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Chargers | Turner hired as new head coach

Mon, 19 Feb 2007 08:12:02 -0800

Jay 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.

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Updated: Feb. 19, 2007, 11:34 AM ET

Sources: Chargers will hire Turner as next head coachBy Len Pasquarelli

ESPN.com

San 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 RECORD

Year 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

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Just wait Mike Singelterry will be his DC

You 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.

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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.

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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.

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