Turner’s Chargers seal elusive playoff win
Turner wouldn’t say he was crying — “it was probably the rain,” he shrugged — but who could blame him if he did spill a few tears? He entered the NFL playoffs as San Diego coach facing more pressure than any other head coach. He was, essentially, hired to do what Schottenheimer couldn’t — win a playoff game.
Even as he did just that Sunday, with his Chargers beating the Titans, 17-6, in the final wild-card game of the weekend, the doubters were there. San Diego fans booed him, just as they had at different points of the regular season. Some made their preference known for Schottenheimer. The negative environment was certainly evident at half-time, as the Chargers trotted off the field trailing 6-0. The blame for the lack of offence — San Diego had just six yards rushing in the half — was directed at Turner, considered one of the league’s most creative play-callers.
