DC Mike Nolan to the Dolphins

[Kevin Greene]

Dolphins hire Nolan

Posted by Mike Florio on January 19, 2010 2:07 PM ET

Yesterday at this time, Mike Nolan was the defensive coordinator of the Broncos.

Today, he's the defensive coordinator of the Dolphins.

Jay Glazer of FOX reports that the deal is done.

It's still not clear why Nolan and Broncos coach Josh McDaniels mutually decided to part ways. But, apparently, Nolan had a bird in the hand before he bolted from the Broncos.

That didn't take long.

[CharlotteBeer.com]

Good move for the Dolphins.

[Cpanthers5851]

Good move for the Dolphins.

agreed...

very good move for the dolphins.

[Henne Given Sunday]

woot!!! very excited about this!

[Davidson Deac II]

agreed...

very good move for the dolphins.

And very bad one for the Broncos. Almost seems as if the Broncos are trying to get worse.

[Kevin Greene]

And very bad one for the Broncos. Almost seems as if the Broncos are trying to get worse.

Yeah, I agree. McDaniels has now run off the Franchise QB and an excellent DC in Nolan. Not to mention was the HC during maybe the worst collapse a 6-0 team has ever had.

Bronco fans may be watching with envy what Shanahan is doing in DC, seems he is putting together a pretty good staff.

[Kevin Greene]

LOL

Less than two weeks after McDaniels acted in a way he would never tolerate from his players - like a petulant child - when he refused to provide his team its best chance to win its final game by benching Pro Bowl wide receiver Brandon Marshall and tight end Tony Scheffler, he called in defensive coordinator Mike Nolan and told him in no uncertain terms his Broncos would not be blitzing next season like they did this year.

The blitz, especially in some run situations, has long been a staple of Nolan’s approach to defense, and it has served him and his teams well. That included McDaniels’ Broncos, who were 29th in the league in defense a year ago but finished seventh this season, their first under Nolan, despite a late-season slide that coincided with a less than brilliant 2-8 finish to McDaniels’ roller coaster first season as a head coach

http://bostonherald.com/sports/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1226848&position=1

[Future of the Funchise]

Seriously... JMcD is going to turn that team into the Raiders. He will be responsible for single handedly ruining the franchise.