A.J. Smith Defends Himself

Found a great article written by Jim Alexander for the Press-Enterprise detailing A.J. Smith’s feelings about the Chargers 1-2 start. Smith dealt with some extremely harsh criticism during an offseason in which he fired 14-2 head coach Marty Schottenheimer for losing to the New England Patriots in the first round of the playoffs.  Marty was very well-liked and respected by his players and he got the most of out of them.  Problematically, Marty and Smith never got along.  When Smith fired Marty and hired Turner, people shook their heads and predicted basically exactly what has come to pass - a team that is ill-coached, ill-prepared, and underperforming.

In public, Smith claims that he feels he made the right decision, and that the Chargers are still well on their way to achieving their ultimate goal, which is to win the Super Bowl.  However, Smith must privately know that almost anything less than a Lombardi Trophy at this point would spell the end of his career as the General Manager of the San Diego Chargers.  It was Smith’s decision, and his alone, to fire Marty and replace him with Turner.  Now the team looks like crap through three games.  I’m sorry, but they just do.  They look more like the Hawks than the Colts.  And most importantly, they look like they are poorly coached.  And that fact may be what finally ends A.J. Smith’s tenure in San Diego, fair or unfair as anyone may think that is.

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