For better or worse the Chargers suddenly have a head coach again. Norv Turner was signed to a four-year contract yesterday, only a week after San Diego let Marty Schottenheimer go.
Mixed reaction to the news came from Chargers fans, who may like that Norv Turner has experience as the Charger’s offensive coordinator in 2001, but didn’t like his head coaching record. Overall, Turner is 58-82-1 in his seasons with Oakland and Washington.
One must consider that Turner was given the keys to NFL teams that were clearly awful in his previous NFL head coaching experience. He did very well as the Cowboy’s offensive coordinator during their domination in the early 1990s, and recently helped the 49ers beef up their offense last season.
Turner will be given a team that needs very little to get to the postseason, but will demand immediate success once there.
The Chargers also filled the defensive coordinator position with Ted Cottrell, and found a new linebacker coach with Ron Rivera.
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