While We’re Waiting… It’s a crazy world. We just live here.
January 17, 2013Browns deal with FirstEnergy worth $102 million over 17 years per report
January 17, 2013The Browns today released a statement that Norv Turner has been hired (officially) as the new Offensive Coordinator.
“The Cleveland Browns today named Norv Turner as Offensive Coordinator. Turner was one of six additions to the coaching staff, which also includes Brad Roll (Strength & Conditioning), Mike Sullivan (Offensive Line) and Scott Turner (Wide Receivers). In addition, Chris Tabor (Special Teams Coordinator) and George Warhop (Offensive Line) will be retained from last year’s staff.”
“I am very excited about the coaches we have been able to add to our staff thus far,” said Browns Head Coach Rob Chudzinski. “I have worked with Norv, Mike, Scott and Brad previously and know the quality of coaches and teachers that they are, and how much our players will benefit from their presence.”
“Norv has been one of the most respected offensive coaches in the NFL over the last 25-30 years, and he has had a tremendous amount of success at each one of his stops – as a position coach, coordinator and head coach. I was able to learn a great deal in the time that I worked for him in San Diego, and I expect that having him as our offensive coordinator will make a big impact on that side of the ball.”
Here is Turner’s coaching resume-
1975 University of Oregon, graduate assistant coach
1976-79 University of Southern California, wide receivers coach
1980 University of Southern California, defensive backs coach
1981-83 University of Southern California, quarterbacks coach
1984 University of Southern California, offensive coordinator
1985-86 Los Angeles Rams, wide receivers coach
1987-90 Los Angeles Rams, wide receivers and tight ends coach
1991-93 Dallas Cowboys, offensive coordinator
1994-2000 Washington Redskins, head coach
2001 San Diego Chargers, offensive coordinator
2002-03 Miami Dolphins, offensive coordinator
2004-05 Oakland Raiders, head coach
2006 San Francisco 49ers, offensive coordinator
2007-12 San Diego Chargers, head coach
2013- Cleveland Browns, offensive coordinator
50 Comments
great we hired someone whose team scored 6-points against the hapless browns last year.
Is this really a good idea? Aren’t we jumping the gun here? What if Chip Kelly changes his mind in a couple weeks and decides he wants to coach the Browns? Then we’re sitting here with not only Chud, but a whole bunch of assistants we have to fire! We’ll look like absolute fools with debacle all over our face!
This looks like a panic move to me. I think Kelly is just playing the Eagles. We ought to wait until July or so before hiring any coaches just to make sure.
So glad that “despite the fact the Browns did not get Chip Kelly” we were able to secure the services of Mr. Turner.
Hopefully this means they are moving on
1975 University of Oregon, graduate assistant coach…
We got our Duck after all!
As someone who has been highly critical of the new Browns regime, I have to concede that this is an exceptionally good move. Turner presided over explosive offenses in San Diego, and was as credible a head coach as the other candidates I was hoping the Browns would hire as HC (Whisenhunt, Smith etc.)
Yes, let’s dismiss his history of success as an OC in favor of a one game sample.
Well done…
Chud/Turner > Kelly
Phew, finally, thank God I was starting to get nervous. NOTE: Tonight’s Browns Backers Pancake Rally scheduled for the I-480 bridge in Valley View has been cancelled! Please check back tomorrow for our next scheduled meeting (hint: when the new defensive coordinator who employs a 3-4 is hired)
Those heavy winds gusting to something like 40-50 mph may have had something to do with it. Just a guess, I could be wrong.
Quack, quack!
Flying V! I mean, Flying J…
In a street fight?
In Street Fighter II by Capcom on SNES
well you gust wrong
Will there still be pancakes?
Battle of the ethnic stereotypes! haha, legendary game though
Exactly what ethnicity is Blanka then?
nice1!
Monster. There’s a lot of them in the rain forests of Brazil (prove me wrong).
Sounds like he’s a good hire for OC. If he fails, the Browns can replace him. If he does well, there probably aren’t any teams left willing to give him a shot at HC.
I think this is what I like best… there’s a really good chance that even if he does perform exceptionally well as an offensive coordinator that nobody is going to knock on his door to be their head coach, so we’d get to keep him a long time. I’m thinking Dick LeBeau in Pittsburgh, for example, but I could probably do better than that if I really cared to think about it.
Well.. I tried. But wiki tells me you are incredibly right.. which.. kinda hurts my head. Also, who knew Vega was both male & Spanish? You learn something new every single goddamn day. #productivity
Native Brazilian mutated by electric eels. True story: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanka#Character_history
So two offensive line coaches? Is one going to be an assistant OL coach and an assistant HC? I wonder what’s going to be happening here…
Saban…. HOLD OUT FOR SABAN!!!!
LOL I have a new bottle waiting!!!!
i was told there would be punch and pie
one gets to take credit for JoeT, Mack, and Schwartz. the other gets the blame for Lauvao, Pinkston and Greco.
Wade Phillips name comes to mind.
Regardless, we need to respect their authoritah.
Mr…. You can stop posting the same responses to anything dealing with coaching decisions on here. I cant read another one of your “aren’t we jumping the gun here” posts.
i think you just double-dog dared Mr.C to type another one.
so nice to make things official. seems like everyone wanted Norv as OC when he was let go as HC (except maybe Chip and Philly) and we got him. I am happy with that hire.
now, about the defense…
I was at that game and couldn’t even hold onto a $6.50 cup of coffee.
Well, Kyle, if you’re so tired of reading them, imagine how tired I am of writing them.
well, since you failed to write another one you must take on the “physical challenge”
Aren’t you jumping the gun here? The day’s not over.
Uh, when you beat him his mask is broken and he’s pretty clearly a guy. Also he is basically topless and looks like a guy.
Also, his level is in Spain.
judges are disqualifying that decent attempt due to it not being in response to a coaching item but mostly because they want to enforce a physical challenge.
More people will come if we tell them there will be punch and pie.
*Sigh* Okay, bring it on.
Also, Robert Meachum dropped at least one sure TD pass. Possibly more.
ok. [slow typing sounds] p-u-n-c-h a-n-d p-i-e
you must literally jump over a gun.
HA HA HA HA! Good one.
Okay. I don’t own a gun, but a couple of my brothers-in-law do. The next time one of them is out mowing down yard mice or something, I’ll ask them if I can.
figured you’d at least have a toy Star Wars blaster around
Best.
Response.
Ever.
We are so not worthy.
Nonsense, Harvard. You are still my idol.
My retort to that is, I was about 6 when playing that game, & he sounded like a girl when you hit him also he had long hair.
The gun has been jumped so many times here Im beginning to doubt the existence of a gun