REPORT: Panthers will hire Norv Turner as OC

[LinvilleGorge]

1 minute ago, Chardee MacDennis said:

I want to know how the Rooney rule has been, or will be satisfied.

Does it apply to coordinators?

Ron said they had a couple, few candidates in mind. Did he just wake up at 3am and go, "I wonder if I can convince Norv to come back? I'll dial him up on the rotary phone and ask him at 5am when he's finishing his breakfast."

And then Norv is like, yeah I can come back and work with all the other members of my family. Make my son the QB coach, my nephew the assistant QB coach, my brother a consultant, it'll be fun. After all, you've got a family oriented organization down there. 

And so Ron goes running into Hurney's office at 730am this morning and is like, "You'll never guess who I just got off the phone with!" And with his super boner, he fires Shula and quickly jots down a few other names for the OC position, oddly enough 3 of them have the same last name as Norv....

Then calls the press conference, and here we are. 

There were never any other candidates for real.

The Rooney Rule only applies to head coaching and senior level front office positions. Exactly how a "senior level" front office position is determined I don't know.

[TheJason]

As long as he NEVER calls a TO on the second play of a game in the fugging playoffs consider me ecstatic.

[Fox007]

2 minutes ago, Chardee MacDennis said:

I want to know how the Rooney rule has been, or will be satisfied.

Does it apply to coordinators?

There were never any other candidates for real.

Never ceases to amaze me the lack of basic intellect in people.

google.com : rooney rule

https://www.google.com/search?q=nfl+rooney+rule&oq=NFL+Rooney+&aqs=chrome.0.0j69i57j0l4.3622j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

[Mr. Scot]

Apparently the headline for that article was written by Leeroy Jenkins.

[Panthers Fanatic]

Only on the Carolina Huddle can some be "dancing in the streets" ecstatic that we finally fired our inept OC...and 8 hours later those same folks are "doom and gloom" pessimistic about his replacement. C'mon people, give 'ol Norvy a chance to do work! 

[t96]

28 minutes ago, Doc Holiday said:

Yall can nitpick this all you want, but he is a well respected Offensive Coordinator. heck he's been a head coach 3 times because of that. I'd say he's a huge upgrade over Shula and I've been wanting him for a while.

Exactly. He's had three head coaching jobs in the NFL and 15 total years as a HC, with those hirings coming due to his success as a coordinator. Mike Shula has never had a sniff of interest as a head coach. Norv isn't my preferred OC, but he's wayyyyy better than Shula and will help this offense and Cam improve.

[countryboi]

It's been hours since this dropped on yahoo and I haven't seen anyone else talk about this outside of a shitty article.

[heel31ok]

33 minutes ago, outlaw4 said:

Gonna make a prediction now because all my instincts are telling me it's going to happen.

Hiring Norv Turner will be the decision that will ultimately cost Ron Rivera his job as head coach of the Carolina Panthers.

Lol..im going the other way...this may solidify his place in panther history and a job for as long as he wants it ...this will be a great hire...

[Chardee MacDennis]

Just now, Fox007 said:

Never ceases to amaze me the lack of basic intellect in people.

google.com : rooney rule

https://www.google.com/search?q=nfl+rooney+rule&oq=NFL+Rooney+&aqs=chrome.0.0j69i57j0l4.3622j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

No need to be rude about it. I am on a Panthers fan forum at 1130pm, having slept 4 hours in the past 36 hours. I was making a comment on how this seems very obvious to me that Norv was the only real target all along. And until recently I had never heard of the Rooney rule, it has come up often in these coaching conversations so I made a comment about it. Sheesh.

[Fox007]

Just now, Chardee MacDennis said:

No need to be rude about it. I am on a Panthers fan forum at 1130pm, having slept 4 hours in the past 36 hours. I was making a comment on how this seems very obvious to me that Norv was the only real target all along. And until recently I had never heard of the Rooney rule, it has come up often in these coaching conversations so I made a comment about it. Sheesh.

I'm usually rude.

[Chaos]

Damn, he must of held the door for Shula leaving the stadium right as he was walking in.  Savage af

[heel31ok]

31 minutes ago, Mother Grabber said:

maybe he's just coming in a an interim OC.

I think in a way that is true...i say 3-4 yrs max ...if it happens

[L-TownCat]

32 minutes ago, HornetsSting said:

Per the article;

"Norv Turner was regarded as one of the NFL’s most respected offensive minds during 31 seasons in the league. He compiled a 114-122-1 record in 15 years as head coach of the Chargers, Redskins and Raiders. Turner’s clubs made four playoff appearances, with his 2007 Chargers squad making the AFC championship game."

umm, and how isn't this an upgrade over Shula again?!

When has anyone said these things about the dearly departed Shula?

 

Never.  

 

He’ll be workin a flat top grill trying to master the medium/medium-rare temps of Papa Don’s meat market.

[Jon Snow]

1 minute ago, Fox007 said:

I'm usually rude.

This lol