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San Francisco 49ers fire defensive co-ordinator Davis, DL coach ...
CBC News, Canada - 16 hours ago
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - The San Francisco 49ers fired defensive co-ordinator Billy Davis on Wednesday after yielding an NFL-worst 412 points this season.

Coach Mike Nolan also dismissed defensive line coach Gary Emanuel in a shakeup to fix a defence that was largely the responsibility of Nolan, a longtime defensive co-ordinator for four NFL teams.

Davis joined Nolan's staff in 2005 after one season as New York Giants linebackers coach and three previous seasons in the same position with Atlanta. With little talent or depth in San Francisco, his first defence allowed 428 points last season - third worst in the NFL - and finished dead last in several statistical categories.

Though Nolan was heavily involved in defensive game-planning, Davis took much of the public heat as the 49ers' defence had several terrible games this season, most notably giving up 41 points by halftime in a blowout loss to the Chicago Bears.

Wed, 03 Jan 2007 19:29:00 GMT

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[Lefty Noob]

Well, they did give up the most points in the league. But aren't Davis and Emanuel just scapegoats for Nolan's defensive failures?