Hoping he duplicates that this April. One of the LB's from the National Championship game would be great....
Don't know haw much say Nolan will have in the war room. Probably not much. I am, however, very excited to see him coaching in Miami!!
I agree. I think he will inevitably have some input being that the scheme would deem certain type of player. It's ultimately up to Ireland and Sparano (Ireland, really, eh?), but I think Nolan will have input. He has the experience in picking players, and has experience with the Senior Bowl. His knowledge on how the Senior Bowl runs will be invaluable. He also can help the staff with any kinks in separating coaching from scouting. Hell, this is where he and Singletary snuffed out Willis (who was the Sr. Bowl Defensive MVP).
Of course Nolan will have some say in who we draft. Do you really think Sparano and Ireland are going to draft a player that doesn't fit the schemes Nolan plans on using?
The scheme really isn't singular though. Nolan has used a myriad of them and while advice may be asked for it's not necessarily true that the brass will pick the coordinator's favorite player.
I think that is how it will play out in April Jaj, if what he did in Denver is looked at, Nolan's talent was getting veterans to play at a high level: Vonnie Holiday Ronald Fields (a SF draftee) Andra Davis B Dawkins Whatever success Mike Nolan had in Denver, it was due to the Vets and not so much the rookies.
you need to work out of a base system that you have the talent to support then move to what works in given situations Nichol/Dime 4-3, 5-2 whatever I'm sure the 3/4 will continue as the base w/ many variations of play available on game day, that's the difference between the mediocre & the great coach
With results like that I think its no wonder Nolans head coaching stint was cut short...I'm certainly glad he's not going to have much of an impact on ours... Anybody know if he had final say in SF?
You'll be seeing the same thing. The first player they'll try to turn around will be Crowder. He will have to be this team's Andra Davis.
Good riddance then, I guess? Because the honest to goodness reality is that you've got no clue whether or not McClain will be a good player or not and pretending to ignores basically the historical reality of the process.
I too am hoping the pick is McClain (assuming he's still there at #12 that is). And, I'll admit that I base that on little more than what I saw of him in the BCS Championship game. I also admit that I don't know how to scout players (other than what my two eyes and this feeble old brain tell me when I watch them play). Which is to say, I know others here know a heckuva lot more about how to break down players than I do. That said, I just think he's gonna be a special player. Call it a hunch. Besides, as an ILB, it just makes sense to rebuild this defense around a player of his caliber and potential IMO. Consider his position the QB of the defense if you will. And, with Nolan now in charge of that defense, who knows...maybe he would have a similar type of impact as Willis, even if he's not quite the same level of raw talent. As for whether or not he'll be a good player or not (or, if any draftee will be), well...that's the gamble that is still the NFL Draft. In other words, it's not an exact science (even though year after year, with all the analysis, the combine, etc., they certainly try to make it one). This much I feel pretty certain of though...with Nolan in fold, I believe a strategy will be in place to add the key pieces needed to rebuild this defense, both via the draft and FA. He may not have say on specific players, but I believe his input on the type of players will carry a lot of weight with The Trifecta on draft day. JMHO. BTW Disgustipate, I have to ask you...what in the name of all that is holy is that thing in your avatar? Is that you wrestling some sort of sea creature? If so, what the heck is it? I've been meaning to ask you for sometime now. Please enlighten me. G
