Norv is a great OC and lousy HC
Of course he was. We all know that now, and many of us knew it when he was in DC. But my reasoning above was not so crazy at the time. And again I was explaining the firing of Marty and just offering possible reasons for hiring Norv. I was not defending the hiring of Norv.
In any event the fact is AJ Smith built some damned good teams in SD.