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Mon, 12 Feb 2007 17:59:33 -0800
ESPN's Chris Mortensen reports the San Diego Chargers have fired head coach Marty Schottenheimer.
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Guess they figured they lost their OC and DC... might as well just start over...
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beat me to the punch, just logged on espn to download podcasts for tomorrow and saw that. I'm shocked to say the least. I know they lost 4 or 5 good assistants, but why blow up your coach now when there are no good candidates? I wonder who will take over, Rivera? Ferentz?
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Possibly. Hes one helluva coach though, he got the shaft. Now that I think of it wasnt there a disagreement between him and their GM?
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WHAT????!!!!! Man I can't believe this! (not the post or your facts 1508). Wow, they go from a superbowl favorite to what now?? HOW many coaches did they lose? WHO are they going to get? I mean is Smith going to Coach? Will they recyle norv turner?
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Great regular season coach that hasn't been able to get it done in the playoffs.
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Talk about dropping the ball. The hot coaches are off the market by now and finally they make the announcement. This probably won't be pretty.
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Yeah, I'm in disbelief as well. I've always liked Marty, though I cant say I remember him coaching here. He always seemed like a standup guy. He should recharge for a year and come here.  
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Talk about dropping the ball. The hot coaches are off the market by now and finally they make the announcement. This probably won't be pretty.
i agree, but i gotta think they waited until dallas made a move so that dalls couldn't get him. looks like he is gonna have to be an assistant somewhere until atleast next year.
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Where will Marty go? Will he want to be a coordinator? Do other teams dump their coaches now to be able to pick up Marty? Will he retire? This throws my mind for a whirl.
Wow the Giants let a couple big names go and Marty gets canned. Big day for news.
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I think he'll take a year off of football... just don't see him taking an assistant job...
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Possibly. Hes one helluva coach though, he got the shaft. Now that I think of it wasnt there a disagreement between him and their GM?
Yes. Reports were,they weren't even talking anymore. So something had to give. Either the GM,or Marty. Well,now we know which way the ax swung on that one.
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statement from chargers website President Dean Spanos
“Today I made an extremely difficult decision: Marty Schottenheimer is no longer the head coach of the San Diego Chargers.
“This decision was so hard because Marty has been both a friend and valued coach of our team. But my first obligation is always to do what is in the best interest of our fans and the entire Charger organization. I must take whatever steps are necessary to deliver a Super Bowl trophy to San Diego. Events of the last month have now convinced me that it is not possible for our organization to function at a championship level under the current structure. On the contrary, and in the plainest possible language, we have a dysfunctional situation here. Today I am resolving that situation once and for all.
“My decision means that our organization will be obligated to pay the last year of Marty Schottenheimer’s contract and will begin an intense search for a new head coach at this relatively late date, but these are sacrifices that I believe are necessary to give the Chargers the best possible chance to win on the field this season.
“Our fans deserve to know what changed for me over the last month. When I decided to move ahead with Marty Schottenheimer in mid-January, I did so with the expectation that the core of his fine coaching staff would remain intact. Unfortunately, that did not prove to be the case, and the process of dealing with these coaching changes convinced me that we simply could not move forward with such dysfunction between our head coach and general manager. In short, this entire process over the last month convinced me beyond any doubt that I had to act to change this untenable situation and create an environment where everyone at Charger Park would be pulling in the same direction and working at a championship level. I expect exactly that from our entire Charger organization in 2007.”
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Possibly. Hes one helluva coach though, he got the shaft. Now that I think of it wasnt there a disagreement between him and their GM?
Yes. Reports were,they weren't even talking anymore. So something had to give. Either the GM,or Marty. Well,now we know which way the ax swung on that one.
so now most of the good coaches (and even some of the crappy ones we got) are taken. who is going to fill the empty spaces?
they could of gotten grimm or some of the other good coaches if they did this earlier.
We're trying to throw the ball downfield and he checked the ball down to Trent Richardson and the Indians on the choice.
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well mabey he'll be there next year should we (hoping not) have another poorous year and RAC gets canned
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This is unbelievable.
The Chargers could have had Cameron, or Phillips, and now are looking at???
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I did so with the expectation that the core of his fine coaching staff would remain intact. Unfortunately, that did not prove to be the case, and the process of dealing with these coaching changes convinced me that we simply could not move forward with such dysfunction between our head coach and general manager.
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They can still get Grimm if they want. Also Rivera is a possibility as is Norv Turner - just off the top of my head.
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http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2763552ources close to Marty Schottenheimer and the San Diego Chargers said the coach was fired by the team Monday, ESPN's Chris Mortensen reported. Schottenheimer and Chargers general manager A.J. Smith have been having disagreements over staffing after losing a number of assistants. Dean Spanos, the team president, told Schottenheimer on Monday that it wasn't going to work between him and Smith. Three days after the Chargers melted down in a stunning 24-21 playoff loss to New England, Spanos decided that bringing Schottenheimer back for the final year of his contract gave San Diego its best chance to win. Schottenheimer, though, declined the team's offer of a one-year extension for 2008 worth $4.5 million, with a $1 million buyout. "Right now, I wasn't comfortable accepting it," Schottenheimer told the Associated Press shortly after the season. He would have earned more than $3 million in 2007. With a regular-season record of 200-126-1 with Cleveland, Kansas City, Washington and San Diego, Schottenheimer is the most successful coach never to have reached the Super Bowl.
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j/c most of the chargers board is up in arms. Names that have been uttered are, Cowher, Parcells, Chow, Turner. They are also mad that this has happened now and not a month ago. They think they are all screwed and I dont blame them.
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The owner talks about dysfunction and forgets that things have been so bad in San Diego that even Manning didn't want to be there.
I can't believe this. I feel awful for Marty but the owner has made his bed and now has to sleep in it!
I think there are some solid coaches out there - Rivera, Grimm.
My question is this...don't you think they would have lined up someone? Maybe Parcells? Or was it just as simple as they said.
Wow!
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j/c most of the chargers board is up in arms. Names that have been uttered are, Cowher, Parcells, Chow, Turner. They are also mad that this has happened now and not a month ago. They think they are all screwed and I dont blame them.
yea i was over there and saw that. i don't give weight to any of that, its just fans speculating under the heat of the moment.
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just fans speculating under the heat of the moment.
Oh I understand that, I just thought I would post at who they are thinking and how those guys really arent available. They are probably going to have to go with Norv Turner but even then who do they get for coordinators? I dont think this was very well planned out.
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i know what you mean, i was thinking the same thing about those guys (not being avail). I would love it if they took Dick LeBeau from Pitt, man that would be sweet, and maybe hed take a few more assistants from them
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Thier GM,,, Smith is an idiot,, marty is a pretty darn good coach and Yes, I know the rep is that he can't even get to the big one,,, but there are two things to think about..
1. He doesn't play,,,, the players play and everytime, in Cleveland, KC and in SD,his players let him down...(yea,,, I know,,the prevent d,,,He didn't do that this time and still, he lost)
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2. Smith is leading that team into a deep dark hole,,,, they lost Cam Cameron to Miami, Wade Phillips to dallas, Chud to us and a couple of others,,, and now he fires his HC... what a fool,,, JMO however..
Man, if I were a HC candidate, I'd be chomping at the bit to get that job even if smith is there,,, that is one heck of a talented team and you would have to be a complete fool not to have a winning record with those players...yikes
GOOD NEWS,,, maybe it will make it easier for us to snag Dielman in FA...LOL gotta find the bright side...
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Weird timing, to say the least.  I always liked Marty.
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Another board mentioned they may want to interview Chud. Wouldn't that be just dandy! They create a problem and it becomes our problem. 
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Not a smart move, from a PR standpoint, and I am sure the fans aren't happy about it.
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I agree...They wont be anywhere near the team they were this year. Tomlinson can probably get them to .500 maybe 10-6 at the best. All I know is we havent been consistently decent since Modell got rid of Marty. Smith hasnt had a winner without Marty. I'm interested to see where the Chargers end up.
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Wow,,, I suppose that's good for him, but I hope he passes... He could end up being out HC in a year or two or three.. He's a young bright football mind that I'd like to see develop as a Brown...
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Thier GM,,, Smith is an idiot,, marty is a pretty darn good coach and Yes, I know the rep is that he can't even get to the big one,,, but there are two things to think about..
1. He doesn't play,,,, the players play and everytime, in Cleveland, KC and in SD,his players let him down...(yea,,, I know,,the prevent d,,,He didn't do that this time and still, he lost)
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2. Smith is leading that team into a deep dark hole,,,, they lost Cam Cameron to Miami, Wade Phillips to dallas, Chud to us and a couple of others,,, and now he fires his HC... what a fool,,, JMO however..
Man, if I were a HC candidate, I'd be chomping at the bit to get that job even if smith is there,,, that is one heck of a talented team and you would have to be a complete fool not to have a winning record with those players...yikes
GOOD NEWS,,, maybe it will make it easier for us to snag Dielman in FA...LOL gotta find the bright side...
One thing I think you are ignoring and I was ignoring in emotion of this news is that it is VERY hard to get a d-cord and an o-cord for a lame duck coach (he was only signed through next year). I think the FO realized that they either HAD to fire him to get good assistants in there or extend his contract.
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Thier GM,,, Smith is an idiot,, marty is a pretty darn good coach and Yes, I know the rep is that he can't even get to the big one,,, but there are two things to think about..
1. He doesn't play,,,, the players play and everytime, in Cleveland, KC and in SD,his players let him down...(yea,,, I know,,the prevent d,,,He didn't do that this time and still, he lost)
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Man, if I were a HC candidate, I'd be chomping at the bit to get that job even if smith is there,,, that is one heck of a talented team and you would have to be a complete fool not to have a winning record with those players...yikes
GOOD NEWS,,, maybe it will make it easier for us to snag Dielman in FA...LOL gotta find the bright side...
Smith is a lot of things... idiot is not one of them
He has demonstrated numerous times that he is smarter than the average bear. The Charger are in the postion that they are because of Smiths drafts.
Smith took over for John Butler in 2004.
2004 put 6 player on the field Rivers, Olshansky, Kaeting, Hardwick, Phillips Turner and Olivea.
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statement from chargers website President Dean Spanos
“Today I made an extremely difficult decision: Marty Schottenheimer is no longer the head coach of the San Diego Chargers.
“This decision was so hard because Marty has been both a friend and valued coach of our team. But my first obligation is always to do what is in the best interest of our fans and the entire Charger organization. I must take whatever steps are necessary to deliver a Super Bowl trophy to San Diego. Events of the last month have now convinced me that it is not possible for our organization to function at a championship level under the current structure. On the contrary, and in the plainest possible language, we have a dysfunctional situation here. Today I am resolving that situation once and for all.
“My decision means that our organization will be obligated to pay the last year of Marty Schottenheimer’s contract and will begin an intense search for a new head coach at this relatively late date, but these are sacrifices that I believe are necessary to give the Chargers the best possible chance to win on the field this season.
“Our fans deserve to know what changed for me over the last month. When I decided to move ahead with Marty Schottenheimer in mid-January, I did so with the expectation that the core of his fine coaching staff would remain intact. Unfortunately, that did not prove to be the case, and the process of dealing with these coaching changes convinced me that we simply could not move forward with such dysfunction between our head coach and general manager. In short, this entire process over the last month convinced me beyond any doubt that I had to act to change this untenable situation and create an environment where everyone at Charger Park would be pulling in the same direction and working at a championship level. I expect exactly that from our entire Charger organization in 2007.”
This appears to be a fairly straightforward, honest message to the fans of the Chargers. No punches pulled.
Although a bizarre situation, that's kind of unique.
LOL - The Rish will be upset with this news as well. KS just doesn't prioritize winning...
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Stupid move by the Chargers.
Schottenheimer is a darn good coach and I'd love for him to come back to Cleveland to coach again.
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Well just in case the Romeo and Savage boat sinks next year we could be in a prime position to get several prominent coaches Parcells, Marty, Cowher, Fisher ( The guy i want)... It could be a good year for Crennell to lay a stink like last year.... Always looking on the bright side 
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Parcells, Marty, Cowher, Fisher ( The guy i want)...
It could be a good year for Crennell to lay a stink like last year....
Always looking on the bright side
Man, I don't think I can take many more losing seasons.
I hope Crennel rights the ship this year, we have a winning record, and we don't even need to look at the other guys.
HOWEVER, if not, I want Cowher. 
LOL - The Rish will be upset with this news as well. KS just doesn't prioritize winning...
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