2007-02-13 07:46:01 · 15 answers · asked by footbalismylife 2 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
A few points...
1)Bad chemistry between him and GM A.J. Smith.
2)The practical gutting of the coaching staff.
3)Schottenheimer's refusal of an extension, thus leaving him with one year left on his contract, making him a "lame-duck" coach, making it difficult to attract replacements for his staff.
4)His insistence on hiring his own coaches, without A.J. Smith's input. This is questionable, because Smith recommended Ted Cottrell, who was DC for the Bills when Wade was our coach, who knows Wade's system, whereas Schottenheimer wanted Vic Fangio or his brother Kurt.
This all combined to bring about his firing. I'm guessing A.J. Smith will install some one more amenable to his influence, for better or worse...
2007-02-13 08:40:59 · answer #1 · answered by Elminster 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because Schottenheimer can coach a team up great during the regular season. Then there's some kind of witches curse on him and he just can't get his team to the promiseland. The last time he coached a team to a win in the playoffs was with the Chiefs and he needed this little known QB named Montana and Derrick Thomas/Neil Smith in their prime to do it.
2007-02-13 10:10:30 · answer #2 · answered by DoReidos 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have no idea why San Diego fired Marty. He is an amazing coach!!! The Chargers went 14-2 last season (best team in the 2006 season, by the way!) yet didn't make it to the conference championship or the super bowl. It's not Marty's fault. Last year, the Chargers went 9-7, which isn't too good or bad, but they still shocked everyone last year, and this year, being the best team in the league! This was one of the dumbest moves that the Chargers have made in their history of being in the NFL!!!!!!
2007-02-13 08:42:52 · answer #3 · answered by Jesse B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a green bay paper said that schottenheimer tried to hire his brother, Kurt (Green Bay's DBs coach) to be San Diego's defensive coordinator and that pissed off San Diego's GM, and Schottenheimer and San Diego's GM havent had a good relationship before all this...so schottenheimer is gone and any of the coordinators that could fill the void is gone
2007-02-13 08:47:34 · answer #4 · answered by waltb87 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The man has bad luck. The Chargers claim they fired him because of him letting go of all his other coaches and they thought he was throwing away the success theyve had. Also he has a reputation for being conservative and folding under pressure. The Chargers GM says this had nothing to do with it but I think he was looking for an excuse to get rid of him.
2007-02-13 08:36:27 · answer #5 · answered by Eric D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Half of his staff already left, tons of talent still on the team and the guy has proven again he can't win anything more than regular season games - you might as well get started with your staff rebuilding project - it was a matter of time.
2007-02-13 08:38:13 · answer #6 · answered by super Bobo 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He lead the owner to believe all his coaching staff would remain in place and yet some did leave and there was a problem with GM and him
2007-02-13 09:31:20 · answer #7 · answered by Zoe 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps they don't want to pay him, think they have a talented enough team to win without a great coach, and can get by with an average (and low-paid) coach.
2007-02-13 08:35:35 · answer #8 · answered by JC 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cause think about he do dis wit every team coach the players up good but can't win the big ONE his better off a G.M. a probowl runningback and still can't get nuthin right. Fired his off. and def. cordinators yea your mean't 2 get fired.
2007-02-13 11:01:34 · answer #9 · answered by Rome 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my personal thoughts are to keep him because veterans like him usually are good in tight situations, but i do see why he should go. he has had many of chances to prove himself, but he never came through and has been coching for a while and maybe should take a 1 or 2 yr break and come back like parcells usually does
2007-02-13 08:37:33 · answer #10 · answered by Anthony B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋