What three Cowboys could benefit most from the new coaching staff?
LB Jaylon Smith...McCarthy may not have a huge effect on the defense, but Nolan will. And while there’s still a lot of uncertainty surrounding the potential philosophical and schematic changes Nolan will make to the defense, one thing is clear: He will do his best to improve the play of the linebackers.
He wasn’t the defensive coordinator, but Nolan did phenomenal work as the Saints’ linebackers coach. After inheriting one of the NFL’s worst linebacker units in 2017 (his first year in New Orleans), Nolan has turned it into a respectable group.