Chargers give Schottenheimer the ax
San Diego Chargers02/13/2007 10:22 AM The San Diego Union-Tribune reports Chargers President Dean Spanos reversed course from just four weeks ago and fired HC Marty Schottenheimer last night, ending one of the most strained relationships in the NFL. âWhen I decided to move ahead with Marty Schottenheimer in mid-January, I did so with the expectation that the core of his fine coaching staff would remain intact,â Spanos said in a statement. âUnfortunately, that did not prove to be the case, and the process of dealing with these coaching changes convinced me that we simply could not move forward with such dysfunction between our head coach and general manager.â Schottenheimer and GM A.J. Smith have hardly spoken since January, often communicating only through an intermediary. Their lack of communication proved disastrous in a time of much transition over the past few weeks. Read more