Recipe for Keeping a Job

Norv Turner has got to be one of the worst coaches in the NFL.
Most, if not all, the success San Diego has had is due to talented individuals finding inspiration to play to their potential.
If you need convincing, here goes: Turner didn't know what to do on second-and-12 from the Colts' 20-yard line in overtime of the AFC Divisional Playoffs. Quarterback Philip Rivers suggested isolating scatback Darren Sproles on a linebacker.
Turner obliged.
Game over.
Sure Turner told Matt Scifres -- all six of his punts were downed inside the 20 and he set an NFL playoff record with a 51.7-yard net average -- to do well, but a coach can't take credit for a guy who has come up big throughout his career.
If anything, Turner has limited the team's playing abilities.
He and the rest of the coaching staff were the ones confused on the play where Manning hit Reggie Wayne for a go-ahead 76-yard touchdown. Chargers were standing about looking to the sidelines for help when Manning and the Colts offense got set at the line of scrimmage and ran that scoring play.
All season, primarily because of LaDainian Tomlinson's nagging toe injury, the Chargers were much better when they got the ball down the field to receivers Vincent Jackson, Malcolm Floyd or Chris Chambers (when healthy). When Rivers averaged 9 yards per pass or better, San Diego won six of seven games. Their only loss, coming Week 2 against the Broncos -- a game San Diego would have won if not for referee Ed Hochuli ruling an obvious Jay Cutler fumble imcomplete just seconds before Denver scored a touchdown and game-winning two-point conversion.
Despite all this, Turner insisted on sticking to the run and short passes.
Truth is, San Diego hasn't played up to its potential since he became its coach at the beginning of 2007. The Chargers started 5-5 before rattling off six straight wins to close the regular season and two more in the playoffs.
This year, San Diego needed an onside kick recovery and Denver to roll over just to make the postseason, finishing 8-8.
Playoff wins are great -- they are the ones that truly count -- but know the Chargers could have won just the same (three January games in two years) without him.