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
clear define games playing question
It's clear what they're playing for. The question is, what are we playing for? These are the kind of games that define a team's character.
eyes saw
I told my guys, 'Believe your eyes,' ... 'You saw him. He is what you're watching.'
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It's a real good opportunity for him. He's kicked in big games and he's an experienced guy.
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There is a process that a guy goes through and no question -- it's not even about 14 or 16 games -- it's about being the full-time guy, for an entire game. You learn the first time you do it. He hadn't done that since college.
coach continue eliminate game
There are some (penalties) that are going to be called every game and there are some that can be avoided. We have to continue to coach it and eliminate those situations.
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We've got good competition, ... I think, based on a game or a half, some people start jumping to conclusions, but I think that is one of our most competitive positions.
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We've used it in practice and we'll use it some the next couple of days.
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We knew when the schedule came out (last December) we were going to play the team that won the Super Bowl, on the road, and that it's going to be a challenge, ... Every week is a challenge. It's a great opportunity for our guys.
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We did the same thing for those guys that we had done the year before with them. New England has had such great success on both sides of the ball. They?re not going to dramatically change what they are doing with Deion Branch.
high kelly level playing
Tommy Kelly is playing at a real high level right now,
absolutely coach concerned regular
Yeah, I'm absolutely concerned about the penalties. I don't know if you get different officiating in the preseason and the regular season. But what we'll do is look at every one of them, and coach them.
eliminate
What we have to do is eliminate the self-inflicted wounds. The ones where the play is there ... to get 5 yards, to get 7 yards. That's where we're not getting it done right now.
decision matter seeing
We'll make that decision this week. It's just a matter of seeing where he's at.
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You have to adjust to each opponent. Kansas City is considerably different than New England, so there are things we have to approach and handle that they do that New England doesn't do.