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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We're past that. We got good work in Texas, we'll get work against (New Orleans) Thursday night, and we're starting to zero in on our opener.
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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.
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We worked hard to give him opportunities to be successful, ... When you see a guy like that with a lot of potential ... you want to see it come out.
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Its just a matter with young guys, getting them into your system. He's grown a lot in everything in terms of the meetings, the weight room, his work habits, his study habits. He's becoming a very consistent football player.
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I just think that we've been extremely pleased with Randy as a person and a player. He has a great work ethic. He obviously has great ability. He's come in here and tried to help this team in every way that he can.
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calling plays that Kerry likes. And when you like the plays, it just works out a lot better. Kerry is playing great ball right now and he has a lot of confidence in himself.
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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.
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I know what the expectation level is. We've got to give him as many chances as we can. Along the way, when he's opening things up for other guys, we've got to understand that's part of the equation of Randy being here.
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Everyone gets caught on this 0-3 thing. There have been teams that have lost three straight games and had outstanding seasons.
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The biggest thing we have to do offensively is eliminate the negative plays which has plagued us through the first three games, ... We just ended up with too many second-and-15s, first-and-20s.
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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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The biggest thing about Troy is he was so mentally tough he didn't let it bother him.
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That happens in games. We would have loved to have had Randy for the entire game.