Head Scratching Moves in the AFC

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When the San Diego Chargers kept coach Norv Turner and general manager A. J. Smith on board for the 2012 season despite missing the playoffs for the second year in a row it left scores of fans and analysts who study NFL betting odds scratching their heads and raising their eyebrows.

Turner has been a near debacle since taking over as coach following a 2006 season in which the Chargers went 14-2 but lost in a fluke playoff game to the New England Patriots. Coach Marty Schottenheimer was fired because Smith didn’t like him and Turner was brought in to coach what was considered to be the most talented team in football, only to run it into the ground and never make a Super Bowl. Turner had failed miserably as a head coach at Washington and Oakland and was considered to be coordinator materiel but Smith just had to have him, perhaps because he was not a strong personality like Schottenheimer.

San Diego is coming off as a team far more interested in protecting the status quo and Smith’s turf wars than in winning a championship. They have blown one of the worst divisions in football two years in a row and are likely to face stronger challenges in the AFC west starting next year.

While the Chargers stayed with the status quo, the Indianapolis Colts did not. They fired Bill Polian and his son from upper management but somehow coach Jim Caldwell hung on to his job despite the worst year in the history of the franchise. The Polian’s certainly deserved to be fired as they were exposed for having built a one man team in Peyton Manning as Manning’s absence this season due to injury showed that there was little else for the Colts to hang their hat on.

As for firings, the Kansas City Chiefs were certainly correct in cutting ties with coach Todd Haley but the problem is that they may not get the type of replacement that is necessary for them to return to the playoffs. Defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel took over for Haley and won 2 out of 3 games including a huge upset over the Green Bay Packers as the Chiefs were a far better looking team under his leadership. But there are legitimate questions about Crennel and his coaching ability after he flamed out with the Cleveland Browns as a head man. KC general manger Scott Pioli may want to keep Crennel however as he is not a dominant personality that would threaten a GM and his turf.

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Head Scratching Moves in the AFC