Pete Carroll or Marty Schottenheimer in San Diego?
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by LastRow
The City of San Diego has been dubbed the perfect place to live in the United States, (land locking that is…And I always thought it was Butte, Montana) well, let’s examine this, shall we? One thing’s for sure, if Mets fans wanting to Rae Carruth themselves after they gave us literally the all-time best choking job, what must be going on in San Diego. Oh yeah, Met fans…We thank you for the choking episode! San Diego…A sports town of the Padres and the Chargers. And like I said Met fan, you thought you had it bad!
Who’s public enemy number one? Trevor Hoffman, who happens to have 524 career saves, blowing the Padres chances of making it into the post-season with back-to back blown saves in his final two outings? Norv Turner for taking a Super Bowl caliber team and flushing all of it down the toilet ? Umpire Tim McClelland who made a delayed safe call, and replays were inconclusive on whether Holliday touched the plate with his left hand or was blocked by Barrett's left foot? Or A.J. Smith for thinking that "Marty Ball" with a 14-2 record wasn’t good enough? I know, so many damn worthy candidates…My thinking, let’s go with the pigskin. Sorry Padres… "Wait until next year!" God, that feels great to say to another team…I’m a Cub fan and a Bud man! RIP HARRY!
A.J. Smith & Norv Turner…San Diego’s version of "Dumb & Dumber"! Norv Turner starring as "Dumb" and A.J. Smith as "Dumber". Quite simply because first off he fired a coach who was 14-2…Which is unprecedented in itself! Then he fills the head coaching vacancy with Norv Turner, Norv Turner…Norv Turner. Are you kidding me? Norv Turner? Now Norv might be one hell of an offensive coordinator, that’s a given…It was also a given that he’s not capable of being a head coach in the NFL! The Washington Redskins experience was no fluke, but just a guess I’m thinking A.J. thought it was! And we thought one Isiah Thomas was bad!
Now the question becomes will Norv even last the year? Because it’s a given he won’t turn the bad start around! He doesn’t have the know how to do that! Honestly, he’s lucky he got the Bears in week one, otherwise they’d be in the same category as Notre Dame football! And it’s beyond me how somebody who loves to run the rock and has the best running back in the league, well, isn’t doing it with any continuity. Norv’s just making a mockery of this team! Although it was A.J. Smith who made this bed, so he has to lay in it…Well, at least for the time being.
That’s the question…How long will A.J. Smith lie uncomfortably before he pulls the plug on this science project gone bad? And with a new, state of the art stadium waiting to be christened in the wings…Well, all of this wasn’t in the blueprints. Last Sunday Chargers fans were chanting "We want Marty…We want Marty!" Is it out of the realm of possibilities to see a reunion? Why not? Most likely both A.J. Smith & Marty both have too much pride to have that happen…Oh yeah, it’s not like they’re the best of friends either! It’s like boy gets girl, dumps girl for girls best friend until he realizes he truly knows where his bread is buttered…In addition, she might be a tad better at some certain things, (cough). Just like in the case of Norv…True "Marty Ball" has never gotten it done in the playoffs, but has "Norv Ball" even reached the playoffs?
Okay, so a reunion tour in San Diego might be a little far fetched. Although here’s some more food for thought. See, there’s this guy located two hours north of San Diego, (traffic on a good day) in Los Angeles. Who has done a hell of a job in his stint there…So would Pete Carroll be intrigued if A.J. Smith made a call? Hmmmm…Interesting. Stay in the same state…Move to a better city…Get an increase in pay…And take over a team that has virtually everything in place, they just need to be coached up! Oh yeah, don’t forget the new state of the art digs!
Honestly if Pete Carroll was ever going to leave SC for a NFL gig again, this would be the most ideal one! This is like a coaches wet dream, but somehow, someway Norv Turner has turned that into a nightmare not only for himself, but the organization and the Chargers fans! This isn’t like taking over some doormat franchise here even though their record indicates otherwise! But would A.J. Smith pick up the phone? More importantly, the one draw back for Carroll might be working with an asshole such as Smith! Would he be gamed for it? We all know Carroll listened to Wayne Huizenga as he tried to court him for the Dolphins position…And Carroll did listen. To what extent? Well, if somebody tells me why the sky’s blue and the grass is green, then you should know that answer as well!
It’s a given that Carroll is living every football coaches dream in Los Angeles! Hell, he’ll be the first ever coach to have a star on Hollywood Blvd. However, just like in Hollywood Land if Playboy Playmate Miss March 2007 has better goods and can offer you more in all aspects than Miss July 2006, well you would have to be Marc Ecko not to listen!
