Norv Turner
Norv Turner
Norval Eugene Turneris an American football coach who is the offensive coordinator for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. Turner has also served as offensive coordinator for the San Diego Chargers, Miami Dolphins, San Francisco 49ers, Cleveland Browns and the Dallas Cowboys, where he won two Super Bowls. He has served as head coach of the Washington Redskins, Oakland Raiders, and San Diego Chargers. He is the older brother of Ron Turner, the former head coach at the...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth17 May 1952
bunch featured gives guys himself opportunity sees starting themselves
He sees himself as a tailback. We're going to give him every opportunity to play tailback and see what he does best. We have a bunch of guys who see themselves as the starting tailback. When you have that kind of competition, it gives you the opportunity to come up with a featured runner. That's our goal.
add best bowl concerns football guy interest opportunity played shared super taken team thoughts won
He shared my concerns and my thoughts that if we had the opportunity to add a guy who's experienced, who's played and who's won and who's taken his team to the Super Bowl that would be in the best interest of the football team,
football guy injury smart terms
He's a very, very smart football player, ... When you have a guy who has that kind of versatility, it's unbelievable in terms of having injury situations.
games watching
He's been at the games and watching from upstairs.
great grow helped level plus terms
He's been a great plus for our young receivers. He's helped them grow and kind of take things to another level in terms of their preparation.
chance consistency downs gave good playing plays
playing with consistency probably. He made plays that gave us a chance to get first downs and, obviously, a big play on the first drive. So he did good things.
kansas matched
Physically, we matched up with Kansas City, ... We competed hard. But there are things we've got to do better. And things we are going to do better.
accomplish against ball effect good run
Part of when you go out and say we're going to run the ball or we're going to accomplish these things, who you are doing it against has some effect on how well you do it, ... Philadelphia made some good plays.
confidence gone good gotten healthy issue training whether
He was a very good point-of-attack blocker, ... The big issue with him is whether he was going to be healthy or not. He's back, he's healthy, and I think as we've gone through our off-season and training camp, he's gotten his confidence back.
came close great hits three
He had some great rushes. He had some big hits on the quarterback when he didn't get sacks and, obviously, he had three sacks. He came close to having a fourth.
exciting half improvement job second
He was one of the exciting things about the job ... . The second half of the first year, we did make improvement and got some things established.
game impact
He can still have an impact on the game.
hit pain
He got hit pretty good, so he was in pain.
gives physical presence
He gives us a physical presence we like,