Former Panthers offensive coordinator Norv Turner will not return to the team’s coaching staff in 2020, according to a report by Jourdan Rodrigue at the Athletic. Turner turned over play-calling duties to his son Scott after Ron Rivera’s firing. Scott will be following Rivera to Washington, but it wasn’t clear until now if Norv would be retained in any role on Matt Rhule’s staff.
The Turners have already been replaced by Joe Brady, who was LSU’s passing game coordinator this past season after spending two years on Sean Payton’s staff with the Saints.
Turner got a lot of criticism during his run in Carolina, but we think he actually did his job well. To some extent, he helped modernize a dinosaur-aged offense and when he had Cam Newton healthy they were capable of competing with any team in the league.
Unfortunately, Newton was only truly himself for about eight of the 28 games Turner was the OC.
Considering the pass protection and the level of quarterback play Turner had to work with, he did a solid job and he should land on his feet.
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