Spike, you really answered your own question, brother...

As a position coach, specifically LBer coach, I'd challenge you to find a LB position coach who's developed, coached as many HOF LBers, college and pro, as Nolan has...

Nolan's hiring, along with Nielsen, caught the attention and has made the division rivals nervous - even prompting stories about same, links have been shared as well...

As far as Mora, it's more than the playoff futili6ty; it was also his lack of loyalty to his subordinate coaches in the press, lack of faith in the very players he selected for his team, making contract negotiations petty and personal often causing good loyal players to leave, his static style of coaching with particular failure to make adjustments among other criticisms...