Story on Norv

Yea we should have hung on to Norve a few more years.

Dude, we should have hung w/ Marty a few more years, like maybe ten. Marty has as good an eye for talent as any coach in the league, he just goes Gibbish under lots of pressure.

Gibbish: The act of tightening one's game strategy to the point of strangulation.

I always kind of thought that Norv got a raw deal from Snyder, given that the team was 7-6 and in playoff position at the time of his firing, but if there was any doubt about his abilities as a coach I think his performance in San Diego is answering it. That's arguably the most talented team in the league and they basically stink. I was rooting for Norv this time around, and to be honest I thought he could pull it off, but it's looking like he is who we thought he was.

I always kind of thought that Norv got a raw deal from Snyder, given that the team was 7-6 and in playoff position at the time of his firing, but if there was any doubt about his abilities as a coach I think his performance in San Diego is answering it. That's arguably the most talented team in the league and they basically stink. I was rooting for Norv this time around, and to be honest I thought he could pull it off, but it's looking like he is who we thought he was.

Precisely. Then again, there are a few people on this site who bash Snyder but who wouldn't mind seeing Gibbs fired mid-season.

Trivia question (and I don't actually know the answer, I'm looking for it): since the Super Bowl era began in 1967, are there any other coaches beside Norv Turner and Jack Patera (the Seahawks first head coach) who were invited back by their team for a sixth season after failing to reach the playoffs in any of their first five seasons?

Trivia question (and I don't actually know the answer, I'm looking for it): since the Super Bowl era began in 1967, are there any other coaches beside Norv Turner and Jack Patera (the Seahawks first head coach) who were invited back by their team for a sixth season after failing to reach the playoffs in any of their first five seasons?

First name that comes to mind is Jeff Fisher. But I think he made it in his fifth full year

First name that comes to mind is Jeff Fisher. But I think he made it in his fifth full year

You're close. Just looked it up. Fisher's first year was half a season. So while it was in fact his sixth season as the head coach, it was in his fifth full season that he made the playoffs.

Addendum: in other words SmootSmack, you were right.

Never cared for Norv as a head coach, but I'm sure the Niners are missing him right about now. Condolences to the Nolan family for their loss, and I understand it's been a frustrating season health-wise for Frank Gore.

But damn, they look awful. Just awful. This after so many pundits had them as the "Saints of 2007"

Dude, we should have hung w/ Marty a few more years, like maybe ten. Marty has as good an eye for talent as any coach in the league, he just goes Gibbish under lots of pressure.

Gibbish: The act of tightening one's game strategy to the point of strangulation.

I thought Gibbish meant, "The act of building three Super Bowl winning teams with three different starting QBs." Well, I guess I must have heard it wrong.