coach norv turner

San Diego Chargers head coach Norv Turner yells after a penalty against the Kansas City Chiefs during the second half of the Chiefs' win in their home opener NFL football game at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri September 13, 2010.

The San Diego Chargers seemed headed for another one of those slow starts that have defined coach Norv Turner's tenure.

The timing of this announcement is very curious, but the San Diego Chargers have announced that Head Coach Norv Turner has received a three year contract extension.

I say that it is a curios time for an announcement because the Charger just suffered another embarrassing loss in the playoffs.

In fact it may be time for both Turner, and General Manager AJ Smith to admit to themselves that this is as far as they can take t his team, and it is time for the team to find a GM/head coach combination that can get this team over the hump to a Super Bowl Championship .