could very well be on the short list
http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/Glazer-Denver-Broncos-Mike-Nolan-parting-ways-011810
the Broncos have always worked the 3-4 w/ great success
from the old days of the Orange Crush right up until Nolan
just might be a match

 

I would truly be ecstatic if we grabbed Nolan. Only link I see to Parcells or Sparano though is that he was a DC for Al Groh.

 

uh..

they had a completely veteran secondary and went from 6-0 to missing the playoffs. part of that was on offense, but part of that was on defense. i don't know if i want someone who can't get it done on D with vets to having someone coaching up our (near) rookies..

 

if you can name a better choice then him for our DC.....ill be glad to hear it :up:

 

I thought he did a pretty good job considering what he was working with. Alot of those players had no business playing in a 3-4.

 

the FrontOffice knows & we will find out after the fact

somehow, I can't conceive of them firing
our Defensive Coordinator for incompetence
without having already selected his replacement
if this is the guy, the deal was in the works a while ago
only the FrontOffice has the inside information
Nolan looks good from what I can read

they will upgrade the position not settle for mediocrity

 

Don't know why this made me chuckle. Let us also remember one of the main reasons they did start 6-0 was their defense was solid. Not a denver fan so not sure what happened. Injury's etc..

 

They didn't play a traditional 3-4. It was almost a 5-2 with how heavily they used their OLBs as DEs. We're a team that could benefit from such an alignment as well. It just requires two exceptional ILBs that can cover.

 

A defense which included some familiar names like Vonnie Holliday, Renaldo Hill and Andre Goodman. :wink2:

 

as bad as their d was in 2008 im surprised he was able to turn it around as he did. i would love to land nolan. the guy is a hell of a defensive mind
josh mcdaniels is an idiot for firing him.

 

Love Vonnie but IMO we really missed Hill and Goody the most. :knucks: Hell even Henne had praise for Vonnie after the season =)

Here is a great quote from that article.

 

A lot of improvement.

 

Miami should jump alllll over this...

 

The reason their run defense was so appalling is that their 3-4 linemen are garbage. They simply cannot hold up against the run. D.J. Williams was fried behind them. Dumervil cannot set the edge in run defense. Wake easily can beat Dumervil at that capability.

 

That's why if you can bring in a Dean Pees you can sure as heck bring in Mike Nolan and looking up at byroan's post, we already have an answer! :lol:

 

I cannot help but think of Evan Baxter when i see that pick of Schefter:lol:

 

Can't see him being a DC for Buffalo, but they can't get anyone to want to be their HC so maybe they go after him as HC. I think he and Tony could work great together. Josh McDaniels is a little hitler...

 

That's what Kevan Barlow said about Mike Nolan as 49ers head coach! Is it any wonder McDaniels and Nolan "mutually parted ways" after only one season? Still, the Dolphins are smart to bring him in and find out what the heck happened between him and McDaniels.

 

A. get him in miami cause hes a very good DC

B. get him in miami so he doesnt go to New England

 

Schweet...

 

for all those who posted in the keith butler thread saying the sky aint falling and we will wait and be patient with trying to get a DC

look what has happenend now, Nolan is fired and we are planning on interviewing him already LOL

 

Nolan used the most appropiate system
for the talent he had @ hand
like any experienced, talented DC would
however, he did use the 3-4 & knows it well
Denver has always employed the system
w/ great success from the time of Collier
the Broncos' used 3-4 defense in the late 1970s,
(the Orange Crush Defense) to the present

 

I would think they'd get along less because they're both defensive minds. So maybe an offensive guy like Tony and Nolan would be a good fit.

 

lets just hire him now, forget the interview :P lol

 

maybe they already did this a while ago & this is the going through the motions part

 

C. He's a much better option than Pepper Johnson.

He's an established DC who has been around and has experience. That and he's a disciplinarian. He won't take kindly to giving up 27 points in 18 minutes in a must win. He'll get the players to play hard and with heart IMO.

 

I threw together is defenses ranks. Both overall Rank and Points allowed for your viewing pleasure.

Note: 2001 the Wiki page shows him as the Ravens Wide receivers coach. Can anyone verify that as it seems out of the ordinary for him.

 

I love it when a plan comes together.

 

Yep, well, that last sentence gives us about as much chance as a gallon of Ice Cream in Rex Ryans freezer :pity:
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In all seriousness, I would LOVE Nolan to come in and take over helm of our defense.
Get him three upper tier linebackers along with what we already have and I think we would be in very very good shape.

 

Bills got there HC already according to the reports it's Chan Gailey or however you spell it.I would love to see Nolan as our DC, he is proven and hopefully would work well with the big three.

 

I've got some good news to add. Dansby and the Cardinals aren't talking about a contract. He is the perfect ILB for the Nolan 3-4 Mike position.

 

It would be nice not to be out-coached on defense for once.

 

I've been posting pro-Dansby posts for two months now.
If you go back to my previous post, he is the first of the three top-tier linebackers.
As much as I LOVE Dez Bryant, our first pick would then turn into Ro McClain, Jerry Hughes or the Safety from the Longhorns (Brain fart right now) and POOF, defense fixed :up:

 

nolan, sign dansby, draft thomas from texas........i just came a little bit. :shifty: :lol:

 

Who do you play at the Ted though if you do that?