Norv Turner Resigns

[RumHam]

Do we want him after Shula? I say no. 

 

Norv Out

[The_Rainmaker]

Just now, RumHam said:

Do we want him after Shula? I say no. 

 

Norv Out

I would take him as a assistant offensive coordinator!

[Nick_81]

There wouldn't be a whole lot of difference between the two, IMO.

[dave-o]

He seems like a nice guy but he hasnt seemed to prove himself for being in the league so long....

[Cary Kollins]

hell yes

 

 

[DaveThePanther2008]

Are you serious?.   It isn't the play calling.  I would wrap Norv Turner up in a minute for Cam.  He is far more innovative that Shula will ever be and that is on Shula's best day.

[Bartin]

Why would you want him instead of Shula? He's basically the exact same. If you want to get rid of Shula then you don't want Norv. They run the exact same offense except Norv doesn't have the same rapport with Cam and the suite of running plays for him. This would be the most pointless change ever.

Now if you like Shula and leaves for somewhere else then he would be a good alternative but to fire Shula and hire Norv would be asinine.

[Mr. Scot]

Rivera and Turner are close friends from their days with the Chargers. Rivera considers Turner a mentor.

Rivera actually tried to bring Turner aboard back before he chose to go with the Vikings (I forget in what role).

Is there a role for him now? I'm guessing it'd have to be a consultant type thing. Don't really see it but anything is possible.

Man, a few weeks ago the Vikes looked ready to conquer the world. How quickly things change.

[Peppers90 NC]

There is no evidence that I know of from Turner that he could run an offense designed for Cam. It might take him some time to develop that, where Shula is probably the most creative run caller in the league. His problem is getting away from those calls and making poor decisions like a 1st and goal on the 1 pass when the run has been working.

[The_Rainmaker]

1 minute ago, Bartin said:

Why would you want him instead of Shula? He's basically the exact same. If you want to get rid of Shula then you don't want Norv. They run the exact same offense except Norv doesn't have the same rapport with Cam and the suite of running plays for him. This would be the most pointless change ever.

Now if you like Shula and leaves for somewhere else then he would be a good alternative but to fire Shula and hire Norv would be asinine.

Norv knows how to call better play-action, power,zone, sweeps, stretch etc for the RBs. It would definitely help the run game become better and keep Cam from taking a lot of the punishment.

[Mr. Scot]

I'd really like to know the 'why' behind this.

It's totally out of left field.

[t96]

1 minute ago, Mr. Scot said:

I'd really like to know the 'why' behind this.

It's totally out of left field.

Speculation is Zimmer is using him as the scapegoat for the offensive struggles and let him resign, instead of firing him, out respect. Or that Norv has some health issues.

[Kevin Greene]

3 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

I'd really like to know the 'why' behind this.

It's totally out of left field.

Rumor has it he's going to coach Oregon 

[Nick_81]

2 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

I'd really like to know the 'why' behind this.

It's totally out of left field.

Probably because his system, like ours, could never work, behind that offensive line.  That's my guess.