I'd really like to hear a rundown. He has some good points, yes. But he consistently makes these puzzling calls - having Spiller (guy with an injured shoulder) in the backfield "blocking" or trying to run the ball down on the goal line. Putting Fitz, who is a smart capable game-manager type QB, into situations where he is asked to pass pass pass when our normal run game isn't working, instead of trying to switch up to a power-run offense. And so forth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevWarRifleman Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 "DeCoud described Nolan’s scheme as “an offensive approach to defense. Changing the math and making sure the offense is adjusting to us. We’re dictating the pace and tempo, rather than vice versa.” Nolan had a similar style with players in Miami last year, where the Dolphins allowed the sixth-fewest points in the NFL (19.6 per game). Now on his seventh defensive coordinator job in 25 years of NFL coaching - and his third since being fired by the 49ers - Nolan said he has learned to talk less. Nolan has also been flexible. He prefers schemes with three defensive linemen and four linebackers but has spent plenty of time coaching the 4-3 as well. In Atlanta, the Falcons usually line up with four linemen on first down, then mix it up. "When I hired Mike, I knew Mike wants to get opponents in third down," Smith said. "Mike always has one of the best third-down teams in the league - year in, year out. He is very creative, especially on third down. And that's the money down." Nolan has taken fast Falcons players and given them confidence and an edge. What’s clear is the confidence they are playing with and how they’ve taken to Nolan. He has them believing in his system, regardless of the circumstances. They also enjoy not being yelled at, said he used to be more of a screamer. “I think everybody has to coach in their own style,” he said. “There was a time when I screamed more. I think as we all get older it’s no different than raising your kids and you get frustrated by everything. Then after a while you get … I think when you know how to parent is when you become a grandparent. So, I think coaching is a little bit the same way. As you get older, you say less and let them play more.”Whatever his methods, they are paying early dividends." When it comes to math, many NFL teams are noticing Nolan's formula. His experience and maturity, plus three straight successful defensive coordinator gigs since leaving the 49ers, should equal another head-coaching opportunity in the near future. [Hopefully in Buffalo ] Read more: http://www.sfgate.co...p#ixzz28P5h98PD http://blogs.ajc.com...n-to-vangorder/ Why are you starting this post? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Jose Bills Fan Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 I was here for the entire Mike Nolan era in San Francisco. He is absolutely the wrong man for the job and I'd be surprised if he ever got another head coaching job in the NFL. The guy epitomizes (like Chan, like Wade, like Norv Turner and a bunch of other guys) the Peter Principle. In other words, he's eminently qualified to be a coordinator but an abject failure as a head coach. He's incapable of making that next step. His record here was horrible (18-37, .327) in spite of having some good players, his handling of the players was abysmal, his press conferences were a disaster (think non-stop babbling idiot) and he failed in every way a head coach can fail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWings Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Why are you starting this post? Seriously...stop this. Do we really think that we're gonna fire Gailey 4 games into the season, hire a new coach (who'd want his own staff), and start winning enough to make the playoffs? Don't tell me that's not what you're thinking, either. For the love of God, give this team a chance. We haven't even reached Week 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Buffalo Barbarian, So let me get this straight. You want a guy, to replace Chan, after 4 games, for a team with a .500 record. The guy you want to replace Chan with has a overall coaching record of 19 games BELOW .500 through 3 and a half seasons? Lets break down Nolan's record as a head coach shall we? 2005 4-12, 2006 7-9, 2007 5-11, 2008 2-5. Really? It's a good thing you don't own this team, or are a GM for this team. People like you would actually make this team WORSE than it already is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Trooth Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 DC, yes. HC??? He ain't HC material...at least not in the NFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouds Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 (edited) LOL @ Nolan as head coach. The guy was a complete failure as HC, Frisco had the talent to win that **** division easily, yet he did **** and they dropped his ass. Nolan's a good coordinator, not a head coach. We already have a good coordinator who isn't much of a HC. Edited October 5, 2012 by bouds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeHateMe Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 what is this I don't even.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Player Available Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 I don't know how much Nolan has elevated his "game" but he was a major douche in SF. No thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazed and Amuzed Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 (edited) Isn't Nolan a 3-4 guy? I'm tired of switching personnel every other year. We are set up with a 4-3 D for the long run. Edited October 5, 2012 by Hazed and Amuzed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted October 5, 2012 Author Share Posted October 5, 2012 I'm a Nolan guy but if Chan gets fired I think someone from his staff will take over. Will Ralph really have the patience to hit the reset button again? Harbaugh turned SF around quickly, I feel with the talent we have here that Nolan can do the same. (there is no one from the staff that should take over) why would we fire Chan and hire Nolan? So our defense would be good and our offense then would stink? Chan has proven to be a great offensive coach. What we need is either a new DC or someone--Chan and Nix--to get on Wannstedt's back. Just because Nolan is a defensive guy doesn't mean he couldn't upgrade the offense. Quite frankly Chan put too much responsibilty on Fitz. Harbaugh is an offensive guy but has a great D, a good coach is a good coach and Nolan is a good coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Buffalo Barbarian, So let me get this straight. You want a guy, to replace Chan, after 4 games, for a team with a .500 record. The guy you want to replace Chan with has a overall coaching record of 19 games BELOW .500 through 3 and a half seasons? Lets break down Nolan's record as a head coach shall we? 2005 4-12, 2006 7-9, 2007 5-11, 2008 2-5. Really? It's a good thing you don't own this team, or are a GM for this team. People like you would actually make this team WORSE than it already is. Yes, but he also would have traded several high picks for Tim Tebow so just think how good that would have worked out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted October 5, 2012 Author Share Posted October 5, 2012 Why are you starting this post? Why do you think I was here for the entire Mike Nolan era in San Francisco. He is absolutely the wrong man for the job and I'd be surprised if he ever got another head coaching job in the NFL. The guy epitomizes (like Chan, like Wade, like Norv Turner and a bunch of other guys) the Peter Principle. In other words, he's eminently qualified to be a coordinator but an abject failure as a head coach. He's incapable of making that next step. His record here was horrible (18-37, .327) in spite of having some good players, his handling of the players was abysmal, his press conferences were a disaster (think non-stop babbling idiot) and he failed in every way a head coach can fail. Belicheck was bad in Cleveland too, a guy can learn from his mistakes. Buffalo Barbarian, So let me get this straight. You want a guy, to replace Chan, after 4 games, for a team with a .500 record. The guy you want to replace Chan with has a overall coaching record of 19 games BELOW .500 through 3 and a half seasons? Lets break down Nolan's record as a head coach shall we? 2005 4-12, 2006 7-9, 2007 5-11, 2008 2-5. Really? It's a good thing you don't own this team, or are a GM for this team. People like you would actually make this team WORSE than it already is. The players I have chosen for this team are probowlers for others, you'd be lucky to have me Isn't Nolan a 3-4 guy? I'm tired of switching personnel every other year. We are set up with a 4-3 D for the long run. if you read the post you would have saw that he also does 43, like he is doing right now for Atlanta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SactoBillFan Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 This is funny, I hope your joking. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterpan Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 We are set up fine to play a 3-4. Mario could play OLB or DE. Anderson at one OLB, Moats is another OLB, Shep and Barnett inside. Its the same front 7 starters. We have great flexibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KollegeStudnet Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 I was here for the entire Mike Nolan era in San Francisco. He is absolutely the wrong man for the job and I'd be surprised if he ever got another head coaching job in the NFL. The guy epitomizes (like Chan, like Wade, like Norv Turner and a bunch of other guys) the Peter Principle. In other words, he's eminently qualified to be a coordinator but an abject failure as a head coach. He's incapable of making that next step. His record here was horrible (18-37, .327) in spite of having some good players, his handling of the players was abysmal, his press conferences were a disaster (think non-stop babbling idiot) and he failed in every way a head coach can fail. Agreed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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