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
based competition game good jumping people start
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.
couple next practice
We've used it in practice and we'll use it some the next couple of days.
coming easy gotten guys plays randy routes runs sleep takes taking
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.
bunch featured gives guys himself opportunity sees starting themselves
He sees himself as a tailback. We're going to give him every opportunity to play tailback and see what he does best. We have a bunch of guys who see themselves as the starting tailback. When you have that kind of competition, it gives you the opportunity to come up with a featured runner. That's our goal.
add best bowl concerns football guy interest opportunity played shared super taken team thoughts won
He shared my concerns and my thoughts that if we had the opportunity to add a guy who's experienced, who's played and who's won and who's taken his team to the Super Bowl that would be in the best interest of the football team,
football guy injury smart terms
He's a very, very smart football player, ... When you have a guy who has that kind of versatility, it's unbelievable in terms of having injury situations.
games watching
He's been at the games and watching from upstairs.
great grow helped level plus terms
He's been a great plus for our young receivers. He's helped them grow and kind of take things to another level in terms of their preparation.
exciting half improvement job second
He was one of the exciting things about the job ... . The second half of the first year, we did make improvement and got some things established.
hit pain
He got hit pretty good, so he was in pain.
gives physical presence
He gives us a physical presence we like,
biggest call guys took understand
We took a look at all 16 (penalties). The biggest thing is that guys understand what (officials are) going to call and what they aren't going to call ... and if it's going to be called, you just can't do it.
took
We took a look at all 16 of them,
anyone doctors excited forever player ready
When he's cleared, I'll be as excited as anyone to have him out there and going. We've all been through it forever now when a player says, 'I'm ready to go' and the doctors say he's not ready to go. I think Doug is getting close.