Comments on: Relationship with Rivers may have saved Norv Turner

By: commandercornpone

commandercornpone — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:59:22 +0000

smith is more interested in putting one over on players and agents than he is in building a champion.

By: krebzy1

krebzy1 — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:53:32 +0000

“If their six-game losing streak came later in the year, Turner would almost certainly be gone.” Perhaps Spanos was smart enough to consider that during that six game losing streak the
Chargers offensive line was full of third stringers, and guys compromised by injury. Just maybe there is some correlation between the wins at the end of the season and an O line being healthier.

By: JSpicoli

JSpicoli — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:11:11 +0000

Aint nothing wrong with a little relations.

By: waxedagain

waxedagain — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:43:51 +0000

Being friends with Peyton Manning didn’t save Bill Polian’s job. In fact, the Colts owner didn’t even bother to tell Manning that he was firing his buddy Polian. Spanos is just too cheap to upgrade the quality of coaching and management of his team by 1.) eating the contracts of Turner and Smith and 2.) probably paying more to the men who replace them. Fisher would probably ask for twice the $3M they are paying Turner.

By: patsfiend

patsfiend — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:13:08 +0000

Spanos is just paying out the contracts to Turner and Smith, and riding it out in as low-cost mediocre way possible until he can pull the trigger on the L.A. move.

Minnesota is not going to let the Vikings go anywhere, and it looks more likely the Jags are staying where they are… L.A. Chargers has a nice ring to it. They are getting nowhere with a stadium deal here in San Diego. The fans are mostly sick of this team…

I’m sad for the Chargers fans, as this really bites, but I think they are headed to L.A. for the big bucks.

By: 3menandablog

3menandablog — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:03:11 +0000

Thanks Rivers. You ruined this season and next.

By: unclehilroy

unclehilroy — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:48:29 +0000

Well, it certainly wasn’t his coaching ability that saved his job.

By: Derty Ernie

Derty Ernie — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:55:31 +0000

I cannot beleive in my wildest NFL dreams that SD would keep Turner. He doesn’t play to win as much as he plays not to lose. He was lucky the team had the record it did this year. He sucks big time.
Obviously the owner is in love with the guy and he is the only vote that counts.

By: jasleach

jasleach — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:36:35 +0000

For the life of me, I can’t figure out why Archie would have steered Eli AWAY from this franchise!

By: nineroutsider

nineroutsider — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:33:11 +0000

I am probably the only one on here who will defend the Chargers, but I think they made the right move…it seemed to me that the players are the ones to blame for their failures. I thought that the coaching was good enough if the players could go out and execute and capitalize but they couldn’t. It is a theme with these players whether it’s Marty or Norv…

I do have questions for the GM Smith though as the talent on the defensive side of the ball isn’t good enough. Also, we had Manusky in SF for a few years and I couldn’t stand him. The secondary was never well prepared. That is probably on Norv, but maybe Smith?

By: mrnick66

mrnick66 — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:08:07 +0000

so a bad coach saves his job by being friends with a regressing qb ok

By: themackstrong

themackstrong — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:52:10 +0000

Norv Turner is an awesome play caller. The schemes he puts out there to get big plays in screen and vertical game. Sometimes he’s can be conservative but I think the problem is how many defensive draft picks worked out for them. Besides Phillips where has the pass rush come from? I don’t follow them enough to know who their coordinator on D is now but they lost a pretty good one that’s coaching in Carolina. AJ Smith is the man that had to go.

By: yamchargers

yamchargers — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:33:21 +0000

This team didnt necessarily underachieve. It lacks talent. And thats not Norvs fault.

Sure Rivers is a good QB that had a bad season, but other than that the team is really not that good.

By: martylaughlin

martylaughlin — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:27:46 +0000

I feel your pain San Diego. As a Bears fan, losing Jerry Angelo was Christmas come late. Hope you guys get your wish next season

By: broncosaddict

broncosaddict — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:20:28 +0000

@duanethomas

While I hope your right, I seriously doubt it.

Unless he greatly improves his passing ability (without staring at his target), we will be going no where…..
on the bright side we should have a real good chance at having next years number one draft pick….possibly joining the lions in a perfect 0-16 season…

By: phillyphever

phillyphever — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:17:19 +0000

There’s also something else that might have saved Turner’s ass from being fired: there was a report from Mike Francesa yesterday that said Lurie called the Chargers and said “stay away from my coach (Reid)”. So to the Charger fans out there: I’m sorry my team’s stupidity caused your owner to do something stupid.

By: mikeyhigs

mikeyhigs — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:15:58 +0000

Spanos waited until Jeff Lurie decided to keep Andy Reid before deciding on Norv and AJ. Now Spanos is rooting for Andy to fail next year so he can hire him.

By: luckynumberlucas

luckynumberlucas — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:13:39 +0000

I can live with Turner, he is a good playcaller, I can understand that Rivers likes him, the offense had success with him when Rivers played up to his standards.

But Smith?

He may be THE worst GM in the league, should’ve fired him when he let Schotty go…

By: polapea

polapea — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:07:52 +0000

So what’s the excuse for keeping AJ Smith

Schottenheimer 14-2 = fired
Turner 8-8 = another year

All because AJ Smith is an egomaniacal jackass.

By: garyman1

garyman1 — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:02:31 +0000

Benjamin Franklin once said that the definition of an idiot is someone who does the exact same thing time after time…. and expects a different result.

By: bspurloc

bspurloc — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:59:02 +0000

.
or maybe the fact the colts were losing because rivers couldnt complete passes to his un-injured low quality receivers….
but then again whoever let sproles go needs to be talked too

By: joetoronto

joetoronto — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:52:46 +0000

BFF’s?

By: duanethomas

duanethomas — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:47:18 +0000

2 Loses next year.

Denver Tebows will wipe the floor with these two.

2012 AFC West Champs. Tebow and the Broncos!

By: rj88888

rj88888 — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:44:00 +0000

Players are hired to play. When they are involved in team management they make bias decisions and coaches stay with the team when most outsiders wonder why?

By: llsinning

llsinning — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:41:26 +0000

I can’t help but recognize the uncanny resemblance between the chargers and the cowboys. Two teams filled with talent that should be in the play offs every year but continue to disappoint and lose to lesser opponents.

By: plastics017

plastics017 — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:40:30 +0000

Welcome to another year of mediocrity and underachieving, Philip and the Chargers.

By: Chris Fiorentino

Chris Fiorentino — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:37:14 +0000

“If their six-game losing streak came later in the year, Turner would almost certainly be gone.”

The exact same thing could be said about Andy Reid…if the Eagles had gone from 8-4 to 8-8, he almost certainly be gone too.

By: regelswritings

regelswritings — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:33:01 +0000

Just to get this straight, a horrible quarterback is the reason the team kept their horrible coach?