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Falcons' Nolan looks at the bright side
Falcons Nolans Plan Heal WEB
FILE - In this May 29, 2013 file photo, Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator Mike Nolan, right, talks with head coach Mike Smith during an NFL football practice at the team's training facility in Flowery Branch, Ga. Nolan knows his second season as Falcons defensive coordinator has been a borderline disaster. He's not sure if coach Smith and Atlanta's front office will want him back next year, but the uncertainty hasn't stopped Nolan from tinkering with his personnel and schemes to find the right formula. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File) - photo by Associated Press
FLOWERY BRANCH — Mike Nolan knows his second season as Falcons defensive coordinator has been a borderline disaster. He's not sure if coach Mike Smith and Atlanta's front office will want him back next year, but the uncertainty hasn't stopped Nolan from tinkering with his personnel and schemes to find the right formula. Asked this week if he plans to return to the Falcons in 2014 after signing a contract extension last January, Nolan says the decision is out of his hands.