[Falcons News] Mike Nolan Says Falcons Will Stay With 4-3 Defense

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Mike Nolan Says Falcons Will Stay With 4-3 Defense

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Posted By: SteveRobWhatever 01-18-2012 , 09:33 PM	#1

Mike Nolan is not going to change the Falcons’ 4-3 defensive scheme. The Falcons have built toward that scheme in the draft and free agency, and Nolan considers it a “solid foundation.” Nolan has been known to use a 3-4 defense, but said Wednesday that his 14 seasons as an NFL coordinator have been equally split between the two schemes. “We are not trying to move this toward a 3-4,” Nolan said in a conference call. “I will flat say that.” Nolan said he could use some 3-4 alignments, as he has in the past. He also said he was not told by coach Mike Smith that the team would work from the 4-3 scheme during his interview. “I do believe that the vision for them and the target they’ve been hitting is one we want to stay consistent with it and go forward in that respect,” he said. “If I felt like it could easily be tweaked to get to something else because I felt it could be better, I would obviously suggest it. But I think the track they’ve been on is a good one. 4-3 or 3-4 is very relevant as long as you are doing what your players allow you to do.”

Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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01-18-2012, 10:57 PM

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Nolan ran a 4-3 with the Giants in the mid 90's..........

01-19-2012, 05:07 AM

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His 3-4 was also more of a hybrid, multiple front scheme in Baltimore and SF

In fact, I think Miami was his only pure 3-4 team

Nolan running a 4-3 definitely isnt a stretch

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yep, anymore, most good d-coordinators are mixing schemes quite a bit so it's hard to call a team a 'certain' type of scheme anyway.

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