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Colts hire former Bears-OC Ron Turner

Ron Turner's agent says that Turner is joining the Colts staff, but is uncertain of his role at the moment. The move is fueling speculation that Colts OC Tom Moore may be retiring, with Clyde Christensen taking his place and Turner filling Christensen's role.

Tom Moore had joked after his return from a near retirement of pension issues that he would coach until he was kicked out, so a retirement would be a surprise.

Turner had two stints as the Bears OC, with a stay as the head coach of Illinois between them. He was fired last season by the Bears who brought in Mike Martz to replace him.

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ugh

not happy. Very questionable.

As long as we have Peyton (and no surprise gay onside kicks are made) we will always have a chance to win.

by skywalker on Feb 27, 2010 1:58 PM EST reply actions  

Yeah if I'm not so sure about this hiring.

I’d be surprised if he’s more than anything other than assistant but still…..

"Winning isn't everything, but it beats anything that comes in second."
--Paul "Bear" Bryant

"All winning teams are goal-oriented. Teams like these win consistently because everyone connected with them concentrates on specific objectives. They go about their business with blinders on; nothing will distract them from achieving their aims."
--Lou Holtz, former Notre Dame football coach

by cscott5527 on Feb 27, 2010 2:13 PM EST reply actions  

Oh, please, please, please

STAY Tom!

And so the drama begins….gotta love the offseason – not.

"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007

by peytonsthebest on Feb 27, 2010 2:17 PM EST reply actions  

i dont know about this move

Turner has never really been any good with whomever he has coached.

by metal_militia on Feb 27, 2010 2:31 PM EST reply actions  

Perhaps

He’s just being brought in as a running game coordinator/consultant. An outside perspective may prove fruitful.

by GonzoBlue on Feb 27, 2010 2:40 PM EST reply actions  

He can’t mess up anything. If he is receiver’s coach, there is still too much influence on them by Peyton, Caldwell, Christensen.

by Ty46 on Feb 27, 2010 2:42 PM EST reply actions  

are you kidding me?

this guy has not done squat at any stop on his resume – why do we need this chump?

by MadStork on Feb 27, 2010 3:08 PM EST up reply actions  

I hate parties

but I heard Ron Turner is the best yes man around.

Why the long face, Ryan Miller?

by diagenesis on Feb 27, 2010 3:34 PM EST up reply actions  

strange...

I pictured you as a Party Animal.

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Go Colts!

by Marked Hoosier on Feb 27, 2010 3:49 PM EST up reply actions  

Poor dog.

"I am in favor of censorship ‐ not against what is supposed to be sexy or dirty, but against what is idiotic." -Jean Renoir

Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: In an exothermic reaction, heat is a product.

Thank you, Chem 116, for teaching me stuff I already learned in high school chemistry. I always enjoy having my time wasted.

by Cassieper on Mar 1, 2010 11:52 AM EST up reply actions  

No kidding...

oh my….

"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007

by peytonsthebest on Feb 27, 2010 3:15 PM EST up reply actions  

Tom Moore?

Isn’t he a OC consultant or is he the OC? I thought the deal was that both Moore and Mudd came back as consultants and not into formal coaching positions.
I think Moore may coach until #18 decides to hang it up.

"Winning is not everything;the desire to win is" - Vince Lombardi
"Lomu's the Brent Spar with attitude. A figure who inspires hero worship among even those who think a fly-half is a glass of beer consumed when 'er indoors is looking the other way." - Robert Philip Daily

by rangerover76 on Feb 27, 2010 3:36 PM EST reply actions  

just think

it could have been Peyton’s shoulder that collapsed under the weight of the clipboard, but we have Sorgi to run that risk instead.

by shake n bake on Feb 27, 2010 3:54 PM EST up reply actions  

And that's why he gets paid the big bucks.

"I am in favor of censorship ‐ not against what is supposed to be sexy or dirty, but against what is idiotic." -Jean Renoir

Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: In an exothermic reaction, heat is a product.

Thank you, Chem 116, for teaching me stuff I already learned in high school chemistry. I always enjoy having my time wasted.

by Cassieper on Mar 1, 2010 11:54 AM EST up reply actions  

I still want that job.

"I am in favor of censorship ‐ not against what is supposed to be sexy or dirty, but against what is idiotic." -Jean Renoir

Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: In an exothermic reaction, heat is a product.

Thank you, Chem 116, for teaching me stuff I already learned in high school chemistry. I always enjoy having my time wasted.

by Cassieper on Mar 1, 2010 11:53 AM EST up reply actions  

Ron Turner must be a good note taker

and film watcher.

Why the long face, Ryan Miller?

by diagenesis on Feb 27, 2010 3:49 PM EST up reply actions  

changed my mind

this obviously doesn’t matter.

Peyton.

Manning.

Im a douchebag and an asshole. (The sex one wasn't funny)

by SpazMo on Feb 27, 2010 3:53 PM EST reply actions  

I don't want to see Moore go

but Christensen put in the 3rd down offense, which is pretty damn good.

by shake n bake on Feb 27, 2010 3:55 PM EST up reply actions  

i dont want moore to go, either

but Ive been banging the ‘this whole team is Peyton Manning’ drum pretty loudly the past few weeks. Clearly, if I believe that (which I do), then this doesn’t matter.

Im a douchebag and an asshole. (The sex one wasn't funny)

by SpazMo on Feb 27, 2010 3:57 PM EST up reply actions  

*caveat

whomever takes over the offense doesn’t try to tell Peyton Manning how to be the best ever.

Im a douchebag and an asshole. (The sex one wasn't funny)

by SpazMo on Feb 27, 2010 3:58 PM EST up reply actions  

PS

Tom Moore would have let Peyton Manning go for 3,000 posts.

Just sayin’.

Im a douchebag and an asshole. (The sex one wasn't funny)

by SpazMo on Feb 27, 2010 4:00 PM EST up reply actions  

LOL.

"I am in favor of censorship ‐ not against what is supposed to be sexy or dirty, but against what is idiotic." -Jean Renoir

Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: In an exothermic reaction, heat is a product.

Thank you, Chem 116, for teaching me stuff I already learned in high school chemistry. I always enjoy having my time wasted.

by Cassieper on Mar 1, 2010 11:55 AM EST up reply actions  

Same here.

No reason to panic.

"I am in favor of censorship ‐ not against what is supposed to be sexy or dirty, but against what is idiotic." -Jean Renoir

Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: In an exothermic reaction, heat is a product.

Thank you, Chem 116, for teaching me stuff I already learned in high school chemistry. I always enjoy having my time wasted.

by Cassieper on Mar 1, 2010 11:54 AM EST up reply actions  

This blows

"I find a duck's opinion of me is very much influenced by whether or not I have bread."
-Mitch Hedberg

by Colts Homer on Feb 27, 2010 3:59 PM EST reply actions  

are you saying Ron Turner is a fluffer?

Im a douchebag and an asshole. (The sex one wasn't funny)

by SpazMo on Feb 27, 2010 4:02 PM EST up reply actions  

Whoa! And he was just announced as the QB coach and OC for Stanford

Man, Harbaugh’s gonna be pissed.

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"How can a pickup truck contain enough mass to unfold into a towering machine? I say if Ringling Brothers can get 15 clowns into a Volkswagen, anything is possible."

Roger Ebert, Transformers review.

by E.M.H. on Feb 27, 2010 4:15 PM EST reply actions  

As a Cal fan

I’m pissed – I was hoping to see worse production out of their WRs, LOL

How can you not love a team that does this?

by LovinBlue on Feb 27, 2010 4:47 PM EST up reply actions  

I don't see how you can assume that he

would decrease Stanford’s production.

"I am in favor of censorship ‐ not against what is supposed to be sexy or dirty, but against what is idiotic." -Jean Renoir

Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: In an exothermic reaction, heat is a product.

Thank you, Chem 116, for teaching me stuff I already learned in high school chemistry. I always enjoy having my time wasted.

by Cassieper on Mar 1, 2010 11:55 AM EST up reply actions  

let

manning call plays

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by j-man on Feb 27, 2010 4:27 PM EST reply actions  

He already does.

"I am in favor of censorship ‐ not against what is supposed to be sexy or dirty, but against what is idiotic." -Jean Renoir

Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: In an exothermic reaction, heat is a product.

Thank you, Chem 116, for teaching me stuff I already learned in high school chemistry. I always enjoy having my time wasted.

by Cassieper on Mar 1, 2010 11:56 AM EST up reply actions  

Ahhhh... nothing like seeing a 5 year old meme find continuing life at Stampede Blue

So on that note:
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"How can a pickup truck contain enough mass to unfold into a towering machine? I say if Ringling Brothers can get 15 clowns into a Volkswagen, anything is possible."

Roger Ebert, Transformers review.

by E.M.H. on Feb 27, 2010 8:45 PM EST up reply actions  

... And while we're at it, Yoda say

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"How can a pickup truck contain enough mass to unfold into a towering machine? I say if Ringling Brothers can get 15 clowns into a Volkswagen, anything is possible."

Roger Ebert, Transformers review.

by E.M.H. on Feb 27, 2010 8:46 PM EST up reply actions  

While I don't like this move

I approve of the comments in this thread. Funny stuff.

by Bacalao on Feb 27, 2010 7:01 PM EST reply actions  

"Ron Turner" sounds like a '70s porn name, so that's pretty cool

Sucks otherwise, though.

Nothing's complicated if you understand it.

by ctnyc on Feb 28, 2010 12:30 AM EST reply actions  

Moore likely gone

Someone I know well asked Moore after the SB, and Moore said he was retiring. Now, this could have been heat-of-the-moment talk and he could change his mind, but the Turner hiring tells me the Colts know something is up.

by JTBLA on Feb 28, 2010 8:05 PM EST reply actions  

I don't like this at all

but if it results in just some tweaking on offense (specifically, getting even more aggressive), I’ll be at neutral

How can you not love a team that does this?

by LovinBlue on Mar 1, 2010 1:41 AM EST up reply actions  

I'm not going to pre-judge anything

Let’s see what his role is and give him a chance to prove himself before we leap for the baseball bats.

by eltharion_doa on Mar 1, 2010 2:50 AM EST reply actions  

I like this approach.

"I am in favor of censorship ‐ not against what is supposed to be sexy or dirty, but against what is idiotic." -Jean Renoir

Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: In an exothermic reaction, heat is a product.

Thank you, Chem 116, for teaching me stuff I already learned in high school chemistry. I always enjoy having my time wasted.

by Cassieper on Mar 1, 2010 11:57 AM EST up reply actions  

From Oehser:
Of Senior Offensive Coordinator Tom Moore, the offensive coordinator since 1998, he said, "Tom’s been great for us.

"I’m anticipating he’s coming back," Caldwell said. "It’s still up in the air. Because we played so late, our situation is a lot different than others, and we’ll take that every year. Right now we’re still in the stage of making certain we get guys in place."

"It's the greatest job in the world until Peyton comes off the field and you think his thumb might be broken and there's three minutes left in the AFC Championship Game and you're down by three to New England and you haven't taken a snap all year. Yeah, it's a great job until that point." - Jim Sorgi

by gizzardfanny on Mar 1, 2010 8:52 AM EST reply actions  

How does Ron Turner keep landing a job in football....

This guy was a hot mess at Illinois and he was even worse in Chicago. How in the world could he possibly make an improved to the Colts??? Unless our goal is for the offense to get worse.

The only football job Ron Turner is qualified for is tackling dummy….

by racer39girl on Mar 1, 2010 9:34 AM EST reply actions  

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