NOLAN CLOSING IN ON PACKERS DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR JOB

We reported that other night on rumors of former 49ers coach Mike Nolan putting together a staff, and of speculation in league circles that Nolan will become the Packers’ next defensive coordinator. The Green Bay Press-Gazette reports that Nolan has become the “clear front-runner” to replace Bob Sanders. Nolan has 11 years of experience as a defensive coordinator, most recently with the Ravens. “He’s good now. He’s smart,” an unnamed scout told the Press-Gazette. “He can run 3-4, 4-3, he knows it all. It depends on what personnel you have. He’ll do whatever, morph to whatever. He’ll use your players to their strengths. He’s smart that way.”