From the perspective of now I can see why there would be that discussion. However, if you went back in time when the two teams were interviewing for HCs I have NO IDEA how ANYONE would even look at Norv Turner at that time. Good grief, he had, for whatever reason, a terrible record as a HC. I was dead set against the Chargers hiring him and was disappointed when they did. Of course, once hired, I tried to be objective and give him a chance but, dang, at the time, I was thinking what in hell is AJ and Dean thinking?? Funny how things turn out. I wonder if there were those here that questioned Kraft when he hired, at that point in time, an unsuccessful HC in Bill B.Over on our Cowboys MB, there's still contiuining discussions over whether we should have hired Norv Turner over Wade Phillips, and it got very heated when we played your team a month ago.
Personally - I'm on the fence - I like how Wade turned around our D, but at the same time, our lukewarm Dec runs are more internal than anything else(this Dec, we've seemed to turn things around, but we've nonetheless been nothing more than OK). Norv has done an outstanding job with the Chargers, always finishing strong, and have yet to lose a Dec game under him, and are 3-2 in the playoffs(compared to Wade's 0-1 playoff record here). But like said, our weak finishes are more rooted internally than anything else, regardless of the coach. Even "Mr. December" Parcells couldn't do much.
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