After coming in for three practices during their bye-week, the Chargers were back in pads on Wednesday gearing up for this weekend’s matchup with the New York Jets.
It has been well chronicled that the Jets are coming into this Divisional round matchup with possibly the toughest defense left in contention. They are led by All-Pro cornerback Darrelle Revis, who finished second behind Charles Woodson for NFL Defensive Player of the Year, and a dominating set of linebackers.
While Coach Norv Turner admitted that he hates throwing around the term “shut down corner” Revis is one guy he would make an exception for: “He just goes after it, and he plays every play like this game is meant to be played. He’s very impressive.”
The Jets have been a very versatile team this year, changing their focus based on the opponent. While the Chargers will look to control the ball through the run, protecting quarterback Philip Rivers and maintaining the pocket will be a key that Coach Turner knows will decide the game.
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Norv: “We Will Get This Thing Done”
by Craig on January 18, 2010
Chargers head coach Norv Turner was about as resolute as he could be in the opening comments of his end-of-year press conference. Turner says there is a Super Bowl-worthy team in San Diego with a bright future. In these selected comments from Turner’s press conference, Norv talks about what went wrong on Sunday against the Jets, whether or not his team was “tight”, and how disappointing it was to see the Chargers self-destruct with needless penalties:
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