NOLAN CLOSING IN ON PACKERS DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR JOB

[Guiness]

Havent we covered this?

You may not have noticed...we tend to cover and re-cover a lot of topics around here. There was a thread or two about a guy named Favre, and that doesn't even concern the team anymore.

[sheepshead]

Havent we covered this?

You may not have noticed...we tend to cover and re-cover a lot of topics around here. There was a thread or two about a guy named Favre, and that doesn't even concern the team anymore.

[HarveyWallbangers]

Here's the problem I have. These two guys were together once before and the results weren't that great for the 49ers.

Is that really fair? They took over the WORST team in the NFL (and their GM used their #1 pick on a QB bust) and worked together for one year. That team actually improved by two games in there one year together. Of course, they went from 2-14 to 4-12. Their QBs were Tim Rattay and an overmatched rookie (Alex Smith).

[RashanGary]

Re: NOLAN CLOSING IN ON PACKERS DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR JOB

“He’s good now. He’s smart,” an unnamed scout told the Press-Gazette. “He can run 3-4, 4-3, he knows it all. It depends on what personnel you have. He’ll do whatever, morph to whatever. He’ll use your players to their strengths. He’s smart that way.”

I like this. I'm a fan of our system now because it's unusual and effective when it has the players. However, I think it's harder to find players than it is to adjust a system so I'd rather have a coach who focuses on coaching to the players strengths, not forcing the players to fit a system.

This turns me on to Nolan more than anything I've read so far. It gives TT the flexibility to draft any great player and Nolan will make it work. We just have to be careful not to get too complicated. Make the adjustments to the players in camp and try to gain an identity through the season. Don't be changing the whole defense every week.

[Bretsky]

Re: NOLAN CLOSING IN ON PACKERS DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR JOB

“He’s good now. He’s smart,” an unnamed scout told the Press-Gazette. “He can run 3-4, 4-3, he knows it all. It depends on what personnel you have. He’ll do whatever, morph to whatever. He’ll use your players to their strengths. He’s smart that way.”

I like this. I'm a fan of our system now because it's unusual and effective when it has the players. However, I think it's harder to find players than it is to adjust a system so I'd rather have a coach who focuses on coaching to the players strengths, not forcing the players to fit a system.

This turns me on to Nolan more than anything I've read so far. It gives TT the flexibility to draft any great player and Nolan will make it work. We just have to be careful not to get too complicated. Make the adjustments to the players in camp and try to gain an identity through the season. Don't be changing the whole defense every week.

Get aboard the train

Stop fighting it Fritz ! You'll like the guy too