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The New Orleans Saints' marquee hire of this offseason was linebackers coach Mike Nolan, a man with experience as an NFL head coach and defensive coordinator.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Dirk Koetter offered praise of Nolan last week during the NFL combine, but that doesn't mean he was thrilled to see the Saints bring in Nolan.



"I wish he was in another division besides ours," Koetter said.

Koetter and Nolan worked together on the Atlanta Falcons from 2012-14 with Koetter as the offensive coordinator and Nolan as the defensive coordinator. Koetter stayed in the NFC South, joining the Buccaneers as offensive coordinator in 2015 before his promotion to head coach last year.

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