Whur CHad At? Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 Chargers | Turner hired as new head coachMon, 19 Feb 2007 08:12:02 -0800Jay Glazer, of FOXSports.com, reports the San Diego Chargers have hired Norv Turner as their new head coach. Terms of the deal were undisclosed. Turner had been serving as the offensive coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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James_Brooks21 Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2771126Updated: Feb. 19, 2007, 11:34 AM ETSources: Chargers will hire Turner as next head coachBy Len PasquarelliESPN.comSan Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator Norv Turner has agreed in principle to become the San Diego Chargers' next coach, sources told ESPN.com In addition to the Turner hiring, longtime league assistant coach Ted Cottrell will meet early this week with San Diego officials which should result in the Chargers hiring Cottrell as the club's new defensive coordinator. Cottrell, who worked in the NFL office in 2006, has extensive experience with the 3-4 defense that San Diego used last season.Turner is one of six candidates to have interviewed for the position. The other known head coach candidates -- Gary Gibbs (New Orleans), Mike Zimmer (Atlanta), Mike Singletary (San Francisco), Ron Rivera (Chicago) and Rex Ryan (Baltimore) -- are all coaches whose expertise is on the defensive side. All but Singletary are current coordinators.Turner has twice previously been a head coach in the league. Cottrell has interviewed in the past for head coach positions, and came very close to landing the top job in San Francisco four years ago, but the meeting with Chargers officials is strictly an interview for the team's defensive coordinator spot, several sources said.San Diego officials prefer to retain a 3-4 defense, the scheme for which the personnel is best suited, and hiring Cottrell would permit that. Cottrell was actually recommended to Schottenheimer by Smith when then-Chargers defensive coordinator Wade Phillips was hired by the Dallas Cowboys as their new head coach.Marty Schottenheimer instead leaned toward hiring his younger brother, Kurt Schottenheimer, as the replacement for Phillips. In addition to Marty Schottenheimer, the Chargers, who posted an NFL-best 14-2 record in 2006 but were ousted in the divisional round of the playoffs, have lost five assistant coaches since the end of the season. That includes both coordinators.Cottrell, 59, possesses 22 seasons of NFL experience as an assistant coach, including three stints as a defensive coordinator. He most recently worked as coordinator for the Minnesota Vikings (2004-2005). Cottrell lost his job when the Vikings fired coach Mike Tice after the 2005 season.NORV TURNER COACHING RECORDYear Team Record Playoffs 1994 WAS 3-13 None 1995 WAS 6-10 None 1996 WAS 9-7 None 1997 WAS 8-8-1 None 1998 WAS 6-10 None 1999 WAS 10-6-1 1 2000 WAS 7-6 None 2004 OAK 5-11 None 2005 OAK 4-12 None You cut Marty for a guy with a best ever record of 10-6-1 with one playoff game experience as a head coach, I know the great work he has done as a coordinator but he's not being hired in a coordinator position.Bengals fans should know great coordinators don't always make good coaches (Dick LeBeau). Good luck Norv just not against the Bengals.sorry for the double post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stripes Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 - Marty Schottenheimer+ Norv TurnerI see no gain here? In fact I see a noteable loss. A.J. Smith is stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayaker0678 Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 Just wait Mike Singelterry will be his DC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James_Brooks21 Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 Just wait Mike Singelterry will be his DCYou must have missed where it said Ted Cottrel will likely be brought in as defensive coordinator. Ted was a big reason that Mary got fired, he did not want Ted he wanted to hire his brother and that was the last straw between the General Manager and Marty. Ted has history with the General Manager. I think Mike should stay in San Francisco, San Diego defense is supposed to be good with the studs he have at linebacker and defensive line. If he makes San Francisco defense good he will get more props. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princeton Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 I need to ask Norv for advice on the lottery. He's one lucky guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazkal Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 I doubt 49ers would permit Singelterry to be inteveiwed for a DC job... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoDey93285 Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 I don't understand the fascination with Norv Turner? He was the main candidate for the Cowboys job, and now he gets this job? Hasn't he been a complete and utter failure as head coach? Bad move by the Chargers here. Should have kept Marty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sportsdoc Posted February 20, 2007 Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 Norv looked totally clueless in his losses in Washington...... that is when the brought in Schottenheimer and things began to improve.... then owner Dan Snider thought we should sign Jeff George and Steve Spurrier.............. OUCH.......... a worse owner than Mikey BOy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBin2k7 Posted February 20, 2007 Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 Thank God, San Diego hired Norv Turner. He is awful. This guy was so bad with the Raiders it was a joke and now he is qualified enough to take over the team who had the NFL's best record last season.Lucky for Norv, he's got a lot of talent to work with. Lucky for us Bengals fans, the Chargers got Norv. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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