Who is Mike Nolan - Bronco Defensive Coordinator?

Mike Nolan - Defensive Coordinator (50) - Unlike the two coaches above him, Nolan has bounced around to pretty much every team imaginable. Nolan has coached everywhere from the west coast (Stanford Cardinals) to the east coast (Baltimore Ravens), and from the north (Oregon Ducks) to the south (LSU Tigers). Simply put, he's been on the road more than you have.

Nolan has a ton of coaching experience. Starting in 1981, Nolan has more experience than McDaniels and McCoy have combined. Though his most recent job with the 49ers was his first head coaching job at any level, Nolan should be extremely versatile for the Broncos.

Nolan started the most recent season with the 49ers 2-5, before being fired midway though the season. At his time in San Francisco, Nolan went 18-37, and never finished above 3rd in the NFC West in the standings. It doesn't seem like head coaching is Mike Nolan's gig.

Mike Nolan will be making one big change in Denver, and that is implementing the 3-4 defensive scheme. Denver, who usually plays the 4-3, didn't have much success in 2008, as they allowed 28 points per game last year, which was 30th in the league. They also finished in the bottom half of most of the key defensive categories, including yards allowed, passing yards allowed, and rushing yards allowed.

This will be Nolan's tenth defensive-related coaching job, and his fifth different NFL team he was a defensive coordinator for. Nolan has coached ten different teams in his career.

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