My vote for worst offseason coaching hire

[TigerJ]

San Diego and Norv Turner. AJ Smith in one of the dumbest moves any GM has ever made fires Marty Schottenheimer. Why? Schottenheimer doesn't have a great post season history. There was also a rumor that the two of them didn't get along very well. AJ Smith then hires Norv Turner, a good offensive coordinator who is a two time loser as a head coach. Now San Diego is 1-3. They have a boatload of talent, but are executing like high school players. Smith deserves to get fired.

[hammerbillsfan]

Re: My vote for worst offseason coaching hire

close behind, Cam Cameron

[LtFinFan66]

Re: My vote for worst offseason coaching hire

Not really. Norv got a damn good team and is taking them down

Cam got a not so good team and is improving the offense and is being let down by the defense

[G. Host]

Re: My vote for worst offseason coaching hire

Agree about Turner. No head coach material.

[Night Train]

Re: My vote for worst offseason coaching hire

They may never recover. That San Diego D is full of holes.

[YardRat]

Re: My vote for worst offseason coaching hire

Losing Wade didn't help any, either.

[DraftBoy]

Re: My vote for worst offseason coaching hire

yea losing Cameron and Wade didnt help them at all, that vaunted 3-4 doesnt look so hot right now.

[TigerJ]

Re: My vote for worst offseason coaching hire

I gotta say San Diego and Miami. San Diego went 14 and 2 last season and four games into the season already have more losses that.

[Ebenezer]

Re: My vote for worst offseason coaching hire

I've seen bits of all 4 chargers games...I think they quit on the front office.

[Night Train]

Re: My vote for worst offseason coaching hire

The latest rumor on ESPN and NFL Network is that A.J. Smith and his coach get the axe, replaced by one man.

USC's Pete Carroll

[YardRat]

Re: My vote for worst offseason coaching hire

Carroll can't cut it in the big leagues...He'd be better off staying put, or taking bigger bucks with a different program.

[PECKERWOOD]

Re: My vote for worst offseason coaching hire

Smith messed up by firing Schottenheimer but needless to say, if he becomes available next season, I would like to see him as the Bills GM.

[dplus47]

Re: My vote for worst offseason coaching hire

agree about turner, though the blame must go to AJ smith for that one.

as for cameron, i thought he was an idiot after 2 weeks, sitting at 0-2.

now, after 4 weeks, sitting at 0-4, i think he's a bright guy. the offense is improving to the point where you can see they're going to be successful at what they do. the D is abysmal, and there needs to be some rebuilding, but i'm not demoralized.

i'm actually kinda psyched because cam was heralded as an offensive specialist, and there is immediate, visible progress in his area of specialty, basically with the talent the team had on hand.

the D quite simply needs to get younger and better up front. and at LB, and in the secondary... ugh... it seems like everybody got old and fell off a cliff at once, and the young guys haven't stepped up yet (if they ever will remains to be seen). there was too much to fix in one draft. anyway, they should have a great pick next year, and i like what i've seen out of mueller in his drafts.

[TigerJ]

Re: My vote for worst offseason coaching hire

I meant to say San Diego is a slam dunk over Miami. I can't imagine Smith survives the fiasco, and Turner will go back to doing what he's actually good at, coordinating an offense.

[Ickybaluky]

Re: My vote for worst offseason coaching hire

The only problem is it is early, and SD could still turn it around. Norv or no Norv their upcoming schedule is soft and their division isn't that great this year.