Somewhere, Marty is Smiling
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by Suckatsports
Thank you, Bob Costas for reminding us that Sunday night was the birthday of legendary post-season choke job Marty Schottenheimer . Although, if I were a Chargers fan, I'd probably be wishing for a choke job in the playoffs right about now - because that would mean, my team got into the playoffs to begin with. At 1-2, and in a division where two teams might combine to 8 wins, the Chargers are still in the pole position to memorably destruct in the playoffs, but if they keep playing like this, they might not get a chance.
Norv Turner took over a team that was the equivalent of a USC or LSU in college football. They were loaded on both sides of the ball, and should have rivaled New England as one of the most dominant football teams this year. But no, they're light years away from that, and it certainly has nothing to do with the talent. But, everything to do with the coaching.
I guess that's what happens when you get 100% turnover in your associate and head coaching staff. And, not only that, but you replace those coaches not with useless cutouts, but with the equivalents of Dr. Nick. They are the mal-practicing, scalpel-wielding idiots patrolling the sideline and driving their patient right into the white light.
I can't really comprehend why he was hired, because of all the moves A.J. Smith have paid, they've been golden, even bringing Marty in paid dividends quickly. But his excuse for bringing in Norv Turner (which, if you haven't heard, has to do with keeping continuity on offense - Cam Cameron ran Turner's offense) just doesn't work for me. He could have gotten a coach that isn't a 2:1 losses-to-wins in his lifetime. He could have gotten a coach that can run that system, or brought in Norv Turner as the offensive coordinator. All those moves could have probably added up to a 2-1 or 3-0 start, but certainly not 1-2. I think the girls at Hot Chicks Hot Picks described it perfectly, Norv Turner is an STD.
> The Chargers can’t get anything going and I blame it all on Norv Turner. He’s the coach equivalent to an STD. No one wants the NT. The Redskins are barely just recovering from their NT. The Raiders are still mired in the after effects of the NT. The NT is sort of like the herpes. There is no cure, only suppression, as in you must suppress all of your urges to hire that STD as your head coach.
Fret not San Diego Superchargians, there's still hope. Your division stinks on ice, and even though you're 1-2, you're only one game behind, and looking up at teams who's talent is less than your practice squad. There's still plenty of time to blow it in the playoffs.
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