AJ Smith and Schottenheimer hated each other. Smith finally found the excuse he's been looking for the past two years to fire Schotty.
The fact is that Smith has assembled an awful lot of talent on one team. Marty is Marty and contributed to his own demise....one word, Martyball.
We lost Cameron (thank G-d) and Phillips (whatever), and now Marty. Simply put, I lay the blame for the Chargers loss to New England, squarely at the feet of the coaches.
The Chargers offensive game plan in the Pats game, was an embarassment, thank you Cam Cameron and buh bye! And the defense wasn't much better.
While the players need to execute, it is up to the coaches to instill the basics.
I, for one, am not sorry to see Marty, Cameron and Phillips leave. It is one thing to lose, but it is totally another to lose "ugly", through a combination of lack of discipline, lack of focus and pathetic play calling.