Norv's bad break

[gimmesix]

When looking at Norv Turner's record as a head coach, I can't help but wonder what it would look like if he had not left the Cowboys and had taken over as head coach when Jimmy Johnson left.

I'm not excusing what Turner did as a head coach in Washington and Oakland, but I do believe he'd have a Super Bowl on his resume (just like Barry Switzer) if he had not left Dallas. The reason for that is Turner likely would have done just like Switzer in keeping most of the coaching staff intact and I think Switzer showed the Cowboys didn't need a dynamic head coach to succeed the first couple of years after Johnson left.

That being said, even though this is not the 1990s Cowboys, I do believe they are better set up for success than any team Turner has coached. I don't know if he can capitalize on that if he's hired, but if he can't then to me he will have proved without a doubt that he's a great OC but a bad HC.

 

[Boyzmamacita]

It's not as if a coach can't have success after experiencing failure somewhere else. It happens all the time. Look at Belicheck. Maybe Norv is the answer. Maybe he isn't. But there's only one way to find out. Just because you don't win the Super Bowl at every stop doesn't mean you're not head coaching material. A lot of variables go into success or failure.

 

[Billy Bullocks]

Turner never has had this much talent at either team. Michael Westbrook is not TO or Glenn. And Randy Moss hasn't been good for a few years now.

 

[lane]

When looking at Norv Turner's record as a head coach, I can't help but wonder what it would look like if he had not left the Cowboys and had taken over as head coach when Jimmy Johnson left.

I'm not excusing what Turner did as a head coach in Washington and Oakland, but I do believe he'd have a Super Bowl on his resume (just like Barry Switzer) if he had not left Dallas. The reason for that is Turner likely would have done just like Switzer in keeping most of the coaching staff intact and I think Switzer showed the Cowboys didn't need a dynamic head coach to succeed the first couple of years after Johnson left.

That being said, even though this is not the 1990s Cowboys, I do believe they are better set up for success than any team Turner has coached. I don't know if he can capitalize on that if he's hired, but if he can't then to me he will have proved without a doubt that he's a great OC but a bad HC.

let's put it this way.............if norv would of taken over as head coach when jimmy left.......we would have 2 more trophies in the display case at valley ranch.

 

[DLCassidy]

When looking at Norv Turner's record as a head coach, I can't help but wonder what it would look like if he had not left the Cowboys and had taken over as head coach when Jimmy Johnson left.

As long as we're playing this game, I can't help but wonder if Lombardi was born 30 years later and took over after Jimmy.