Brando19
02-14-2007, 01:04 PM
Wondering why the San Diego Chargers so abruptly fired coach Marty Schottenheimer on Monday?
He was considering hiring his brother, Kurt — the Green Bay Packers' defensive backs coach — as defensive coordinator.
That was the last straw for team President Dean Spanos and General Manager A.J. Smith, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported Tuesday.
In a meeting early Monday afternoon, they told Schottenheimer they didn't approve of his plans to interview his brother. Schottenheimer, in turn, insisted he could hire his staff as he saw fit.
Shortly before 5 p.m. Monday, Spanos fired Schottenheimer, who wasn't getting along with Smith anyway.
Since the end of a season in which they went 14-2 and won the AFC West but lost at home in their first playoff game, the Chargers have lost their offensive and defensive coordinators, their linebackers and tight ends coaches and their assistant strength and conditioning coach.
Kurt Schottenheimer, often criticized for his unit's performance, is going into his third season with the Packers. He spent the 2004 season in Green Bay, then was fired by former coach Mike Sherman, then was rehired by coach Mike McCarthy last season.
Wow...I guess brotherly love got Marty in trouble...or the unemployment line.
He was considering hiring his brother, Kurt — the Green Bay Packers' defensive backs coach — as defensive coordinator.
That was the last straw for team President Dean Spanos and General Manager A.J. Smith, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported Tuesday.
In a meeting early Monday afternoon, they told Schottenheimer they didn't approve of his plans to interview his brother. Schottenheimer, in turn, insisted he could hire his staff as he saw fit.
Shortly before 5 p.m. Monday, Spanos fired Schottenheimer, who wasn't getting along with Smith anyway.
Since the end of a season in which they went 14-2 and won the AFC West but lost at home in their first playoff game, the Chargers have lost their offensive and defensive coordinators, their linebackers and tight ends coaches and their assistant strength and conditioning coach.
Kurt Schottenheimer, often criticized for his unit's performance, is going into his third season with the Packers. He spent the 2004 season in Green Bay, then was fired by former coach Mike Sherman, then was rehired by coach Mike McCarthy last season.
Wow...I guess brotherly love got Marty in trouble...or the unemployment line.