Mike Nolan accepts 49ers head coach job

[sportscurmudgeon]

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.