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 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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It's not in the same spot as before. They don't know if it's torn, if it's a sprain or strain, or whatever that is.
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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.
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It's certainly not by design. It's a combination of things. We want to get the ball to him. He's getting an awful lot of double coverage.
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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.
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They hit a couple of those plays early when we were in blitz coverage and we turned it back up and played zone. They're good at what they do. They found seams and Plummer, obviously, was very hot in the first half.
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They've had a long time to prepare for this game. We'll get a look they haven't shown. One of the things that seems to steady anyone down is obviously if you can run the football. If you can run the football, you don't see quite as many looks.
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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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It's as good of a front four as we've played against. Both their ends are outstanding.