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
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I've seen Rich from the other side of the field numerous times. He's one of the more accurate guys I've ever been around.
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They always are. They always have been, ... Guys play or don't play based on performance.
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There's some guys that have had to go through tough times in that locker room. And they'll be stronger because of it.
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I think Justin will be excited to play and he's a flashy guy and he can make some runs.
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It is disappointing with some protection issues that we had, but I like the way our guys are playing.
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He's a complete runner, he's got great vision, good change of direction and he's very powerful. When you get that, it's contagious for everyone and guys finish blocks, guys stay alive. . . . It opens up things for everyone else.
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He's a guy that's going to help our young guys. He's been great with our young guys. ... When he steps on the practice field, (he) knows how to go, how to work.
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I don't think Randy takes many plays off, ... There are times when he runs some routes at a change-of-pace speed, and that is one of his strengths. He's lulled some guys to sleep and gotten big plays, coming off easy and then taking off and going.
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Some of it is we're playing a game Thursday night, and obviously he can't play. I thought he was really coming on, and I think he's a guy that somewhere down the road has a future.
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What they do have - and have had on defense - is backup guys that can play three or four positions, so you are covered for an unusual amount of things, ... A guy like Hill gives us some of those qualities.
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We're playing a lot of young guys 30 to 50 plays a game. Kirk Morrison is one of those guys. Sometimes when you play that many young guys, you pay for it. It's cost us in some situations, but it's helping us. We're faster and more athletic. We are improving.
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The biggest thing is he brings a physical presence. He did an excellent job in the run game, an excellent job in pass protection. ... He is a young guy that I think is going to grow and become a very good player.
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The biggest thing is guys understanding what they are going to call and what they are not going to call. Then eliminate those situations when you are in that position, and you know it's going to get called. You just can't do it.
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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.