Norv Turner Keeps His Jerb

[EmpireWF]

Why?

From rotoworld

Owner Dean Spanos confirmed Monday night that Norv Turner will return as the Chargers' head coach in 2011.
GM A.J. Smith will also be back. "We have a good core, and I don’t care what anybody says," said Spanos. "I’m not afraid to make changes. If I thought it was warranted, I would do it. We have a good foundation here." Turner engineered two playoff wins in 2007, one in 2008, none in 2009, and missed the postseason in 2010. He is 40-23 in the regular season. The Chargers have a litany of key pending free agents for a second straight offseason, so Turner can expect some roster overhaul. Defensive coordinator Ron Rivera also seems certain to be a hot head-coaching candidate. Dec. 27 - 7:35 pm et

 

[Aso]

I like how they mentioned 2 playoff wins, 1 playoff win, no playoff wins, then he missed the playoffs completely. I personally would want someone else as my Head Coach. I couldn't go through the slow starts year in and year out.

 

[PP]

bc they have a good core.

 

[Maize]

bc they have a good core.

This made me laugh. I think it does show that Spanos might actually be pondering selling more than a minority of the team. A.J. does a great job, Norvell is holding the Chargers back.

 

[dave]

Norv Turner has done a good enough job to get another year.

 

[NAHSTE]

Reminds me of Jim Fassel in NYG. They have regressed every season, why hang on to him? They are wasting the talent they have.

 

[dave]

Reminds me of Jim Fassel in NYG. They have regressed every season, why hang on to him? They are wasting the talent they have.

There are gonna be way too many teams looking for coaches in the off-season, why should San Diego join the fray?
Is Norv Turner perfect? No.
But he's significantly better than the alternatives that will be out there this off-season.

 

[Maize]

Reminds me of Jim Fassel in NYG. They have regressed every season, why hang on to him? They are wasting the talent they have.

Great comparison, and they could have joined San Fran and fired him this week. They get a jump on talking to a few candidates and could maybe talk someone into taking over a talented roster in a decent division.

Plus, if Carolina, Cincinnati, Dallas, Denver, Houston, San Diego, and San Francisco are looking for coaches, I think San Diego would be the most attractive job. The talent of Dallas without the pressure. An offense with the caliber of Houston, but you also get a great defense. Better weather than Carolina or Cincy and a team that could make the playoffs next year, not one that will be in a rebuilding effort.

 

[dave]

I think San Diego would be the most attractive job. The talent of Dallas without the pressure.

If I'm a Bill Cowher, Jon Gruden, Jeff Fisher, etc.... I ask myself "Do I want to work for a GM so egomanical that he let's my starting left tackle and #1 WR sit for half the season just to satisfy his ego."

IMO, San Diego got fucked by A.J. Smith's ego. You have Marcus McNeill and Vincent Jackson on week 1, you make the playoffs.
Because Smith decided to make himself bigger than the team, the first half of their season was fucked.

And don't think for a second the team itself didn't see how Smith saw himself as bigger than the team.

Why give your all when you know that an ass-hat like Smith doesn't care.

 

[Wildcard]

Why?

The same reason Jeff Fisher still has a job. :confused2:

 

[steeljake]

Norv Turner has done a good enough job to get another year.

hmmm... if 8-8/9-7 is a good enough job then what was marty's 14-2 season?

 

[Blade]

He gets to keep his job untill AJ Smith leaves the Chargers. The guy is the ultimate coach for Smith, because he won't argue about any personnel decision and is a good ole "yes" man. For Turner to go Smith will have to go first, pity as we can obviously see now that Phillip Rivers is the better QB than Eli and stuck on a team that constantly underachieves despite his efforts.

 

[f16harm]

I like how they mentioned 2 playoff wins, 1 playoff win, no playoff wins, then he missed the playoffs completely. I personally would want someone else as my Head Coach. I couldn't go through the slow starts year in and year out.

That's also known as the "Dave Wannstedt Formula"

exact same path that he took Miami down to sink us to the fucking level we are now. I hope that fucker has to resort to flipping burgers at McDonald's some day.

 

[KINGOFOOTBALL]

SD has one of the weirdest front offices ever. Im convinced they throw darts on the draft board ...but they just happen to be magic darts. They hit so big on some of these talents yet no other decision they make seems like the right one.

Turner is a brilliant offensive mind...EASY to replace as a HC...but how do you replace his offensive playcalling/gameplanning ?

 

[ram29jackson]

Why?

From rotoworld

the defensive coach is the one who needs to go

 

[steeljake]

the defensive coach is the one who needs to go

really? guess what team has the number 1 overall defense this year?

the special teams killed them this year. also the fact that norv is the head coach never helps...

 

[Blade]

really? guess what team has the number 1 overall defense this year?

the special teams killed them this year. also the fact that norv is the head coach never helps...

So true.......that I had to thank you...

 

[ram29jackson]

really? guess what team has the number 1 overall defense this year?

the special teams killed them this year. also the fact that norv is the head coach never helps...

who gives a damn what is a so called number one ? they were a number one offense as well with a losing record early on. The fact is they lost because they couldnt keep teams from scoring. 8-7 is not a number one defense dumb ass. Its just above .500 no matter how big the stats looked.

they owned the league between the 20 yard lines but in the red zone they sucked. Its on the players for not executing at that point, not the coach.

 

[steeljake]

who gives a damn what is a so called number one ? they were a number one offense as well with a losing record early on. The fact is they lost because they couldnt keep teams from scoring. 8-7 is not a number one defense dumb ass. Its just above .500 no matter how big the stats looked.

they owned the league between the 20 yard lines but in the red zone they sucked. Its on the players for not executing at that point, not the coach.

so if it is on the players for executing and not the coach, why must the coach of the defense be fired? and just so you know, dumbass, the d let up just under 20 points a game while the offense, which is actually #2 (not number 1 dipshit) overall while being 3rd in passing and 17th in rushing, was scoring just under 28 points a game. in case you can't do the math, and given the amount of idiotic shit you post I am sure you cannot, that is an +8 point (thats a touch down and a two point conversion) difference.

also if a team is talented and fails to be prepared to play each week do you fire the player or find someone more up to the task of motivating the player to play up to his level?

now go get your shine box.

 

[Senser81]

I am amazed that Norv Turner consistently gets his ass handed to him by perhaps the worst collection of coaches in a single division (McDaniels, Cable Guy, and Matt Cassel's dad).

Specifically, I think Turner misused his RBs this year. He didn't use Sproles at all, even when the other gamebreakers like Jackson, Gates, and Floyd were out. I would have used Sproles a lot more, and then I would have inserted Tolbert & Hester into the game after getting a lead. Matthews would have been a bit player.

Instead, Sproles and Hester never played. Tolbert was the starter and would get a ton of carries in the beginning of games, and Matthews would be brought on to blow the lead by fumbling and getting 2 yards per carry.