Mike Nolan fires in Dallas

gosaints1 · 05-07-2021, 12:34 PM

Originally Posted by jeanpierre

Solid Arguments defending Mike Nolan's effort in Dallas...

https://twitter.com/BenjaminSolak/st...55170443456512

Agreed jp, they are solid arguments..., and there is no doubt Nolan was scapegoated. But..., Somebody had to be fired..., unless you think having one of the worst defenses in team history is an ideal outcome wrt successful coaching.

He may be one heck of a pos’n coach, but I’m not buying the article’s intimation that Nolan wasn’t afforded enough time or resources to be effective and successful as a coordinator. He was fired bc:

1) No Dallas team in history, 61 years, has ever allowed points approaching what Nolan’s defense allowed of 473. Not even close.

2) No Dallas team has ever allowed 34 passing TD’s in a season.

3) No Dallas team has ever allowed an entire season of opposing QB’s to post 100+ Passer ratings.

4) Only one Dallas team, 2013, has ever posted more yards allowed.

5) Only one Dallas team, 1960 (expansion season), has posted more points allowed.

6) Only two Dallas teams, 1960 and 2000, allowed more rushing yards per game.

7) Only one Dallas team, 1960 (winless (iirc) expansion team), allowed more yards per carry. And it was so close that pro-football focus has them effectively tied at allowing 5.0 yards per touch.

meh - justified firing. You can’t be the worst DC in a team’s history..., and retain your job.

jeanpierre · 05-07-2021, 01:27 PM

Originally Posted by gosaints1

Agreed jp, they are solid arguments..., and there is no doubt Nolan was scapegoated. But..., Somebody had to be fired..., unless you think having one of the worst defenses in team history is an ideal outcome wrt successful coaching.

He may be one heck of a pos’n coach, but I’m not buying the article’s intimation that Nolan wasn’t afforded enough time or resources to be effective and successful as a coordinator. He was fired bc:

1) No Dallas team in history, 61 years, has ever allowed points approaching what Nolan’s defense allowed of 473. Not even close.

2) No Dallas team has ever allowed 34 passing TD’s in a season.

3) No Dallas team has ever allowed an entire season of opposing QB’s to post 100+ Passer ratings.

4) Only one Dallas team, 2013, has ever posted more yards allowed.

5) Only one Dallas team, 1960 (expansion season), has posted more points allowed.

6) Only two Dallas teams, 1960 and 2000, allowed more rushing yards per game.

7) Only one Dallas team, 1960 (winless (iirc) expansion team), allowed more yards per carry. And it was so close that pro-football focus has them effectively tied at allowing 5.0 yards per touch.

meh - justified firing. You can’t be the worst DC in a team’s history..., and retain your job.

But if you look at the previous seasons, you can see the defense was getting exposed more and more; and the team just wasn't hitting on their draft picks, especially secondary...

05-07-2021, 12:34 PM	#1
gosaints1 500th Post Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 576	Re: Mike Nolan fires in Dallas Originally Posted by jeanpierre Solid Arguments defending Mike Nolan's effort in Dallas... https://twitter.com/BenjaminSolak/st...55170443456512 Agreed jp, they are solid arguments..., and there is no doubt Nolan was scapegoated. But..., Somebody had to be fired..., unless you think having one of the worst defenses in team history is an ideal outcome wrt successful coaching. He may be one heck of a pos’n coach, but I’m not buying the article’s intimation that Nolan wasn’t afforded enough time or resources to be effective and successful as a coordinator. He was fired bc: 1) No Dallas team in history, 61 years, has ever allowed points approaching what Nolan’s defense allowed of 473. Not even close. 2) No Dallas team has ever allowed 34 passing TD’s in a season. 3) No Dallas team has ever allowed an entire season of opposing QB’s to post 100+ Passer ratings. 4) Only one Dallas team, 2013, has ever posted more yards allowed. 5) Only one Dallas team, 1960 (expansion season), has posted more points allowed. 6) Only two Dallas teams, 1960 and 2000, allowed more rushing yards per game. 7) Only one Dallas team, 1960 (winless (iirc) expansion team), allowed more yards per carry. And it was so close that pro-football focus has them effectively tied at allowing 5.0 yards per touch. meh - justified firing. You can’t be the worst DC in a team’s history..., and retain your job. jeanpierre likes this.
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05-07-2021, 01:27 PM	#2
jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Re: Mike Nolan fires in Dallas Originally Posted by gosaints1 Agreed jp, they are solid arguments..., and there is no doubt Nolan was scapegoated. But..., Somebody had to be fired..., unless you think having one of the worst defenses in team history is an ideal outcome wrt successful coaching. He may be one heck of a pos’n coach, but I’m not buying the article’s intimation that Nolan wasn’t afforded enough time or resources to be effective and successful as a coordinator. He was fired bc: 1) No Dallas team in history, 61 years, has ever allowed points approaching what Nolan’s defense allowed of 473. Not even close. 2) No Dallas team has ever allowed 34 passing TD’s in a season. 3) No Dallas team has ever allowed an entire season of opposing QB’s to post 100+ Passer ratings. 4) Only one Dallas team, 2013, has ever posted more yards allowed. 5) Only one Dallas team, 1960 (expansion season), has posted more points allowed. 6) Only two Dallas teams, 1960 and 2000, allowed more rushing yards per game. 7) Only one Dallas team, 1960 (winless (iirc) expansion team), allowed more yards per carry. And it was so close that pro-football focus has them effectively tied at allowing 5.0 yards per touch. meh - justified firing. You can’t be the worst DC in a team’s history..., and retain your job. But if you look at the previous seasons, you can see the defense was getting exposed more and more; and the team just wasn't hitting on their draft picks, especially secondary... gosaints1 likes this.