Negative. Stay with someone in house, change the play calling, change the offensive philosophy, keep the playbook. Think twice what you wish for. Changing coordinators at this stage in Sanchez's career could be detrimental. There is nothing wrong with the offense, there is something wrong with the way it's run. If you bring in a guy like Turner or Kubiak, everything changes.
Exactly....and ask the SD or Houston fans what they think of those guys and their OC's. BTW, Turner is safe and Kubiak is at best 50-50 to leave and if he does leave, Elway wants him in Denver.
Negative. Schottenheimer learned his offense under Norv, and thus have employed same system. True, they have different flavor; i.e. Norv does not rely on the trickery, and Schottenheimer isn't exactly good at attacking the soft zones or seams like Norv is. I keep saying he is the best bet, if OC change is inevitable, for a reason.
Alright, you've pretty much convinced me. You obviously know a lot about all the OC's coaching trees, which is great stuff to read on here btw. Does norval call the offense in SD?
1. Say, Cam Cameron is a good play caller. He once was the OC for Chargers under Norv. But... now Chargers OC is a no-name called Clarence Shelmon - who used to coach in the ranks of college football. If it was him calling the offensive shots these days, I have to doubt why nobody even heard of his name. 2. Before Norv, Chargers played Martyball. The same physically imposing OL has transformed into a mushy OL that cannot convert 4th and 1 at will. Rather, they are an impressive pass-blocking unit however. I am very sure that also has to do with Norv, just like the way plays are called. Will he come? Norv actually worked as OC for 49ers before getting the HC gig at SD, so if he fails at SD again (he's almost there by the way) he might take a step back. As long as Rex preaches ground-and-pound, the team will stay physical up front and not turn pass-happy. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Actually that got me thinking. Now I am thinking Norv is not the right man for the franchise. Not because of his offensive prowess or his coaching lineage. I think he will stay here in NY for a season, if he does come here. He will get a HC gig from somewhere else after 2011 season, after which the entire chemistry is busted.
Chargers pass-protection not like previous years.....tons more pressure on Rivers, even if sacks up only marginally. McNeil holdout hurt bigtime.
I doubt that, as Schotty is not even running classic Coryell system either. Classic Coryell offense is very manly and macho offense - it basically says what it will do, and gets it done no matter what the defense concocts. (In its purist form, it's "Do what you will - we still get our 4 yards this down") You know, unlike some offense that loves misdirections, smoke screens and trickeries to make a living.
Huh? That's the story of the 90's. Cam Cam was the OC for Chargers from 2002 till 2006, when he was offered the HC gig at the phags. He then stayed true to what he does best - offensive coordinator, now at Baltimore.
OK, but where was he the offensive coordinator for Turner, then? Marty Schottenheimer was HC of the chargers from 2002 to 2006. Norv wasn't hired as HC of the Chargers until 2007, a few weeks after Cameron had already been hired away as the Dolphins. I'm just trying to figure out where that sentence came from.
Oh, right - I got a year off. Cam Cam was the OC for Marty. It was Shelmon for Norv from 2007 on. However, the offense was largely installed by Norv, when he was the OC for Chargers in 2001. This fact played a key role (AFAIK) in hiring Norv as the HC after Marty.
Kubiak would be my first choice. Norval ain't bad at running an offense, either. These guys have actually had top 10 ypg/ppg offenses, something one can't say about Schottenheimer.
