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Chargers staff remains in flux
By Kevin Acee
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
February 24, 2007
Uncertainty remains the theme with the Chargers assistant coaches as new head coach Norv Turner assembles his staff.
“We're still working our way through,” General Manager A.J. Smith said yesterday. “ . . . We're reorganizing our staff in number and structure.”
Turner has not returned calls in three days.
Dallas Cowboys head coach Wade Phillips still holds out hope he can persuade Turner in a face-to-face meeting to allow defensive backs coach Brian Stewart to go to Dallas. Phillips wants Stewart to be his defensive coordinator.
But the Chargers have denied Stewart's request to leave.
After former head coach Marty Schottenheimer allowed linebackers coach Greg Manusky and tight ends coach Rob Chudzinski to leave for coordinators jobs, team President Dean Spanos and Smith declined to allow any others to go.
“We've frozen all contracts,” Smith said. “The staff is being put together. Where it goes from here, I don't know.”
Phillips has also inquired about hiring assistant linebackers coach John Pagano.
Smith said it will be up to Spanos, he and Turner whether to allow assistants to leave. He did say, “If somebody wants out, why would we want them here?”
Only defensive line coach Wayne Nunnely is signed beyond 2007. The rest of the assistants have one year remaining on their contracts, and the majority of them are expected to refuse extension offers and leave after the '07 season. Those assistants who have spoken in recent weeks have requested anonymity.
The Chargers plan on having two secondary coaches and two linebackers coaches.
As of now, newly hired Ron Rivera will be in charge of inside linebackers, and if Pagano stays he will likely continue to coach the outside linebackers. How the secondary will be split up between Stewart and newly hired Bill Bradley has not been decided.
Phillips will call defensive plays in Dallas, but he covets Stewart because of his familiarity with Phillips' defense. Stewart would work closely with assistants and players to implement the weekly game plan – about the same structure as with Chargers offensive coordinator Clarence Shelmon under Turner.
Shelmon, then the running backs coach, was the first assistant denied the opportunity to leave. Cam Cameron wanted him to be his offensive coordinator in Miami.
By Kevin Acee
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
February 24, 2007
Uncertainty remains the theme with the Chargers assistant coaches as new head coach Norv Turner assembles his staff.
“We're still working our way through,” General Manager A.J. Smith said yesterday. “ . . . We're reorganizing our staff in number and structure.”
Turner has not returned calls in three days.
Dallas Cowboys head coach Wade Phillips still holds out hope he can persuade Turner in a face-to-face meeting to allow defensive backs coach Brian Stewart to go to Dallas. Phillips wants Stewart to be his defensive coordinator.
But the Chargers have denied Stewart's request to leave.
After former head coach Marty Schottenheimer allowed linebackers coach Greg Manusky and tight ends coach Rob Chudzinski to leave for coordinators jobs, team President Dean Spanos and Smith declined to allow any others to go.
“We've frozen all contracts,” Smith said. “The staff is being put together. Where it goes from here, I don't know.”
Phillips has also inquired about hiring assistant linebackers coach John Pagano.
Smith said it will be up to Spanos, he and Turner whether to allow assistants to leave. He did say, “If somebody wants out, why would we want them here?”
Only defensive line coach Wayne Nunnely is signed beyond 2007. The rest of the assistants have one year remaining on their contracts, and the majority of them are expected to refuse extension offers and leave after the '07 season. Those assistants who have spoken in recent weeks have requested anonymity.
The Chargers plan on having two secondary coaches and two linebackers coaches.
As of now, newly hired Ron Rivera will be in charge of inside linebackers, and if Pagano stays he will likely continue to coach the outside linebackers. How the secondary will be split up between Stewart and newly hired Bill Bradley has not been decided.
Phillips will call defensive plays in Dallas, but he covets Stewart because of his familiarity with Phillips' defense. Stewart would work closely with assistants and players to implement the weekly game plan – about the same structure as with Chargers offensive coordinator Clarence Shelmon under Turner.
Shelmon, then the running backs coach, was the first assistant denied the opportunity to leave. Cam Cameron wanted him to be his offensive coordinator in Miami.
Who ever heard of such nonsense. They won't know how much they miss Marty until they go 9-7 next year, mark my word.
