Scott Turner is staying put. This week, the Commanders agreed to a multi-year contract extension with their offensive coordinator, according to J.P. Finlay of NBC Sports Washington (on Twitter).
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The new deal will keep him in place through 2024 as he guides an offense led by Carson Wentz. Turner has history with Commanders coach Ron Rivera, dating back to the Panthers where he served as a quality control coach (2011, 2012) and quarterbacks coach (2018, 2019).
They work well together, though they’ve yet to see real results in D.C. Washington has ranked just 28th in total yards over the last two years with Turner at the helm. The acquisition of Wentz, they hope, will change that. The Commanders have churned through a number of quarterbacks since 2020, but Wentz and his ninth-ranked QBR should help to steady things.
Before dealing for Wentz, the Commanders reportedly offered three first-round picks for Russell Wilson. Ultimately, they were topped by the Broncos, but Wentz should still provide Turner with a significant upgrade under center.
“They work well together, though they’ve yet to see real results.” Well, at least they get along, I guess.
Yeah, that was bit of a clunker of a sentence. That said, I wouldn’t judge Turner too harshly yet, as he’s had to work with Heinicke, Haskins, and the immobile version of Alex Smith throughout his tenure thus far
True, but he’s a nepotism hire whose dad wasn’t doing great work either, so I have a hard time not being skeptical.
Don’t blame you
Yeah, I Don’t either: Blame you for the Nepotism thought. I’d thought that Originally, too: like Didn’t Norv work ‘here’!!
In the end; I Do think that RRs ~Discipline’d approach IS working to ~Turn this Godforsaken franchise around, AGAIN!!
As a ~Lifer Bred into This team; having Watched THREE Super Bowl WINS. Having had dealt w/ the Entirety of the Snyder ~ Colostomy-bag -Ownership of utter humiliation and embarrassment.
*Is there Lower, still!!??