San Diego Chargers Boltbits: Why I Hate Norv Turner

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Published: December 22, 2009

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... career with the team.  He has led San Diego to three playoff victories in two years while overcoming inopportune injuries to core players (Philip Rivers, Ladainian Tomlinson, and Antonio Gates have all both missed games and played hobbled across the last two postseasons).  As a Charger he has never lost in December.

Yet he has also helmed a team that has repeatedly underwhelmed in the face of high expectations to start each year.  The 2008 Chargers won the AFC West despite a 4-8 start and 8-8 record thanks to a monumental collapse by the Denver Broncos to close the year.  The team has favored for deep playoff runs every year since before he took over, yet has never been to a super bowl.

Taking the team to a 2-3 start this year coupled with another hot start by the Denver Broncos, calls for Turner’s head reached crescendo level.  With a milquetoast personality that makes him easy to attack, and the circumstances surrounding h...

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