Now Mike Nolan knows how it
feels to be stymied and stifled
by that Baltimore Ravens defense
he used to run. Ray Lewis, Ed
Reed and their crew suffocated
San Francisco on all but a few
plays, and Matt Stover made up
for Baltimore's near-equal
offensive ineptitude with three
field goals in the Ravens' 9-7
victory over Nolan's 49ers on
Sunday. Nolan was the Ravens'
defensive coordinator for three
years before leaving Brian
Billick's staff along with top
assistant Mike Singletary in
2005, rebuilding the 49ers using
many of Billick's principles...more
