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Norv Turner sucks. Worst Head Coach Ever

reply to pro7070
Couldn't agree more ...... The DC metro area was blessed the day he boarded an airplane out of here. Too bad Snyder didn't leave with him.

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How do you ruin a perfectly good team?

Hire Norv as your head coach.....works every time
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While at the same time, let Wade Phillips trot off to Dallas. Wade is the most underrated coach in the league. Its no mystery to me why the 'Boys are 4-0 and the Bolts are 1-3.

reply to pro7070
You can have Chan Gailey if you want. Or maybe Dave Campo. I could have won the SB coaching the team that Barry Switzer had after Jimmy Johnson left. He did crap after. Dallas had 3 of the worst right in a row i figure. Yes, Norv sucks and I said it the whole time they were looking at him. He is at best an OC and that is it.
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reply to pro7070
Hey. Chan Gailey is here to stay at Georgia Tech. We like the consistency of win a game or two we shouldn't.. lose more games than we should.
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reply to pro7070
They shouldve brought in Jim Fassel- at least he's been to a super bowl.

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I got to admit Norv Turner has done a bad job in Sad Diego. But, not only did SD lose Marty S but also the assistant coaches. Remember Wade Phillips? It will take the team some time to adjust.

But the title of worst coach should belong to Chalie Weiss.
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reply to pro7070

This team changed its entire coaching staff, offensive style and playcalling, defensive style and playcalling.

Don't blame Norv. Blame the jackass management and ownership that had no regard for how good of a job Schottenheimer did... and cared more about how well they got along.

They have a LONG way to go before they get comfortable in their new offense and defense. Add in a quarterback that is still young, just got a handle on the offense last season, and now has to learn and master a totally different one.

This is a GIGANTIC management and ownership debacle.

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reply to pro7070
Norv is not a people person at all. He knows what needs to be done, but is incapable of relaying that info to his coaching staff and players effectively. he is a good asst. at best, but can`t see the "big picture"


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reply to pro7070
Turner deserves his bad press, but Scott Linehan took the high flying Rams offense and turned it into the Bears offense.

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Best article I've ever read on Norv Turner, who's a terrible head coach but always avoids blame: Turner Attributes Poor Coaching Record To Poor Coaching

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Norv Turner, newly hired head coach of the San Diego Chargers, is being forced to defend his lousy track record just one day into his new job. Addressing criticisms of his 58-82 record in stints with the Washington Redskins and the Oakland Raiders, Turner claimed there were extenuating circumstances in both cases, namely that he was a shitty coach.

“Obviously when you see '58-82' you think ‘okay, this guy can coach to save his life,’” Turner said. “That’s understandable. But try to remember that things aren’t always what they seem. Oftentimes a coach can be victimized by poor players, injuries, or just plain bad luck. That wasn't the case with me, though. I just wasn't a good coach. Luckily we have a lot of great players here who are capable of overcoming that, and I'm going to make it a priority to stay out of their way. So if we don't go to the Super Bowl, it's really just a matter of our players being unable to overcome adversity.”

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I agree that Norv is a bad coach. The Bears are also stuck with his brother Ron at OC, and he has yet to dazzle me as well. I realize the Bears don't exactly have the best offensive weapons to work with, and the players have been making a lot of fundamental mistakes... but when you have a 3rd and 6 and Ron Turner calls a short comeback route for a gain of 3 yards, it's time to start calling for heads.

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Chargers own fault for firing a guy that went 14-2.

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I heard an interesting stat today on ESPN radio. They were talking about Norv Turner's offensive scheme. This guy said that the Chargers have lined up in the I formation 40 times this year with Lorenzo Neal at Fullback and of course LT at tailback. This is their base offensive formation. From this formation they have ran the ball 38 of 40 times. Pretty predictable. On those 38 runs they have only 81 yards rushing.

The basis of the story the guy was telling is that Norv Turner thinks his scheme should work as long as the players execute. Never mind the fact that the damn defense knows you are going to run that ball from that formation (38 of 40 times). Hey Norv, ever thought of running a play action pass? Or running from a different formation occasionally? What a dope.