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Mike Nolan to Falcons

Discussion in 'Miami Dolphins Forum' started by padre31, Jan 17, 2012.

  1. padre31

    padre31 Premium Member Luxury Box

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    Seems like the decks are being cleared for the new hire, with Nolan leaving, have to wonder if it means Todd Bowles is bumped to DefCord?

    Or the new HC is going to hire his own DefCord?
     
  2. Gunner

    Gunner Rock Hunter

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    Was just going to post this ... not sure how I feel about this
     
  3. BlameItOnTheHenne

    BlameItOnTheHenne Taking a poop

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    Is Daboll gonna have to get the axe if no team hires him?
     
  4. slickj101

    slickj101 Is Water

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    Yep, seems like things are def moving now. We should see pretty soon.
     
  5. dWreck

    dWreck formerly dcaf

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    really mike?

    .......................really?


    lol. interesting. not sure how i feel. uneasy is a good way to explain it thus far
     
  6. dirtywhiteboy

    dirtywhiteboy Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    Didn't he still have a year left on his contract? Does this mean the new HC is already known and has already said he didn't want Nolan? Does this mean it could be Zimmer since he is a DC?
     
  7. padre31

    padre31 Premium Member Luxury Box

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    Absolutely, it's the smart play, he lands a spot in Atlanta, fat contract, new HC hires his guy

    Nolan is more or less a coaching mercenary at this point, a turnaround specialist who then takes his whistle and moves elsewhere.

    I had thought he'd end up in Dallas, but Ryan's D did not play well enough to warrant a bump to a head coaching slot.
     
  8. PhinsRDbest

    PhinsRDbest Transform and Transcend

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    Hopefully this gives the FO a little nudge into cleaning out the whole coaching staff if a candidate wants to do so.
     
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  9. pacadermng67

    pacadermng67 New Member

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    I thought Nolans contract was up and thats why he is gone.
     
  10. Rocky Raccoon

    Rocky Raccoon Greasepaint Ghost Staff Member

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    I'm guessing this means Mike Zimmer is our top choice, which I'd be very happy with. Have to wait and see though.
     
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  11. CaribPhin

    CaribPhin Guest

    Sounds like a Zimmer hire. He knows D. Might wanna make sure his hand is in the D.
     
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  12. dirtywhiteboy

    dirtywhiteboy Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    Surely they wouldn't let Nolan go without knowing who the new HC is.
     
  13. Dorfdad

    Dorfdad Well-Known Member

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    Has to be the Zimmerman and this is weird move cause Nolan was under contract.. I think for sure we will have a new coach this week... Than again this is the Dolphins... I think the Dolphins are moving real fast now as they are scared they will lose out on there 2nd and third choices especially since Indy is now looking for a new Head Coach with today's firing of Jim Caldwell.

    Wonder if Fisher is now saying damn....
     
  14. dirtywhiteboy

    dirtywhiteboy Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/01/17/2592673/miami-dolphins-interview-broncos.html#storylink=cpy

    Thought I read that somewhere! But Omar says his contract expired? Which is it?
     
  15. SICK

    SICK Lounge Moderator

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    No way we let a contracted coach move laterally without knowing who our headcoach is. Expect something announced soon.
     
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  16. HardKoreXXX

    HardKoreXXX Insensitive to the Touch

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  17. CallMeDaddy

    CallMeDaddy New Member

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    Wonder what draft picks we'll get.
     
  18. DolfanTom

    DolfanTom Livin' and Dyin' w/ Ryan!

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    Right, you wouldn't think so ... but then, look who our owner and GM are! Barnum & Bailey
     
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  19. Dol-Fan Dupree

    Dol-Fan Dupree Tank? Who is Tank? I am Guy Incognito.

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    Why?

    Why can't an offense coordinator have an opinion of what kind of defense he wants to run when he takes over a team?
     
  20. jw3102

    jw3102 season ticket holder

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    I will be extremely surprised if any of the present Dolphins coaches are retained. I have to suspect that the new head coach will want to bring in his own staff and since everyone seems to be blaming the coaching for the play of the team over the past few years, I don't see the new HC wanting to be burdened by the Sparano holdovers.
     
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  21. Agua

    Agua Reality: Try It!

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    Don't underestimate the boobery of a Ross led coaching search.
     
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  22. Dol-Fan Dupree

    Dol-Fan Dupree Tank? Who is Tank? I am Guy Incognito.

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    I would be. Even JJ kept a coach or two.
     
  23. Pandarilla

    Pandarilla Purist Emeritus

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    Sounds like he jumped ship. If we actually did fire him, man, WTF?

    Just heard Cote on Lebatard @ this. Cote said Nolan had the #3 rush defense...LOL. Who the hell would run when they can/did fly?
     
  24. sleek

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    IMO getting rid of Nolan was a mistake
     
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  25. Itsdahumidity

    Itsdahumidity X gonna take it from ya

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    We absolutely do not have 4-3 personnel.
     
  26. Disgustipate

    Disgustipate Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    What's the difference?
     
  27. Pandarilla

    Pandarilla Purist Emeritus

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    Nolan more likely jumped ship...
     
  28. ChrisKo

    ChrisKo Season Ticket Holder

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    Trading picks for coaches isn't allowed anymore.
     
  29. Itsdahumidity

    Itsdahumidity X gonna take it from ya

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    you again?
     
  30. Disgustipate

    Disgustipate Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    I don't know why this is such a big surprise. Todd Bowles almost certainly has superseded Nolan as the favored in-house DC candidate, and he's the more scheme flexible guy.
     
  31. Disgustipate

    Disgustipate Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    I don't know what that means, but sure.

    Do virtually all our players already not line up in the same positions with a variation on the same responsibilities in our Nickel package?
     
  32. MikeHoncho

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    Knowing our luck? Somewhere in the 250s overall.
     
  33. Pandarilla

    Pandarilla Purist Emeritus

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    Meh, we've gone hybrid in the past. We don't have a Zach Thomas is all. Doesn't matter either way, playing against Pats we need a base nickel defense. Shotgun/spread formation is the future of the NFL. If you don't have pass rushers, you're just plain screwed.
     
  34. gunn34

    gunn34 I miss Don & Dan

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    Ross only tried to hire Harbaugh last year and look what kind of hire he has been. I wouldn't call that a boobery search.
     
  35. Itsdahumidity

    Itsdahumidity X gonna take it from ya

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    meh? okay, when opponents stick to their 2 wides 1 TE & 2 backs set who in our front seven will get to the QB. Wake? He's more comfortable on the left side, meaning the O's Strong-side so he'll get neutralized all game. Can Misi play in space? Out of all of the backers only Dansby & Burnett are quick enough. Where will the inside push come from? Plus, what about depth? Not only do you have to worry about the starting front 7 but their back-ups as well. Most of the personnel is big & slow.
     
  36. Pandarilla

    Pandarilla Purist Emeritus

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    5-6 defense...3 NT's in the middle, two traditional 4-3 edge rushers on the outside, 2 strong safety/LB hybrids that roam and act as LB's, 4 mighty might CB gamblers. Run blitz every time, maybe keep a safety in to spy on running QB's. Otherwise, screw it, keeping the pressure on and making turnovers is the only way to counter these pinball hurry-up offenses. The answer is more pressure, not more people in the secondary.
     
  37. Killerphins

    Killerphins The Finger

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    McCoy will be coming in for a 2nd interview on Thursday so the Dolphins still have not made a decision.
    I guess they let Nolan blindly walk.
     
  38. Itsdahumidity

    Itsdahumidity X gonna take it from ya

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    Based on ross' lack of football knowledge, i'm starting to think maybe king carl suggested Harbaugh to ross, or at the least gave ross his endorsement.
     
  39. Disgustipate

    Disgustipate Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    Wake already lines up virtually exclusively on the offenses strong side. No 3-4 OLB in the league last year spent as high a percentage of his snap count on one side as Wake did the left side last year.

    Also, how is the lack of another pass rusher somehow any different? Jared Odrick got the most of our Nickel snaps off the edge on the right side. All 300lbs. of him.

    He already does. No starting 3-4 OLB in the league last year dropped into coverage more than Koa Misi, and given the trend towards guys like Misi as 4-3 OLBs, I don't think it's all that extraordinary.


    That's two. You need three, and one is going to get pulled on 50% of snaps anyway.

    You take your guys who are defensive ends, and you move them to the 1 and 3-techniques they play now in our Nickel package and have spent most of their NFL careers doing.
     

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