Damn Norv...

You had a good thing going in SF. Your dreams of being an effective head coach are delusions of grandeur. I mean, a combined record of 58-82-1? That's not even close to being mediocre.

Jeffri Chadiha puts it best in this SI.com cover story aptly titled "Mr. Wrong":

Simply put, Turner is a wingman by nature. His best role on any team is that of offensive coordinator. He's more gifted at crafting plays than rallying a team. He's better at relating to a quarterback than communicating with a roster of 53 players. Put him next to a dynamic, cutthroat personality, such as his former boss in Dallas, Jimmy Johnson, and the man will shine. It's within that role that his true gifts reveal themselves, his ability to become a dependable confidant who can wrangle every last bit of potential out of a talented athlete. I saw that with the way Turner handled 49ers quarterback Alex Smith last season. After one offseason with Turner, Smith transformed from a quarterback who had no clue of how to succeed in the NFL to a confident, effective signal-caller. That's what a Norv Turner can do for a team.

I wonder who the 9ers will sign to replace him. From this article on 49ers.com, it seems like a hiring will be made internally to maintain some semblance of offensive consistency.

Man...all those sports talk shows like Cold Pizza, SportsCenter, etc. lead me to believe that San Diego was looking at hiring a defensive-minded guy to coach their team. Shows how much they know....or how incompetent SD's management really is.