FCBolt
11-19-2008, 11:45 PM
Kevin Acee
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Before he left town for a scouting trip to size up a player he could select in April's draft, perhaps in a spot much higher than anyone ever anticipated for the Chargers, A.J. Smith took time to dismiss the notion that Norv Turner could be dismissed.
In a smooth tone, but with a raised voice, the Chargers general manager said the words so many Chargers fans feared and observers around the country had a difficult time believing:
He's coming back.
Hours later, in an office on the second floor of the Chargers' complex, the only man in the organization with more power than Smith duplicated his GM's passion and his allegiance to the Chargers' head coach.
I'm committed to him, team President Dean Spanos said. I believe in him. It's ridiculous to think he's not going to be back.
MORE (http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2008/nov/19/chargers-spanos-smith-no-doubt/?chargers)
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Before he left town for a scouting trip to size up a player he could select in April's draft, perhaps in a spot much higher than anyone ever anticipated for the Chargers, A.J. Smith took time to dismiss the notion that Norv Turner could be dismissed.
In a smooth tone, but with a raised voice, the Chargers general manager said the words so many Chargers fans feared and observers around the country had a difficult time believing:
He's coming back.
Hours later, in an office on the second floor of the Chargers' complex, the only man in the organization with more power than Smith duplicated his GM's passion and his allegiance to the Chargers' head coach.
I'm committed to him, team President Dean Spanos said. I believe in him. It's ridiculous to think he's not going to be back.
MORE (http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2008/nov/19/chargers-spanos-smith-no-doubt/?chargers)