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Chargers head coach Schottenheimer fired
ESPN.com ^
| February 12, 2007
| Unattributed
Posted on 02/12/2007 7:12:58 PM PST by Terpfen
SAN DIEGO -- Chargers coach Marty Schottenheimer was fired Monday night in a shocking move by team president Dean Spanos, who cited a "dysfunctional situation" between the coach and general manager A.J. Smith.
The move was first reported by ESPN's Chris Mortensen.
Less than a month after San Diego's NFL-best 14-2 season was wrecked in a playoff loss to New England, Spanos cited the exodus of both coordinators and other assistants in firing Schottenheimer, who had a year left on his contact.
"This decision was so hard because Marty has been both a friend and valued coach of our team," Spanos said in a statement. "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."
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Looks like AJ Smith was angry that his buddy Phillips left.
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posted on
02/12/2007 7:13:00 PM PST
by
Terpfen
To: mainepatsfan; MikefromOhio; scott says; cgk
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posted on
02/12/2007 7:13:22 PM PST
by
Terpfen
(Got a problem? It's now Pelosi's fault!)
To: Terpfen
That's too bad. I hereby predict the Chargers will not duplicate their 14 - 2 record and will have a bad year next season.
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posted on
02/12/2007 7:17:22 PM PST
by
Rummyfan
(Iraq: it's not about Iraq anymore, it's about the USA!)
To: 4everontheRight; ABG(anybody but Gore); Abbeville Conservative; admiralsn; akorahil; albee; ...
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posted on
02/12/2007 7:19:39 PM PST
by
Perdogg
(Happy 2007.11)
To: onyx; BigSkyFreeper
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posted on
02/12/2007 7:21:07 PM PST
by
Txsleuth
To: Terpfen
Stupidity must be a prerequisite to owning an NFL franchise.
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posted on
02/12/2007 7:23:14 PM PST
by
Apercu
("A man's character is his fate" - Heraclitus)
To: Terpfen
How nice of them to wait this long...so Marty couldn't be in the running for any other teams.
I am not saying I am a Marty fan...but why wait until NOW??
Why would Wade Phillips leaving have anything to do with it...didn't they have to give the Cowboys permission to talk to him??
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posted on
02/12/2007 7:23:24 PM PST
by
Txsleuth
To: Terpfen
A coach goes 14-2 and gets fired! I know a whole host of teams that would love to be 14-2.
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posted on
02/12/2007 7:25:41 PM PST
by
PhiKapMom
(Broken Glass Republican -- Rudy 08 -- Take back the House and Senate in 2008)
To: Rummyfan
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posted on
02/12/2007 7:26:18 PM PST
by
misterrob
(Jack Bauer/Chuck Norris 2008)
To: Txsleuth
Marty was given an extension so he basically will get a year offpaid by SD
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posted on
02/12/2007 7:26:54 PM PST
by
misterrob
(Jack Bauer/Chuck Norris 2008)
To: misterrob
WOW...that sounds great.
I am not so sorry for Marty now...LOL
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posted on
02/12/2007 7:30:28 PM PST
by
Txsleuth
To: SoCalPol; sofaman
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posted on
02/12/2007 7:31:07 PM PST
by
Txsleuth
To: Terpfen
Maybe the Cowboys could work something out with him.
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posted on
02/12/2007 7:32:25 PM PST
by
BJClinton
(articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy)
To: PhiKapMom; Txsleuth
A coach goes 14-2 and gets fired! I know a whole host of teams that would love to be 14-2. A.J. should be booted out on his rear. I don't know what possessed Smith to fire Marty, aside from the fact Smith didn't much care for Marty.
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posted on
02/12/2007 7:39:49 PM PST
by
BigSkyFreeper
(There is no alternative to the GOP except varying degrees of insanity)
To: misterrob
Marty didn't take the extension. He has one year at 3mil left though. Blame it on Spanos, Smith wanted Marty gone and to promote Wade or Cam, Spanos said no.Now they are all gone.
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posted on
02/12/2007 7:40:00 PM PST
by
free me
To: BJClinton
I was thinking the same thing!
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posted on
02/12/2007 7:45:02 PM PST
by
PhiKapMom
(Broken Glass Republican -- Rudy 08 -- Take back the House and Senate in 2008)
To: Terpfen
they should hire Gruden.... did the same thing with Dungy's team in Tampa Bay.... 1 year Super Bowl, then ....... the wheels came off the trolley... similar situation with the "great" Barry Switzer, taking over the team the Jimmy Johnson built.... then jerry jones decided it looked so easy that he could do it....bwahahhahahahahaha...
Pro football is merciless and fickle...
Go Cowboys, !!!!!
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posted on
02/12/2007 7:45:24 PM PST
by
Dick Vomer
(liberals suck......... but it depends on what your definition of the word "suck" is.)
To: BigSkyFreeper
Smith is an idiot if you ask me!
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posted on
02/12/2007 7:45:47 PM PST
by
PhiKapMom
(Broken Glass Republican -- Rudy 08 -- Take back the House and Senate in 2008)
To: Txsleuth
I was on an earlier thread about this. Maybe it was pulled.
Color me mad and disgusted.
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posted on
02/12/2007 7:47:14 PM PST
by
onyx
(DEFEAT Hillary Clinton, Marxist, student of Saul Alinsky & ally and beneficiary of Soros.)
To: BigSkyFreeper; onyx; PhiKapMom
Okay...so who do we think they will go after for a coach now?
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posted on
02/12/2007 7:47:47 PM PST
by
Txsleuth
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