Mike Nolan accepts 49ers head coach job

The 49ers were so good for so long it's strange to see them falling this hard. Kinda reminds me of another once proud franchise that was a great team in the 80's and early 90's. ;)

Maybe the Danny can give Kraft a call, and ask for some advice..

Scott Ostler wrote his column in the SF Chronicle today on the hiring of Mike Nolan. Here is the last paragraph. This sort of sums up what hiring a new coach means to a franchise:


"Nolan was criticized as a coach when he coached bad players and was praised when he coached good players, so the 49ers, given the choice, should try to draft and sign good players."

Ha! Very clever.:)

Hard to believe the same Mike Nolan that ran a swiss cheese defense here with us is now a head coach.

Hard to believe the same Mike Nolan that ran a swiss cheese defense here with us is now a head coach.

That's it! I'm putting my name in the hat! :D

I call Defensive Coordinator! I'm a defensive mind! Pick me coach, I can play. I promise!

They have a sign outside the practice facillity that they're paying 10 dollars an hour for D -linemen and WRs.

Hahahaha... I'll keep my job, I get paid almost double that to sit on my ass at a desk and look at this rockin' website.

Matty:

That same defensive coordinator who had a "swiss cheese defense" here ALSO coached the Ravens' defense and they were VERY good. It's an example of better talent on the field making a coach look good and poorer talent on the field making a coach look bad.

My recollection is that Nolan was here in the "final throes" of the Norv Turner era just as Danny Boy bought the team and started making moves. That was not a team that overly-endowed with great players but they always seemed to be better than 5-11.