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A couple weeks before the Super Bowl, my dad sent me this link from the NY Times. It's about 2 guys on NPR who view the exploits of their football team (the Giants) through a pop culture prism. They seem a lot more literary than me, but I think I would like their style nonetheless. Of course, their team just won its fourth Super Bowl. Even though I have lived in New York for my entire life and remember how bad the Giants were in the late 70s and early 80s, I have to wonder what the hell these guys are so negative about now. Even though it was a lot easier to stomach Sheli's second Super Bowl win and MVP award than his first, it serves as yet another reminder of how little the Chargers have done with their "most successful" period. Dean Spanos might choose to only see the division (a weak one during most of those seasons) titles, but we all remember how those years ended. It was good to see Jay Paris' column in the North County Times, which at least acknowledged that some of us remember when we had Jughead to kick around. You can even still get a shirt with this design. I bought the sticker for my printer after the Giants shocked the Patriots in 2008. The fact that it says "Good Luck NY" on the bottom represented some sort reconciliation with my dislike of Elisha.
Welcome to all those who heard about JIC on the Darren Smith show Wednesday night. If you missed Eric Stangel’s interview, you can hear it here.
When you’ve lived in New York your entire life, you get asked many times “How you got into the Chargers.” It’s like asking people how they became a fan of a certain band or what got them hooked on a particular drug. Using the latter analogy, I tell people that Wes Chandler was my “gateway Bolt.” In his interview, Eric did a nice job of summing up how and why we became Charger fans. He was responsible for distributing the original issues in 1995. Yes, it was actually copied and sent in the mail. Check out this blast from the past.
When you look at those old issues, it’s amazing how much piss and vinegar I’ve got. I just wrote for hours. Not surprisingly, I was single and had taken a hiatus from drinking at the time. I discover in that old issue/post, the closest thing I’ve ever written to a Justice Is Coming mission statement:
ALL fans have a right to be heard--even fans who may not put ticket money in Alex Spanos' pocket, but who spend hundreds of dollars on merchandise, satellite bars and, of course, AOL.
You could also point to part of my letter to Chargers Football Weekly Editor Doug Seamans as part of reason this site still exists.
I figured that if you can't join 'em, beat 'em. Rather than to continue having my criticism fall on deaf ears, I have putting out an OnLine publication that will hopefully satisfy not only my need to read some quality writing on the Chargers, but CFW subscribers who share my concerns. It's not personal, Doug, only business.
At least Doug got in touch with me years later to tell me that everything I criticized his publication for was right. I don’t expect to get a similar admission from Dean Spanos. Of course, when I read myself ranting about the Bolts abandoning the run and needing a pass rush and felt like that piece wasn’t all that dated. However, the fact that I wrote “going OnLine” and referenced my AOL bill is very 1996.
I was driving home on Tuesday when I got the news. I firmly believe that January 3, 2012 is now the date that will live in infamy for me as a Charger fan. It stings worse than the previous three home playoff implosions of 1/8/05, 1/14/07 and 1/17/10. Part of growing up and becoming an adult is finding out that the owners of your favorite team actually care far more than you do about the outcome of a given game or season. You can treat your fanaticism as a hobby because it’s their livelihood. But with the Chargers, you actually care more about winning than Dean Spanos does. The players and coaches might desire to one day win a championship, but in our case I don’t think they have an idea how that’s done. I found out that both Norv and AJ were sticking around
Adam Schein, who hosts the “Blitz” show on Sirius with Rich Gannon. Schein, who also works for SNY (Mets Channel) here in NY filmed this bit for FOX:
His schtick can get a little stale, but I can’t disagree with anything he said. He said the same thing on Tuesday, while Rich Gannon defended what will forever go down in Charger history as “The Indecision.” I turned my dial to hear Chris “Mad Dog” Russo, who also gets real old real quick, with similar criticism as my own. Don Banks, Jay Paris and Jim Trotter were also right on the money. Nick Canepa no longer has any credibility with me after his column endorsing Spanos. I sent him a message on Twitter that my disappointment was probably what the fellow patients felt when they saw McMurtry with that lobotomy scar in Cuckoo's Nest.
As for me, I would assume I'm part of the 99% that NBC San Diego was referring to in this video.
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I think Turner is like the Cubs, in that his teams play very well when the pressure is off.
With how things look now - Turner may be the HC here until his life ends. He could live to be 100.
Let's start sending him gift cards for cheeseburgers.
I love that Jammer said on 1090 he sees safety as inevitable but of course Norv in his infinite genius does not.
Weddles agent David Canter also ripped Norv on Twitter.
Jay Paris said it best, when your best is needed, this team comes up short constantly under Norval.
The brand is stained. Hamilton rumor, just that. 56 of 58, Norv and AJ.
Justin Halperin, whose "Shit My Dad Says" site went on to become a TV show, is also a Charger fan. I Tweeted him my belief that Dean Spanos' biggest sin is making me think that beating Oakland and keeping them out of the playoffs is a bad thing. He must have liked it, since he made it one of his "favorites." Here are some of his past musings:
Clearly the Chargers are going as a giant pile of shit for Halloween.
Being a chargers fan is like being in a bad relationship that you stay in because you keep thinking they'll change.
Brutal Chargers loss. We made the Jets offense look good. That's a tall order.
"Los Angeles is like San Diego's older, uglier sister that has herpes
It's as if they cancelled my Sundays.
Last Charger related tweet for me regarding Norv and A.J. not being fired: Fuck you, Dean Spanos.I think it's going to take a molestation scandal to get Norv Turner fired.
These are all things many of us have said independently, but we don't get rich off our wit. When Eric was on the radio, it occured to me that he's actually famous and is a Charger fan while I am famous for being a Charger fan. He also sent me the link to Rivers' "miked up" clips from Sunday. The best lines were "Will you get out of here, Tolbert?" and "Get set, Jeremy!" It's bittersweet to see Rivers telling the D he talks all day and insulting the blitz when you think about his play for much of the season. Even HACKsaw Hamilton was dead on with this column.
You know who doesn't say "get out of here Tolbert?" Norv on the 10-yard line. No wonder Tolbert claimed to be so happy that Turner got a free pass. I also saw Acee in his "Male Sack" say Mathews needs to grow up. I am assuming the injuries and fumbles are more due to immaturity/lack of focus than anything. Th guy lived in a car idolizing LT and that apparently goes for character in AJs book.
Unfortunately, Philip Rivers compounded his horrid play for much of the season with his unwavering support of Norv. Students and employees love the teachers and supervisors they are most comfortable with. This doesn't mean that these are the people that push them to achieve the best results. I am not on the team, so is it presumptous to suggest that I know what effect Norv has on the players? I think the results speak for themselves. This quote from Rivers is identical to what he said at the end of last season:
"When you force yourself to go on a big run at the end, you tend to run out of gas," Rivers said. "You don't have any margin for error to deal with a game like Detroit. Elite teams do that, because they have room to absorb a bad game. We didn't do ourselves any favors in that regard."
When scientists are looking to prove or disprove the relationship between two things, they identify the constant. Norv is the constant. They've removed two defensive coordinators and one special teams coach. AJ is blamed, by Norv of all people, for lack of depth but recieves no consequences for his mistakes. Dean allegedly thinks Norv has erred in matters of clock management, but keeps his job. This is the year he has to make it happen, we are supposed to believe. I am yet to hear it out of Dean Spanos' mouth and even if I did I wouldn't believe it.
In his interview with Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk, Dean actually mentioned Marion Babrer staying in bounds as the biggest reason we missed the postseason. He apparently was joking, but Scott Kaplan rightly mentioned the Detroit game as the biggest reason. Talk about not taking responsibility of forcing others to.
Even Rolling Stone knows Norv sucks. Matt Tiabbi, hardly a football expert, wrote this week:
San Diego's Norv Turner, surely the most clueless and uninspiring figure ever to be given three head coaching jobs, a man who stands on the sidelines every Sunday wearing the hopelessly defeated expression of a husband being shown videos of his wife walking into a motel with her personal trainer.
Jenn, the lone female who chimes in here in the Halls of Justce these days, had this to say a while back:
I think a good, solid leader can take a team with mediocre talent a long way, but a bad coach can kill a team with talent. I feel like Mike Tomlin or Rex Ryan would have gotten more out of this team. Hell, I wouldn't mind seeing ROB Ryan in here as our head coach. I just want a change. The fact that coaches can walk in and take their talented teams to the playoffs their first season despite changing the offense or defense shows that we don't have to stick with Norv. We can cut him loose and still win that following season.
Marty took this team from the bottom to the top. He took a bunch of losers and taught them how to win. Norv stepped in and elevated Philip's game. Philip is so much better because of him. Now, we need that coach that can take what the first two did and EXPAND on it. Before we forget how to win again. Before we forget the positive things that Marty instilled in this team. We don't need Marty. That didn't work. We don't need Norv because he isn't working either. If we ever want to be lifting that trophy, we have to make the change.
I won't be spending a dime on any anti-Norv gear, since it apparently won't do anything. However, the Adios Norv Turner shirt looks like a winner.
After I joked to the moderator of the Chargers Message Board that the only bigger insult than getting an infraction after calling Dean Spanos stupid and spineless would be getting an offer to purchase Chargers Legacy wine. Sure enough, I received an email informing me that it will no longer be sold after February and that I should act now. Ironically, the "vintage" advertised is from 2008, the year of our last playoff win. Maybe they shouldn't be so quick to sell of whatever's in that bottle.
I forget which one of the xx1090 interviews it was from, but one of the reporters pointed out that if the six-game losing streak had ended the season Norv would have been fired. So why does it matter WHEN the losing streak occured? the streak, King said, now we know about Norv?
As the title of this post suggests, the outrage will be replaced by acceptane on my part. However, the anger will return once the Chargers do something else stupid. I downloaded the last game against Oakland since it was apparently so important to Dean Spanos. My thoughts? Cason still sucks and I was amused that Oakland fans were cheering when he went down. Curtis Brinkley, who looked so good in KC before Rivers fumbled the snap, should have gotten more touches this season. He would have been especially valuable in that second Denver game where Norv had no idea Mathews was out and decided to run Tolbert into the line. Antonio Garay, good but ot good enough. Why was Clarence Shelmon out on the field helping tend to an injured Raider? Marcus Gilrchrist looks even more lost than Cason. This was all from watching only the first half.
That's all for now. Sorry that I included so many links and quotes if you found it distracting. This shot of Rivers' pick in Foxboro reminds me of why Vincent Jackson hasn't gotten paid like a franchise receiver yet. I am sure another coach and GM could get him to play like a superstar, but he hasn't done it in San Diego. Lastly, I don't really care that much about Tim Teblow winning on Sunday. Pittsburgh was far more banged up than anyone predicted, but I'll give Denver credit for taking advantage and finding openings in the middle of the field. I saw a post on the U-T forums (or Chargers Message Board--I can't remember which) where someone called Polamalu a choker based on the game in Denver and last year's Super Bowl. I wish we had that kind of choker. I think it's more likely, as has been suggested, that he was forced to play out of position due to the guys that were out of the lineup. No, I didn't really watch the game. However, I don't think we should have been hosting Pittsburgh. Can you imagine our corners turned around and not looking for the ball? I can just see Steve "I Think I Deserve To Be Paid Like A Starter" Gregory now trying to deliver a hit after a big catch was made.
I didn't realize that Bloguin's weekly roundup page posted an excerpt of JIC:
Ross Warner at Justice Is Coming points out, rather than root for another miracle push for the postseason, like the one just a few years ago, Chargers fans should be rooting for a season of wholesale change.
It’s no secret that the most recent playoff loss changed something in me. Sure, I’m older and now have 2 kids. But it was also the result of the sad knowledge that the Chargers hadn’t learned their lesson. They weren’t going to even give themselves the chance to get to the Super Bowl.
Sounds like me. "Ownership" and "organization" are two nouns associated with Dean Spanos but hardly words I would use to describe him. I believe those words are called adjectives.
Talk to you soon,
RLW
no commentsMy friend Mike, a Jet fan, said it best:
This would be similar to me coming to work, kicking a few people in the balls, vomiting on my boss’s desk, setting fire to the mailroom and sending all my clients Anthrax in the mail…and then having my company decide to retain me for “stability”. Beyond embarrassing, I feel for you Ross…sad day for the Bolts…
This is the SADDEST day for me as a Charger fan. I have learned that the people who actually make the decisions for the team I have followed since childhood don't give a shit about it. Special teams is the 2010 excuse, now injuries. Yet you don't blame the GM who left you with this lack of depth and impact players. I am erasing the last game since I don't ever want to see it. I listened on Sirius and saw the end on local TV. That game appears to have saved Norv and sent a loud and clear message that mediocrity is OK. We are the laughingstock of the NFL. Every fan of another team is better off than us today.
I will write about the games and maintain the site. However, there is no hope for Justice anymore.
We all deserve better than this. I stand by everything I have written in the Halls of Justice since 1995. These thoughts and feelings are my own. I will be less angry over time, but more apathetic. Once again, fuck you Dean Spanos. More than Marty Schottenheimer, Nate Kaeding and Marlon McCree you have killed my boyhood dream.
RLW
PS I just checked my account on the Chargers Message Board and received this:
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At least someone else said the same thing but used the type of language I can apparently only display here. As if I needed any more proof that this team could not give a shit about what we think.
RLW
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At this point, it's not even about whether Norv Turner gets fired. But this "will they/won't they" soap opera is pathetic. First it was "No playoffs, no Norv." Then it was about whether they won their last 5 games. Then it was "Detroit will decide his fate." I would have rooted against winning at Oakland if I thought for one second that Norv might return. How fucking sad is that? I can't even get the small consolation of us bouncing the Traitors out without worrying that it would come back to haunt us. The best thing I read today on Twitter was that the Chargers played 4 teams all year that ended up over .500. They went 1-3 against them. If they needed yesterday's game to get into the playoffs, they would have lost. That's the mentality under Norv Turner. But at this point, it's Dean Spanos I am most angry about. Is there any accountability with this team. Albert Brooks, as Dick Ripley in Out of Sight, is the photo to your left. That's funny. Deano is not. When you are the head of an organization, you need to inspire confidence and be decisive. It isn't even about the effect that Norv does or does not have on this team. It hasn't worked and the only thing these 5 years have produced are excuses, a fired defensive coordinator and special teams coach. Each year there is a new excuse. Fuck you, Dean Spanos for making me no longer feel like a Chargers win is a good thing. no comments
Bye bye, Jordan Todman. We hardly knew you. We literally hardly knew you since Norval never found a reason or way to use you. Once Kevin Acee went on NFL Network in the middle of the season to try to explain what was wrong with Philip Rivers and mentioned the departure of Darren Sproles, the "Rivers misses Sproles" rationale began to appear everywhere. Is that a testament to Acee's insight and influence or the fact that our favorite football team plays under a fucked up ownership and tight-lipped GM? It's a unusual dynamic, to say the least. Dean Spanos remembers when the Chargers were irrelevant to San Diego and apparently credits AJ Smith for most of the improvement from'04-'09. But Deano seems not to understand that once the fans start paying attention it means more than just dollars. It means they aren't just going to accept stupidity and excuses. If the team's beat writer is the only place that their frustrations can possibility go if they want to see it get to the top, that's where people are going to vent. But it's not a healthy arrangement, that's for sure.
I know that you know my stance on remakes and reboots, FAITHFUL READER. But I did watch The Rise Of The Planet Apes recently. It was average and unnecessary, but it did make this creation from the 2007's "Norv Turner Photoshop Contest" on the Chargers Message Board seem oddly relevant. More than anything, I was angry on Sunday that Dean Spanos put me in a position that I actually felt like this season needed to be sacrificed for the future of the San Diego Chargers. As many people commented after the Sunday Night game against Baltimore, I felt as if a win against Detroit would have left me with a "now what?" feeling.
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I’ve seen enough I don’t want to see any more.
I can’t believe I’m referencing one of my least favorite Springsteen songs. I know I swore to only talk about tomorrow’s game, but I almost threw up when I read Kevin Acee’s latest column about Dean Spanos reconsidering Norv’s fate based on what happens in Detroit. I would never root for the Bolts to lose, but how can I feel good about them winning if it keeps Norv with us. It’s a matter of public record that I never wanted Norv, but I also admitted that I didn’t see any way he would be fired by ownership. But I saw a Norvless future for 2012, and it looked bright and glorious. It’s ironic that I refer to the Spanoses as ownership since they don’t appear to take ownership of anything. Dean saw the crowd during the win Sunday Night and thought that Norv was the reason? Maybe they were cheering because it took until mid-December to beat a quality team and turn in a complete performance. Did you ever think THAT was partly Norv’s doing, Deano?
I blame the Spanoses for making me feel like a win tomorrow might not be a good thing for the future. If Denver and the Jets win and the Chargers defy our expectations and don’t pack it in, does Norv get to stay? If so, how can that be good? I guess if you believe that after 5 seasons he is the coach who can get this team over the hump it is. But what evidence have you seen that he is that guy?
I know that the Spanoses only really talk to the Union-Tribune, which is why people project their rage onto Acee. However, I believe they also use him as a back channel to leak stuff in order to gauge people’s reactions. People won’t take this lying down and will burn their season ticket applications if they need to hear that hoarse mush-mouthed voice try to explain how another game got away next season. That’s why I mentioned the “Fire Millen” movement. Those guys got the Ford family to listen and they are even more clueless and stubborn then our owners. I used to joke that if I wasn’t a Chargers fan, I would have become a Lions fan during their Danielson and Sims period. I’d be a huge Chris Spielman fan and would still wear his jersey. But once they got wise after their 0-16 season, they became an upcoming group that clearly was too forward-thinking for my tastes or experience.
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Yeah, that's me at age 10. My parents had gotten me some stuff when they went through San Diego. It was 1981, the season of the "Missing Rings" Chargers but I have the look of a much more experienced Bolthead. I'm sure you read this column by Kevin Acee today since a few of you have commented on it. I was so irate after reading it that I reached out to my grade school chum Eric Stangel of Late Show fame. Eric and I watched the 1980 AFC Championship game together and cried when we lost to Oakland. Of course, we had also seen a high school production of Joseph And The Technicolor Dream Coat that day, so we were already sad. Justin is now co-writers with Eric on the Letterman show.
Ross- I tried sending this to you last night. It wouldn't go thru. I took that as a sign that even the universe was rejecting that article as an idea. Bottom line- good teams don't lose winnable games. Norv Turner loses winnable games. How much of Norv turner's tenure has been spent playing "catch up football?" If the team is as talented as everyone says they are, then the fault goes to the coach.
Eric
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At least Eric Stangel is keeping the home fires burning. I can't believe I need to write this, but I am fucking livid. Kevin Acee has been "floating" the notion that Dean Spanos might reconsider Norv's status if the Chargers get to 8-7 by beating Detroit. That's all it takes? We went from Super Bowl or Bust (at least getting there) to Norv must make the playoffs to stay to he just needs to get to close to the playoffs. This is pathetic. Dean Spanos clearly does not have the ability to make a tough decision that will give this team a chance to be better than "good." It's not a tough decision because Norv might actually be a good head coach. It's just tough because he apparently is a nice guy and Spanos likes him. If you want to own a team and have people support it by purchasing your "product," you need to make tough BUSINESS decisions.
I guess I should be happy that Dean is at least focusing on how the Chargers play, rather than the other AFC teams. But the fact that they are playing well now should just illuminate how badly they played during the first 11 games. Let's remember how they looked when they were 4-1. You know I am not taking Rivers off the hook. Shit, I actually thought he should have been benched this year. That's how bad he was and how much it was single handedly hurting the team. I don't think Norv had the balls to do that, by the way. Suddenly, it's as if Charger fans can only side with Norv or Marty. Guess what, they both suck. You don't need to have only two options. This is America. It's only because Spanos hired 2 guys no one else wanted as head coaches that we have had to deal with these two. I am sure Rivers likes Norv. But then he should have found a way to limit his turnovers during those first 11 games. He might like Norv, but he needs a coach that will drive him better. His dad and best man is a coach. I am sure he'd never say a bad word about Norv. But we need a change. Dean Spanos clearly is too afraid to do that or Kevin Acee is not the prophet he claims to be. Tim Sullivan wrote a while back that Spanos must dare to be great. I think he doesn't have the sack to be great.
I know all about the injuries. We had them last year, too. AJ needs to go too. I don't want to hear Spanos talk about how bad we were before AJ. I know, Deano. I was there. But he's used up his collateral. He is also the reason we hired Norv and why he is still here. After we went 8-8 and won the West, we were all so euphoric that we forgot why we got to 4-8. You don't want to put that on Norv either? Yes, I know that Merriman was out for the entire year. But when do you hold your coach responsible for your team's success or lack thereof. Jim Irsay is going to can Jim Caldwell and that guy got to a Super Bowl. Dean Spanos is apparently more wishy washy than Dan Henning and Mike Riley put together. Other teams are firing their coaches because they expect more. How many guys have we missed out on while we are stuck with this guy? It's Spanos is afraid we might not do better with someone else? How about risking that we might get over the hump?
I signed this petition today and urge others to do the same. On the U-T boards, I found two interesting posts today. SDSports22 writes
And if you fans accept missing the playoffs two years in a row in this bad division and some meaningless wins (assuming they don't get in) are all it takes to satisfy you, than you are no better than Spanos. My official viewpoint, is if this team doesn't have success in the playoffs (yes, I won't accept just squeaking in), than changes need to be made.
Here fucking here. San Diego Scrubs also wrote that it has become an atmosphere amongst Boltheads that you aren't a real fan if you won't accept underacheiving and slow starts. You don't think we have underacheived? The talent level has deteriorated? How many times did we see this team fuck itself when it mattered. You don't think that might have to do with coaching?
I know I have not come out this strongly against Norv before. Some of that was knowing that it wouldn't matter what I thought or said. But 2011 has shown me that the fans, especially the ones who fund the team, have a real say. I won't root for a loss, ever. I have really enjoyed these last 3 games. But even my wife was afraid when I told her about Sunday's game that we'd get "stuck with Norv." One of my Tweeps pointed out that we should have fired when when we were 4-7, so there was no chance for him to "weasel his way back in." Don't let yourself be fooled. No matter what happens from here on in, don't let this guy back so we can continue to fail when it matters. As I said yesterday, if they won the Super Bowl I wouldn't care who coached the team next year. But this team trying to dig itself out of a hole it created for itself, both during games and the season as a hole, has to end. I don't need to remind you of my dedication to the Chargers. It's the bane of my existence. However, it's time to make a decisive move that should have been made a while back. The goal today should be the same as it was in September. This team needs to make the playoff and a serious Super Bowl run that doesn't end by its own stupidity. Just to remind you, all those late season runs haven't mean shit come January. If you look here, you'll see that we at least top one list. Lastly, I thought I'd pass on CBS Rapid Reports' Dan McLellan's take from yesterday. You can listen to it here. I agree that something is wrong in the big picture, obviously. I also agree that even with the fumbles, Norv needs to stick to the running game on Sunday. The "chuck and suck" offense can't carry this team alone.
I will write an actual game preview on Friday. However, I needed to vent now. Thanks for reading and Happy Hannukah.
RLW
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Yours In Justice,
RLW
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“The past is behind us, the end hasn’t happened yet. All that matters is now.” That line comes from this season’s penultimate episode of Boardwalk Empire. I thought of that as I sat down to watch last week’s game. For a while, those words seemed to serve me well. I’d be lying if I wasn’t happy to see us crushing the Bills, the Packers beating Oakland and the Bears winning in Denver. Believe me, I wouldn’t allow myself to think that any of those outcomes were a done deal. But once the Chargers had (even for them) sewn up their game, I bounced back and forth between the last 10 minutes and the Denver game. I didn’t watch too many plays, for fear of disappointment. However, I saw both of Marion Barber’s miscues. As I wrote on Twitter, the only surprise was that he wasn’t wearing a Chargers uniform when they occurred. For a while on Sunday, did it feel like that December 2008 string when the Bills beat Denver after we’d won in Tampa? Sure, and the disappointment that followed when it suddenly didn’t was equally powerful. However, that December 2008 sequence is what has led us to the mess we’re in right now. Had we not made the playoffs, Norv might have been canned right then. I say "might have" because Dean Spanos stated publicly (as he obviously has not this year) that Turner would return. I would never root against the Bolts, although I’ve learned that my wants have nothing to do with their record. However, the realization that not making the playoffs would serve a higher purpose took the sting out of Sunday’s turn of events.
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