Comments on: Chargers fire defensive coordinator Greg Manusky

By: joetoronto

joetoronto — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:28:48 +0000

davikes says:
Jan 5, 2012 1:39 PM
Ready. Fire. Aim.
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lol, exactly. That’s the Charger way.

By: jmsincla

jmsincla — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:48:26 +0000

I don’t get it. The dude was a beast in Tecmo-Bowl.

By: 1phd

1phd — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:35:58 +0000

Bolts are bolting to LA. Buh bye.

By: knightringonow

knightringonow — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:19:58 +0000

welcome to planet Delusion. Charger brass resides there. Fire Norv.

By: SOBEIT

SOBEIT — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:16:49 +0000

Manusky had a very strange and frustrating defensive philosophy while in SF. Once the team had any lead kind of lead, he would go into PreventD the rest of the game. And more times than not, the opponent would catch up and the Niners would lose.

By: farvefromover

farvefromover — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:01:24 +0000

Owners/stadium builders are fools. Who the f@ck wants obstructed view tickets anyhow… “whoa, did you see the move that steel girder just put on the overhang from the upper deck??? Man, if we had him we would be going to the Super Bowl”

By: time2speakup

time2speakup — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:59:45 +0000

If ANYbody actually thinks that Manusky was good for the Niners defense – they really were not paying attention. But, let’s be real. Greg was handcuffed thoroughly by Mr. Motivation Mike (as in Singletary) and had to call defenses per the HC’s dictates. Case in point – both of those coaches left (Oh Thank Heaven), and the Niners “D” went from “worse to NFC first” so go figure.

By: khuxford

khuxford — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:53:50 +0000

Didn’t the defense have injury issues, too? I know their best LB was out a few games. This guy was made a scapegoat, as if it is going to appease any of the upset fans. Damn shame.

By: austrianpanther

austrianpanther — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:47:07 +0000

You mean that you actually have to pay to get into the stadium to watch the Charges play???

Should’nt it be the other way around??

By: godzilla111111

godzilla111111 — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:43:23 +0000

Norv has to go.

Watched him destroy the Redskins year after year.

Bill Parcells: “You are what your record is.”

By: realitypolice

realitypolice — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:40:59 +0000

Umm…..yeah, because that was the problem.

He’s from PA. Now maybe he can interview for the Penn State job like every other NFL assistant apparently is.

By: grogansheroes

grogansheroes — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:40:36 +0000

Uhm, scapegoat anyone?

By: rajbais

rajbais — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:39:31 +0000

His defense (particularly his pass rush) was questioned in San Francisco in 2010 and HE was going to help the Chargers win the Super Bowl!!!

Norv was better off promoting the offensive line coach to defensive coordinator!!! Look at Andy Reid; he did it, stunk up the place, but he ultimately got to keep his job!!!

By: davikes

davikes — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:39:04 +0000

Ready. Fire. Aim.

By: test2402

test2402 — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:38:15 +0000

Tim Tebow took his job.

By: mikeeg

mikeeg — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:34:43 +0000

I actually dig AJ Smith and Norv?

Signed,
RAIDA FAN

By: suckafree67

suckafree67 — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:32:54 +0000

great move…
bring on Mike Singletary or Jack Del Rio…

I still do not like Dean’s saving the jobs of Norval and AJ, but at least he did one good thing….

Go Bolts!

By: nineroutsider

nineroutsider — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:30:13 +0000

Manusky, who came from San Francisco with an excellent reputation, oversaw San Diego’s defensive decline in 2011.
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Excellent to who? The 9ers, the last few years at least, could stop the run regardless of who was coordinating the D. Their pass defense was awful and they still gave up a lot of points under Manusky.

It is true that SD lacks talent on D, but the way teams moved around on that D reminded me a lot of a Manusky D. This was a smart move by Norv. They can find a better 3-4 coordinator.

By: thatobnoxiousguy

thatobnoxiousguy — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:28:25 +0000

Ineptness breeds ineptness.
30,000 fans have not renewed their season tickets over the last 4 years and there will be thousands more not renewing for next season. It’s pretty clear at this point the Chargers have a plan in place to move to L.A. so for any nimwits still holding onto their season accounts should cancel them also.
The Chargers since 2004 have raised lower level OBSTRUCTED VIEW ticket prices by over 400% yet they don’t raise the level of their front office or coaches or payroll.
Anybody paying for tickets is just helping to finance the move to L.A. at this point.

By: vaphinfan

vaphinfan — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:25:58 +0000

Your defense is going to give up a bunch of points when you turn the ball over as much as they did on offense. Don’t understand how this guy got fired and they kept Norv Turner.

By: fngs1

fngs1 — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:25:06 +0000

Thats how Norv likes it. Keep making his D look bad so he can keep his job year after year. Who said Norv was Dumb.

By: 4evrnyt

4evrnyt — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:23:35 +0000

One blunder after another. Spanos is writing the blueprint on how to completely blow up a team. Manusky wasn’t the problem, injuries and poor draft /free agent selection was the problem and Manusky will be the fall guy. Guess this mean Spikes will probably be cut as well.

I am seriously sorry for all Chargers fans.

By: th56

th56 — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:23:17 +0000

Four defensive coordinators in four years. Maybe they’re not firing the right coach.

By: 4t9er

4t9er — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:22:35 +0000

Dr. Prevent Defense got fired, I’m shocked. The chargers defense was a mirage last year that was exposed, so I don’t blame him totally.

By: rj88888

rj88888 — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:22:28 +0000

The Chargers should of started fresh with a brand new coaching staff.

By: Nevis

Nevis — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:22:12 +0000

Too bad, he was great for SF. Another victim of the Chargers gaffe: Takeo Spikes, who left SF for SD so he could play in his first playoff game.

Oops.

By: KIR

KIR — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:20:22 +0000

Smith drafts great however he treats his players like crap. IMO Smith’s Pride has cost the Chargers at least one or two trips to the Super Bowl

Does anyone think the Chargers wouldn’t be in the playoffs if Sproles was still on that team? He let him walk for 4years 14 mill. D. Sproles who this year set an NFL record for combined total yards of 2,669! Smith made McNeil and Vincent Jackson hold out half the year. Before that it was Gates who had to hold out half the year and Smith also let Michael Turner go! Can you imagine the Chargers with Turner and Sproles!?!! Now there’s talk of him letting V. Jackson walk.

By: rpiotr01

rpiotr01 — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:19:59 +0000

Couldn’t possibly be that the GM has been drafting soft, me-first players can it? Nah, can’t be it.

By: vanderwerf

vanderwerf — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:18:07 +0000

I see that S.F. Defense was top notch with out Manusky and that S.D. sucks now? Another miss by A.J. Smith…and he doesn’t get fired? Just saying.

By: Rob Murphy

Rob Murphy — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:15:28 +0000

At the press conference, A.J. Smith said he was grateful to have the opportunity to “keep this thing going”. So apparently it’s okay with the owner to supply substandard materials to build with. The defensive scheme was not creative, but are you asking someone to build a nuclear sub with Legos and duct-tape?
Maybe the Chargers will open the piggy bank and get a high quality defensive guy.

I know, I couldn’t even write it with a straight face.