Norv Turner interviewing with Cowboys?

by War on Jan 25, 2007 12:23 PM PST Comment 10 comments

EDITOR'S NOTE Thanks to War for posting the article in a diary. Thought it was most definitely worth bringing to the front.

War's take: http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2742496

Ugh. Not that I assumed Turner would be an OC for the rest of his life, but I was hoping he would stick around for a few years to develop Alex Smith. If Turner leaves, I expect a major regression from Smith next year.

Fooch's Take: Indeed, the Dallas Cowboys have been granted permission to interview with our fine offensive coordinator Norvell Turner. However, this story down in Big D is not so simple. Jason Garrett was hired by the Cowboys, initially for no specific position, although it was expected to be offensive coordinator. Apparently the Dolphins set a deadline for the Cowboys to decide if he'd be hired as offensive coordinator or not. Due to that, Garrett was officially named the OC.

HOWEVER, it does not end there. The Cowboys have permission to interview Turner and Saints DC Gary Gibbs and are interested in talking to San Diego DC Wade Phillips. Garrett is the guy Jones wants to eventually be head coach, but if he's not satisfied with the above interviews, Garrett could be installed as head coach ahead of schedule.

My own opinion on the situation is that if Garrett will be named head coach in the next year or two, why not do it now? It'd be one thing if Parcells had not retired and Garrett was groomed to be his successor (like Wannstedt and Jimmy Johnson in Miami, or Avery Johnson and Don Nelson for the NBA's Mavericks). However, this is a situation where the proverbial student is being brought in BEFORE the proverbial teacher. Everyone involved knows the head coach is a mere stop gap for a year or two. How could that coach possibly command respect, which brings us back to Norvell. He's been a relative failure as a head coach, while an all-time success as an offensive coordinator (see Aikman, Troy and maybe Smith, Alex one day). Unless he was just doing this to do a favor to Jerry Jones it really seems like a bad idea for him to take the Cowboys job. Obviously, it's his career and he can do as he wishes, but hopefully he'll realize the phenomenal situation he's in (a playoff team in the next year or two and NO T.O.), come to his senses and stay on with Mike Nolan.

This is a FanPost and does not necessarily reflect the views of Niners Nation's writers or editors. It does reflect the views of this particular fan though, which is as important as the views of Niners Nation's writers or editors.

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crap

the last thing we need is these young guys having to learn another new offense.

Bring back the classic Uni's!

by wjackalope on Jan 25, 2007 12:27 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

whoa

my comment got moved too. neat.

Bring back the classic Uni's!

by wjackalope on Jan 25, 2007 5:40 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

When...

...Mike Montgomery left Stanford for the Warriors I said, "This is bad for everybody involved. It's bad for Stanford, the Warriors, and Montgomery." I think this is close to the same situation -- it would definitely hurt the Niners, who need Turner's guidance on offense, and the Cowboys, who need a real head coach to handle Jerry Jones's meddling and Terrell Owens's distractions. I'm not sure it can really hurt Turner, who is already branded as a guy who can coordinate an offense, but not run a team, but I don't think it'll help him either. Even if they have a little success, he'll be seen as nothing more than Jones's puppet, just as he was Al Davis's puppet, and if he fails he will never get another head coaching job again.

He'd be better off staying in SF and helping the Niners turn their franchise around. If they get back to the playoffs and Alex Smith turns into an above-average QB, maybe he can wrangle another head coaching job where he might actually have some control (not that he'd necessarily know what to do with it).

Once a cobra bit Frank Gore's leg. After five days of excruciating pain, the cobra died.

by Josh from Hollywood on Jan 25, 2007 6:13 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

This

pretty much sums up my exact feelings on the matter.

I'd be very surprised if Turner went anywhere this year.

I keep reliving the moment when Steve Young almost fell down... over and over...

by howtheyscored on Jan 25, 2007 7:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

norv

i doubt turner is going. he can't even hire his own oc. thats just bad. its like him going back to the raiders again.

who threw da snowball at da kicker?

by creekside on Jan 25, 2007 6:41 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

No way he leaves the Niners

not for the Cowboys anyway. It would make no sense for Turner. That team will implode in the next year with TO running things down there.

Nobody hit like Ronnie

by 42Blackout on Jan 25, 2007 8:01 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

I doubt Norv would interview

if he wasn't interested. Of course, he's interested. I believe he is your run of the mill retread head coaching candidate. An rich man's Fassel.

I doubt that Jerry Jones will hire him, but he simply doesn't have a lot of options. Norv is a known quantity in Dallas.

Bottom line: I hope Norv stays.

Bring back Eddie D.

by nostocksjustbonds on Jan 25, 2007 9:18 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

bad

anyone who takes taht job knows his succeser is allready there.

who threw da snowball at da kicker?

by creekside on Jan 25, 2007 10:10 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Heh

I like this thread because my name is Garrett, and I seem to come up a lot.

I don't like this thread because it's all lies! I would never take a job with the Dallas Cowboys if at all possible.

I keep reliving the moment when Steve Young almost fell down... over and over...

by howtheyscored on Jan 25, 2007 11:28 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

looks like Nolan is trying to get him a raise

Also, supposedly Turner and Jones like each other, but yeah, it makes little sense to become a head coach if you know you're getting kicked out of the job no matter what a few years down the line. Why not make yourself more marketable by continuing to turn around the Niners offense and get a real head coaching offer down the road?

by War on Jan 26, 2007 9:42 AM PST reply actions 0 recs