See ya AJ

[oneinchpunch]

Thanks for some great years...


A.J. Smith announces his retirement

[Mister Hoarse]

Good luck AJ. I hope health didn't bring on the decision.

[Gilded Pickle]

Thanks for a fun run...but you jumped the shark with norval.

WTF AJ?

[oneinchpunch]

Thanks for a fun run...but you jumped the shark with norval.

WTF AJ?

Norv was all the fault of Marty and Spanos.

The timeline put AJ in a hole

[Gilded Pickle]

That attempts to explain the initial hire of Norval but AJ gets all the credit (or blame) for Norval's six - yes 6! - year tenure as AJ's head coach.

[6025]

Norv was all the fault of Marty and Spanos.

The timeline put AJ in a hole

I think AJ played a part in it. He never forgave Marty for whatever transgression AJ felt Marty did, and it festered into a feud.

[bonehead]

That attempts to explain the initial hire of Norval but AJ gets all the credit (or blame) for Norval's six - yes 6! - year tenure as AJ's head coach.

Don't feed the monkey

[oneinchpunch]

I think AJ played a part in it. He never forgave Marty for whatever transgression AJ felt Marty did, and it festered into a feud.

It doesn't play to the timeline.

People that don't want to look into the situation will always link AJ and Norv.

A simplistic point of view

[madcaplaughs]

I would say that AJ had some home runs and some whiffs, just like any GM. The Eli trade was masterful. What really killed him here was injuries (Merriman, Buster Davis, English....).

[MakoShark]

It doesn't play to the timeline.

People that don't want to look into the situation will always link AJ and Norv.

A simplistic point of view

Nope. Its an honest POV.

You have your opinion on this, and I have mine.

[Coachmarkos]

AJ was the brains behind probably the best stretch of Charger seasons in history, so for that, I will try to remember him fondly.

I do think, with his early success, he got cocky and thought he was smarter than everyone else, and it caught up to him. Arrogance is not a good thing in evaluation.

[Guest]

AJ was the brains behind probably the best stretch of Charger seasons in history, so for that, I will try to remember him fondly.

I do think, with his early success, he got cocky and thought he was smarter than everyone else, and it caught up to him. Arrogance is not a good thing in evaluation.

This is how I feel as well. Well said, Coach.