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
coach continue eliminate game
There are some (penalties) that are going to be called every game and there are some that can be avoided. We have to continue to coach it and eliminate those situations.
based coverage decisions helping number special
We made a number of decisions based on helping our special teams, (mainly) our coverage teams, ... We have two outstanding kickers and we need to get the most out of what they give us. We will be much better.
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.
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.
defenders landed
This is different, ... the way he got kneed and then the way the two defenders landed on him.
kansas matched
Physically, we matched up with Kansas City, ... We competed hard. But there are things we've got to do better. And things we are going to do better.
defense excited gets giving kerry knows played sure within
Kerry gets excited for every game, and I'm sure he'll be a little more here. But you know, he's played enough and he knows you've got to go play. And you've got to play within what we're doing and what the defense is giving us opportunities to do.
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,
handled situations
In the Philadelphia game, we had 10 third-and-8-plus (downs), ... But we've also been in situations that are in your favor. Some of them we've handled real well, some of them we've struggled.
learned looking quick sure
The No. 1 thing I've learned in this league, and what everyone's looking for, is the quick fix. I'm not sure there's such a thing.
answering cannot focus goes job questions spend standpoint talking time types
From a standpoint of doing this job, you focus on the football. You keep working with the coaches, with your players, to see how you can get yourself better. How you cannot have to spend a lot of time talking about it. But part of the job is answering the types of questions you have to answer. That goes with the territory.
adam brings calls experience gotten protection terms
Adam brings a lot more experience. I think some of the things that at times have gotten to us, some of the calls in terms of protection and all that, Adam's a lot more comfortable with.
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.