Wilbon on Norv

[bbgun]

More grist for the anti-Norv mill.


Charlotte, N.C.: What is your opinion on the hiring of Norv Turner? Marty may struggle in the playoffs, but he can make the playoffs?

Michael Wilbon: Norv Turner is as honorable a man as you can meet in sports. He's a great assistant coach, either coordinating a defense or tutoring quarterbacks, which is critical to any football team's success. But in eight or nine years as a head coach he's 24 games under .500. He's been completely unsuccessfully as a head coach in two stops -- Commanders and Raiders -- and primarily because he's proven to be terrible at dealing with conflict, with discipline, with motivating players. Maybe the Chargers think that post-Marty, with all the discipline already installed, Norv can Xs and Os them, sort of soft-land them back in the playoffs. It'll be interesting to see. His shortcomings are known to every player in the league. Players talk openly about his inability to motivate, or tell stories of him turning over his pre-game speeches to assistants who are better speakers. That, from what I hear from veteran and former NFL players, is never ever going to work.

 

[cowboyfan4life_mark]

More grist for the anti-Norv mill.


Charlotte, N.C.: What is your opinion on the hiring of Norv Turner? Marty may struggle in the playoffs, but he can make the playoffs?

Michael Wilbon: Norv Turner is as honorable a man as you can meet in sports. He's a great assistant coach, either coordinating a defense or tutoring quarterbacks, which is critical to any football team's success. But in eight or nine years as a head coach he's 24 games under .500. He's been completely unsuccessfully as a head coach in two stops -- Commanders and Raiders -- and primarily because he's proven to be terrible at dealing with conflict, with discipline, with motivating players. Maybe the Chargers think that post-Marty, with all the discipline already installed, Norv can Xs and Os them, sort of soft-land them back in the playoffs. It'll be interesting to see. His shortcomings are known to every player in the league. Players talk openly about his inability to motivate, or tell stories of him turning over his pre-game speeches to assistants who are better speakers. That, from what I hear from veteran and former NFL players, is never ever going to work.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Did anyone happen to hear Cowherd with A.J. Smith on his show yesterday? For such a supposed great GM, Smith didn't make much of a case for Norv. Cowherd was hitting him pretty hard with some questions, and Smith just got defensive without offering a lot of support for his case.

 

[Bleu Star]

Did anyone happen to hear Cowherd with A.J. Smith on his show yesterday? For such a supposed great GM, Smith didn't make much of a case for Norv. Cowherd was hitting him pretty hard with some questions, and Smith just got defensive without offering a lot of support for his case.

Smith is an ahola. Norv is a pawn. The Chargers will win 9 games tops.

WTG Wilbon.

 

[theebs]

besides the usc secondary in 81 what defense did he coordinate??

and I wonder did wilbon have his penny loafers with no socks on when he wrote this?

 

[ThreeSportStar80]

Wilbon is a ****** for thinking Norv has anything to do with defense!

 

[Bleu Star]

besides the usc secondary in 81 what defense did he coordinate??

and I wonder did wilbon have his penny loafers with no socks on when he wrote this?

Wilbon is a ****** for thinking Norv has anything to do with defense!

Aw. You guys know that was a typo.

 

[dbair1967]

Smith is an ahola. Norv is a pawn. The Chargers will win 9 games tops.

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if they dont have a slew of injuries they are going to win more than 9 games...they have a ton of talent...a good OL and a young QB that Turner will do alot for...they probably wont be 14-2 again, but I bet they dont lose in their 1st playoff game next yr either

David

 

[Rampage]

just more proof that wilbon doesn't know amymore than any of us.

 

[bbgun]

Aw. You guys know that was a typo.

Probably. It was taken from a live chat, and he does his own typing. No time for editing.

 

[Bleu Star]

Probably. It was taken from a live chat, and he does his own typing. No time for editing.

hehehe

 

[dmq]

The lack of discipline thing really scared me when he was mentioned for Cowboys coach.

 

[theebs]

Aw. You guys know that was a typo.

yeah it was, but check your history.

Norv was the secondary coach at USC, He coached ronnie lott, amongst others.....

 

[CrazyCowboy]

Maybe that is why we hired Wade vs Turner....

 

[burmafrd]

The knocks on Norv are known and have been around for a long time. Lack of discipline has always been his biggest weakness. To me, an NFL coach CAN NOT be known for lack of discipline- that is a killer.

 

[TheProphet]

Actually, Wilbon seems to be right on the money with his assesment of one Norval Turner. He is a lousy head coach. Nuff said.

 

[joseephuss]

if they dont have a slew of injuries they are going to win more than 9 games...they have a ton of talent...a good OL and a young QB that Turner will do alot for...they probably wont be 14-2 again, but I bet they dont lose in their 1st playoff game next yr either

David

Why not? Their first playoff game this past season was a tough match up. The Pats aren't a bunch of pushovers. They know how to play in the post season. The deeper in the playoffs you play, the tougher the opponents. It wasn't as if they lost in the wild card round, which they may end up in this next season.

 

[WV Cowboy]

It's not hard to be right about Norv, .. Wilbon is still a loud clown.

 

[Bleu Star]

yeah it was, but check your history.

Norv was the secondary coach at USC, He coached ronnie lott, amongst others.....

Sorry I missed where you mentioned he coordinated the defense at USC.

 

[Bleu Star]

Actually, Wilbon seems to be right on the money with his assesment of one Norval Turner. He is a lousy head coach. Nuff said.

Yeppers.