Despite San Diego Chargers’ Success, Norv Turner Still NFL’s Rodney Dangerfield

All things being equal, a coach with a .667 winning percentage, three consecutive division titles, and three playoff victories in two years shouldn't have to worry about fans constantly calling for his head on a platter, particularly in a legendarily laid-back sports town like San Diego.

That is, unless the coach's name happens to be Norval Eugene Turner.

Sure, an 11-game winning streak and a No. 2 playoff seed will inevitably blunt the criticisms of Internet bloggers, sports-talk radio callers, and the like, but the fact remains that the gulf between Turner's track record on the field and his perception in the community is perhaps the widest of any coach in recent NFL history.

Even now, with the Chargers having just completed the second-most successful regular s...

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