If Turner (coach of the San Diego Chargers) was responsible for River’s passes, or the receiver’s ability to catch a ball or the offensive line player’s ability to prevent quarterback sacking, the answer is definitely yes. But he is not. Turner must play the players that were purchased for the team. In this regard Smith (general manager of the San Diego Chargers) should be fired for purchasing inadequate players.
Instead of only looking at how many interceptions there were it may be more important to look at why the ball was intercepted. For example, it can be said that at least two of the passes that were intercepted were under thrown. One obvious interception was due to the fact that he threw to a spot rather than to a teammate. Who is at fault here?
Another problem is related to the receivers not being able to get free to receive the pass. This means that the receivers do not have the ability to quickly change directions, accelerate, change speeds and directions as needed to get free of their opponent by at least one or two steps. This is a specific skill set that differentiates the top receiver from the mediocre one. The mediocre receiver looks good when playing inferior opponents, but not when up against excellent defenders.
When the receivers cannot get free the quarterback has no one to throw to. This is why we see more and more balls being thrown away by quarterbacks during the game. When the receiver is not free by at least one step, the quarterback is given the task of “threading the needle” in order to have a successful pass. Top quarterbacks can do this, mediocre ones cannot.
The ability of the offensive line to hold back the charging defense is related to skill execution by the offensive line players. They must have not only the technical ability but also the physical ability to hold back the charging would-be sackers. This is a situation that relies completely on player skill execution, not on the ability of the coaches to coach the players.
More examples can be given but these should suffice. Get rid of the coach if he does not have a good strategy and does not call the right plays. But let’s not blame the coach if the players are not able to execute as they are paid to do. This is related more to the general manager not the coach.