Cleveland Browns: Norv Turner

Norv Turner

(Joshua Gunter, The Plain Dealer)

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Count Norv Turner as a former employee of the Cleveland Browns since he will soon become the offensive coordinator of the Minnesota Vikings.

Turner will join first-time head coach Mike Zimmer. Turner, writes Zach Kruse of The Bleacher Report, will help ease Zimmer's transition from assistant to head coach. Turner can provide Zimmer all the guidance and advice he could ever need to successfully transition to his new role.

Kruse writes how it's bogus to think Turner is a pass-first play-caller because he has a storied history of getting the most out of the running back position.

Kruse adds how five times a Turner-coached running back has won the league's rushing title; Emmitt Smith did it three times, along with Ricky Williams and LaDainian Tomlinson. Overall, his offenses have been in the top 10 in rushing attempts seven times and in the top 11 for rushing yards 13 times.

So having Adrian Peterson is a plus.

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