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
appreciate best nature raider understand wish
I wanted to be here and appreciate the opportunity. I understand the nature of this business. I wish nothing but the best for the Raider organization.
appreciate opportunity
I wanted to be here and appreciate the opportunity.
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Some we brought on ourselves. Three times we had enough yards for a first down, and we had penalties that knocked us back, so that we were facing either first-and-20 or second-and-20. The environment we were in - a real good football team, and a team that can pressure the quarterback - we were playing into their hands.
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Everyone wants to get into those conversations, ... but the biggest thing for our team is to keep competing and fighting the way we have. ... What we need to do, obviously, is to go win a football game.
both call tells ways wonder
Everyone tells you those things are going to go both ways and come around your way, ... But sometimes you do wonder what you have to do to get that call to go your way.
along defense detail further last playing point
Continuity, repetition, the detail of playing the defense, we're much further along than we were at any point last year.
competition deal helps motivational played rich starting won
Competition makes you better. Rich is our starting quarterback. When you have someone there who has played and won it's a motivational deal and it helps you play better.
You find out what's going on at No. 1, let us know.
assistant coach dynamic half involved time work
There's no dynamic involved - I work for Mike. I've been an assistant coach for over half the time that I've been in this league. I know my role.
advantage couple ended taking
We ended up not taking advantage of a couple of situations.
ball found game good work
We're always going to work to get the ball to Randy... , ... (The Eagles) had a good plan. They rolled (coverage), they doubled, they had a good mix. We found some creases as the game went on.
beat early inside
We got beat inside early in the game. We got beat between with their tackles inside.
came caught fair liked run
I would liked for him to run out of bounds. That (free kick) is always a discussion. That's just the way it came up. He could have fair caught it, yes.
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I think he's one of the best receiving backs I've been around. His hands -- he can really catch the football.